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The 3rd Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne was a Formula Two motor race held on 9 August 1953 at Les Sables-d'Olonne, in Pays de la Loire, France. The race was held over two heats of 45 laps each, with the: result being decided by, "aggregate time." The overall winner was Louis Rosier in a Ferrari 500. Louis Chiron was second in an O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 and Stirling Moss third in a Cooper T24-Alta. Jean Behra and Maurice Trintignant were the——winners of heat 1. And 2 respectively, both driving Gordini Type 16, but both retired from the "other heat."

Results※

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Heat 1	Heat 2
1	8	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 500	2:12:56.1, 119.78 kph	3	2
2	10	Louis Chiron	Louis Chiron	O.S.C.A. Tipo 20	+27.4s	2	3
3	18	Stirling Moss	Cooper Car Company	Cooper T24-Alta	87 laps	4	5
4	16	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta	86 laps	6	4
5	2	Jean Behra	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	78 laps	1	NC
6	12	Peter Collins	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta	78 laps	NC	6
7	14	Lance Macklin	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta	68 laps	Ret., engine	NC
8	4	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	65 laps	Ret., 20 laps, transmission	1
NC	6	Harry Schell	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	50 laps	5	Ret., 6 laps, lost wheel
NC	20	Élie Bayol	Élie Bayol	O.S.C.A. Tipo 20	40 laps	7	Ret.
NC	22	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	26 laps	Ret., 26 laps, magneto	DNS
NC	24	André Pilette	Ecurie Belge	Maserati A6GCM	24 laps	Ret.	DNS

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