1953 Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans
13-14 June - Circuit de la Sarthe: 4088.064 km (13.492 km x 304 laps)
Results:
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S 5.0 |
18 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. | Tony Rolt Duncan Hamilton |
Jaguar C-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 304 |
| 2 | S 5.0 |
17 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. | Stirling Moss Peter Walker |
Jaguar C-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 300 |
| 3 | S 8.0 |
2 | Briggs Cunningham | Phil Walters John Fitch |
Cunningham C5-R | Chrysler 5.5L V8 | 299 |
| 4 | S 5.0 |
19 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. | Peter Whitehead Ian Stewart |
Jaguar C-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 297 |
| 5 | S 5.0 |
15 | Scuderia Ferrari | Count Paolo Marzotto Giannino Marzotto |
Ferrari 340MM Berlinetta | Ferrari 4.1L V12 | 294 |
| 6 | S 3.0 |
35 | Automobiles Gordini | Maurice Trintignant Harry Schell |
Gordini T24S | Gordini 2.5L I6 | 293 |
| 7 | S 8.0 |
1 | Briggs Cunningham | Briggs Cunningham William Spear |
Cunningham C4-R | Chrysler 5.5L V8 | 290 |
| 8 | S 5.0 |
7 | Automobiles Talbot-Darracq S.A. | Pierre Levegh Charles Pozzi |
Talbot-Lago T26 GS | Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6 | 276 |
| 9 | S 5.0 |
20 | Ecurie Francorchamps | Roger Laurent Charles de Tornaco |
Jaguar C-Type | Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 275 |
| 10 | S 8.0 |
3 | Briggs Cunningham | Charles Moran John Gordon Bonnet |
Cunningham C4-RK | Chrysler 5.5L V8 | 269 |
| 11 | S 5.0 |
11 | Nash-Healey Inc. | Leslie Johnson Bert Hadley |
Nash-Healey Sport | Nash 4.1L I6 | 265 |
| 12 | S 3.0 |
34 | Donald Healey Motor Company | Johnny Lockett Maurice Gatsonides |
Austin-Healey 100 | BMC 2.7L I4 | 257 |
| 13 | S 2.0 |
39 | Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. | Ken Wharton Laurence Mitchell |
Frazer Nash Le Mans Touring Coupe | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 253 |
| 14 | S 3.0 |
33 | Donald Healey Motor Company | Marcel Becquart Gordon Wilkins |
Austin-Healey 100 | BMC 2.7L I4 | 252 |
| 15 | S 1.5 |
45 | Porsche KG | Richard von Frankenberg Paul Frère |
Porsche 550 Coupe | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 247 |
| 16 | S 1.5 |
44 | Porsche KG | Helm Glöckler Hans Herrmann |
Porsche 550 Coupe | Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 247 |
| 17 | S 750 |
57 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | René Bonnet André Moynet |
DB HBR | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 237 |
| 18 | S 1.1 |
48 | Automobili O.S.C.A. | Dr. Mario Damonte Pierre-Louis Dreyfus |
O.S.C.A. MT-4 1100 Coupe | O.S.C.A. 1.1L I4 | 232 |
| 19 | S 750 |
58 | Automobiles Deutsch et Bonnet | Marc Gignoux Marc Azéma |
DB HBR | Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 231 |
| 20 | S 1.1 |
50 | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor | Charles Plantivoux Guy Lapchin |
Panhard X89 | Panhard 0.9L Flat-2 | 227 |
| 21 | S 750 |
61 | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor | Pierre Chancel Robert Chancel |
Panhard X88 | Panhard 0.6L Flat-2 | 223 |
| 22 | S 1.1 |
51 | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor | Raymond Stempert Georges Schwartz |
Panhard X87 | Panhard 0.9L Flat-2 | 218 |
| 23 | S 750 |
53 | R.N.U. Renault | Jean-Louis Rosier Robert Schollemann |
Renault 4CV | Renault 0.7L I4 | 218 |
Not Classified |
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| 24 | S 750 |
60 | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor | Jean Hémard Jean de Montrémy |
Panhard X85 | Panhard 0.6L Flat-2 | 212 |
| 25 | S 3.0 |
66 | Alexis Constantin | Alexandre Constantin Michel Aunaud |
Constantin | Peugeot 1.3L Supercharged I4 | 200 |
| 26 | S 750 |
56 | Just-Emile Vernet / Jean Pairard | Just-Emile Vernet Jean Pairard |
VP 166R | Renault 0.7L I4 | 183 |
Did Not Finish: |
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| 27 | S 5.0 |
12 | Scuderia Ferrari | Alberto Ascari Luigi Villoresi |
Ferrari 340MM Berlinetta | Ferrari 4.5L V12 | 229 |
| 28 | S 1.5 |
41 | Borgward GmbH | Jacques Poch Edmond Mouche |
Borgward-Hansa 1500 Rennsport | Borgward 1.5L I4 | 228 |
| 29 | S 8.0 |
63 | Scuderia Lancia | Clemente Biondetti José Froilán González |
Lancia D.20 Compressor | Lancia 2.7L Supercharged V6 | 213 |
| 30 | S 3.0 |
27 | Aston Martin Ltd. | Eric Thompson Dennis Poore |
Aston Martin DB3S | Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | 182 |
| 31 | S 5.0 |
16 | Luigi Chinetti | Luigi Chinetti Tom Cole Jr. |
Ferrari 340MM Vignale S | Ferrari 4.1L V12 | 175 |
| 32 | S 8.0 |
31 | Scuderia Lancia | Robert Manzon Louis Chiron |
Lancia D.20 Compressor | Lancia 2.7L Supercharged V6 | 174 |
| 33 | S 1.1 |
49 | Porsche KG | Auguste Veuillet Peter Max Müller |
Porsche 356 | Porsche 1.1L Flat-4 | 147 |
| 34 | S 2.0 |
40 | Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. | Bob Gerard David Clark |
Frazer Nash Le Mans MkII Coupe | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 135 |
| 35 | S 5.0 |
23 | SpA Alfa Romeo | Karl Kling Fritz Riess |
Alfa Romeo 6C/3000 CM | Alfa Romeo 3.5L I6 | 133 |
| 36 | S 5.0 |
21 | SpA Alfa Romeo | Consalvo Sanesi Piero Carini |
Alfa Romeo 6C/3000 CM | Alfa Romeo 3.5L I6 | 125 |
| 37 | S 5.0 |
9 | Automobiles Talbot-Darracq S.A. | Guy Mairesse Georges Grignard |
Talbot-Lago T26 GS | Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6 | 120 |
| 38 | S 8.0 |
30 | Scuderia Lancia | Piero Taruffi Umberto Maglioli |
Lancia D.20 Compressor | Lancia 2.7L Supercharged V6 | 117 |
| 39 | S 1.1 |
46 | Gustave Olivier | Gustave Olivier Eugène Martin |
Porsche 356 | Porsche 1.1L Flat-4 | 115 |
| 40 | S 750 |
55 | Jacques Lecat | Jacques Lecat Henri Senfftleben |
Renault 4CV | Renault 0.7L I4 | 84 |
| 41 | S 3.0 |
36 | Automobiles Gordini | Roberto Mières Jean Behra |
Gordini T15S | Gordini 2.3L I6 | 84 |
| 42 | S 1.5 |
47 | Rees T. Makins | Fred Wacker Jr. Phil Hill |
O.S.C.A. MT-4 1300 | O.S.C.A. 1.3L I4 | 80 |
| 43 | S 3.0 |
26 | Aston Martin Ltd. | George Abecassis Roy Salvadori |
Aston Martin DB3S | Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | 74 |
| 44 | S 2.0 |
38 | Bristol Aeroplane Company | Tommy Wisdom Jack Fairman |
Bristol 450 Coupe | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 70 |
| 45 | S 8.0 |
32 | Scuderia Lancia | Felice Bonetto Luigi Valenzano |
Lancia D.20 Compressor | Lancia 2.7L Supercharged V6 | 66 |
| 46 | S 8.0 |
5 | Allard Motor Company | Zora Arkus-Duntov Ray Merrick |
Allard J2R | Cadillac 5.4L V8 | 65 |
| 47 | S 1.5 |
67 | Capt. Marceau Crespin | André Guelfi Roger Loyer |
Gordini T15S | Gordini 1.5L I4 | 40 |
| 48 | S 5.0 |
8 | Automobiles Talbot-Darracq S.A. | Élie Bayol Louis Rosier |
Talbot-Lago T26 GS | Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6 | 37 |
| 49 | S 750 |
54 | R.N.U. Renault | Louis Pons Jean Redélé |
Renault 4CV | Renault 0.7L I4 | 35 |
| 50 | S 2.0 |
37 | Bristol Aeroplane Company | Lance Macklin Graham Whitehead |
Bristol 450 Coupe | Bristol 2.0L I6 | 29 |
| 51 | S 1.5 |
42 | Borgward GmbH | Hans-Hugo Hartmann Adolf Brudes |
Borgward-Hansa 1500 Rennsport | Borgward 1.5L I4 | 29 |
| 52 | S +8.0 |
6 | André Chambas | Charles de Cortanze André Chambas |
Talbot-Lago T26 GS Compressor | Talbot-Lago 4.5L Supercharged I6 | 24 |
| 53 | S 5.0 |
22 | SpA Alfa Romeo | Juan Manuel Fangio Onofre Marimón |
Alfa Romeo 6C/3000 CM | Alfa Romeo 3.5L I6 | 22 |
| 54 | S 25 |
25 | Aston Martin Ltd. | Reg Parnell Peter Collins |
Aston Martin DB3S | Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | 16 |
| 55 | S 750 |
54 | R.N.U. Renault | Yves Lesur André Briat |
Renault 4CV | Renault 0.7L I4 | 14 |
| 56 | S 5.0 |
14 | Scuderia Ferrari | Giuseppe Farina Mike Hawthorn |
Ferrari 340MM Coupe | Ferrari 4.1L V12 | 12 |
| 57 | S 5.0 |
10 | Nash-Healey Inc. | Pierre Veyron Yves Giraud-Cabantous |
Nash-Healey Sports | Nash 4.1L I6 | 9 |
| 58 | S 750 |
59 | Ets. Monopole | Eugéne Dussous Pierre Flahaut |
Monopole X84 | Panhard 0.6L Flat-2 | 9 |
| 59 | S 2.0 |
62 | Ets. Fiat Degrada | Don Giovanni Lurani Norbert Jean Mahé |
Fiat 8V | Fiat 2.0L V8 | 8 |
| 60 | S 8.0 |
4 | Allard Motor Company | Sydney Allard Philip Fotheringham-Parker |
Allard J2R | Cadillac 5.4L V8 | 4 |
Class Winners:
| Index of Performance (7th Annual Cup) | Pierre Chancel / Robert Chancel | Panhard |
| 19th Biennial Cup | Pierre Chancel / Robert Chancel | Panhard |
| 5001 - 8000cc | Phil Walters / John Fitch | Cunningham - Chrysler |
| 3001 - 5000cc | Tony Rolt / Duncan Hamilton | Jaguar C-type |
| 2001 - 3000cc | Maurice Trintignant / Harry Schell | Gordini |
| 1501 - 2000cc | Ken Wharton / Laurence Mitchell | Frazer-Nash |
| 1101 - 1500cc | Rickard von Frankenberg / Paul Frère | Porsche 356 |
| 751 - 1100 | Mario Damonte / "Helde" (Pierre-Louis Dreyfus) | OSCA |
| 501 - 750 | René Bonnet / André Moynet | D.B. - Panhard |
