1953 GP de Sables d'Olonne
9 August - Sables d'Olonne: 132.501 km 2(2.944 km x 45 laps)


Results:

Heat 1
1 Jean Behra                    Gordini T16 '16-0033'           1h05m58.4, 74.96mph
2 Louis Chiron                  OSCA 20 '20-02'                 1h06m26.6
3 Louis Rosier                  Ferrari 500 '186-F2'            1h06m31.5
4 Stirling Moss                 Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53'       44 laps
5 Harry Schell                  Gordini T16 '16-0032'           44 laps
6 Yves Giraud-Cabantous         HWM-Alta                        43 laps
7 Elie Bayol                    OSCA 20                         39 laps
8 Peter Collins                 HWM-Alta                        36 laps

Did Not Finish:

  Johnny Claes                  Connaught A - Lea Francis       26 Magneto
  Maurice Trintignant           Gordini T16                     20 Transmission
  André Pilette                 Maserati 
  Lance Macklin                 HWM 53 - Alta                      Engine


Fastest Lap: n/a
Pole Position: Harry Schell (Gordini T16)


Heat 2
1 Maurice Trintignant           Gordini T16 '16-0031'           1h06m18.6, 74.60mph
2 Louis Rosier                  Ferrari 500 '186-F2'            1h06m24.6
3 Louis Chiron                  OSCA 20 '20-02'                 1h06m56.9
4 Yves Giraud-Cabantous         HWM-Alta                        43 laps
5 Stirling Moss                 Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53'       42 laps
6 Peter Collins                 HWM-Alta                        42 laps
7 Jean Behra                    Gordini T16 '16-0033'           33 Accident
8 Lance Macklin                 HWM 53 - Alta

Did Not Finish:

  Harry Schell                  Gordini T16 6 Lost wheel
  Elie Bayol                    OSCA 20 

Fastest Lap: n/a
Pole Position: Jean Behra (Gordini T16)


Aggregate
1 Louis Rosier                  Ferrari 500 '186-F2'            2h12m56.1, 74.42mph
2 Louis Chiron                  OSCA 20 '20-02'                 2h13m23.5
3 Stirling Moss                 Cooper-Alta T24 'CA-3-53'       87 laps
4 Yves Giraud-Cabantous         HWM-Alta                        86 laps
5 Jean Behra                    Gordini T16 '16-0033'           78 laps
6 Peter Collins                 HWM-Alta                        78 laps

Did Not Finish:

  Lance Macklin                 HWM 53 - Alta                   68 
  Harry Schell                  Gordini T16                     50
  Maurice Trintignant           Gordini T16                     45
  Elie Bayol                    OSCA 20
  Johnny Claes                  Connaught A - Lea Francis       26
  André Pilette                 Maserati