1953 Spa 24 Hours
Official Classification
Class Winners are in Bold text. Fastest Lap: Giuseppe Farina, 4:44.0secs (111.217 mph)

1953 Spa 24 Hours

Section Title: Official Classification
Table Section Text: Class Winners are in Bold text. Fastest Lap: Giuseppe Farina, 4:44.0secs (111.217 mph)

Pos	No	Class	Driver	Entrant	Chassis	Laps	Reason Out

1st	8	S	Italy Giuseppe Farina	United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375 MM	260

2nd	19	S	United Kingdom James Scott Douglas	United Kingdom Guy Gale	Ecurie Ecosse	Jaguar C-Type	242

3rd	18	S	Belgium Herman Roosdorp	Germany Toni Ulmen	Herman Roosdorp	Jaguar C-Type	231

DNF	6	S	Italy Luigi Villoresi	Italy Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375 MM	216	Clutch

4th	32	S	France Marc Gignoux	France Claude Storez	Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B. HBR Panhard	211

5th	38	T	Portugal Viegas Vallagao	Belgium Vladimir Narichkine	Mercedes-Benz 220	192

6th	51	T	France Marcel Lauga	France G. Averseng	Simca Aronde	191

7th	49	T	Belgium Luc Mahy	Belgium Jean-Pierre de Nauville	Peugeot 203	189

8th	44	T	Belgium André Pilette	Belgium Jacques de Wetter	Borgward Hansa 1800	188

9th	57	T	Belgium Roger Meunier	Belgium Guy Sanders	Panhard Dyna	187

10th	34	S	France René Philippe Faure	France Pierre Quetelart	Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B. HBR Panhard	186

11th	33	S	France Reggie Bovens	France Roger Giraud	Automobiles Panhard et Levassor	Panhard X85	184

12th	48	T	Belgium Telesphore Georges	Belgium Fernand Georges	Peugeot 203	184

13th	62	S	France René Cotton	France Fernand Sigrand	Panhard Dyna	180

14th	53	T	Belgium Pauwels	Belgium André Milhoux	Fiat 1100	176

15th	55	T	Belgium Robert Reip	Belgium Louis Richard	Fiat 1100	176

16th	54	T	Belgium Gilberte Thirion	Belgium Annie Bousquet	Fiat 1100	175

17th	43	T	Belgium Pierre Slosse	Belgium Georges Berger	Borgward Hansa 1800	157

18th	52	T	Belgium Pierre Stasse	Belgium Walter Deutsch	Fiat 1100	138

NC	61	T	France Raymond Meignen	France Jacques Blanchet	Panhard Dyna	125

DNF	20	S	United Kingdom Tom Meyes	United Kingdom Philip Fotheringham-Parker	Tom Meyer	Aston Martin DB3 Coupé	81	Clutch

DNF	15	S	Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio	Italy Consalvo Sanesi	SpA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 CM	22	Accident

DNF	4	S	Belgium C. Nias	Belgium A. Brancart	Talbot Oblin	DNF

DNF	9	S	Italy Umberto Maglioli	Italy Piero Carini	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375 MM	Value

DNF	17	S	Belgium Roger Laurent	Belgium Jacques Swaters	Ecurie Francorchamps	Jaguar C-Type	Engine

DNF	22	S	Belgium Charles de Tornaco	Luxembourg Onore Wagner	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 212 Export	Engine

DNF	24	S	France Jean Ampoulié	France Jacques Gergaud	Ford Siam Special	Engine

DISQ	26	S	France Elyane Imbert	France Simone des Forest	Porsche 356 1500 Super	Disqualified

DNF	29	S	Belgium Paul Frère	Germany Walter Hampel	Porsche 356	Gearbox

DNF	35	S	France Georges Guyot	France “Reverse”	Deutsch et Bonnet	D.B. HBR Panhard	Accident

DNF	36	S	France Louis Pons	France Jean Rédélé	R.N.U. Renault	Renault 4CV/1063	Engine

DNF	40	T	Luxembourg “Radrizzi”	Luxembourg “Tissot”	Fiat 1900	DNF

DNF	41	T	Belgium Max Thirion	Italy Mario Damonte	SpA Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 1900	Electrics

DNF	43	T	Belgium Boy Laloux	Belgium Georges Berger	Borgward Hansa 1800	Accident

DNF	46	T	United Kingdom Barry Leavens	United Kingdom Joyce Leavens	Jowett Javelin	Accident

DISQ	50	T	Belgium “Eldé”	Belgium Claude Collard	Peugeot 203	Outside Assistance;Lost Wheel

DNF	58	T	Belgium Roland du Roy de Blicky	Belgium Olivier Gendebien	Panhard Dyna	DNF

DNF	59	T	Belgium Gert Welter	Belgium “Renant”	Panhard Dyna	Accident

DNF	60	T	France “de la Bourdonnaye”	France “Vandenberg”	Panhard Dyna	DNF

DNS	T	Belgium “Thillios”	Belgium Johnny Claes	Fiat 1100	Accident

Sentence(s)

In 1953 Spa 24 Hours, the Ferrari 375 MM of Mike Hawthorn was in pole position.

final_sentence: In 1953 Spa 24 Hours, the Ferrari 375 MM of Mike Hawthorn was in pole position.