French Grand Prix

Date
Sun 5th July 1953 (UTC)
Sun 5th July 1953 (Local)

Timestamp
1953-07-05T13:00:00

Time

13:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1953

Round
5

Status

Location
Reims-Gueux

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Description

The 1953 French Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 5 July 1953 at Reims. It was race 5 of 9 in the 1953 World Championship of Drivers, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used.

It is popularly known as The Race of the Century because of the sixty lap battle between Briton Mike Hawthorn and Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio. Hawthorn won the duel after they reportedly swapped the lead at virtually every corner on the Reims circuit. In addition, after 500 km of racing, the four lead cars were less than 5 seconds apart.

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Result List

Result Description
1 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:44:18.6
2 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati + 1.0
3 José Froilán González Maserati + 1.4
4 Alberto Ascari Ferrari + 4.6
5 Nino Farina Ferrari + 1:07.6
6 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari + 1:15.9
7 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati + 2 Laps
8 Louis Rosier Ferrari + 4 Laps
9 Onofre Marimón Maserati + 5 Laps
10 Jean Behra Gordini + 5 Laps

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