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The 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 21st Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on June 13 and 14, 1953. It was also the third round of the World Sportscar Championship.

The highlight of this race is the introduction, by Jaguar Cars, of disc brakes on all four wheels of each car, which gave Jaguar 1st, 2nd, and 4th place finishes. (Third place was taken by Briggs Cunningham.

This race saw the death of American driver Tom Cole Jr. when his Ferrari was involved in an accident late in the race.

[edit] Official 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

[edit] Not Classified

Failed to cover 70% of winner's distance (213 laps)

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
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

[edit] Did Not Finish

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
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

[edit] Statistics

• Fastest Lap - #12 Scuderia Ferrari - 4:27.4
• Distance - 4088.064km
• Average Speed - 170.336km/h

[edit] Trophy Winners

• 19th Biennial Cup - #61 Automobiles Panhard et Levassor
• Index of Performance - #61 Automobiles Panhard et Levassor