The 2nd Bordeaux Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held on 3 May 1953 on a street circuit centred around the Place des Quinconces in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. The Grand Prix was won by Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari 500. Ascari's teammate Luigi Villoresi, starting from pole, was second. Juan Manuel Fangio, in a one-off drive in a Gordini Type 16 at the personal invitation of Amédée Gordini, was third. Giuseppe Farina set fastest lap in another Ferrari 500 but retired with gearbox problems.
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Race Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid 1 4 Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 2:58:59.5, 101.35kph 2 2 8 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +49.4s 1 3 24 Juan Manuel Fangio Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +4 laps 8 4 22 Harry Schell Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +5 laps 15 5 32 Élie Bayol Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 +7 laps 6 6 16 Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +8 laps 16 7 18 Roberto Mieres Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +12 laps 13 8 12 B. Bira HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +13 laps 14 Ret 28 Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati A6GCM 101 laps, rear axle 9 Ret 10 Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 80 laps, starter 12 Ret 2 Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 75 laps, gearbox 7 Ret 20 Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 62 laps, half-shaft 3 Ret 6 Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 57 laps, gearbox 4 Ret 14 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 26 laps, clutch 11 Ret 26 Peter Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper T24-Alta 26 laps, clutch 10 DSQ 30 Louis Chiron Louis Chiron O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 67 laps, push start 5 DNA 12 Peter Walker HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta car driven by Bira DNA 18 André Simon Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 car driven by Mieres DNA 24 José Froilán González Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 car driven by Fangio
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