1953 Circuit du Lac
# 1953 Circuit du Lac

The 5th Circuit du Lac was a Formula Two motor race held on 26 July 1953 at the Aix-les-Bains Circuit du Lac, France. The race was run over two heats each of 50 laps, with the winner being decided by aggregate time. The winner was Élie Bayol in an O.S.C.A. Tipo 20, finishing second and first in the two heats. Louis Rosier was second in a Ferrari 500 and Lance Macklin third in a HWM-Alta. Gordini driver Jean Behra won the first heat and set fastest overall lap during heat 2, and his teammate Harry Schell set pole position and fastest lap for heat 1, but both retired with mechanical problems.

## Classification

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | $Grid^1$ | Heat 1 | Heat 2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 12 | Élie Bayol | Élie Bayol | O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 | 2:22:45.4, 101.27 kph | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | Louis Rosier | Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari 500 | +2:02.7 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | Lance Macklin | HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | +4 laps | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | 24 | John Fitch | R.J. Chase | Cooper T23-Bristol | +7 laps | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| NC | 18 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | +12 laps | 11 | 6 | NC |
| Ret. | 6 | Harry Schell | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 71 laps | 1 | 7 | Ret., 21 laps, spark plugs |
| Ret. | 4 | Jean Behra | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 70 laps | 6 | 1 | Ret., 20 laps, rear axle |
| Ret. | 16 | Peter Collins | HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | 52 laps | 9 | 5 | Ret., 5 laps, clutch |
| Ret. | 22 | Onofre Marimón | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM | 14 laps | 2 | Ret., 14 laps, crash | DNS |
| Ret. | 2 | Maurice Trintignant | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 14 laps | 3 | Ret., 14 laps, fire | DNS |
| Ret. | 20 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM | 8 laps | 4 | Ret., 5 laps, oil pump | Ret., 3 laps, ignition |
| DNA | 10 | Louis Chiron | Louis Chiron | O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 | | | | |

$^1Heat$ 1 grid; grid places for heat 2 were determined by the finishing order in heat 1

