24 Horas de Le Mans de 1953
Datos de esta edición:
– 3ª prueba puntuable para el WSC (World Sportscar Championship) de 1953
– Longitud del circuito: 13,492 km
Primer clasificado:
– Distancia recorrida: 4.088,064 km
– Velocidad media: 170,336 km/h
– Margen r/ al segundo: 46,870 km
Vuelta rápida
– Alberto Ascari #12 Ferrari 375 MM en 4min 27s 4 (181,642 km/h).
– 19ª Copa Bienal: #61 Panhard X88 – Automobiles Panhard et Levassor
– Premio de la Performance: #61 Panhard X88 – Automobiles Panhard et Levassor
Incidencias:
#60 Panhard X85, #66 Constantin y #56 VP 166R no se clasifican por no haber recorrido el 70 % de la distancia recorrida por el primer clasificado.
CLASIFICACIÓN FINAL DE LAS 24 HORAS DE LE MANS DE 1953
| Pos | Cat | Nº | Escudería [País] | Pilotos | Chasis Motor | Vueltas | D.recorrida Vel. media |
| 1 | S 5.0 | 18 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Tony Rolt [GBR] Duncan Hamilton | Jaguar C-Type Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 304 | 4.088,064 km 170,336 km/h |
| 2 | S 5.0 | 17 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Stirling Moss [GBR] Peter Walker | Jaguar C-Type Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 300 | 4.041,190 km 168,383 km/h |
| 3 | S 8.0 | 2 | Briggs Cunningham [USA] | [USA] Phil Walters [USA] John Fitch | Cunningham C5-R Chrysler 5.5L V8 | 299 | 4.020,330 km 167,514 km/h |
| 4 | S 5.0 | 19 | Jaguar Cars Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Peter Whitehead [GBR] Ian Stewart | Jaguar C-Type Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 297 | 4.000.670 km 166,695 km/h |
| 5 | S 5.0 | 15 | Scuderia Ferrari [ITA] | [ITA] Count Paolo Marzotto [ITA] Giannino Marzotto | Ferrari 340MM Berlinetta Ferrari 4.1L V12 | 294 | 3.956,660 km 164,861 km/h |
| 6 | S 3.0 | 35 | Automobiles Gordini [FRA] | [FRA] Maurice Trintignant [USA] Harry Schell | Gordini T24S Gordini 2.5L I6 | 293 | 3.945,470 km 164,395 km/h |
| 7 | S 8.0 | 1 | Briggs Cunningham [USA] | [USA] Briggs Cunningham [USA] William Spear | Cunningham C4-R Chrysler 5.5L V8 | 290 | 3.906,600 km 162,775 km/h |
| 8 | S 5.0 | 7 | Automobiles Talbot-Darracq S.A. [FRA] | [FRA] Pierre Levegh [FRA] Charles Pozzi | Talbot-Lago T26 GS Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6 | 276 | 3.772,300 km 157,179 km/h |
| 9 | S 5.0 | 20 | Écurie Francorchamps [BEL] | [BEL] Roger Laurent [BEL] Charles de Tornaco | Jaguar C-Type Jaguar 3.4L I6 | 275 | 3.702,810 km 154,284 km/h |
| 10 | S 8.0 | 3 | Briggs Cunningham [USA] | [USA] Charles Moran [USA] John Gordon Bennett | Cunningham C4-RK Chrysler 5.5L V8 | 269 | 3.623,190 km 150,966 km/h |
| 11 | S 5.0 | 11 | Nash-Healey Inc. [GBR] | [GBR] Leslie Johnson [GBR] Bert Hadley | Nash-Healey Sport Nash 4.1L I6 | 265 | 3.570,430 km 148,768 km/h |
| 12 | S 3.0 | 34 | Donald Healey Motor Company [GBR] | [GBR] Johnny Lockett [NLD] Maurice Gatsonides | Austin-Healey 100 BMC 2.7L I4 | 257 | 3.462,670 km 144,278 km/h |
| 13 | S 2.0 | 39 | Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Ken Wharton [GBR] Laurence Mitchell | Frazer Nash LM Touring Coupe Bristol 2.0L I6 | 253 | 3.410,930 km 142,122 km/h |
| 14 | S 3.0 | 33 | Donald Healey Motor Company [GBR] | [FRA] Marcel Becquart [GBR] Gordon Wilkins | Austin-Healey 100 BMC 2.7L I4 | 252 | 3.381 650 km 140,902 km/h |
| 15 | S 1.5 | 45 | Porsche KG [RFA] | [RFA] Richard von Frankenberg [BEL] Paul Frère | Porsche 550 Coupé Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 247 | 3.332,030 km 138,835 km/h |
| 16 | S 1.5 | 44 | Porsche KG [RFA] | [RFA] Helm Glöckler [RFA] Hans Herrmann | Porsche 550 Coupé Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | 247 | 3.330,640 km 138,777 km/h |
| 17 | S 750 | 57 | Automobiles Deutsch-Bonnet [FRA] | [FRA] René Bonnet [FRA] André Moynet | DB HBR Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 237 | 3.192,010 km 133,000 km/h |
| 18 | S 1.1 | 48 | Automobili O.S.C.A. [ITA] | [ITA] Dr. Mario Damonte [FRA] Pierre Louis-Dreyfus | O.S.C.A. MT-4 1100 Coupé O.S.C.A. 1.1L I4 | 232 | 3.127,050 km 130,294 km/h |
| 19 | S 750 | 58 | Automobiles Deutsch-Bonnet [FRA] | [FRA] Marc Gignoux [FRA] Marc Azéma | DB HBR Panhard 0.7L Flat-2 | 231 | 3.110,010 km 129,584 km/h |
| 20 | S 1.1 | 50 | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor [FRA] | [FRA] Charles Plantivaux [FRA] Guy Lapchin | Panhard X89 Panhard 0.9L Flat-2 | 227 | 3.062.390 km 127,600 km/h |
| 21 | S 750 | 61 | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor [FRA] | [FRA] Pierre Chancel [FRA] Robert Chancel | Panhard X88 Panhard 0.6L Flat-2 | 223 | 3.008,590 km 125,358 km/h |
| 22 | S 1.1 | 51 | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor [FRA] | [FRA] Raymond Stempert [FRA] Georges Schwartz | Panhard X87 Panhard 0.9L Flat-2 | 218 | 2.941,020 km 122,543 km/h |
| 23 | S 750 | 53 | R.N.U. Renault [FRA] | [FRA] Jean-Louis Rosier [FRA] Robert Schollemann | Renault 4CV Renault 0.7L I4 | 218 | 2.937,460 km 122,394 km/h |
| 24 NC | S 750 | 60 | Automobiles Panhard et Levassor [FRA] | [FRA] Jean Hémard [FRA] Jean de Montrémy | Panhard X85 Panhard 0.6L Flat-2 | 212 | 2.852.490 km 118,854 km/h |
| 25 NC | S 3.0 | 66 | Alexis Constantin [FRA] | [FRA] Alexandre Constantin [FRA] Michel Aunaud | Constantin Peugeot 1.3L Compresseur I4 | 200 | 2.690,100 km 112,088 km/h |
| 26 NC | S 750 | 56 | Just-Emile Vernet / Jean Pairard [FRA] | [FRA] Just-Emile Vernet [FRA] Jean Pairard | VP 166R Renault 0.7L I4 | 183 | 2.466,600 km 102,775 km/h |
| 27 ABD | S 5.0 | 12 | Scuderia Ferrari [ITA] | [ITA] Alberto Ascari [ITA] Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari 340MM Berlinetta Ferrari 4.5L V12 | 229 | – Av. embrague |
| 28 ABD | S 1.5 | 41 | Borgward GmbH [RFA] | [FRA] Jacques Poch [FRA] Edmond Mouche | Borgward-Hansa 1500 Rennsport Borgward 1.5L I4 | 228 | – Av. motor |
| 29 ABD | S 8.0 | 63 | Scuderia Lancia [ITA] | [ITA] Clemente Biondetti [ARG] José Froilán González | Lancia D.20 Lancia 2.7L Compresseur V6 | 213 | – Av. motor |
| 30 ABD | S 3.0 | 27 | Aston Martin Ltd. [GBR] | [USA] Eric Thompson [GBR] Dennis Poore | Aston Martin DB3S Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | 182 | – Av. distribución |
| 31 ABD | S 5.0 | 16 | Luigi Chinetti [USA] | [USA] Luigi Chinetti [USA] Tom Cole Jr. | Ferrari 340MM Vignale S Ferrari 4.1L V12 | 175 | – Accidente |
| 32 ABD | S 8.0 | 31 | Scuderia Lancia [ITA] | [FRA] Robert Manzon [MON] Louis Chiron | Lancia D.20 Lancia 2.7L Compresseur V6 | 174 | – Av. motor |
| 33 ABD | S 1.1 | 49 | Porsche KG [RFA] | [FRA] Auguste Veuillet [RFA] Peter Max Müller | Porsche 356 Porsche 1.1L Flat-4 | 147 | – Av. motor |
| 34 ABD | S 2.0 | 40 | Automobiles Frazer Nash Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Bob Gerard [GBR] David Clark | Frazer Nash LM MkII Coupé Bristol 2.0L I6 | 135 | – Av. amortig. |
| 35 ABD | S 5.0 | 23 | SpA Alfa Romeo [ITA] | [RFA] Karl Kling [RFA] Fritz Riess | Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 CM Alfa Romeo 3.5L I6 | 133 | – Avería |
| 36 ABD | S 5.0 | 21 | SpA Alfa Romeo [ITA] | [ITA] Consalvo Sanesi [ITA] Piero Carini | Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 CM Alfa Romeo 3.5L I6 | 125 | – Av. transmisión |
| 37 ABD | S 5.0 | 9 | Automobiles Talbot-Darracq S.A. [FRA] | [FRA] Guy Mairesse [FRA] Georges Grignard | Talbot-Lago T26 GS Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6 | 120 | – Av. motor |
| 38 ABD | S 8.0 | 30 | Scuderia Lancia [ITA] | [ITA] Piero Taruffi [ITA] Umberto Maglioli | Lancia D.20 Lancia 2.7L Compresseur V6 | 117 | – Av. eléctrica |
| 39 ABD | S 1.1 | 46 | Gonzague Olivier [FRA] | [FRA] Gonzague Olivier [FRA] Eugène Martin | Porsche 356 Porsche 1.1L Flat-4 | 115 | – Av. motor |
| 40 ABD | S 750 | 55 | Jacques Lecat [FRA] | [FRA] Jacques Lecat [FRA] Henri Senfftleben | Renault 4CV Renault 0.7L I4 | 84 | – Av. motor |
| 41 ABD | S 3.0 | 36 | Automobiles Gordini [FRA] | [ARG] Roberto Mières [FRA] Jean Behra | Gordini T15S Gordini 2.3L I6 | 84 | – Av. transmisión |
| 42 ABD | S 1.5 | 47 | Rees T. Makins [USA] | [USA] Fred Wacker Jr. [USA] Phil Hill | O.S.C.A. MT-4 1300 O.S.C.A. 1.3L I4 | 80 | – Av. transmisión |
| 43 ABD | S 3.0 | 26 | Aston Martin Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] George Abecassis [GBR] Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin DB3S Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | 74 | – Av. embrague |
| 44 ABD | S 2.0 | 38 | Bristol Aeroplane Company [GBR] | [GBR] Tommy Wisdom [GBR] Jack Fairman | Bristol 450 Coupé Bristol 2.0L I6 | 70 | – Accidente |
| 45 ABD | S 8.0 | 32 | Scuderia Lancia [ITA] | [ITA] Felice Bonetto [ITA] Luigi Valenzano | Lancia D.20 Lancia 2.7L Compresseur V6 | 66 | – Av. transmisión |
| 46 ABD | S 8.0 | 5 | Allard Motor Company [GBR] | [USA] Zora Arkus-Duntov [USA] Ray Merrick | Allard J2R Cadillac 5.4L V8 | 65 | – Av. motor |
| 47 ABD | S 1.5 | 67 | Capt. Marceau Crespin [FRA] | [FRA] André Guelfi [FRA] Roger Loyer | Gordini T15S Gordini 1.5L I4 | 40 | – Av. motor |
| 48 ABD | S 5.0 | 8 | Automobiles Talbot-Darracq S.A. [FRA] | [FRA] Élie Bayol [FRA] Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago T26 GS Talbot-Lago 4.5L I6 | 37 | – Av. cambio |
| 49 ABD | S 750 | 54 | R.N.U. Renault [FRA] | [FRA] Louis Pons [FRA] Jean Rédélé | Renault 4CV Renault 0.7L I4 | 35 | – Av. motor |
| 50 ABD | S 2.0 | 37 | Bristol Aeroplane Company [GBR] | [GBR] Lance Macklin [GBR] Graham Whitehead | Bristol 450 Coupé Bristol 2.0L I6 | 29 | – Incendio |
| 51 ABD | S 1.5 | 42 | Borgward GmbH [RFA] | [RFA] Hans-Hugo Hartmann [RFA] Adolf Brudes | Borgward-Hansa 1500 Rennsport Borgward 1.5L I4 | 29 | – Sin gasolina |
| 52 ABD | S +8.0 | 6 | André Chambas [FRA] | [FRA] Charles de Cortanze [FRA] André Chambas | Talbot-Lago T26 GS Talbot-Lago 4.5L Compresseur I6 | 24 | – Sal. de pista |
| 53 ABD | S 5.0 | 22 | SpA Alfa Romeo [ITA] | [ARG] Juan Manuel Fangio [ARG] Onofre Marimón | Alfa Romeo 6C/3000 CM Alfa Romeo 3.5L I6 | 22 | – Av. motor |
| 54 ABD | S 2.5 | 25 | Aston Martin Ltd. [GBR] | [GBR] Reg Parnell [GBR] Peter Collins | Aston Martin DB3S Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | 16 | – Sal. de pista |
| 55 ABD | S 750 | 52 | R.N.U. Renault [FRA] | [FRA] Yves Lesur [FRA] André Briat | Renault 4CV Renault 0.7L I4 | 14 | – Av. motor |
| 56 ABD | S 5.0 | 14 | Scuderia Ferrari [ITA] | [ITA] Giuseppe Farina [GBR] Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari 340MM Coupé Ferrari 4.1L V12 | 12 | – Sal. de pista |
| 57 ABD | S 5.0 | 10 | Nash-Healey Inc. [GBR] | [FRA] Pierre Veyron [FRA] Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Nash-Healey Sports Nash 4.1L I6 | 9 | – Pres. aceite |
| 58 ABD | S 750 | 59 | Ets. Monopole [FRA] | [FRA] Eugéne Dussous [FRA] Pierre Flahaut | Monopole X84 Panhard 0.6L Flat-2 | 9 | – Av. motor |
| 59 ABD | S 2.0 | 62 | Ets. Fiat Degrada [ITA] | [ITA] Don Giovanni Lurani [FRA] Norbert Jean Mahé | Fiat 8V Fiat 2.0L V8 | 8 | – Av. distribución |
| 60 ABD | S 8.0 | 4 | Allard Motor Company [GBR] | [GBR] Sydney Allard [GBR] Philip Fotheringham-Parker | Allard J2R Cadillac 5.4L V8 | 4 | – Av. frenos |
ABD.=Abandona – ELI=Eliminado – DSQ.=Descalificado – NC.=No clasificado