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 Grid1 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
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