Tour de France for automobiles 1953

The 1953 Tour de France for automobiles was held as a stage race for automobiles from September 6th to 13th in France .

The race

As in the previous two years, the Tour Auto started in Nice this year . The first stage led over 2510 km to Brest . The second section ended in Nancy and the last section led the field back to Nice. The 114 starters, 59 of whom reached the finish, had to cover a total of 5900 km. In contrast to the races in 1951 and 1952 , sports and production cars were rated separately. In the sports car category, Jean Behra had the fastest vehicle, but after eight special stages at the finish line, Jacques Péron , who drove a 1.1-liter Osca, was beaten. Paul Condrillier won the series car in a Renault 4CV 1062 . There were no winners in the women’s standings because no women’s team reached the goal.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Travel time
1	S 1.1	32	Jacques Péron	Jacques Péron R. Bertramnier	Osca MT4 1100
2	S 3.0	1	Equipe Gordini	Jean Behra Alfred Barraquet	Gordini T24S 3.0
3	S 2.5	4th	Equipe Gordini	Jean Lucas Marceau Crespin	Gordini T16S 2.5
4th	S 750	59		Charles Plantivaux Rougier	Panhard X86
5	S 750			Marc Gignoux Claude Storez	DB HBR
6th	S 2.0	26th	Antoine Caussé	Pierre Dumay Antoine Caussé	Ferrari 166MM
7th	S 2.0	22nd	Ecurie Francorchamps	Jacques Herzet Lucien Bianchi	Ferrari 166MM
8th	S 1.1			Alexandre Gacon Arcan	Porsche 356
9	S 1.5	24		Fontaine Messerli	Porsche 356
10	S.	56		M. Parucci Marcel Martin	Panhard
11	S 750	55		Robert Schollemann Bateau	Panhard X86
12	S.			Escoffier Jean-Marie Dumazer	Renault 4CV 1066
13	S 2.0	23		Dustaritz Itord	Fiat 8V
14th	S 750	71		Chaumard Braquet	Panhard Junior X86
15th	S 1.1	41		Sabine Eugène Martin	Porsche 356
16	S 850	41		C. Mazalon Roger Giraud	Panhard X87
17th	S 750	41		Jean Hémard Pierre Hémard	Panhard X86
18th	S + 3.0	8th		Escalier Guerin	Jaguar XK 120
19th	S + 3.0	6th		Emilio Eminent Bianchi	Jaguar XK 120
20th	S 750			Yves Dommée Blanchard	Panhard X86
21st	S 850			Pilliat Freiss	Panhard X87
22nd	S 3.0	14th	Luigi Chinetti	René Marchand Lino Fayen	Ferrari 250MM
23	T	115		Paul Condrillier Daniel	Renault 4CV 1062
24	T			Jean Rédélé Paul Moser	Renault 4CV 1062
25th	T	83		Michel Dubonnet Mme. Dubonnet	Alfa Romeo 1900
26th	T	86		Max Thirion Georges Houel	Alfa Romeo 1900
27	T	86		Guy Monraisse Jacques Féret	Renault 4CV 1062
28	T			Fabre J. Cazon	Panhard X85
29	T			Soulary Lucien Campion	Renault 4CV 1062
30th	T	94		Paul Giraud Pillat	Peugeot 203
31	T			Viazzi Piot	Simca Huit
32	T	134		Mario Della Favera Levis	Alfa Romeo 1900
33	T	136		Joseph Novelli Guido	Jaguar Mark VII
34	T			Auguste Pouderoux Gouteyron	Citroën 11BL
35	T			J. Ortéga Rebout	Citroën 15/6
36	T			Amy "Fredmesh"	Peugeot 203
37	T			Triagano mass	Citroën 15/6
38	T			Lamy Pillet	Peugeot 203
39	T			Henri Grandsire Gastaldi	Renault 4CV 1062
40	T			P. Rowell Mme. E. Rowell	Simca Aronde
41	T			Pizot Abattu	Peugeot 203
42	T			Jean-Georges Branche Lambeaux	Peugeot 203
43	T			Maurice Nicolet	Simca Aronde
44	T			Régis Portal Vaille	Peugeot 203
45	T			Koehl Fanfani	Renault Frégate
46	T			Paul Armagnac More	Simca Aronde
47	T			Blanchoud Mme. Blanchoud	Renault Frégate
48	T			Gaudaire Madelrieux Thore	Panhard Dyna X86
49	T			Marcel Lauga Antonio Roque	Panhard Dyna X86
50	T			Roussille Dubourg	Renault Frégate
51	T			Georges Guyot Michel Parsy	Panhard 85
52	T			Thaon Marion	Renault 4CV 1062
53	T	80		Bruno Martignoni Gino Rabezzana	Alfa Romeo 1900
54	T			Fernand Schliger Templet	Peugeot 203
55	T			White Gosneaux	Citroën 15/6
56	T			Paul Gesmier Hervé Queffeleant	Renault 4CV 1060
57	T	132		Leblanc Fernand Georges	Renault Frégate
58	T	132		Matheron Mme. De Junca	Peugeot 203
59	T	132		René Arnaud Bergallo	Renault 4CV 1062
Failed
60	S + 3.0			Henri Simonot Gérard Laureau	Jaguar XK 120
61				Guesquier Le Doyen	Delahaye
62				Hernando da Silva Ramos Michel Poberejsky	Aston Martin DB2
63				Luigi Bordonero	Ferrari 212 export
64			Guglielmo Carraroli	Jean Laroche Rémy Radix	Osca MT4 1350
65	T			Thuillier Thuillier	Peugeot 203
66	T			Plastre René Bouchard	Peugeot 203
67	S 2.3	2	Henri de Clarens	Roger Loyer Henri de Clarens	Gordini T15S 2.3
68	S + 3.0	3	Armand Roboly	Armand Roboly John Simone	Jaguar C-Type
69	S + 3.0	10	Elio Checcacci	Elio Checcacci Carlo Gentili	Ferrari 340MM
70	S 2.0	25th		Boussignac Jean Estager	Siata 208CS
71		27		Gilberte Thirion Ingeborg Polensky	Porsche 356 SL
72	S 2.0	29	Equipe Gordini	Raoul Martin Julio Quinlin	Gordini T15S 2.0
73	S 1.1	45	Jean-Louis Armengaud	Jean-Louis Armengaud René Chaix	Osca MT4 1100
74	S 750	61		Mme. Bonnet Mme. Gignoux	DB
75	S 750	67		Prince Rainer of Montecarlo Benit	DB
77	S + 3.0			Olivier Gendebien Charles Fraikin	Jaguar XK 120
78	T			José Scaron Pascal	Simca Aronde
79	S 2.0	29		Dalfiume G. Strack	Frazer Nash
80	S 850	33		Viau Deramond	Panhard X87
81		46		André Thomas Emmanuel Baboin	Simca
82		47		Michel Collange Mme. Collange	Simca special
83		48		Robert Lévy Lévy	Simca special
84	T	57		Bonucci Berger	Renault 4CV special
85	S 750	68		Gallas Gapaillard	Panhard X86
86			XXX	XXX
87			XXX	XXX
88			XXX	XXX
89			XXX	XXX
90			XXX	XXX
91			XXX	XXX
92			XXX	XXX
93			XXX	XXX
94			XXX	XXX
95			XXX	XXX
96			XXX	XXX
97			XXX	XXX
98			XXX	XXX
99			XXX	XXX
100			XXX	XXX
101			XXX	XXX
102			XXX	XXX
103			XXX	XXX
104			XXX	XXX
105			XXX	XXX
106			XXX	XXX
107			XXX	XXX
108			XXX	XXX
109			XXX	XXX
110			XXX	XXX
111			XXX	XXX
112			XXX	XXX
113			XXX	XXX
114			XXX	XXX

XXX in the table stands for participant unknown

Only in the entry list

No further reports are known for this race.

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S + 3.0	Escalier	Guerin	Jaguar XK 120	Rank 18
S 3.0	Jean Behra	Alfred Barraquet	Gordini T24S 3.0	Rank 2
S 2.5	Jean Lucas	Marceau Crespin	Gordini T16S 2.5	Rank 3
S 2.0	Pierre Dumay	Antoine Caussé	Ferrari 166MM	Rank 6
S 1.5	Fontaine	Messerli	Porsche 356	Rank 9
S 1.1	Jacques Péron	R. Bertramnier	Osca MT4 1100	Overall victory
S 850	C. Mazalon	Roger Giraud	Panhard X87	Rank 17
S 750	Charles Plantivaux	Rougier	Panhard X86	Rank 4
T	Paul Condrillier	Daniel	Renault 4CV 1062	Rank 23

Racing data

• Registered: 114
• Started: 114
• Rated: 59
• Race classes: 9
• Spectator: unknown
• Weather on race day: unknown
• Route length: unknown
• Driving time of the winning team: unknown
• Overall laps of the winning team: none
• Total distance of the winning team: unknown
• Winner's average: unknown
• Pole position: none
• Fastest race lap: none
• Racing series: did not belong to any racing series

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