Tour de France for automobiles 1954

The Ferrari 500 Mondial by Lino Fayen and Robert Dustarlitz

Maserati A6G

The 1954 Tour de France for automobiles was held as a stage race for automobiles from September 3 to 12 in France .

The race

In 1954, the Tour Auto started in Nice for the fourth time in a row . The 124 starters, 55 of which reached the finish, had to cover 6041 km and after nine days they reached Nice again. As in the previous year, the first stage ended in Brest and the second part in Nancy . In contrast to the 1953 race , there was again only one overall classification in 1954. The race was marked by a duel between the Gordini factory pilots Jacques Pollet and André Guelfi . The duel was decided by a mistake by Guelfi during a special stage of the last stage. He was late at a checkpoint and was given a time penalty. Gilberte Thirion and Ingeborg Polensky won the women's standings in a Porsche 356 , and they finished fifth in the overall standings.

Several serious accidents occurred during the race; two of them ended fatally. The French amateur racing driver Frédéric Cramer had a fatal accident, as did his compatriot René Bouchard and his co-driver Y. Morel.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Travel time
1	S.	241	Equipe Gordini	Jacques Pollet Hubert Gauthier	Gordini T15S 2.5
2	S 1.5	231		Claude Storez Herbert Linge	Porsche 550
3	S 1.5	230	Guglielmo Carraroli	Jacques Péron R. Bertramnier	Osca MT4 1500
4th	S 1.5	221	Jean-Louis Armengaud	Jean-Louis Armengaud René Chaix	Osca MT4 1350
5	S.	229		Gilberte Thirion Ingeborg Polensky	Porsche 356 SL
6th	GT / ser.S	120		Jean Estager M. Proto	Maserati A6G
7th	GT / ser.S	119		Pierre Stasse Olivier Gendebien	Alfa Romeo 1900SS
8th	S.	232		Annie Bousquet Marie-Claude Beaulieu	Porsche 550
9	T / ser.T	68		Bruno Martignoni Gino Rabezzana	Alfa Romeo 1900 TI
10	T / ser.T	70		Jacques Jauson Bourgat	Alfa Romeo 1900 TI
11	GT / ser.S	121		Bernard Consten Claude Le Guezec	Triumph TR2
12	GT / ser.S	117		Alexandre Gacon Arcan	Porsche 356
13	GT / ser.S	117		Mme. Honoré Madeleine Pochon	Alfa Romeo 1900 TI
14th	GT / ser.S	118		Léon Storez De La Bruere	Porsche 356
15th	T / ser.T	17th		Jean Rédélé Louis Pons	Renault 4CV 1063
16				Paul Guiraud Beau	Peugeot 203
17th				René Bonnet Deramond	Panhard X87
18th				J. Ortéga Arene	Citroën 15/6
19th				Jean Rambaux Secrestain	DB
20th				Pierre David M. David	Peugeot 203
21st				Yves Lesur Antonio Roque	Renault 4CV 1063
22nd	GT / ser.S	112		Guillaume Mercader Pierre Laine	Porsche 356
23				Charles de Cortanze Contet	Peugeot 203
24				Jack Renel Moore	Porsche 356
25th				White bouillon	Citroën 15/6
26th				Mme. De Cortanze Mme. Georges	Peugeot 203
27				Maurice Martin Michel Legourd	Panhard X86
28	GT / ser.S	114		Roussille Serres	Peugeot 203 Darl'Mat
29	S.	211		Just-Émile Vernet Jean-Marie Dumazer	VP 166R
30th				A. Rousseau J. Houdusse	Simca Aronde
31		110		Carrot-Dulac Mexia	DB X87
32				Jean Clement Romanet	Peugeot 203
33				E. Meneau B. Meneau	Panhard Z1
34	GT / ser.S	115		Francesco Fiorentino Chouraki	Simca Sport
35				Gaume Jan	Renault 4CV 1062
36				Berger Poidebard	Simca Aronde
37				Leblanc Jean Heurtaux Steigelmann	Renault Frégate
38				M. Mascre, P. Mascre	Panhard Z1
39				Jean Damian Checchi	Panhard X87
40				Romagny Huet	Simca Aronde
41				De Torcy Jean Delaboudiniere	Porsche 356
42				Delabaude Rieux	Peugeot 203
43				Pupier Giulioti	Panhard Z1
44				P. Rowell Mme. E. Rowell	DB
45	T / ser.T			Mme. Bernis Mme. Moreau	Renault 4CV 1063
46				Soulary Lucien Campion	Renault 4CV 1062
47				Pizot Abattu	Renault 4CV 1062
48				Brunet Desmazes	Panhard X87
49				Zlatev Cleuet	Panhard X1
50				Gardrat Bruneau	Opel record
51				Bataille Forges	Renault 4CV 1062
52	T / ser.T	76		Bahceli Esentepe	Studebaker Champion
53	GT / ser.S	130		Arnold's Oestreicher	Lancia Aurelia B20 GT
54				Leveque Fernandez	Simca Aronde
55				Gallas Gapaillard	Panhard X86
Disqualified
56	GT / ser.S	107		Ernest de Regibus A. Roubaud	Moretti
57	S.	243	Equipe Gordini	André Guelfi Julio Quinlin	Gordini T24S
Failed
58				Elisabeth Cramer, Frédéric Cramer	Austin-Healey 100
59				Paul Condrillier Jacques Faucher	Renault 4CV 1063
60	GT / ser.S	122		Hernando da Silva Ramos Jean da Silva Ramos	Aston Martin DB2
61	GT / ser.S	126	Ecurie Francorchamps	Jacques Herzet Lucien Bianchi	Ferrari 166MM / 53
62	GT / ser.S	133		René Bouchard Morel	Austin-Healey 100
63	S.	223	Thirion / Bousquet	René Bourrely Marc Rozier	Gordini T17S 1.1
64	S.	226	Michel Collange	Michel Collange Armand Philippe	Osca MT4 1450
65	S.	228	Alfonso de Portago	Alfonso de Portago Edmont Nelson	Osca MT4 1450
66	S.	233		Robert Dustaritz Lino Fayen	Ferrari 500 Mondial
67	S.	234		Yves Dupont Biagini	Ferrari 500 Mondial
68	S.	235		Léon Couliboeuf Bernard Aumaitre	Ferrari 500 Mondial
69	S.	240	Louis Chiron	Louis Chiron Robert Delpech	Osca 2000S
70	S.	244	François Picard	François Picard Alfred Barraquet	Ferrari 735 Sport
71	T / ser.T			Roger Castelain Pierre Ros	Alfa Romeo 1900 TI
72	T / ser.T			Legrand Legrand	Sunbeam Alpine
73				Montgomery Andrews	Porsche 356
74	S.	205		Drouilleau Jean Py	Panhard X86
75	S.	206		Louis Cornet Pierre Savary	DB HBR
76		209		René Breuil Dupureux	BG
77	S.	220		Raoul Martin Thomas	Simca Huit Sport
78	S.	225		Lucien Vincent Fernand Georges	Peugeot 203 Constantin
79	S.	246		Curie Henri Auriac	Delahaye 135
80			XXX	XXX
81			XXX	XXX
82			XXX	XXX
83			XXX	XXX
84			XXX	XXX
85			XXX	XXX
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
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96			XXX	XXX
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100			XXX	XXX
101			XXX	XXX
102			XXX	XXX
103			XXX	XXX
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110			XXX	XXX
111			XXX	XXX
112			XXX	XXX
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114			XXX	XXX
115			XXX	XXX
116			XXX	XXX
117			XXX	XXX
118			XXX	XXX
119			XXX	XXX
120			XXX	XXX
121			XXX	XXX
122			XXX	XXX
123			XXX	XXX
124			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.	Jacques Pollet	Hubert Gauthier	Gordini T15S 2.5	Overall victory
S 1.5	Claude Storez	Herbert Linge	Porsche 550	Rank 2
GT / ser.S	Jean Estager	M. Proto	Maserati A6G	Rank 6
T / ser.T	Bruno Martignoni	Gino Rabezzana	Alfa Romeo 1900 TI	Rank 9

Racing data

• Registered: 124
• Started: 124
• Rated: 55
• Race classes: 4
• 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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