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

PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/RetiredGrid1Heat 1Heat 2
112France Élie BayolÉlie BayolO.S.C.A. Tipo 202:22:45.4, 101.27 kph521
28France Louis RosierEcurie RosierFerrari 500+2:02.7732
314United Kingdom Lance MacklinHW Motors LtdHWM-Alta+4 laps843
424United States John FitchR.J. ChaseCooper T23-Bristol+7 laps1084
NC18France Yves Giraud-CabantousHW Motors LtdHWM-Alta+12 laps116NC
Ret.6United States Harry SchellEquipe GordiniGordini Type 1671 laps17Ret., 21 laps, spark plugs
Ret.4United States Jean BehraEquipe GordiniGordini Type 1670 laps61Ret., 20 laps, rear axle
Ret.16United Kingdom Peter CollinsHW Motors LtdHWM-Alta52 laps95Ret., 5 laps, clutch
Ret.22Argentina Onofre MarimónOfficine Alfieri MaseratiMaserati A6GCM14 laps2Ret., 14 laps, crashDNS
Ret.2France Maurice TrintignantEquipe GordiniGordini Type 1614 laps3Ret., 14 laps, fireDNS
Ret.20Switzerland Emmanuel de GraffenriedOfficine Alfieri MaseratiMaserati A6GCM8 laps4Ret., 5 laps, oil pumpRet., 3 laps, ignition
DNA10France Louis ChironLouis ChironO.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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