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The '1953 French Grand Prix' was a Formula Two race held on July 5, 1953 at Reims-Gueux. It was part of the 1953 World Drivers' Championship, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used.

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Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	16	'Mike Hawthorn'	'Ferrari'	60	2:44'18.6	7	'8'
2	18	'Juan Manuel Fangio'	'Maserati'	60	+ 1.0	4	'7'
3	20	'José Froilán González'	'Maserati'	60	+ 1.4	5	'4'
4	10	'Alberto Ascari'	'Ferrari'	60	+ 4.6	1	'3'
5	14	'Nino Farina'	'Ferrari'	60	+ 1'07.6	6	'2'
6	12	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	60	+ 1'15.9	3
7	46	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	58	+ 2 Laps	9
8	44	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	56	+ 4 Laps	10
9	22	Onofre Marimon	Maserati	55	+ 5 Laps	8
10	2	Jean Behra	Gordini	55	+ 5 Laps	22
11	38	Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	55	+ 5 Laps	12
12	48	Johnny Claes	Connaught-Lea-Francis	53	+ 7 Laps	21
13	28	Peter Collins	HWM-Alta	52	+ 8 Laps	17
14	30	Yves Giraud Cabantous	HWM-Alta	50	+ 10 Laps	18
15	32	Louis Chiron	Osca	43	+ 17 Laps	25
Ret	24	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	42	Engine	2
Ret	36	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Alta	38	Clutch	13
Ret	42	Prince Bira	Connaught-Lea-Francis	29	Differential	11
Ret	34	Elie Bayol	Osca	18	Engine	15
Ret	40	Ken Wharton	Cooper-Bristol	17	Wheel bearing	14
Ret	4	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	14	Transmission	23
Ret	26	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	9	Clutch	16
Ret	6	Harry Schell	Gordini	4	engine	20
Ret	8	Roberto Mieres	Gordini	4	Axle	24
Ret	50	Roy Salvadori	Connaught-Lea-Francis	2	Ignition	19

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★ 'Pole position:' Alberto Ascari - 2'41.2

★ 'Fastest lap:' Juan Manuel Fangio - 2'41.0