The XV Grand Prix de l'Albigeois was a combined

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and

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motor race held on 31 May 1953 at

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. The race was held over two heats of 10 laps; one for Formula One and one for Formula Two, and a final of 18 laps in which both classes took part. The top four finishers in each heat qualified for the final, plus another four based on finishing position.

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in an O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 qualified in pole position for the Formula Two heat but finished second behind

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. Peter Whitehead was third in a

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set fastest lap in his Gordini Type 16. In the Formula One heat,

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qualified on pole, set fastest lap and won in a

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was second in another Type 15 and

was third in a

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. Rosier won the final in the Ferrari 375. González was second and

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third in a

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set fastest lap in another BRM Type 16.

Classification

Heat One - Formula Two cars

Heat Two - Formula One cars

Final

Formula One competitors highlighted in blue. ¹Lyons should have been in the final but had packed his car away, believing he had been eliminated. Giraud-Cabantous took his place.

References

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Albi Grand Prix The Albi Grand Prix () is a motor race held in Albi, in the Tarn department of Southern France. The first race took place in 1933 and was won by Pierre Veyron in a Bugatti Type 51A. After the Second World War, the Grand Prix was run to Formul ...

, Year_of_race = 1953 , Previous_race_in_season =

1953 Eifelrennen 1953 Formula Two races, Eifelrennen 1953 in West German motorsport, Eifelrennen May 1953 sports events in Europe, Eifelrennen ...

, Next_race_in_season = 1953 Coupe de Printemps , Previous_year's_race =

1952 Albi Grand Prix 1952 in French motorsport, Albi Grand Prix 1952 Formula One races, Albi Grand Prix June 1952 sports events in Europe, Albi Grand Prix ...

, Next_year's_race = 1954 Albi Grand Prix