1954 Grand Prix des Frontières

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1954 Frontières Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1954 Formula One season

Race details
Date	6 June 1954
Official name	XXIV Grand Prix des Frontières
Location	Chimay, Belgium
Course	Chimay Street Circuit
Course length	10.80 km (6.73 miles)
Distance	20 laps, 216.0 km (134.6 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jacques Pollet	Gordini
Time	3:55
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacques Pollet	Gordini
Time	3:58
Podium
First	B. Bira	Maserati
Second	André Pilette	Gordini
Third	Don Beauman	Connaught

The 24th Grand Prix des Frontières was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 6 June 1954 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by B. Bira in a Maserati A6GCM. André Pilette finished second in a Gordini T16 and Don Beauman was third in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. Jacques Pollet took pole and fastest lap in another Gordini T16.^[1]^[2]

During the race Pollet crashed while avoiding the spinning Pilette and two spectators were killed.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	4	B. Bira	Prince Birabongse of Siam	Maserati A6GCM	1:22:15, 98.19mph	2
2	10	André Pilette	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	+35s	4
3	34	Don Beauman	Sir Jeremy Boles	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+1 lap	3
4	8	Jacques Pollet	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	+2 laps, accident	1
NC	22	Arthur Legat	Arthur Legat	Veritas Meteor	+3 laps	5
Ret	30	Pierre Bastien	Pierre Bastien	Monnier Speciale-BMW 328	9 laps, oil pipe	7
Ret	32	Paul Delabarre	Paul Delabarre	Simca 8		8
Ret	28	Roger Gerbout	Roger Gerbout	RG Speciale-BMW 328		9
Ret	18	Roger Meunier	Roger Meunier	Jicey-BMW 328	0 laps, mechanical	6
DNS	36	Viglielmo Matozza	Viglielmo Matozza	VM Monoplace-Tatra	did not practice	-
DNS	12	Roger Laurent	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 500	engine	-
DNS	14	Jacques Swaters	Ecurie Francorchamps	Cooper T20-Bristol	camshaft	-
DNA	2	Lance Macklin	Hersham and Walton Motors	HWM-Alta	crash	-
DNA	16	"Dekeerle"	"Dekeerle"	Veritas RS		-
DNA	20	Marcel Masuy	Marcel Masuy	Veritas RS		-
DNA	24	Paul Emery	Emeryson Cars	Emeryson Mk.1-Alta	driver elsewhere	-
DNA	26	Willy Sturzebecher	Willy Sturzebecher	Veritas Meteor		-

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