Classic Car Catalogue

Gordini 1954

France

 


With this Gordini 2½-litre six-cylinder sports model Pollet and Gauthier won the recent Tour of France, a 6,000-kilometre high-speed rally-cum-race. The Gordini stand at the Paris Salon featured this same car, somewhat cleaned up since this photograph was taken in the Parc Ferme at Nice at the end of the rally. If put into small-scale production this model would have a ready sale among the sporting public.

 

Tucked away against the wall was the Gordini stand and, it was an enthusiast's delight, being purely functional. Two cars were exhibited, the 2½-litre six-cylinder sports car that Pollet and Gauthier used to win the recent Tour of France and alongside stood Gordini's latest Formula I car. At the time of writing this single-seater had not been run but it looks promising for the future if Gordini can find any drivers and continue to raise sufficient money to go on racing. In general principles the 1955 single-seater is like the well-known cars he has been using this season but the whole build has been lowered considerably. The engine is now fitted with a new type of cylinder head having two overhead camshafts operating directly on the ends of the valves instead of through short rockers as in the past, while the five-speed gearbox has been redesigned so that the fifth speed is an extra one at the top of the range rather than a low bottom gear as this year's cars have had. The rear suspension arms are now welded box-members in place of the old type of forging, and look as though they will position the rear axle in a more substantial manner. Disc brakes are fitted on all four wheels and are unusual in having braking pads placed diametrically opposite instead of having them grouped at one point on the main disc. As Gordini does not seem very inclined to sell any of his cars, his stand at the Paris Motor Show seems rather pointless, but at least it gives the racing enthusiast an opportunity to inspect the cars at close quarters instead of from the wrong side of the fence.
(Paris report)


 



F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship entries:
 
1000 km Buenos Aires 24.01.1954 (round 1)   Results:    
#   chassis   Entrant: gen. class    
36 T 24 S #0037S Behra / Bordoni Gordini fail. S3.0 -    
52 T 15 S #0017S Bayol / Loyer Gordini acc. S3.0 -    
 
Mille Miglia 1-2.05.1954 (round 3)   Results:    
#   chassis   Entrant: gen. class    
349 T 15 S #0039 Thirion / Bousquet Thirion/Bousquet 55th S1.5 5th    
458 T 20 S   Ricci / Lanza   dnf S2.0 -    
548 T 24 S #0037S Bordoni / Serbelloni F.Bordoni acc. S+2.0 -    
 
  24h Le Mans 13.06.1954 (round 4)   Results: Perf.
index
#   chassis   Entrant: gen. class
19 T 24 S (2982 cm³) #0036S Behra / Simon Equipe Gordini fail. -   -  
30 T 15 (2473 cm³) #0043 de Guelfi / Pollet Equipe Gordini 6th 2.0-3.0 1st 10th
31 T 15 (1988 cm³) #0018 Rinen / Moynet Equipe Gordini fail. -   -  
65 T 15 S (1096 cm³) #0039 Pilette / Thirion Equipe Gordini fail. -   -  
 
Tourist Trophy 11.09.1954 (round 5)   Results:    
#         gen. class    
37 T 15 S #0018S Gallagher / Beauman Gallagher 11th S1.5 1st    
 
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Formula 1 Championship entries:

Argentine GP 17.01.1954 (round 1)
#   Engine:   Entrant: Result:
18 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Jean Behra Equipe Gordini dsq
20 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Élie Bayol Equipe Gordini 5th
22 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Roger Loyer Equipe Gordini fail.
 
Belgian GP 20.06.1954 (round 3)
#   Engine:   Entrant: Result:
12 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Jean Behra Equipe Gordini fail.
16 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Paul Frère Equipe Gordini fail.
18 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 André Pilette Equipe Gordini 5th
 
French GP 04.07.1954 (round 4)
#   Engine:   Entrant: Result:
24 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Jean Behra Equipe Gordini 6th
26 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Jacques Pollet Equipe Gordini fail.
28 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Paul Frère Equipe Gordini fail.
30 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Georges Berger Georges Berger fail.
 
British GP 17.07.1954 (round 5)
#   Engine:   Entrant: Result:
17 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Jean Behra Equipe Gordini fail.
18 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Clemar Bucci Equipe Gordini acc.
19 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 André Pilette Equipe Gordini 9th
 
German GP 01.08.1954 (round 6)
#   Engine:   Entrant: Result:
9 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Jean Behra Equipe Gordini 10th
10 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Paul Frère Equipe Gordini fail.
11 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Clemar Bucci Equipe Gordini fail.
12 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 André Pilette Equipe Gordini fail.
 
Swiss GP 22.08.1954 (round 7)
#   Engine:   Entrant: Result:
10 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Fred Wacker Equipe Gordini fail.
12 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Jean Behra Equipe Gordini fail.
14 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Clemar Bucci Equipe Gordini fail.
 
Italian GP 05.09.1954 Monza (round 8)
#   Engine:   Entrant: Result:
42 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Fred Wacker Equipe Gordini 6th
44 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Clemar Bucci Equipe Gordini fail.
46 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Jean Behra Equipe Gordini fail.
 
Spanish GP 24.10.1954 Pedralbes (round 9)
#   Engine:   Entrant: Result:
46 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Jean Behra Equipe Gordini fail.
48 T16 Gordini 23 2.5 L6 Jacques Pollet Equipe Gordini fail.