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The 24th Grand Prix des Frontières was a non-championship
Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
motor race held on 6 June 1954 at the
Chimay Street Circuit The Chimay Street Circuit (also known as Circuit de Chimay) was a street circuit in Chimay, Belgium used during the Grand Prix des Frontières between 1926 and 1972, when the event was discontinued due to safety reasons. The course length was . ...
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. The Grand Prix was won by B. Bira in a
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André Pilette André Pilette (6 October 1918 – 27 December 1993), son of former Indy 500 participant Théodore Pilette, was a racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 14 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 17 June 1951. He scored 2 ...
finished second in a Gordini T16 and
Don Beauman Donald "Don" Bentley Beauman (26 July 1928 – 9 July 1955) was a British Formula One driver who took part in one World Championship Grand Prix. Beauman was born in Farnborough, Hampshire, the only son of Brigadier General Archibald Bentley B ...
was third in a
Connaught Type A The Connaught Type A was a Formula Two race car, designed, developed, and built by British manufacturer Connaught Engineering in 1950 and used until the late 1950s. Nine Type A units were built between 1950 and 1953. A tenth car was built up fro ...
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. Jacques Pollet took pole and fastest lap in another Gordini T16. During the race Pollet crashed while avoiding the spinning Pilette and two spectators were killed.


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Grand Prix des Frontières The Grand Prix des Frontières was a motor race held at a street circuit in Chimay, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered ...
, Year_of_race = 1954 , Previous_race_in_season = 1954 Rome Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1954 BARC Formula 1 Race , Previous_year's_race = 1953 Grand Prix des Frontières , Next_year's_race = 1955 Grand Prix des Frontières Grand Prix des Frontières Frontières Frontières Frontières