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The heat 1 see Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Villoresi fight for the first position but the Italian driver must enter in pit to repair an oil pump problem. Luigi Villoresi lost 5 laps and Juan Manual Fangio finish the 50 laps first with 25 seconds behind Prince Bira.
In the second heat, Prince Bira take immediately the lead behind Juan Manuel Fangio who keep a close gap with the Siam driver. Prince Bira who need to distance the Argentine attack and realize the fastest lap in 1:27.3 but won the Heat 2 with less than one second behin Juan Manuel Fangio, Luigi Villoresi finish third.
Juan Manuel Fangio won the Grand Prix. Its his third of four win in four consecutive races this year, all held in France. Prince Bira finish second and the Argentine Benedicto Campos third. Fangio won is third victory in a row in Grand Prix motor racing.
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