1953 Carrera Panamericana
The 1953 Carrera Panamericana was the fourth running of the Carrera Panamericana Mexican sports car racing event, and the first edition as a part of the World Sportscar Championship. The race took place from 19–23 November, and was run from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, over 8 stages and 3,077 kilometres (1,912 mi).[1] 182 cars started the race, and 60 finished all 8 stages.[2]
Pre-race
[edit]For the 1953 race, the existing Sports and Stock classes were both subdivided into Large and Small groups, giving four categories in which to compete. These were split by engine capacity; sports cars were divided under and over 1600 cc (98 ci), and stock cars under and over 3500 cc (213.5 ci). This was to accommodate the huge number of participants and the diverse breeds of cars within the race.[3]
Going into the race, Ferrari had a slender championship lead of just two points over Jaguar. Although neither manufacturer had sent work entries to Mexico, the title could still be snatched by the Coventry marque, despite the Italian marque having more cars in the event.
Race
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Both Lancia and Lincoln came to the race highly organized and both factories swept 1–2–3 finishes in their respective categories. The Europeans dominated the sports categories, and the Americans the stock. Large Sports Cars was won by Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina and Gino Bronzoni of Italy in a Lancia D24 Pinin Farina, Small Sports Cars by José Herrarte Ariano and Carlos González from Guatemala in a Porsche 550 Coupé. Large Stock Cars was won by Chuck Stevenson and Clay Smith of the United States in a Lincoln Capri and Small Stock Cars by C.D. Evans and Walter Krause, Jr., also of the U.S., in a six-cylinder Chevrolet 210. Stevenson has the distinction of being the only person to ever win twice in the original race.
The race was marred by the death of a number of competitors. The co-driver and pacenote systems championed by the Mercedes-Benz teams of the previous year were vindicated by the failure of an alternative system used by some other works drivers, notably those of Lancia. During pre-race runs of the route at much safer speeds, Felice Bonetto and Piero Taruffi, winner of the 1951 edition of the race, painted warning signals on the road to remind themselves of particular hazards. This resulted in the death of Bonetto who, leading the race under pressure from Taruffi, missed his own warning signs. Entering the village of Silao, he encountered rough pavement at excessive speed and impacted a building, killing him instantly.[4]
As a result of Guido Mancini and Fabrizio Serena di Lapigio finishing in fourth place, in their Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta, they secured three points for Ferrari, thereby increasing the Maranello marque points lead over Jaguar, giving them the 1953 World Championship for Manufacturer title.[5]
The race was held over eight stages over a total distance of 1,912 miles. Fangio and Bronzoni won in their works-entered Lancia D24 Pinin Farina. The pair finished the race in 18 hours and 11 minutes, averaging 169.221 kilometres per hour (105.149 mph). Second place went to their teammates, Piero Taruffi and Luigi Maggio, in their D24, just 7:51 minutes behind. The podium was complete by another of the Scuderia Lancia cars that of Eugenio Castellotti, with his co-driver, Carlo Luoni, in their Lancia D23, over 6:01 minutes adrift.[6][7][8]
Official Classification
[edit]Class Winners are in Bold text.
Pos | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver(s) | Car | Stages | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | S+1.6 | 36 | Scuderia Lancia | ![]() ![]() | Lancia D24 Pinin Farina | 8 | 18:11:00 |
2 | S+1.6 | 22 | Scuderia Lancia | ![]() ![]() | Lancia D24 Pinin Farina | 8 | 18:18:51 |
3 | S+1.6 | 38 | Scuderia Lancia | ![]() ![]() | Lancia D23 Pinin Farina | 8 | 18:24:52 |
4 | S+1.6 | 26 | Scuderia Guastalla | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta | 8 | 19:40:29 |
5 | S+1.6 | 6 | Club Francia Amigos de la Panamericana | ![]() | Talbot-Lago T26GS | 8 | 20:11:22 |
6 | S+1.6 | 23 | Scuderia Guastalla | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta | 8 | 20:16:28 |
7 | T | 52 | Bob Estes | ![]() ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 20:31:32 |
8 | T | 53 | Bob Estes | ![]() ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 20:32:55 |
9 | T | 95 | Ronald Ferguson | ![]() ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 20:33:07 |
10 | T | 51 | Bob Estes | ![]() ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 20:33:30 |
11 | S+1.6 | 5 | Efraín Ruiz Echeverría | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 250 MM Pinin Farina | 8 | 20:48:29 |
12 | T | 66 | A. B. Poe | ![]() ![]() | Chrysler New Yorker | 8 | 21:21:19 |
13 | T | 67 | Knox Converse | ![]() ![]() | Chrysler New Yorker | 8 | 21:34:26 |
14 | S+1.6 | 11 | Akton Miller | ![]() ![]() | Caballo de Hiero-Oldsmobile | 8 | 22:07:36 |
15 | T | 60 | Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | ![]() ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 22:18:44 |
16 | T | 79 | Jorge Descote | ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 22:27:01 |
17 | T | 64 | E. N. de Milo | ![]() ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 22:28:36 |
18 | T | 59 | Douglas Ehlinger | ![]() ![]() | Packard Mayfair | 8 | 22:34:40 |
19 | T | 72 | Thomas A. Deal | ![]() ![]() | Cadillac Series 62 | 8 | 22:40:30 |
20 | T | 93 | Pat Zoccano | ![]() ![]() | Buick | 8 | 22:42:21 |
21 | T | 55 | Union de Choferes | ![]() ![]() | DeSoto Diplomat | 8 | 22:45:02 |
22 | T | 101 | Arturo Alvarez Tostado | ![]() ![]() | Chrysler New Yorker | 8 | 22:50:59 |
23 | T | 118 | James Rice | ![]() ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 22:51:28 |
24 | T | 113 | Ricardo Ramirez | ![]() | Oldsmobile 88 | 8 | 23:01:10 |
25 | S+1.6 | 25 | Guillermo Girón | ![]() ![]() | Jaguar XK120 | 8 | 23:01:49 |
26 | T | 102 | Juan de Aguinaco | ![]() | Oldsmobile 88 | 8 | 23:02:47 |
27 | T | 70 | Al Rogers | ![]() ![]() | Chrysler New Yorker | 8 | 23:13:45 |
28 | T | 88 | Ernest C. Hall | ![]() ![]() | Buick | 8 | 23:14:35 |
29 | T | 87 | Luis Rafael Garzon | ![]() ![]() | Oldsmobile 88 | 8 | 23:28:15 |
30 | T | 114 | Hector Rivapalacio | ![]() ![]() | Oldsmobile 88 | 8 | 23:28:20 |
31 | T | 82 | Gilberto Julian Riega | ![]() ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 23:55:50 |
32 | S1.6 | 152 | José Herrarte Ariano | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 550 Coupé | 8 | 23:57:04 |
33 | S1.6 | 158 | ![]() | Porsche 356 Super | 8 | 24:18:25 | |
34 | TS | 217 | C. D. Evans | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet 210 | 8 | 24:48:21 |
35 | TS | 207 | Norman Patterson | ![]() ![]() | Ford V8 | 8 | 24:58:55 |
36 | TS | 209 | Oscar Cabalen | ![]() ![]() | Ford 6 | 8 | 25:03:48 |
37 | TS | 259 | Scott F. Yantis | ![]() | Chevrolet 210 | 8 | 25:09:51 |
38 | TS | 235 | Malcolm Eckart | ![]() ![]() | Hudson Jet | 8 | 25:17:05 |
39 | TS | 238 | Humberto Maneglia | ![]() | Ford 6 | 8 | 25:34:27 |
40 | TS | 222 | Hector Ortiz Palacios | ![]() ![]() | Plymouth Belvedere | 8 | 25:53:31 |
41 | TS | 204 | Segurs Chapultepec | ![]() ![]() | Hudson Jet | 8 | 25:59:48 |
42 | TS | 225 | Enrique Paredes | ![]() ![]() | Hudson Jet | 8 | 26:00:42 |
43 | TS | 245 | Tadeo Taddia | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet 210 | 8 | 26:01:53 |
44 | TS | 268 | Miguel Vinardell | ![]() | Chevrolet Bel Air | 8 | 26:03:33 |
45 | TS | 256 | Baltazar Alaimo | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet 210 | 8 | 26:04:08 |
46 | T | 147 | Clemente Aspe | ![]() | Mercury Monterey | 8 | 26:05:44 |
47 | TS | 282 | Rafael Larocca | ![]() | Ford 6 | 8 | 26:06:05 |
48 | TS | 210 | Morelos | ![]() ![]() | Studebaker Champion | 8 | 26:10:36 |
49 | TS | 228 | Luis Maria Martorani | ![]() | Ford Victoria | 8 | 26:11:56 |
50 | TS | 244 | Guillermo G. Airaldi | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet 210 | 8 | 26:25:21 |
51 | TS | 258 | Domingo B. Lombardi | ![]() ![]() | Ford 6 | 8 | 26:27:41 |
52 | TS | 277 | Robert E. Barckimer | ![]() ![]() | Ford 6 | 8 | 26:40:39 |
53 | TS | 215 | Leones Doroles Club, Hidalgo | ![]() ![]() | Nash Statesman | 8 | 26:54:23 |
54 | TS | 272 | Carlos Fortunati Firpo | ![]() | Ford 6 | 8 | 27:00:50 |
55 | TS | 276 | Oscar Martorani | ![]() | Ford 6 | 8 | 27:01:13 |
56 | TS | 248 | Carlos Pfeffer | ![]() ![]() | Ford 6 | 8 | 28:07:55 |
57 | TS | 278 | Carlos Battilana Olazabal | ![]() | Ford 6 | 8 | 28:14:19 |
58 | TS | 255 | Guillermo Marenghini | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet | 8 | 28:24:41 |
59 | TS | 227 | Sebastian Gonzalez | ![]() ![]() | Ford Victoria | 8 | 28:27:21 |
60 | TS | 257 | Omar Nestor Bide White | ![]() | Chevrolet 210 | 8 | 30:53:14 |
61 NC | S1.6 | 155 | Hans Hugo Hartmann | ![]() | Borgward Hansa 1500 RS | 8 | Over time limit |
62 DNF | S1.6 | 154 | Jaroslav Juhan | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 550 Coupé | 7 | Mechanical |
63 DNF | S1.6 | 162 | Manfredo Lippmann | ![]() | Porsche 356 Super | 7 | Mechanical |
64 DNF | TS | 218 | Remo Gamalero | ![]() ![]() | Ford 6 | 7 | Mechanical |
65 DNF | TS | 269 | Mario Reibaldi | ![]() | Ford 6 | 7 | Over time limit |
66 DNF | TS | 271 | Jorge Daponte | ![]() | Chevrolet 210 | 7 | Mechanical |
67 DNF | T | 63 | Liga Nacional del Transporte | ![]() ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 6 | Over time limit |
68 DNF | TS | 233 | Andres Ferreno Barreiro | ![]() ![]() | Ford 6 | 6 | DNF |
69 DNF | TS | 262 | Agustin Aguaviva | ![]() | Ford 6 | 6 | DNF |
70 DNF | S+1.6 | 9 | O'Farrill | ![]() ![]() | Packard Motto Special | 5 | DNF |
71 DNF | T | 57 | E. Carl Kiekhaefer | ![]() ![]() | Chrysler New Yorker | 5 | Over time limit |
72 DNF | S1.6 | 151 | Calzado Canada | ![]() | Porsche 356 | 5 | Engine |
73 DNF | TS | 212 | Douglas Marimon | ![]() | Ford 6 | 5 | DNF |
74 DNF | TS | 240 | Vincente Tirabasso | ![]() | Chevrolet | 5 | DNF |
75 DNF | TS | 254 | Angel Lovalvo | ![]() ![]() | Ford Victoria | 5 | DNF |
76 DNF | S+1.6 | 7 | Club Francia Amigos de la Panamericana | ![]() | Gordini T24S | 4 | Accident |
77 DNF | S+1.6 | 8 | Club Francia Amigos de la Panamericana | ![]() | Gordini T16S | 4 | Over time limit |
78 DNF | S+1.6 | 12 | Scuderia Guastalla | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta | 4 | Lost wheel, accident |
79 DNF | S1.6 | 153 | Guillermo Suhr | ![]() ![]() | Porsche 356 | 4 | Over time limit (Accident) |
80 DNF | TS | 280 | Jose Brea | ![]() ![]() | Ford 6 | 4 | DNF |
81 DNF | S+1.6 | 34 | Scuderia Lancia | ![]() | Lancia D24 Pinin Farina | 3 | Fatal accident |
82 DNF | S+1.6 | 50 | Scuderia Lancia | ![]() | Lancia D23 Pinin Farina | 3 | Accident |
83 DNF | T | 61 | Philips Radio Mexico | ![]() ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 3 | Engine |
84 DNF | T | 80 | Hayes/McNamamra | ![]() ![]() | Cadillac Series 62 | 3 | DNF |
85 DNF | T | 149 | Ray Crawford | ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 3 | Engine |
86 DNF | TS | 221 | Manuel Hidalgo | ![]() ![]() | Ford 6 | 3 | DNF |
87 DNF | TS | 223 | Jose Rubiol Roca | ![]() | Ford 6 | 3 | Engine |
88 DNF | TS | 239 | Daniel Musso | ![]() | Ford 6 | 3 | DNF |
89 DNF | TS | 241 | Manuel Cobas | ![]() | Ford 6 | 3 | DNF |
90 DNF | TS | 247 | Ricardo Julian Manrique | ![]() | Chevrolet | 3 | DNF |
91 DNF | TS | 252 | Fernando Tirabasso | ![]() ![]() | Ford Victoria | 3 | DNF |
92 DNF | TS | 253 | Hugo Servetto | ![]() ![]() | Ford Victoria | 3 | DNF |
93 DNF | TS | 286 | Ruben J. Joly | ![]() | Chevrolet | 3 | DNF |
94 DNF | TS | 288 | Eugenio Veicier | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet 210 | 3 | Accident |
95 DNF | TS | 300 | Anza Hermanos | ![]() ![]() | Ford 6 | 3 | Accident |
96 DNF | S+1.6 | 4 | Allen Guiberson | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 340 Mexico Vignale Coupé | 2 | Accident |
97 DNF | S+1.6 | 21 | Tony Bettenhausen | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Kurtis-Chrysler KK500S | 2 | Over time limit (Electrical) |
98 DNF | S+1.6 | 45 | Scuderia Guastalla | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 375 MM Vignale Spyder | 2 | Over time limit (Engine) |
99 DNF | T | 89 | Universidad Militar | ![]() ![]() | Oldsmobile 88 | 2 | DNF |
100 DNF | T | 97 | Mario Andreini | ![]() | Mercury Monterey | 2 | Over time limit |
101 DNF | T | 150 | Charles Royal | ![]() ![]() | Cadillac Series 62 | 2 | DNF |
102 DNF | S1.6 | 159 | Dr. Ing. Porsche K.G. | ![]() | Porsche 550 Spyder | 2 | Drive shaft |
103 DNF | S1.6 | 160 | Dr. Ing. Porsche K.G. | ![]() | Porsche 550 Spyder | 2 | Steering arm, accident |
104 DNF | S1.6 | 165 | William Doheny | ![]() ![]() | Siata 208s | 2 | DNF |
105 DNF | TS | 219 | Juan Fernando Piersanti | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet | 2 | DNF |
106 DNF | TS | 243 | Osvaldo Jose Mantega | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet 210 | 2 | DNF |
107 DNF | TS | 251 | Arnaldo de Tomas | ![]() | Ford Victoria | 2 | DNF |
108 DNF | S+1.6 | 1 | Robredo | ![]() ![]() | Chrysler New Yorker Special | 1 | Engine |
109 DNF | S+1.6 | 10 | José Antonio Solana | ![]() ![]() | Solana–Oldsmobile | 1 | DNF |
110 DNF | S+1.6 | 13 | Javier Razo Maciel | ![]() ![]() | Glasspar –Mercury | 1 | Over time limit |
111 DNF | S+1.6 | 14 | Fernando Dujan Mejia | ![]() ![]() | Cadillac | 1 | Over time limit |
112 DNF | S+1.6 | 16 | E. Carl Kiekhaefer | ![]() ![]() | Chrysler New Yorker Special | 1 | Over time limit |
113 DNF | S+1.6 | 35 | Jose Ham Gunam | ![]() ![]() | Ham Special | 1 | Over time limit |
114 DNF | T | 54 | Fernando Carriles Pagaza | ![]() ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 1 | Over time limit |
115 DNF | T | 56 | E. Carl Kiekhaefer | ![]() ![]() | Chrysler New Yorker | 1 | DNF |
116 DNF | T | 58 | Vinilsa | ![]() ![]() | Cadillac Series 62 | 1 | Over time limit |
117 DNF | T | 69 | H. W. Dietrich | ![]() ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 1 | Accident |
118 DNF | T | 92 | Edward Stringer | ![]() ![]() | Cadillac Series 62 | 1 | DNF |
119 DNF | T | 96 | Arquimedes A. del Saz | ![]() | Mercury Monterey | 1 | Over time limit |
120 DNF | T | 99 | William Toia | ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 1 | DNF |
121 DNF | T | 103 | Juan Jose Courtney | ![]() ![]() | Oldsmobile 88 | 1 | DNF |
122 DNF | T | 121 | Alianza Camioneres de Mexico | ![]() ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 1 | DNF |
123 DNF | S1.6 | 199 | Joaquin Castillo de la Fuente | ![]() | Porsche 356 SL | 1 | Over time limit |
124 DNF | S1.6 | 200 | Jacqueline Evans de López | ![]() | Porsche 356 | 1 | Over time limit |
125 DNF | TS | 201 | Carlos Rogelio Anza | ![]() ![]() | Ford V-8 | 1 | DNF |
126 DNF | TS | 202 | Bonos del Ahorro Nacional | ![]() ![]() | Ford V-8 | 1 | DNF |
127 DNF | TS | 205 | Jose Antonio Marin | ![]() ![]() | Plymouth Belvedere | 1 | DNF |
128 DNF | TS | 208 | A. B. Poe | ![]() ![]() | Plymouth Belvedere | 1 | DNF |
129 DNF | TS | 211 | Dario Ramonda | ![]() ![]() | Ford 6 | 1 | Over time limit |
130 DNF | TS | 214 | Chiapas | ![]() ![]() | Studebaker Champion | 1 | DNF |
131 DNF | TS | 229 | Alberto Augusto Crespo | ![]() ![]() | Ford Victoria | 1 | DNF |
132 DNF | TS | 236 | Roberto Salmon Corona | ![]() ![]() | Ford V-8 | 1 | DNF |
133 DNF | TS | 249 | Pedro Beamonte | ![]() ![]() | Ford 6 | 1 | DNF |
134 DNF | TS | 250 | Kaiser Mexico | ![]() | Kaiser Manhattan | 1 | DNF |
135 DNF | TS | 261 | Carlos Maria Silva Ferrer | ![]() | Ford 6 | 1 | DNF |
136 DNF | TS | 265 | Ramon Enrique Bauzada | ![]() | Ford 6 | 1 | DNF |
137 DNF | TS | 273 | Marcelo Alos Vercher | ![]() | Chevrolet 210 | 1 | DNF |
138 DNF | TS | 279 | Constante Luis Mundo | ![]() | Chevrolet 210 | 1 | DNF |
139 DNF | TS | 295 | Benito Flores Estavillo | ![]() ![]() | Ford 6 | 1 | Over time limit |
140 DNF | TS | 296 | Carlos Buenaventura Perez | ![]() ![]() | Mercury Monterey | 1 | DNF |
141 DNF | S+1.6 | 3 | Owen Gray | ![]() ![]() | Chrysler New Yorker Special | 0 | Mechanical |
142 DNF | S+1.6 | 15 | Scuderia Guastalla | ![]() ![]() | Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta | 0 | Fatal accident |
143 DNF | S+1.6 | 17 | Jack Ensley | ![]() ![]() | Kurtis-Cadillac KK500S | 0 | Out of fuel |
144 DNF | S+1.6 | 18 | Francisco Ibarra | ![]() | Jaguar C-Type | 0 | DNF |
145 DNF | S+1.6 | 19 | Jorge Moctezuma | ![]() ![]() | Ford V-8 | 0 | Accident |
146 DNF | S+1.6 | 20 | E. Carl Kiekhaefer | ![]() ![]() | Chrysler New Yorker Special | 0 | Accident |
147 DNF | T | 65 | Hilton Motors | ![]() ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 0 | Gearbox |
148 DNF | T | 74 | Raimundo Corona Illescas | ![]() ![]() | Packard Mayfair | 0 | Accident |
149 DNF | T | 75 | Aldredo Macias | ![]() ![]() | Mercury Monterey | 0 | Mechanical |
150 DNF | T | 83 | Rudolph Ryans | ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 0 | Fire |
151 DNF | T | 85 | Jacobo Muniele Falick | ![]() | Lincoln Capri | 0 | Mechanical |
152 DNF | T | 148 | Hugo Aspe | ![]() ![]() | Mercury Monterey | 0 | Accident |
153 DNF | S1.6 | 156 | Adolf Brudes | ![]() | Borgward Hansa 1500 RS | 0 | Accident |
154 DNF | S1.6 | 157 | Jacques Péron | ![]() | O.S.C.A. MT4 1100 | 0 | Tyres |
155 DNF | TS | 203 | Morelos | ![]() ![]() | Studebaker Champion | 0 | Accident |
156 DNF | TS | 213 | Alfonso Cesar Franc—o | ![]() ![]() | Ford 6 | 0 | Accident |
157 DNF | TS | 216 | Antonio Adrian Zarantonello | ![]() | Ford 6 | 0 | Accident |
158 DNF | TS | 220 | Ramiro Aguilar, Jr. | ![]() ![]() | Chevrolet 210 | 0 | Accident |
159 DNF | TS | 224 | Surroz Ford | ![]() ![]() | Ford 6 | 0 | Accident |
160 DNF | TS | 226 | Alberto August | ![]() ![]() | Ford 6 | 0 | Accident |
161 DNF | TS | 230 | Ernesto Nanni | ![]() | Chevrolet | 0 | Mechanical |
162 DNF | TS | 232 | Alfredo Cogorno | ![]() | Ford 6 | 0 | Mechanical |
163 DNF | TS | 234 | Radio 620 | ![]() ![]() | Willys Aero | 0 | Accident |
164 DNF | TS | 242 | Nestor Luis Lafage | ![]() | Ford 6 | 0 | Mechanical |
165 DNF | TS | 246 | Adolfo Sogolo | ![]() | Ford Victoria | 0 | Mechanical |
166 DNF | TS | 266 | Mario Jorge de Poli | ![]() | Ford 6 | 0 | Mechanical |
167 DNF | TS | 267 | Jorge Pedro Castellano | ![]() | Ford 6 | 0 | Mechanical |
168 DNF | TS | 270 | Radio 620 | ![]() ![]() | Willys Aero | 0 | Mechanical |
169 DNF | TS | 275 | Miguel Gustavo Molinero | ![]() | Ford 6 | 0 | Mechanical |
170 DNF | TS | 285 | Francisco Casuscelli | ![]() | Plymouth Belvedere | 0 | Mechanical |
181 DNF | TS | 290 | Federico Herrero | ![]() | Ford 6 | 0 | Mechanical |
182 DSQ | T | 73 | Richard D. Doane | ![]() ![]() | Oldsmobile 88 | 8 | 21:16:47/Illegal heads |
Class Winners
[edit]Class | Winners | ||
---|---|---|---|
Sport Internacional | 36 | Lancia D24 Pinin Farina | Fangio / Bronzoni |
Tourismo Internacional | 52 | Lincoln Capri | Stevenson / Smith |
Sport hasta 1600 cc | 152 | Porsche 550 Coupé | Gonzalez / Herrarte Arinao |
Tourismo Especial | 217 | Chevrolet 210 | Evans / Krause, Jr. |
Standings after the race
[edit]Pos | Championship | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 27 (30) |
2 | ![]() | 24 (28) |
3 | ![]() | 16 |
4= | ![]() | 12 |
4= | ![]() | 12 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included in this set of standings. Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Only the best 4 results out of the 7 races could be retained by each manufacturer. Points earned but not counted towards the championship totals are listed within brackets in the above table.
References
[edit]- ^ Krejci, Martin. "World Sportscar Championship 1953 – Carrera Panamericana". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ "Carrera Panamericana 1953 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ "50th Anniversary of the Carrera Panamericana". Classics.com. 6 May 2000. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ Dietrich, Nanni. "Felice Bonetto". Motorsport Memorial. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ "World Championship - final positions and tables". Classicscars.com. 2000-06-16. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
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Further reading
[edit]- John Pickworth. Carrera Panamericana. John Morton Pickworth. ISBN 978-8492726523.
- Daryl E. Murphy. Carrera Panamericana: History of the Mexican Prad Race, 1950-54. iUniverse, Inc. ISBN 978-0595483242
- Johnny Tipler. La Carrera Panamericana: The World’s Greatest Road Race. Authors Online Ltd. ISBN 978-0755202355