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Event: Internationales ADAC-1000 km Rennen Weltmeisterschaftslauf NürburgringDate: 30.8.1953
Track: Nürburgring Nordschleife (Germany), 22.800 kmsOrganiser: ADAC

Nürburgring 1000 Kilometres
Weather:cold, overcast
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:1000 kilometres
Attendance:8000
Entered:66
Practiced:54
Qualified:53
Started:50
Finished:27
Classified:26
Classes:PractStartClass
Sports26239
Serie Sports282717
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Race notes:
Other classes continue to 44 or 2 hours past overall winner, general classification based on standing at end of overall winner's 44th lap.
Pre-race sessions:
6 practice sessions held for total of 1500 minutes on 26-29/8
Winners:
Overall:1Ferrari 375 MM Vignale SpyderAscari / Farina
Fastest Laps:
Overall:6Lancia D24Robert Manzon (F)10:23.000131.750 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:6Lancia D24Juan Manuel Fangio (RA)10:23.000133.943 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (13), Jaguar (6), Ferrari (3), Osca (3), Kieft (3), Lancia (3), Maserati (3)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (14), Jaguar (6), MG (4), Ferrari (3), Osca (3), Maserati (3), Lancia (3)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 356 (13), Jaguar C-type (5), Osca MT4 (3), Maserati A6GCS (3)
Driver nationalities:D (40), GB (17), I (15), F (8), NL (6), B (5), CH (4), RA (3), USA (2)
Engine positions:front-engined (57%), rear-engined (39%), mid-engined (4%)
Oldest known drivers:Adolf Brudes (54), Felice Bonetto (50), Piero Taruffi (47)
Youngest known drivers:Hans Herrmann (15), Jimmy Stewart (22), James Scott Douglas (23)
Female drivers:Simone des Forest, Elyane Imbert

Official Race Programme:

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