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Sebring 12 Hours 1953
Event:
Grand Prix, 12 Hours of Sebring
Date:
8.3.1953
Track:
Sebring (United States)
, 8.369 kms
Organiser: unknown
Sebring 12 Hours
F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship
(round 1)
Weather:
cool, cloudy, dry
Start time:
unknown
Grid:
Le Mans start per engine size
Distance:
12 hours
Attendance:
unknown
Entered:
81
Practiced:
59
Qualified:
54
Started:
54
Finished:
34
Classified:
34
Classes:
Pract
Start
Class
Class A - Sports +8000
0
0
0
Class B - Sports 8000
5
5
1
Class C - Sports 5000
14
12
6
Class D - Sports 3000
8
8
2
Class E - Sports 2000
8
8
2
Class F - Sports 1500
11
10
5
Class G - Sports 1100
5
4
2
Class H - Sports 750
8
7
3
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Entered Cars
Technical Data
Appearance
Race Results
Pre-race sessions:
3 practice session held for a total of 480 minutes on 6-7/3.
Winners:
Overall:
57
Cunningham C4-R Chrysler
Walters / Fitch
Class C - Sports 5000:
74
Jaguar C-type
Johnston / Wilder
Class D - Sports 3000:
30
Aston Martin DB3
Parnell / Abecassis
Class E - Sports 2000:
49
Ferrari 166 MM
Lunken / Hassan
Class F - Sports 1500:
59
Osca MT4 1350
Cunningham / Lloyd
Class G - Sports 1100:
91
Osca MT4 1100
Simpson / Colby
Class H - Sports 750:
25
D.B. HBR Panhard
Bonnet / Morehouse
Fastest Laps:
Overall:
57
Cunningham C4-R Chrysler
John Fitch (USA)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:
Jaguar (10), MG (7), Allard (5), Ferrari (4), Frazer Nash (4), Siata (4)
Top engines by numbers:
Jaguar (10), MG (7), Crosley (5), Ferrari (4), Bristol (4), Cadillac (4)
Top car types by numbers:
Jaguar XK120 (7), Jaguar C-type (3), Osca MT4 (3), Ferrari 225 S (3), D.B. HBR (3), MG TD (3), Siata 300BC (3), Allard J2 (3)
Driver nationalities:
USA (96), GB (4), F (3), RA (3)
Team nationalities:
USA (49), GB (2)
Engine positions:
front-engined (97%), rear-engined (3%)
Average engine size:
2441 cc
(with regard to 1% supercharged cars an applicable size is 2450 cc)
Oldest known drivers:
René Bonnet (49), Briggs Cunningham (46), Jim Kimberly (46)
Youngest known drivers:
Bob Said (21), Masten Gregory (21), Peter Collins (22)
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