# 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). 182 cars started the race, and 60 finished all 8 stages.

## Pre-race

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.
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

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.
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.
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.

## Official Classification

Class Winners are in Bold text.
| Pos | Class | No. | Entrant | Driver(s) | Car | Stages | Time |
| 1 | S+1.6 | 36 | Scuderia Lancia | Juan Manuel Fangio Gino Bronzoni | Lancia D24 Pinin Farina | 8 | 18:11:00 |
| 2 | S+1.6 | 22 | Scuderia Lancia | Piero Taruffi Luigi Maggio | Lancia D24 Pinin Farina | 8 | 18:18:51 |
| 3 | S+1.6 | 38 | Scuderia Lancia | Eugenio Castellotti Carlo Luoni | Lancia D23 Pinin Farina | 8 | 18:24:52 |
| 4 | S+1.6 | 26 | Scuderia Guastalla | Guido Mancini Fabrizio Serena di Lapigio | Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta | 8 | 19:40:29 |
| 5 | S+1.6 | 6 | Club Francia Amigos de la Panamericana | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago T26GS | 8 | 20:11:22 |
| 6 | S+1.6 | 23 | Scuderia Guastalla | Mario Ricci Forese Salviati | Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta | 8 | 20:16:28 |
| 7 | T | 52 | Bob Estes | Chuck Stevenson Clay Smith | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 20:31:32 |
| 8 | T | 53 | Bob Estes | Walt Faulkner Chuck Daigh | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 20:32:55 |
| 9 | T | 95 | Ronald Ferguson | Jack McGrath Manuel Ayulo | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 20:33:07 |
| 10 | T | 51 | Bob Estes | Johnny Mantz Bill Stroppe | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 20:33:30 |
| 11 | S+1.6 | 5 | Efraín Ruiz Echeverría | Efraín Ruiz Echeverría Pedro Villegas Becerril | Ferrari 250 MM Pinin Farina | 8 | 20:48:29 |
| 12 | T | 66 | A. B. Poe | Tommy Drisdale Johnny Gomez | Chrysler New Yorker | 8 | 21:21:19 |
| 13 | T | 67 | Knox Converse | Royal Russell Jesse Ashley | Chrysler New Yorker | 8 | 21:34:26 |
| 14 | S+1.6 | 11 | Akton Miller | Ak Miller Douglas Harrison | Caballo de Hiero-Oldsmobile | 8 | 22:07:36 |
| 15 | T | 60 | Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Eduardo Martínez | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 22:18:44 |
| 16 | T | 79 | Jorge Descote | Jorge Descote | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 22:27:01 |
| 17 | T | 64 | E. N. de Milo | Ernesto Petrini Alberto Fiorentini | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 22:28:36 |
| 18 | T | 59 | Douglas Ehlinger | Douglas Ehlinger Luis Solorio | Packard Mayfair | 8 | 22:34:40 |
| 19 | T | 72 | Thomas A. Deal | Bill Sterling Julius L. Colspret | Cadillac Series 62 | 8 | 22:40:30 |
| 20 | T | 93 | Pat Zoccano | Pat Zoccano Glen N. Barnhart | Buick | 8 | 22:42:21 |
| 21 | T | 55 | Union de Choferes | Roberto Belmar Angel Acar Valle | DeSoto Diplomat | 8 | 22:45:02 |
| 22 | T | 101 | Arturo Alvarez Tostado | Arturo Alvarez Tostado Alfredo Cabrero Porras | Chrysler New Yorker | 8 | 22:50:59 |
| 23 | T | 118 | James Rice | Ferdinando de Leeuw Murphy Cornelio Medina | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 22:51:28 |
| 24 | T | 113 | Ricardo Ramirez | Ricardo Ramírez | Oldsmobile 88 | 8 | 23:01:10 |
| 25 | S+1.6 | 25 | Guillermo Girón | Guillermo Girón Rodolfo Beaudin | Jaguar XK120 | 8 | 23:01:49 |
| 26 | T | 102 | Juan de Aguinaco | Juan de Aguinaco | Oldsmobile 88 | 8 | 23:02:47 |
| 27 | T | 70 | Al Rogers | Al Rogers Ralph Rogers | Chrysler New Yorker | 8 | 23:13:45 |
| 28 | T | 88 | Ernest C. Hall | Ernest C. Hall Louis Unser | Buick | 8 | 23:14:35 |
| 29 | T | 87 | Luis Rafael Garzon | Luis Rafael Garzon William Griebling | Oldsmobile 88 | 8 | 23:28:15 |
| 30 | T | 114 | Hector Rivapalacio | Hector Riva Palacio Juan Courtney | Oldsmobile 88 | 8 | 23:28:20 |
| 31 | T | 82 | Gilberto Julian Riega | Gilberto Julian Riega Modesto Jose Riega | Lincoln Capri | 8 | 23:55:50 |
| 32 | S1.6 | 152 | José Herrarte Ariano | José Sala Herrarte Ariano Carlos A. González | Porsche 550 Coupé | 8 | 23:57:04 |
| 33 | S1.6 | 158 | | Fernando Segura | Porsche 356 Super | 8 | 24:18:25 |
| 34 | TS | 217 | C. D. Evans | C. D. Evans Walter Krause, Jr. | Chevrolet 210 | 8 | 24:48:21 |
| 35 | TS | 207 | Norman Patterson | Norman Patterson Bernie Shires | Ford V8 | 8 | 24:58:55 |
| 36 | TS | 209 | Oscar Cabalen | Oscar Cabalén Guillermo Ibanda | Ford 6 | 8 | 25:03:48 |
| 37 | TS | 259 | Scott F. Yantis | Scott F. Yantis | Chevrolet 210 | 8 | 25:09:51 |
| 38 | TS | 235 | Malcolm Eckart | Malcolm Eckart Carroll Hamplemann | Hudson Jet | 8 | 25:17:05 |
| 39 | TS | 238 | Humberto Maneglia | Humberto Maneglia | Ford 6 | 8 | 25:34:27 |
| 40 | TS | 222 | Hector Ortiz Palacios | Hector Ortiz Palacios Ramon Leal Contreras | Plymouth Belvedere | 8 | 25:53:31 |
| 41 | TS | 204 | Segurs Chapultepec | Francisco Ramirez Fonseca Alberto Maya Juarez | Hudson Jet | 8 | 25:59:48 |
| 42 | TS | 225 | Enrique Paredes | Enrique Paredes Luis Herrastri | Hudson Jet | 8 | 26:00:42 |
| 43 | TS | 245 | Tadeo Taddia | Tadeo Taddia Sebastian Florencio | Chevrolet 210 | 8 | 26:01:53 |
| 44 | TS | 268 | Miguel Vinardell | Miguel Vinardell | Chevrolet Bel Air | 8 | 26:03:33 |
| 45 | TS | 256 | Baltazar Alaimo | Baltazar Alaimo Eliseo Rodriguez | Chevrolet 210 | 8 | 26:04:08 |
| 46 | T | 147 | Clemente Aspe | Clemente Aspe | Mercury Monterey | 8 | 26:05:44 |
| 47 | TS | 282 | Rafael Larocca | Rafael Larocca | Ford 6 | 8 | 26:06:05 |
| 48 | TS | 210 | Morelos | Carlos Diaz Garcilazo Enrique Alvarado | Studebaker Champion | 8 | 26:10:36 |
| 49 | TS | 228 | Luis Maria Martorani | Luis Maria Martorani | Ford Victoria | 8 | 26:11:56 |
| 50 | TS | 244 | Guillermo G. Airaldi | Guillermo G. Airaldi Francisco Spatafora | Chevrolet 210 | 8 | 26:25:21 |
| 51 | TS | 258 | Domingo B. Lombardi | Domingo B. Lombardi Jorge Jose Ferrario | Ford 6 | 8 | 26:27:41 |
| 52 | TS | 277 | Robert E. Barckimer | Robert E. Barckimer Frank Danley | Ford 6 | 8 | 26:40:39 |
| 53 | TS | 215 | Leones Doroles Club, Hidalgo | Rafael González Sandoval Aurelio Lara | Nash Statesman | 8 | 26:54:23 |
| 54 | TS | 272 | Carlos Fortunati Firpo | Carlos Fortunati Firpo | Ford 6 | 8 | 27:00:50 |
| 55 | TS | 276 | Oscar Martorani | Oscar Martorani | Ford 6 | 8 | 27:01:13 |
| 56 | TS | 248 | Carlos Pfeffer | Carlos Pfeffer Antonio Luís Michelini | Ford 6 | 8 | 28:07:55 |
| 57 | TS | 278 | Carlos Battilana Olazabal | Carlos Battilana Olazabal | Ford 6 | 8 | 28:14:19 |
| 58 | TS | 255 | Guillermo Marenghini | Guillermo Marenghini Alfred Rho | Chevrolet | 8 | 28:24:41 |
| 59 | TS | 227 | Sebastian Gonzalez | Sebastián González Carlos Soto Olivares | Ford Victoria | 8 | 28:27:21 |
| 60 | TS | 257 | Omar Nestor Bide White | Omar Nestor Bide White | Chevrolet 210 | 8 | 30:53:14 |
| 61 NC | S1.6 | 155 | Hans Hugo Hartmann | Hans Hugo Hartmann | Borgward Hansa 1500 RS | 8 | Over time limit |
| 62 DNF | S1.6 | 154 | Jaroslav Juhan | Jaroslav Juhan Antonio Asturias Hall | Porsche 550 Coupé | 7 | Mechanical |
| 63 DNF | S1.6 | 162 | Manfredo Lippmann | Manfredo Lippmann | Porsche 356 Super | 7 | Mechanical |
| 64 DNF | TS | 218 | Remo Gamalero | Remo Gamalero Juan Carlos Domínguez | Ford 6 | 7 | Mechanical |
| 65 DNF | TS | 269 | Mario Reibaldi | Mario Reibaldi | Ford 6 | 7 | Over time limit |
| 66 DNF | TS | 271 | Jorge Daponte | Jorge Daponte | Chevrolet 210 | 7 | Mechanical |
| 67 DNF | T | 63 | Liga Nacional del Transporte | Luis Leal Solares Alfredo Garcia Avila | Lincoln Capri | 6 | Over time limit |
| 68 DNF | TS | 233 | Andres Ferreno Barreiro | Andres Ferreno Barreiro Juan Carlos Suárez | Ford 6 | 6 | DNF |
| 69 DNF | TS | 262 | Agustin Aguaviva | Agustin Aguaviva | Ford 6 | 6 | DNF |
| 70 DNF | S+1.6 | 9 | O'Farrill | Jean Trévoux Jean Bachereaux | Packard Motto Special | 5 | DNF |
| 71 DNF | T | 57 | E. Carl Kiekhaefer | Frank Menendez James E. Beake | Chrysler New Yorker | 5 | Over time limit |
| 72 DNF | S1.6 | 151 | Calzado Canada | Salvador López Chávez | Porsche 356 | 5 | Engine |
| 73 DNF | TS | 212 | Douglas Marimon | Douglas Marimon | Ford 6 | 5 | DNF |
| 74 DNF | TS | 240 | Vincente Tirabasso | Vincente Tirabasso | Chevrolet | 5 | DNF |
| 75 DNF | TS | 254 | Angel Lovalvo | Angel Lovalvo Antonio Spampinato | Ford Victoria | 5 | DNF |
| 76 DNF | S+1.6 | 7 | Club Francia Amigos de la Panamericana | Jean Behra | Gordini T24S | 4 | Accident |
| 77 DNF | S+1.6 | 8 | Club Francia Amigos de la Panamericana | Jean Lucas | Gordini T16S | 4 | Over time limit |
| 78 DNF | S+1.6 | 12 | Scuderia Guastalla | Umberto Maglioli Piero Cassani | Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta | 4 | Lost wheel, accident |
| 79 DNF | S1.6 | 153 | Guillermo Suhr | Guillermo Suhr Contreras Oscar Alfonso | Porsche 356 | 4 | Over time limit (Accident) |
| 80 DNF | TS | 280 | Jose Brea | Jose Brea Alfonso Moreno | Ford 6 | 4 | DNF |
| 81 DNF | S+1.6 | 34 | Scuderia Lancia | Felice Bonetto | Lancia D24 Pinin Farina | 3 | Fatal accident |
| 82 DNF | S+1.6 | 50 | Scuderia Lancia | Giovanni Bracco | Lancia D23 Pinin Farina | 3 | Accident |
| 83 DNF | T | 61 | Philips Radio Mexico | Felix Cerda Loza José Aguilar | Lincoln Capri | 3 | Engine |
| 84 DNF | T | 80 | Hayes/McNamamra | Keith Andrews Pete Woods, Jr. | Cadillac Series 62 | 3 | DNF |
| 85 DNF | T | 149 | Ray Crawford | Ray Crawford | Lincoln Capri | 3 | Engine |
| 86 DNF | TS | 221 | Manuel Hidalgo | Manuel Hidalgo Luis Bicio | Ford 6 | 3 | DNF |
| 87 DNF | TS | 223 | Jose Rubiol Roca | Jose Rubiol Roca | Ford 6 | 3 | Engine |
| 88 DNF | TS | 239 | Daniel Musso | Daniel Musso | Ford 6 | 3 | DNF |
| 89 DNF | TS | 241 | Manuel Cobas | Manuel Cobas | Ford 6 | 3 | DNF |
| 90 DNF | TS | 247 | Ricardo Julian Manrique | Ricardo Julian Manrique | Chevrolet | 3 | DNF |
| 91 DNF | TS | 252 | Fernando Tirabasso | Fernando Tirabasso Antonio Vidal | Ford Victoria | 3 | DNF |
| 92 DNF | TS | 253 | Hugo Servetto | Hugo Servetto Francisco Vega Monroy | Ford Victoria | 3 | DNF |
| 93 DNF | TS | 286 | Ruben J. Joly | Ruben J. Joly | Chevrolet | 3 | DNF |
| 94 DNF | TS | 288 | Eugenio Veicier | Eugenio Veicier Alfonso Hernandez | Chevrolet 210 | 3 | Accident |
| 95 DNF | TS | 300 | Anza Hermanos | Rogelio Anza Ricardo Pola | Ford 6 | 3 | Accident |
| 96 DNF | S+1.6 | 4 | Allen Guiberson | Phil Hill Richie Ginther | Ferrari 340 Mexico Vignale Coupé | 2 | Accident |
| 97 DNF | S+1.6 | 21 | Tony Bettenhausen | Tony Bettenhausen Duane Carter Murrell Belanger | Kurtis-Chrysler KK500S | 2 | Over time limit (Electrical) |
| 98 DNF | S+1.6 | 45 | Scuderia Guastalla | Luigi Chinetti Alfonso de Portago | Ferrari 375 MM Vignale Spyder | 2 | Over time limit (Engine) |
| 99 DNF | T | 89 | Universidad Militar | Otto Becker Estrada Marcel Carrel | Oldsmobile 88 | 2 | DNF |
| 100 DNF | T | 97 | Mario Andreini | Mario Andreini | Mercury Monterey | 2 | Over time limit |
| 101 DNF | T | 150 | Charles Royal | Charles Royal George Clark | Cadillac Series 62 | 2 | DNF |
| 102 DNF | S1.6 | 159 | Dr. Ing. Porsche K.G. | Karl Kling | Porsche 550 Spyder | 2 | Drive shaft |
| 103 DNF | S1.6 | 160 | Dr. Ing. Porsche K.G. | Hans Herrmann | Porsche 550 Spyder | 2 | Steering arm, accident |
| 104 DNF | S1.6 | 165 | William Doheny | Ernie McAfee George Metger | Siata 208s | 2 | DNF |
| 105 DNF | TS | 219 | Juan Fernando Piersanti | Juan Fernando Piersanti Oscar Piersanti | Chevrolet | 2 | DNF |
| 106 DNF | TS | 243 | Osvaldo Jose Mantega | Osvaldo Jose Mantega Ernesto Nunez | Chevrolet 210 | 2 | DNF |
| 107 DNF | TS | 251 | Arnaldo de Tomas | Arnaldo de Tomas | Ford Victoria | 2 | DNF |
| 108 DNF | S+1.6 | 1 | Robredo | Fernando Razo Maciel Javier Montes de Oca | Chrysler New Yorker Special | 1 | Engine |
| 109 DNF | S+1.6 | 10 | José Antonio Solana | José Antonio Solana Alfonso Iniesta | Solana–Oldsmobile | 1 | DNF |
| 110 DNF | S+1.6 | 13 | Javier Razo Maciel | Oscar Fano Bush Raul Aurelio Martinez | Glasspar –Mercury | 1 | Over time limit |
| 111 DNF | S+1.6 | 14 | Fernando Dujan Mejia | Fernando Dujan Mejia Antonio Mucharras | Cadillac | 1 | Over time limit |
| 112 DNF | S+1.6 | 16 | E. Carl Kiekhaefer | John Fitch Bud Boile | Chrysler New Yorker Special | 1 | Over time limit |
| 113 DNF | S+1.6 | 35 | Jose Ham Gunam | Jose Ham Gunam Armando Santamaria | Ham Special | 1 | Over time limit |
| 114 DNF | T | 54 | Fernando Carriles Pagaza | Fernando Carriles Pagaza Jorge Goudet | Lincoln Capri | 1 | Over time limit |
| 115 DNF | T | 56 | E. Carl Kiekhaefer | Bob Korf Don Ziebell | Chrysler New Yorker | 1 | DNF |
| 116 DNF | T | 58 | Vinilsa | Vladimiro Cheterquin Olanque Martin Pecastaing | Cadillac Series 62 | 1 | Over time limit |
| 117 DNF | T | 69 | H. W. Dietrich | Rodger Ward Miles Spickler | Lincoln Capri | 1 | Accident |
| 118 DNF | T | 92 | Edward Stringer | Edward A. Stringer David C. Stringer | Cadillac Series 62 | 1 | DNF |
| 119 DNF | T | 96 | Arquimedes A. del Saz | Arquimedes A. del Saz | Mercury Monterey | 1 | Over time limit |
| 120 DNF | T | 99 | William Toia | Duane Carter | Lincoln Capri | 1 | DNF |
| 121 DNF | T | 103 | Juan Jose Courtney | Juan Jose Courtney Carlos Zambrano | Oldsmobile 88 | 1 | DNF |
| 122 DNF | T | 121 | Alianza Camioneres de Mexico | Abelardo Matamoros Acosta Raul Blancas | Lincoln Capri | 1 | DNF |
| 123 DNF | S1.6 | 199 | Joaquin Castillo de la Fuente | Joaquin Castillo de la Fuente | Porsche 356 SL | 1 | Over time limit |
| 124 DNF | S1.6 | 200 | Jacqueline Evans de López | Jacqueline Evans | Porsche 356 | 1 | Over time limit |
| 125 DNF | TS | 201 | Carlos Rogelio Anza | Octavio Anza Esquivel Ricardo Anza | Ford V-8 | 1 | DNF |
| 126 DNF | TS | 202 | Bonos del Ahorro Nacional | Guillermo Albafull Billey Saidel | Ford V-8 | 1 | DNF |
| 127 DNF | TS | 205 | Jose Antonio Marin | Jose Antonio Marin Miguel Lecuona | Plymouth Belvedere | 1 | DNF |
| 128 DNF | TS | 208 | A. B. Poe | Frank Davis Dennis Cannon | Plymouth Belvedere | 1 | DNF |
| 129 DNF | TS | 211 | Dario Ramonda | Dario Ramonda Armando Lopez | Ford 6 | 1 | Over time limit |
| 130 DNF | TS | 214 | Chiapas | Carlos Alvarado Castanon Luis Ascencio Cordero | Studebaker Champion | 1 | DNF |
| 131 DNF | TS | 229 | Alberto Augusto Crespo | Alberto Augusto Crespo Jacinto Alvarez | Ford Victoria | 1 | DNF |
| 132 DNF | TS | 236 | Roberto Salmon Corona | Roberto Salmon Corona Jorge Sojo Guzman | Ford V-8 | 1 | DNF |
| 133 DNF | TS | 249 | Pedro Beamonte | Pedro Beamonte Francisco R. Rodriguez | Ford 6 | 1 | DNF |
| 134 DNF | TS | 250 | Kaiser Mexico | Manuel Luz Meneses | Kaiser Manhattan | 1 | DNF |
| 135 DNF | TS | 261 | Carlos Maria Silva Ferrer | Carlos Maria Silva Ferrer | Ford 6 | 1 | DNF |
| 136 DNF | TS | 265 | Ramon Enrique Bauzada | Ramon Enrique Bauzada | Ford 6 | 1 | DNF |
| 137 DNF | TS | 273 | Marcelo Alos Vercher | Marcelo Alos Vercher | Chevrolet 210 | 1 | DNF |
| 138 DNF | TS | 279 | Constante Luis Mundo | Constante Luis Mundo | Chevrolet 210 | 1 | DNF |
| 139 DNF | TS | 295 | Benito Flores Estavillo | Benito Flores Estavillo Manuel Calzadillas Vega | Ford 6 | 1 | Over time limit |
| 140 DNF | TS | 296 | Carlos Buenaventura Perez | Carlos Buenaventura Perez Guillermo Romero | Mercury Monterey | 1 | DNF |
| 141 DNF | S+1.6 | 3 | Owen Gray | Owen Gray E. J. Elliason | Chrysler New Yorker Special | 0 | Mechanical |
| 142 DNF | S+1.6 | 15 | Scuderia Guastalla | Antonio Stagnoli Giuseppe Scotuzzi | Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta | 0 | Fatal accident |
| 143 DNF | S+1.6 | 17 | Jack Ensley | Jack Ensley Stephen Spitler | Kurtis-Cadillac KK500S | 0 | Out of fuel |
| 144 DNF | S+1.6 | 18 | Francisco Ibarra | Francisco Ibarra | Jaguar C-Type | 0 | DNF |
| 145 DNF | S+1.6 | 19 | Jorge Moctezuma | Jorge Moctezuma Antonio Ferreira | Ford V-8 | 0 | Accident |
| 146 DNF | S+1.6 | 20 | E. Carl Kiekhaefer | Reginald McFee George Thompson | Chrysler New Yorker Special | 0 | Accident |
| 147 DNF | T | 65 | Hilton Motors | Bill Vukovich Vern Houle | Lincoln Capri | 0 | Gearbox |
| 148 DNF | T | 74 | Raimundo Corona Illescas | Raymundo Corona Jesus Martin del Campo | Packard Mayfair | 0 | Accident |
| 149 DNF | T | 75 | Aldredo Macias | Aldredo Macias Rodolfo Hugo | Mercury Monterey | 0 | Mechanical |
| 150 DNF | T | 83 | Rudolph Ryans | Rudolph Ryans | Lincoln Capri | 0 | Fire |
| 151 DNF | T | 85 | Jacobo Muniele Falick | Jacobo Muniele Falick | Lincoln Capri | 0 | Mechanical |
| 152 DNF | T | 148 | Hugo Aspe | Hugo Aspe Ancieto T. Aspe | Mercury Monterey | 0 | Accident |
| 153 DNF | S1.6 | 156 | Adolf Brudes | Adolf Brudes | Borgward Hansa 1500 RS | 0 | Accident |
| 154 DNF | S1.6 | 157 | Jacques Péron | Jacques Péron | O.S.C.A. MT4 1100 | 0 | Tyres |
| 155 DNF | TS | 203 | Morelos | Olegario Perez Pliego Guillermo Estrada | Studebaker Champion | 0 | Accident |
| 156 DNF | TS | 213 | Alfonso Cesar Franc—o | Alfonso Cesar Franco Jose Hernández | Ford 6 | 0 | Accident |
| 157 DNF | TS | 216 | Antonio Adrian Zarantonello | Antonio Adrian Zarantonello | Ford 6 | 0 | Accident |
| 158 DNF | TS | 220 | Ramiro Aguilar, Jr. | Ramiro Aguilar, Jr. Joe Blanco | Chevrolet 210 | 0 | Accident |
| 159 DNF | TS | 224 | Surroz Ford | Bob Christie Kenneth M. Wood | Ford 6 | 0 | Accident |
| 160 DNF | TS | 226 | Alberto August | Mickey Thompson Rodger Flores | Ford 6 | 0 | Accident |
| 161 DNF | TS | 230 | Ernesto Nanni | Ernesto Nanni | Chevrolet | 0 | Mechanical |
| 162 DNF | TS | 232 | Alfredo Cogorno | Alfredo Cogorno | Ford 6 | 0 | Mechanical |
| 163 DNF | TS | 234 | Radio 620 | Oscar Cepeda Luis Pombo Rivadeneyra | Willys Aero | 0 | Accident |
| 164 DNF | TS | 242 | Nestor Luis Lafage | Nestor Luis Lafage | Ford 6 | 0 | Mechanical |
| 165 DNF | TS | 246 | Adolfo Sogolo | Adolfo Sogolo | Ford Victoria | 0 | Mechanical |
| 166 DNF | TS | 266 | Mario Jorge de Poli | Mario Jorge de Poli | Ford 6 | 0 | Mechanical |
| 167 DNF | TS | 267 | Jorge Pedro Castellano | Jorge Pedro Castellano | Ford 6 | 0 | Mechanical |
| 168 DNF | TS | 270 | Radio 620 | Jorge Cepeda Mier y Teran Heron Cabrera | Willys Aero | 0 | Mechanical |
| 169 DNF | TS | 275 | Miguel Gustavo Molinero | Miguel Gustavo Molinero | Ford 6 | 0 | Mechanical |
| 170 DNF | TS | 285 | Francisco Casuscelli | Francisco Casuscelli | Plymouth Belvedere | 0 | Mechanical |
| 181 DNF | TS | 290 | Federico Herrero | Federico Herrero | Ford 6 | 0 | Mechanical |
| 182 DSQ | T | 73 | Richard D. Doane | Jim Rathmann Irving Kirbell | Oldsmobile 88 | 8 | 21:16:47/Illegal heads |

### Class Winners

| 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

| Pos | Championship | Points |
| 1 | Ferrari | 27 (30) |
| 2 | Jaguar | 24 (28) |
| 3 | Aston Martin | 16 |
| 4= | Cunningham | 12 |
| 4= | Lancia | 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.