# 1953 1000 km of Nürburgring

The 1953 ADAC 1000 Kilometer-Rennen Nürburgring took place on 30 August, on the Nürburgring Nordschleife, (West Germany). It was also the fifth round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship. This was the first time the event had taken place, although it would not run again until 1956.

## Report
### Entry

A grand total of 66 racing cars were registered for this event, of which 54 arrived for practice and qualifying. Scuderia Ferrari, under the name of Automobili Ferrari, arrived with three 375 MMs for the all-Italian pairings of Giuseppe Farina / Alberto Ascari and Umberto Maglioli / Piero Carini, with the third car for Luigi Villoresi and Mike Hawthorn. Scuderia Lancia entered two D24s, the first driven by Juan Manuel Fangio, who had switched from Alfa Romeo, and Felice Bonetto, and the second driven by Robert Manzon and Piero Taruffi. . Lancia also entered an older D20 driven by Giovanni Bracco and Eugenio Castellotti. Also from Italy came three works Maserati A6GCSs.

### Qualifying

The Lancia D24 of Juan Manuel Fangio took pole position, averaging a speed of 83.714 mph around the 14.167 mile circuit. However, following engine problems, the Ferrari 375 MM of Mike Hawthorn and Luigi Villoresi was withdrawn from the meeting and their engine used by the lead car of Alberto Ascari and Giuseppe Farina. The team's third entry was also withdrawn from the meeting.

### Race

A lead Lancias fell out of contention by lap 15, but then the factory efforts and the bigger privateers began to run into trouble. Although two of the three works Ferraris were withdrawn prior to the start of the race, Scuderia victory was never seriously threatened despite the first three cars were all being one same lap as the race winners, Ascari / Farina.
For the second round running, the Scottish Ecurie Ecosse finished second overall. The pairing of Ian Stewart and Roy Salvadori were over 15 minutes behind the Ferrari, but still won their class by three laps. Almost 30 minutes behind the winner, Adolf Brudes and Franz Eugen Hammernick reached the finish in their Borgward Hansa 1500RS in third place overall. The other works Borgward of Karl Guenther Bechem / Theo Helfrich had taken the car up to third place before retiring with an engine failure. The last two classified finishers were two Gutbrod Superiors with a 700cc two-stroke engine. They were seven laps behind the Ferrari.
The winning partnership of Ascari/Farina won in a time of 8hr 20:44.0mins., averaging a speed of 74.694 mph. They covered a distance of 2,281.182 miles. The race did not end when the overall winner crossed the finishing line, but continued for another hour to allow the other classes to try and complete the full 1000 km.

## Official Classification

Class Winners are in Bold text.
| Pos | No | Class | Driver | Driver | Entrant | Chassis | Laps | Reason Out |
| 1st | 1 | S+2.0 | Alberto Ascari | Giuseppe Farina | Automobili Ferrari | Ferrari 375 MM Vignale Spyder | 8hrs 20:44.000, 44 | |
| 2nd | 53 | ser.S+2.0 | Ian Stewart | Roy Salvadori | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar C-Type | 8hrs 35:49.000, 44 | |
| 3rd | 37 | S1.5 | Adolf Brudes | Franz Hammernick | Borgward GmbH | Borgward Hansa 1500 RS | 8hrs 50:33.000, 44 | |
| 4th | 39 | S1.5 | Richard Trenkel | Walter Schlüter | Richard Trenkel | Glöckler-Porsche Nr.5 | 43 | |
| 5th | 26 | S2.0 | Wolfgang Seidel | Josef Peters | Wolfgang Seidel | Veritas Comet RS | 9hrs 25:17.000, 43 | |
| 6th | 54 | ser.S+2.0 | Jimmy Stewart | Jock Lawrence | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar C-Type | 41 | |
| 7th | 33 | S1.5 | Gaetano Sani | Piero Carini | San Giorgio | Osca MT4 1100 | 42 | |
| 8th | 34 | S1.5 | Armando François | Erwin Bauer | San Giorgio | Osca MT4 1100 | 41 | |
| 9th | 50 | ser.S+2.0 | Riccardo Vignolo | Maurice Gatsonides | Roberto Rossellini | Ferrari 212 Inter | 40 | |
| 10th | 52T | ser.S+2.0 | James Scott Douglas | Ninian Sanderson | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar XK120 | 40 | |
| 11th | 67 | ser.S2.0 | Mike Currie | Don Beauman | Michael L. Currie | Fraser Nash Le Mans Replica | 9hrs 53:39.000, 44 | |
| 12th | 61 | ser.S2.0 | Paul Metternich | Wittigo Einsiedel | Gustav Wirth | Porsche 356 1500 | 10hrs 01:59.000, 44 | |
| 13th | 80 | ser.S1.3 | Hans Leo von Hoesch | Werner Engel | Hans Leo von Hoesch | Porsche 356 1100 | 10hrs 01:19.000, 44 | |
| 14th | 86 | ser.S1.3 | Rolf-Friedrich Gőtze | William Godsey | Rolf-Friedrich Gőtze | Porsche 356 1100 | 10hrs 02:14.000, 44 | |
| 15th | 62 | ser.S2.0 | Mathieu Hezemans | Jacques van der Meulen | NAV | Porsche 356 1500 | 10hrs 00:37.000, 44 | |
| 16th | 23 | S2.0 | Alan Brown | José M. Faraoni | Equipe Anglaise | Cooper-Bristol T20 Sports | 40 | |
| 17th | 85 | ser.S1.3 | Ernst van Husen | Walter Scheube | Ernst van Husen | Porsche 356 1100 | 43 | |
| 18th | 87 | ser.S1.3 | Fernand Georges | “Chenevoy” | Fernand Georges | Porsche 356 1100 | 42 | |
| 19th | 32 | S1.5 | Jim Mayers | Pat Griffith | Monkey Stable | Keift-MG | 41 | |
| 20th | 56 | ser.S+2.0 | Kasimir Olislaegers | Charles de Keerle | Kasimir Olislaegers | Jaguar C-Type | 35 | |
| 21st | 92 | ser.S750 | Helmut Glöckler | Hendrik Beckers | Helmut Glöckler | Renault 4CV/1063 | 10hrs 29:05.000, 41 | |
| 22nd | 90 | ser.S750 | Georges Trouis | Jacques Blanchet | Georges Trouis | Panhard Dyna Junior | 41 | |
| 23rd | 43 | S750 | Walter Komossa | Kurt Arnold | Rosterg | Scampolo – DKW | 10hrs 32:49.000, 40 | |
| 24th | 66 | ser.S2.0 | Bruno Martignoni | Sergio Mantovani | Bruno Marignoli | Alfa Romeo 1900 | 35 | |
| 25th | 93 | ser.S750 | Erich Kramwinkel | Klaus Krämer | Kramwinkel | Gutbrod Special | 37 | |
| 26th | 94 | ser.S750 | Heinz Lindermann | Hein Krings | Heinz Lindermann | Gutbrod Special | 37 | |
| NC | 41 | S750 | Louis Bizeray | Mme. Bizeray | Nantes | Renault 4CV Special | 36 | |
| DNF | 20 | S2.0 | Emilio Giletti | Onofre Marimón | Scuderia Maserati | Maserati A6GCS | 41 | Engine |
| DNF | 6 | S+2.0 | Robert Manzon | Piero Tariffi | Scuderia Lancia | Lancia D24 | 15 | Battery |
| DNF | 5 | S+2.0 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Felice Bonetto | Scuderia Lancia | Lancia D24 | 9 | Fuel Pump |
| DNF | 60 | ser.S2.0 | Richard von Frankenberg | Walter Ringgenberg | Walter Ringgenberg | Porsche 356 1500 | 2 | Accident |
| DNF | 7 | S+2.0 | Giovanni Bracco | Eugenio Castellotti | Scuderia Lancia | Lancia D20 | | Electrics |
| DNF | 21 | S2.0 | Hans Herrmann | Jack McAfee | Scuderia Maserati | Maserati A6GCS Coupé | | Oil line |
| DNF | 22 | S2.0 | Gianni Bertoni | Herrmann Lang | Scuderia Maserati | Maserati A6GCS | | Engine |
| DNF | 25 | S2.0 | Johannes Westhof | Klaas Barendragt | Johannes Westhof | Veritas Scorpion | | Starter |
| DNF | 29 | S | Hanns Roth | Fritz Kasper | Hanns Roth | AFM 49 Intertyp Küchen | | Engine |
| DNF | 30 | S1.5 | Mike Keen | Michael Pope | Monkey Stable | Keift-MG | | Hub |
| DNF | 31 | S1.5 | Tommy Line | Mike Llewellyn | Monkey Stable | Keift-MG | | Engine |
| DNF | 35 | S1.5 | Francesco Giardini | Heinrich Sauter | San Giorgio | Osca MT4 1100 | | Gearbox |
| DNF | 36 | S1.5 | David Blakely | Lionel Leonard | Lionel Leonard | Leonard-MG | | Steering arm |
| DNF | 38 | S1.5 | Karl-Günther Bechem | Theo Helfrich | Borgward GmbH | Borgward Hansa 1500 RS | | Engine |
| DNF | 51 | ser.S+2.0 | Toni Ulmen | Herman Roosdorp | Herman Roosdorp | Jaguar C-Type | | Accident |
| DNF | 55 | ser.S+2.0 | Olivier Gendebien | Roger Laurent | Ecurie Francorchamps | Jaguar C-Type | | Piston |
| DISQ | 63 | ser.S1.5 | Elyane Imbert | Simone des Forest | Elyane Imbert | Porsche 356 1500 | | Assistance |
| DNF | 64 | ser.S1.5 | Arthur Heuberger | Ernst Seiler | Arthur Heuberger | Porsche 356 1500 | | Accident |
| DISQ | 65 | ser.S1.5 | Heinz Friederichs | Horst Lauprecht | Heinz Friedrichs | Porsche 356 1500 | | Assistance |
| DNF | 68 | ser.S1.5 | Kurt Zeller | Walter Zeller | Kurt Zeller | Ferrari 166 MM | | Out of fuel |
| DNF | 81 | ser.S1.3 | Adolf Vianden | Harry Merkel | Adolf Vianden | Porsche 356 1100 | | Engine |
| DNF | 83 | ser.S1.3 | Albrecht W. Mantzel | Rolf Madaus | Albrecht W. Mantzel | Porsche 356 1100 | | Engine |
| DNF | 84 | ser.S1.3 | Franz Eugen Kesselstatt | Bernt Spiegel | Walter Glöckler | Porsche 356 1100 | | Accident |
| DNS | 2 | S+2.0 | Mike Hawthorn | Giuseppe Farina Alberto Ascari | Automobili Ferrari | Ferrari 375 MM Vignale Spyder | | Engine to car no.1 |
| DNS | 3 | S+2.0 | Umberto Maglioli | Piero Carini | Automobili Ferrari | Ferrari 375 MM Vignale Spyder | | Withdrawn |
| DNS | 25 | S2.0 | Ernst Lautenschlager | Heinz Fischer | Ernst Lautenschlager | Veritas Comet RS | | |
| DNS | 52 | ser.S+2.0 | James Scott Douglas | Ninian Sanderson | Ecurie Ecosse | Jaguar C-Type | | Accident |
* Fastest Lap: Robert Manzon, 10:23.000secs (81.866 mph)

### Class Winners

| Class | Winners | | |
| Sports +2.0 | 1 | Ferrari 375 MM Vignale Spyder | Ascari / Farina |
| Sports 2.0 | 26 | Veritas Comet RS | Seidel / Peters |
| Sports 1.5 | 37 | Borgward Hansa 1500 RS | Brudes / Hammernick |
| Sports 750 | 43 | Scampolo-DKW | Komossa / Arnold |
| Serie Sports +2.0 | 53 | Jaguar C-Type | Stewart / Salvadori |
| Serie Sports 2.0 | 67 | Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica | Currie / Beauman |
| Serie Sports 1.3 | 80 | Porsche 356 1100 | von Hoesch / Engel |
| Serie Sports 750 | 92 | Renault 4CV/1063 | Glöckler / Beckers |

## Standings after the race

| Pos | Championship | Points |
| 1 | Ferrari | 26 (27) |
| 2 | Jaguar | 24 |
| 3 | Cunningham | 12 |
| 4 | Aston Martin | 8 |
| 5 | Alfa Romeo | 6 |
* 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.