page_title: Maserati in motorsport
section_title: World Sports Car Championship
hierarchical_section_title: Maserati in motorsport / Sports and GT cars / World Sports Car Championship
caption_attribution_description: English: Maserati 300S 2-seater sport
context_page_description: Throughout its history, the Italian auto manufacturer Maserati has participated in various forms of motorsports including Formula One, sportscar racing and touring car racing, both as a works team and through private entrants.
context_section_description: Maserati scored points in all but one year of the first era of the World Sports Car Championship from 1953 to 1961. Both factory-entered and privately-entered cars were eligible to score points for the manufacturer. At the end of 1957 Maserati retired the factory team from racing though they continued to build cars for privateers.
  In the 1953 World Sportscar Championship Maserati placed thirteenth.
  In the 1954 World Sportscar Championship Maserati entered the Maserati A6GCS and placed fifth.
  In the 1955 World Sportscar Championship Maserati placed fourth.
  In the 1956 World Sportscar Championship Maserati placed second including a win at the 1000 km Buenos Aires and the 1000 km at the Nürburgring. 
  The win at 1956 1000 km Buenos Aires was a Maserati 300S sports car driven by Stirling Moss and Carlos Menditéguy.
  In the 1957 World Sportscar Championship Maserati again placed second. This time with wins at Sebring and Rabelöfsbanan
  In the 1959 World Sportscar Championship Maserati placed fourth.
  In the 1960 World Sportscar Championship Maserati placed third. With a win at the ADAC 1000 km Nürburgring for a Maserati Tipo 61 driven by Stirling Moss and Dan Gurney.
  In the 1961 World Sportscar Championship Maserati placed second. With a repeat win at the ADAC 1000 km Nürburgring for a Maserati Tipo 61 this time driven by Lloyd Casner and Masten Gregory.
caption: Maserati placed second in the 1956 World Sportscar Championship with the 300S
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