1953 Avusrennen

The 1953 Avusrennen was a non-championship race, held on the AVUS circuit in West Berlin on July 12. The event used the smaller, 8.3 km circuit, and was won by Jacques Swaters in a , ahead of Hans Klenk and Theo Helfrich, both driving cars.
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==Background==
==Practice==
===Qualifying Results===
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1 	18 	Jacques Swaters 	 	25 	1:05:03.3 	1
2 	30 	Hans Klenk 	 	25 	+ 2:42.5 	
3 	24 	Theo Helfrich 	 	25 	+ 2:55.9 	
4 	21 	Hans Herrmann 	 	24 	+ 1 Lap 	
5 	16 	Rodney Nuckey 	 	24 	+ 1 Lap 	3
6 	10 	Johnny Claes 	 	24 	+ 1 Lap 	
7 	31 	Ernst Klodwig 	 	24 	+ 1 Lap 	
8 	29 	Ernst Lautenschlager	 	21 	+ 4 Laps 	
9 	15 	Maurice Monnier 	Monnier- 	21 	+ 4 Laps 	
DNF 	34 	Kurt Adolff 	 	20 	Accident 	
DNF 	26 	Oswald Karch 	 	18 	 	
DNF 	17 	Prince Bira 	 	15 	Engine 	
DNF 	23 	Willi Heeks 	 	10 	 	
DNF 	32 	Karl-Günther Bechem 	 	8 	 	
DNF 	20 	Giovanni di Riu 	 	5 	 	
DNF 	11 	Alan Brown 	 	2 	Accident 	2
DNF 	22 	Wolfgang Seidel 	 	2 	 	
DNF 	35 	Edgar Barth 	 	1 	Clutch 	
DNF 	37 	Kurt Straubel 	 	0 	 	
DNF 	38 	Heinz Melkus 	- 	0 	 	
DNF 	40 	Arthur Rosenhammer 	 	0 	 	
DNF 	14 	Paul Delebarre 	- 	0 	 	
DNF 	33 	Adolf Lang 	 	0 	 	
DNF 	36 	Rudolf Krause 	 	0 	 	
==Milestones==
==External references==
http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F253_29.htm
Category:Grand Prix articles
Category:1953 Formula One Season
Category:Non-Championship races
Category:Formula One races in Germany