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1953 Syracuse Grand Prix

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1952 Syracuse Grand Prix
Race details
Date 16 March 1952
Official name III Gran Premio di Siracusa
Location Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily
Course Temporary road circuit
Course length 5.400 km (3.355 miles)
Distance 80 laps, 431.979 km (269.440 miles)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Time 2:05.0
Podium
First Maserati
Second O.S.C.A.
Third Cooper T23-Bristol

The 3rd Syracuse Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held in Syracuse, Sicily on 22 March 1953. The race was won by Emmanuel de Graffenried in a Maserati A6GCM. Louis Chiron was second in an O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 and Rodney Nuckey third in a Cooper T23-Bristol. Alberto Ascari started from pole and set fastest lap but retired with mechanical failure, as did every other works Ferrari, in contrast to last year's 1-2-3 walkover.[1][2]

Classification

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Race

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 8 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati A6GCM 2:57:31, 148.10kph 4
2 4 France Louis Chiron Louis Chiron O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 +3 laps 7
3 16 United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey Rodney Nuckey Cooper T23-Bristol +6 laps 10
4 14 United Kingdom Eric Brandon Cooper Car Company Cooper T20-Bristol +6 laps 9
5 6 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Cooper T24-Alta +6 laps 8
NC 30 Belgium Charles de Tornaco Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 14
NC 18 Italy Giovanni de Riu Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 12
NC 22 Italy Mario Raffaeli Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 166 13
Ret 2 Italy Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 61 laps, mechanical 2
Ret 26 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn
Italy Alberto Ascari
Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 57 laps, valves 5
Ret 24 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 37 laps, valves 1
Ret 28 Italy Sergio Mantovani Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCM 36 laps, accident 11
Ret 10 United States Tom Cole Atlantic Stable Cooper T23-Bristol 36 laps, accident 6
Ret 12 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 3 laps, valves 3
DNA 20 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCM entry withdrawn -

References

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  1. ^ "1953 Non World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  2. ^ "III Gran Premio di Siracusa 1953". Retrieved 2022-06-22.


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