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1953 Syracuse Grand Prix

1952 Syracuse Grand Prix

16 March 1952
III Gran Premio di Siracusa
Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily
Temporary road circuit
5.400 km (3.355 miles)
80 laps, 431.979 km (269.440 miles)
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Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
2:05.0
Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati
Louis Chiron	O.S.C.A.
Rodney Nuckey	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.

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20		Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM	entry withdrawn	-

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