Carrera Panamericana 1953

The Porsche 550 from Jaroslav Juhan and Antonio Asturias Hall

The unusual Ferrari 375MM Pinin Farina by Umberto Maglioli and Piero Cassani

The fourth Carrera Panamericana took place from November 23 to 27, 1953 and was the seventh race of the sports car world championship of that year.

The race

The distance

The fourth Carrera Panamericana had eight special stages and a track length of 3,077 km. The race started in Tuxtla Gutiérrez and led back to the starting point via Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua .

The teams

The Lancia factory team came to Mexico with five vehicles, lots of staff and equipment . The Italians had prepared three D24 and two D23 for the long road race, which were entered in the class for sports cars over 1.6 liter displacement. The Lancia team management had hired top drivers in order to win the overall standings of this race. Juan Manuel Fangio , the Formula 1 world champion of the season in 1951 , contributed a D24; his co-driver was the Italian Gino Bronzoni . Piero Taruffi and Felice Bonetto also drove a D24. The two D23s were driven by the young Eugenio Castellotti and Giovanni Bracco . The Lancia team leadership's hopes rested on Bracco in particular. The Italian born in Biella was considered a specialist in long road races. Last year he had won the Mille Miglia and was in the lead at the Carrera for a long time before retiring due to a defect. Before the start of the third stage, there was an act of great sportiness. Bracco, through journalist Günther Molter, informed a stunned Mercedes team that it no longer makes sense to drive fast because his car is suffering from major technical problems and will soon break down. In fact, a few kilometers after the start of the last stage, the Ferrari's power transmission ceased and victory went to Mercedes.

For Lincoln , the US manufacturer of luxury vehicles, the Carrera was of particular importance. The media attention and thereby the advertising effect in Mexico and the United States were great. For Lincoln, that public perception was important; therefore Lincoln was also represented at the Carrera with works cars. The preparation and deployment of the three Capri were left to the racing team of Bob Estes . Chuck Stevenson , Walt Faulkner , Chuck Daigh , Johnny Mantz , Clay Smith and Bill Stroppe were hired as drivers . A fourth car driven by Jack McGrath and Manuel Ayulo was reported by Ronald Ferguson.

The Scuderia Ferrari was not officially at the start . Enzo Ferrari but supported the Scuderia Guastalla by Franco Cornacchia logistically. Cornacchia came to Mexico with four Ferrari 375MM . One of the drivers was Umberto Maglioli , who won the Carrera a year later . Cornacchia registered a fifth vehicle just before the entry deadline; a Chrysler New York special driven by the two Italians Antonio Stagnoli and Giuseppe Scotuzzi .

Three German reports are also worth mentioning: Porsche launched two 550 Spyders ; Hans Herrmann and Karl Kling were hired as drivers . Adolf Brudes started with a Borgward Hansa 1500 RS .

Race course

The race itself was dominated by the European teams and ended with a triple triumph for the Lancia team. Juan Manuel Fango won with a lead of seven minutes on his team-mate Piero Taruffi. Third was Eugenio Castellotti. The success was overshadowed by the death of her teammate Felice Bonetto, who crashed into a house in an accident and was dead on the spot.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	Driver / passenger	vehicle	Travel time
1	S + 1.6	36	Scuderia Lancia	Juan Manuel Fangio Gino Bronzoni	Lancia D24 Pinin Farina	18: 11: 00,000
2	S + 1.6	22nd	Scuderia Lancia	Piero Taruffi Luigi Maggio	Lancia D24 Pinin Farina	18: 18: 51,000
3	S + 1.6	38	Scuderia Lancia	Eugenio Castellotti Carlo Luoni	Lancia D23 Pinin Farina	18: 24: 52,000
4th	S + 1.6	26th	Scuderia Guastalla	Guido Mancini Fabrizio Serena di Lapigio	Ferrari 375MM	19: 40: 29,000
5	S + 1.6	6th	Club Francia Amigos de la Panamericana	Louis Rosier	Talbot Lago T26GS	20: 11: 22,000
6th	S + 1.6	23	Scuderia Guastalla	Mario Ricci Forese Salviati	Ferrari 375MM	20: 16: 28,000
7th	T	52	Bob Estes	Chuck Stevenson Clay Smith	Lincoln Capri	20: 31: 32,000
8th	T	53	Bob Estes	Walt Faulkner Chuck Daigh	Lincoln Capri	20: 32: 55,000
9	T	95	Ronald Ferguson	Jack McGrath Manuel Ayulo	Lincoln Capri	20: 33: 07,000
10	T	51	Bob Estes	Johnny Mantz Bill Stroppe	Lincoln Capri	20: 33: 30,000
11	S + 1.6	5	Efrain Ruiz-Echeverria	Efrain Ruiz-Echeverria Pedro Manchegas Becceril	Ferrari 250MM	20: 48: 29,000
12	T	66	AB Poe	Tommy Drisdale Pedro Gomez	Chrysler New Yorker	21: 21: 19,000
13	T	67	Knox Conserve	Royal Russell Jesse Ashley	Chrysler New Yorker	21: 34: 26,000
14th	S + 1.6	11	Akton Miller	Acton Miller Douglas Harrison	Caballo de Hiero	22: 07: 36,000
15th	T	60	Oscar Gálvez	Oscar Gálvez Eduardo Martinez	Lincoln Capri	22: 18: 44,000
16	T	79	Jorge Descote	Jorge Descote	Lincoln Capri	22: 27: 01,000
17th	T	64	EN de Milo	Ernesto Petrini Alberto Fiorentini	Lincoln Capri	22: 28: 36,000
18th	T	59	Douglas Ehlinger	Douglas Ehlinger Louis Solorio	Packard Mayfair	22: 34: 40,000
19th	T	72	Thomas A. Deal	Bill Sterling Julius Colspret	Cadillac Series 62	22: 40: 30,000
20th	T	93	Pat Zoccano	Pat Zoccano Glen Barnhart	Buick	22: 42: 21,000
21st	T	55	Union de Choferes	Roberto Belmar Angel Acar Valle	De Soto diplomat	22: 45: 02,000
22nd	T	101	Arturo Alvarez Tostado	Arturo Alvarez Tostado Alfredo Cabrero Porras	Chrysler New Yorker	22: 50: 59,000
23	T	118	James Rice	Ferdinando de Leeuw Murphy Cornelio Medina	Lincoln Capri	22: 51: 28,000
24	T	113	Ricardo Ramirez	Ricardo Ramirez	Oldsmobile 88	23: 01: 10,000
25th	S + 1.6	25th	Guillermo Girón	Guillermo Girón Rudolfo Beaudin	Jaguar XK 120	23: 01: 49,000
26th	T	102	Juan de Aguinaco	Juan de Aguinaco	Oldsmobile 88	23: 02: 47,000
27	T	70	Alvin Rogers	Alvin Rogers Ralph Rogers	Chrysler New Yorker	23: 13: 45,000
28	T	88	Ernest Hall	Ernest Hall Louis Unser	Buick	23: 14: 35,000
29	T	87	Luis Rafael Garzon	Luis Rafael Garzon William Griebling	Oldsmobile 88	23: 28: 15,000
30th	T	114	Hector Riva Palacio	Hector Riva Palacio Carlos Condey	Oldsmobile 88	23: 28: 20,000
31	T	82	Gilberto Julian Riega	Gilberto Julian Riega Modesto Jose Riega	Lincoln Capri	23: 55: 50,000
32	S 1.6	152	José Herrarte Ariano	José Herrarte Ariano Carlos Gonzales	Porsche 550 Coupe	23: 57: 04,000
33	S 1.6	158		Fernando Segura	Porsche 356 Super	24: 18: 25,000
34	TS	217	CD Evans	CD Evans Walter Krause	Chevrolet 210	24: 48: 41,000
35	TS	207	Norman Patterson	Norman Patterson Bernie Shires	Ford V8	24: 58: 55,000
36	TS	209	Oscar Cabalén	Oscar Cabalén Guillermo Ibanda	Ford 6	25: 03: 48,000
37	TS	209	Scott Yantis	Scott Yantis	Chevrolet 210	25: 09: 51,000
38	TS	235	Malcolm Eckart	Malcolm Eckart Carroll Hamplemann	Hudson Jet	25: 17: 05,000
39	TS	238	Humberto Maneglia	Humberto Maneglia	Ford 6	25: 34: 27,000
40	TS	222	Hector Ortiz Palacios	Hector Ortiz Palacios Ramon Leal Contreras	Plymouth Belvedere	25: 43: 31,000
41	TS	204	Seguros Chapultepec	Francisco Ramirez Fonseca Alberto Maya Juarez	Hudson Jet	25: 59: 48,000
42	TS	225	Enrique Paredes	Enrique Paredes Luis Herrastri	Hudson Jet	26: 00: 42,000
43	TS	245	Tadeo Taddia	Tadeo Taddia Sebastian Florencia	Chevrolet 210	26: 01: 53,000
44	TS	268	Miguel Vinardelli	Miguel Vinardelli	Chevrolet Bel Air	26: 03: 33,000
45	TS	256	Baltazar Aleimo	Baltazar Aleimo Eliseo Rodriguez	Chevrolet 210	26: 04: 08,000
46	T	147	Clemente Aspe	Clemente Aspe	Mercury Monterey	26: 05: 44,000
47	TS	282	Rafael Larocca	Rafael Larocca	Ford 6	26: 06: 05,000
48	TS	210	Morelos	Carlos Diaz Garcilazo Enrique Alvarado	Studebaker Champion	26: 10: 36,000
49	TS	228	Luis Maria Martorani	Luis Maria Martorani	Ford Victoria	26: 11: 56,000
50	TS	244	Guillermo Airaldi	Guillermo Airaldi Francisco Spartafora	Chevrolet 210	26: 25: 21,000
51	TS	258	Domingo Lombardi	Domingo Lombardi Jorge Jose Ferrario	Ford 6	26: 27: 41,000
52	TS	277	Robert Barckimer	Robert Barckimer Frank Danley	Ford 6	26: 40: 39,000
53	TS	215	Leones Dolores Club Hidalgo	Rafael González Sandoval Aurelio Lara	Nash Statesman	26: 54: 23,000
54	TS	272	Carlos Fortunati Firpo	Carlos Fortunati Firpo	Ford 6	27:00: 50,000
55	TS	266	Oscar Mantorani	Oscar Mantorani	Ford 6	27: 01: 13,000
56	TS	248	Carlos pepper	Carlos Pfeffer Antonoi Lius Michelini	Ford 6	28: 07: 55,000
57	TS	278	Carlos Battilana Olazabal	Carlos Battilana Olazabal	Ford 6	28: 14: 19,000
58	TS	255	Guillermo Marenghini	Guillermo Marenghini Alfred Rho	Chevrolet	28: 24: 41,000
59	TS	227	Sebastian Gonzáles	Sebastian Gonzáles Carlos Soto Olivares	Ford Victoria	28: 27: 21,000
60	TS	257	Omar White	Omar White	Chevrolet 210	30: 53: 14,000
Disqualified
61	T	73	Richard Doane	Jim Rathmann Irving Kirbell	Oldsmobile 88	illegal cylinder heads
62	S 1.6	155	Hans-Hugo Hartmann	Hans-Hugo Hartmann	Borgward RS	Time limit exceeded
63	TS	269	Mario Reibaldi	Mario Reibaldi	Ford 6	Time limit exceeded
64	T	63	Liga Nacional del Transporte	Luis Leal Solares Alfredo Garcia Avila	Lincoln Capri	Time limit exceeded
65	T	57	Carl Kieckhaefer	Frank Menendez James Beake	Chrysler New Yorker	Time limit exceeded
66	S + 1.6	7th	Club Francia Amigos de la Panamericana	Jean Behra	Gordini T24S	Time limit exceeded
67	S + 1.6	8th	Club Francia Amigos de la Panamericana	Jean Lucas	Gordini T16S	Time limit exceeded
68	S 1.6	153	Guillermo Suhr	Guillermo Suhr Oscar Alfonso	Porsche 356SL	Time limit exceeded
69	S + 1.6	21st	Tony Bettenhausen	Tony Bettenhausen Duane Carter Murrell Belanger	Kurtis 500K	Time limit exceeded
70	S + 1.6	45	Scuderia Gustalla	Luigi Chinetti Alfonso de Portago	Ferrari 375MM Vignale	Time limit exceeded
71	T	97	Mario Andreini	Mario Andreini	Mercury Monterey	Time limit exceeded
72	S + 1.6	13	Javier Razo Maciel	Oscar Fano Bush Raul Aurelio Martinez	Glass saver	Time limit exceeded
73	S + 1.6	14th	Fernando Dujan Mejia	Fernando Dujan Mejia Antonio Mucharras	Cadillac	Time limit exceeded
74	S + 1.6	16	Carl Kiekhaefer	John Fitch Bob Boile	Chrysler New Yorker	Time limit exceeded
75	S + 1.6	35	Jose Ham Gunam	Jose Ham Gunam Armando Santamaria	Ham special	Time limit exceeded
76	T	54	Fernando Carriles Pagaza	Fernando Carriles Pagaza Jorge Goudet	Lincoln Capri	Time limit exceeded
77	T	58	Vinilsa	Vladimiro Cheterquin Olanque Martin Pecastaing	Cadillac Series 62	Time limit exceeded
78	T	96	Arquimedes del Saz	Arquimedes del Saz	Mercury Monterey	Time limit exceeded
79	1.6	199	Joaquin Castillo de la Fuente	Joaquin Castillo de la Fuente	Porsche 356 PRE A	Time limit exceeded
80	1.6	200	Jacqueline Evans	Jacqueline Evans	Porsche 356 PRE A	Time limit exceeded
81	TS	211	Dario Ramonda	Dario Ramonda Armando Lopez	Ford 6	Time limit exceeded
82	TS	295	Benito Flores Estavillo	Benito Flores Estavillo Manuel Calzadillas Vega	Ford 6	Time limit exceeded
Failed
83	S 1.6	154	Jaroslav Juhan	Jaroslav Juhan Antonio Asturias Hall	Porsche 550
84	S 1.6	162	Manfredo Lippmann	Manfredo Lippmann	Porsche 356 Super
85	TS	218	Remo Gamalero	Remo Gamalero Juan Carlos Dominguez	Ford 6
86	TS	271	Jorge Daponte	Jorge Daponte	Chevrolet 210
87	TS	233	Andres Ferreno Barreiro	Andres Ferreno Barreiro Juan Suarez	Ford 6
88	TS	262	Agustin Aguaviva	Agustin Aguaviva	Ford 6
89	S + 1.6	9	O'Farrill	Jean Trévoux Jean Bachereaux	Packard Motto Special
90	S 1.6	151	Calzado Canada	Salvador López Chavez	Porsche 356
91	TS	212	Douglas Marimon	Douglas Marimon	Ford 6
92	TS	240	Vincente Tirabasso	Vincente Tirabasso	Chevrolet
93	TS	254	Angel Lovalvo	Angel Lovalvo Antonio Spampinato	Ford Victoria
94	S + 1.6	12	Scuderia Gustalla	Umberto Maglioli Piero Cassani	Ferrari 375MM Pinin Farina
95	TS	280	Jose Brea	Jose Brea Alfonso Moreno	Ford 6
96	S + 1.6	34	Scuderia Lancia	Felice Bonetto	Lancia D24
97	S + 1.6	50	Scuderia Lancia	Giovanni Bracco	Lancia D23
98	T	61	Philips Radio Mexico	Felix Cerda Loza Jose Aguilar	Lincoln Capri
99	T	80	Hayes & McNamara	Keith Andrews Pete Woods	Cadillac Series 62
100	T	149	Raymond Crawford	Raymond Crawford	Lincoln Capri
101	TS	221	Manuel Hidalgo	Manuel Hidalgo Luis Bicio	Ford 6
102	TS	223	Jose Rubiol Roca	Jose Rubiol Roca	Ford 6
103	TS	239	Daniel Musso	Daniel Musso	Ford 6
104	TS	239	Manuel Cobas	Manuel Cobas	Ford 6
106	TS	247	Ricardo Julian Manrique	Ricardo Julian Manrique	Chevrolet
107	TS	252	Fernando Tirabasso	Fernando Tirabasso Antonio Vidal	Ford Victoria
108	TS	253	Hugo Servetto	Hugo Servetto Francisco Vega Monroy	Ford Victoria
109	TS	286	Ruben Joly	Ruben Joly	Chevrolet
110	TS	288	Eugenio Veicier	Eugenio Veicier Alfonso Hernandez	Chevrolet 210
111	TS	300	Anza Hermanos	Rogelio Anza Ricardo Pola	Chevrolet 210
112	S + 1.6	4th	Allen Guiberson	Phil Hill Richie Ginther	Ferrari 340 Mexico Vignale
113	T	89	Universidad Militar	Otto Becker Estrada Marcel Carrel	Oldsmobile 88
114	T	150	Charles Royal	Charles Royal George Clark	Cadillac Series 62
115	S 1.6	159	Dr. Ing.Porsche KG	Karl Kling	Porsche 550 Spyder
116	S 1.6	165	Dr. Ing.Porsche KG	Hans Herrmann	Porsche 550 Spyder
117	S 1.6	160	William Doheny	Ernie McAfee George Metger	Siata 208S
117	TS	219	Juan Fernando Piersanti	Juan Fernando Piersanti Oscar Piersanti	Chevrolet
118	TS	243	Osvaldo Jose Mantega	Osvaldo Jose Mantega Ernesto Nunez	Chevrolet 210
119	TS	251	Arnaldo de Tomas	Arnaldo de Tomas	Ford Victoria
120	S + 1.6	1	Robredo	Fernando Razo Maciel Javier Montes de Oca	Chrysler New York Special
121	S + 1.6	10	Robredo	José Antonio Solana Alfonso Iniesta	Solana Oldsmobile
121	T	56	Carl Kiekhaefer	Bob Korf Don Ziebell	Chrysler New Yorker
122	T	69	HW Dietrich	Rodger Ward Miles Spickler	Lincoln Capri
123	T	92	Edward Stringer	Edward Stringer David Stringer	Cadillac Series 62
123	T	99	William Toia	Duane Carter	Lincoln Capri
124	T	103	Juan Jose Courtney	Juan Jose Courtney Carlos Zambrano	Oldsmobile 88
125	T	121	Alianza Camioneres de Mexico	Alianza Camioneres de Mexico Raul Blancas	Lincoln Capri
126	TS	201	Carlos Rogelio Anza	Octavio Anza Esquivel Ricardo Anza	Ford V8
127	TS	202	Bonos del Ahorro Nacional	Guillermo Albafull Billey Saidel	Ford V8
128	TS	205	Jose Antonio Marin	Jose Antonio Marin Miguel Lecuona	Plymouth Belvedere
129	TS	208	Frank Davis	Frank Davis Dennis Cannon	Plymouth Belvedere
130	TS	229	Chiapas	Carlos Alvarado Castanon Luis Ascencio Cordero	Studebaker Champion
131	TS	214	Alberto Augusto Crespo	Alberto Augusto Crespo Jacinto Alvarez	Ford Victoria
132	TS	236	Roberto Salmon Corona	Roberto Salmon Corona Jorge Sojo Guzman	Ford V8
133	TS	249	Pedro Beamonte	Pedro Beamonte Francisco Rodríguez	Ford 6
134	TS	250	Emperor Mexico	Manuel Luz Meneses	Emperor Manhattan
135	TS	261	Carlos Maria Silva Ferrer	Carlos Maria Silva Ferrer	Ford 6
136	TS	265	Ramon Enrique Bauzada	Ramon Enrique Bauzada	Ford 6
137	TS	273	Marcelo Alos Vercher	Marcelo Alos Vercher	Chevrolet 210
138	TS	279	Constante Luis Mundo	Constante Luis Mundo	Chevrolet 210
139	TS	296	Carlos Buenaventura Perez	Carlos Buenaventura Perez Guillermo Romero	Mercury Monterey
140	S + 1.6	3	Owen Gray	Owen Gray EJ Elliason	Chrysler New York Special
141	S + 1.6	15th	Scuderia Guastalla	Antonio Stagnoli Giuseppe Scotuzzi	Chrysler New York Special
142	S + 1.6	17th	Jack Ensley	Jack Ensley Stephen Spitler	Kurtis 500K
143	S + 1.6	18th	Francisco Ibarra	Francisco Ibarra	Jaguar C-Type
144	S + 1.6	19th	Jorge Moctezuma	Jorge Moctezuma	Ford V8
145	S + 1.6	19th	Jorge Moctezuma	Jorge Moctezuma Antonio Ferreira	Ford V8
146	S + 1.6	29	Carl Kiekhaefer	Reginald McFee George Thompson	Ford V8
147	T	65	Hilton Motors	Bill Vukovich Vern Houle	Lincoln Capri
148	T	74	Raimundo Corona	Raimundo Corona Jesus Martin del Campo	Packard Mayfair
149	T	75	Alfredo Macias	Alfredo Macias Rudolfo Hugo	Mercury Monterey
150	T	83	Rudolph Ryans	Rudolph Ryans	Lincoln Capri
151	T	85	Jacobo Falick	Jacobo Falick	Lincoln Capri
152	T	146	Hugo Aspe	Hugo Aspe Anciento Aspe	Mercury Monterey
153	S + 1.6	156	Adolf Brudes	Adolf Brudes	Borgward Hansa 1500RS
154	S + 1.6	157	Jacques Péron	Jacques Péron	Osca MT4 1100
155	TS	203	Morelos	Olegario Perez Pliego Guillermo Estrada	Studebaker Champion
156	TS	213	Alfonso Cesar Franco	Olegario Perez Pliego José Hernandez	Ford 6
157	TS	216	Antonio Adrian Zarantonello	Antonio Adrian Zarantonello	Ford 6
158	TS	220	Ramiro Aguilar	Ramiro Aguilar Joe Blanco	Chevrolet 210
159	TS	224	Surroz Ford	Bob Christie Kenneth Wood	Ford 6
160	TS	226	Alberto August	Mickey Thompson Roger Flores	Ford 6
161	TS	230	Ernesto Nanni	Ernesto Nanni	Chevrolet
162	TS	234	Radio 620	Oscar Cepeda Luis Pombo Rivadeneyra	Willy's Aero
163	TS	242	Nestor Luis Lafage	Nestor Luis Lafage	Ford 6
164	TS	246	Adolfo Sogolo	Adolfo Sogolo	Ford Victoria
165	TS	266	Mario Jorge de Poli	Mario Jorge de Poli	Ford 6
166	TS	267	Jorge Pedro Castellano	Jorge Pedro Castellano	Ford 6
167	TS	270	Radio 620	Jorge Cepeda Mier y Teran Heron Cabrera	Willy's Aero
168	TS	275	Miguel Gustavo Molinero	Miguel Gustavo Molinero	Ford 6
169	TS	285	Francisco Casuscelli	Francisco Casuscelli	Plymouth Belvedere
170	TS	290	Federico Herrero	Federico Herrero	Ford 6

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
171	S + 1.6		Jaguar Cars		Jaguar C-Type
172	S + 1.6		Jan de Vroom	Bill Spear	Ferrari 212 Export Vignale
173	S + 1.6	2	Joel Thorne	Joel Thorne	Thorne
174	S + 1.6	14th	Raul Aurelio Martinez	Raul Aurelio Martinez	Jaguar C-Type
175	S + 1.6	24	Pinheiro Piris	Pinheiro Piris	Lancia
176	S + 1.6	47	Tommy Francis	Tommy Francis Dempsey Wilson	post Office
177	S + 1.6	48	Chano ureta	Chano ureta	post Office
178	T	62	Guy Vincent	Guy Vincent	Jaguar Mark VIII
179	T	68	Manuel Acosta Munoz	Manuel Acosta Munoz Jesus Perez	Lincoln Capri
180	T	76	Tony Bettenhausen	Tony Bettenhausen	Chrysler New Yorker
181	T	77	Jesús Valezzi	Jesús Valezzi
182	T	78	Murrell Belanger	Murrell Belanger	Chrysler New Yorker
183	T	81	Pablo Birger	Pablo Birger	Lincoln Capri
184	T	84	Verlin Brown	Verlin Brown	Chrysler New Yorker
185	T	86	John Fitch	John Fitch	Chrysler New Yorker
186	T	90	AF Ennis	AF Ennis	Chrysler New Yorker
187	T	91	Julio Repetto	Julio Repetto	Mercury
188	T	94	Eugenio Guerrero	Eugenio Guerrero	Mercury
189	T	98		Jose Ramon Naves	De Soto diplomat
190	T	100	Manuel Arrouge	Manuel Arrouge	Lincoln Capri
191	T	105	Armando Reyes Navarro	Armando Reyes Navarro	Packard
192	T	106	Santiago Enrique Pieretti	Santiago Enrique Pieretti	Lincoln Capri
193	T	142	Angel Acar	Angel Acar	Mercury
194	S 1.6	161	Louis Richardi	Louis Richardi
195	TS	206	Othon Aspe Murphy	Othon Aspe Murphy Octavio Aspe Murphy	Ford V8
196	TS	209	Douglas Marimon	Douglas Marimon	Chevrolet 210
197	TS	215	Benjamin Alvarez	Benjamin Alvarez	Studebaker
198	TS	222	Hector Ortiz Palacios	Hector Ortiz Palacios	De Soto diplomat
199	TS	231	Manuel Marino	Manuel Marino	Ford 6
200	TS	237	Alfredo Calles Suarez	Alfredo Calles Suarez	ford
201	TS	252	Alfonso de la Pena Cardona	Alfonso de la Pena Cardona	Ford V8
202	TS	253	Heliodoro de la Pena	Heliodoro de la Pena	Ford V8
203	TS	260	Eduardo d'Alessandro	Eduardo d'Alessandro	Chevrolet 210
204	TS	263	Enrique Capizano	Enrique Capizano	Chevrolet 210
205	TS	264	Alfredo Birger	Alfredo Birger	Ford 6
206	TS	274	Balbino Jose Roldan	Balbino Jose Roldan	Ford 6
207	TS	279	Alberto Fulvi	Alberto Fulvi	Ford 6
208	TS	281	Luis Alberto Manzeo	Luis Alberto Manzeo	Ford 6
209	TS	283	Enrique Etchebarne	Enrique Etchebarne	ford
210	TS	284	Eduardo Etchebarne	Eduardo Etchebarne	ford
211	TS	287	Pedro Francisco Garcia	Pedro Francisco Garcia
212	TS	289	Juan Justino Leon	Juan Justino Leon	ford
213	TS	291	Hector Giorgis	Hector Giorgis	Ford 6
214	TS	292	Fidel Fernandez	Francisco Ibarra	Chevrolet 210
215	TS	293	Alfonso de la Pena Cardona	Alfonso de la Pena Cardona	Emperor Manhattan
216	TS	294	Heliodoro de la Pena	Heliodoro de la Pena Alfonso de la Pena Cardona	Emperor Manhattan

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S + 1.6	Juan Manuel Fangio	Gino Bronzoni	Lancia D24	Overall victory
S 1.6	José Herrarte Ariano	Carlos Gonzales	Porsche 550 Coupe	Rank 32
T	Chuck Stevenson	Clay Smith	Lincoln Capri	Rank 7
TS	CD Evans	Walter Krause	Chevrolet 210	Rank 34

Racing data

• Registered: 216
• Started: 170
• Rated: 60
• Race classes: 4
• Spectator: unknown
• Race day weather: warm and dry
• Route length: 3077 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 18: 11: 00,000 hours
• Overall rounds of the winning team: 8
• Total distance of the winning team: 3077,000 km
• Winner's average: 169.221 km / h
• Pole position: none
• Fastest race lap: none
• Racing series: 7th round of the 1953 World Sports Car Championship

literature

• Peter Higham: International Motor Racing - A Complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car . Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

• Race results at WSRP
• flickr / autohistorian: Carrera Panamericana 1953: Lincoln Capri No. 52 (Chuck Stevenson). (English) (accessed August 21, 2016)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information on Bob Estes

Predecessor race RAC Tourist Trophy 1953

Sports car world championship

Successor to the 1000 km race in Buenos Aires in 1954