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1953 Crystal Palace Trophy
1953 Eifelrennen
1952 Avusrennen

1953 Avusrennen

1953 British GP
1953 Schauinsland Hillclimb
 IX  Internationales Avusrennen

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 12 July 1953
Event Avusrennen
Circuit Berlin
Event FormatRace of 25 laps
ChampionshipWest German Championship
Race number#2 of 4 in 1953
#6 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps25
Circuit Perimeter8300 m
Race Distance8300 × 25 + 8 = 207.508 km
Grid Format3-3-3-3
Pole PositionRight
First CornerUnknown
Participants
Entries25
Qualifiers3
Finishers9
Debutants
Artur Rosenhammer (Driver),
Clemens Sandgathe (Driver),
Giovanni de Riu (Driver),
Karl-Günther Bechem (Driver),
   Maurice Monnier (Driver),
Monnier (Car Manufacturer),
Monnier Speciale 2B (Car Model),
39 (Car Number)
MilestonesCar 18 – 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
Car 18 – 1st Win (Car Number)
Car 24 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
 Jacques Swaters – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
 Jacques Swaters – 1st Win (Driver)
 Theo Helfrich – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)

West German Championship standings
1  Theo Helfrich 8 up
2  Hans Klenk 6 
  Kurt Adolff 6 up
4  Wolfgang Seidel 3 up
  Hans Herrmann 3 
6  Ernst Lautenschlager 2 
  Hans Blees 2 up
8  Adolff Lang 1 up
1  Ferrari / Ferrari 8 up
2  Maserati / Maserati 6 up
3  HWM / Alta 4 up
  Veritas / Veritas 4 
5  EMW / EMW 1 up
  Cooper / Bristol 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 18Car 18Car 24
Entrant---
Driver Jacques Swaters Jacques Swaters Theo Helfrich
Car Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500 Veritas RS
EngineFerrariFerrariVeritas
Time1:05'03.3-2'31.9
Speed191.384 km/h-196.708 km/h