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1953 Rouen GP
1953 Paul Greifzu Memorial Race
1952 Halle-Saale Road Race

1953 Halle-Saale Road Race

1953 ACF GP
1953 Dresden Road Race
1954 Halle-Saale Road Race
 IV  Strassen-Rennen Halle-Saale-Schleife

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Race ClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 5 July 1953
Event Halle-Saale Road Race
Circuit Halle-Saale
Event FormatRace of 20 laps
ChampionshipEast German Championship
Race number#3 of 5 in 1953
#7 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps20
Circuit Perimeter5256 m
Race Distance5256 × 20 + 10 = 105.130 km
Participants
Entries7
QualifiersNo qualifying session
Finishers5
Debutants
Oswald Karch (Driver),    Paul Thiel (Driver)
Milestones Greifzu – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)

East German Championship standings
1  Rudolf Krause 14 
2  Edgar Barth 12 up
3  Karl Weber 7 up
4  Paul Thiel 3 
  Heinz Melkus 3 
6  Ernst Klodwig 2 
  Bobby Kohlrausch 2 up
1  EMW / EMW 12 up
2  Reif / BMW 9 up
3  AFM / Kuchen 8 up
4  BMW / BMW 7 up
5  Greifzu / BMW 4 up
6 ARO / Veritas 3 up

Results
 WinnerFastest Lap
Car NumberUnknownUnknown
Entrant--
Driver Edgar Barth Rudolf Krause
Car EMW Greifzu BMW Eigenbau
EngineEMWBMW
Time51'28.42'42.3
Speed122.545 km/h116.584 km/h