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1953 Lake Circuit
1953 Halle-Saale Road Race

1953 Dresden Road Race

1953 German GP
1953 Sachsenring Race
 I  Dresden Autobahn-spinne

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Race ClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 26 July 1953
Event Dresden Road Race
Circuit Dresden-Hellerau
Event FormatRace of 15 laps
ChampionshipEast German Championship
Race number#4 of 5 in 1953
#8 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps15
Circuit Perimeter6443 m
Race Distance6443 × 15 + 3 = 96.648 km
Participants
Entries6
QualifiersNo qualifying session
Finishers2
Debutants
Karl Wojciechowski (Driver),
Dresden Road Race (Event),
   Dresden-Hellerau (Circuit)
MilestonesEMW – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)

East German Championship standings
1  Edgar Barth 18 up
2  Rudolf Krause 14 up
3  Karl Weber 7 
4  Kurt Straubel 4 
5  Heinz Melkus 3 up
  Paul Thiel 3 up
7  Bobby Kohlrausch 2 up
  Ernst Klodwig 2 up
1  EMW / EMW 18 
2  BMW / BMW 11 up
3  Reif / BMW 9 up
4  AFM / Kuchen 8 up
5  Greifzu / BMW 4 
6 ARO / Veritas 3 

Results
 WinnerFastest Lap
Car NumberUnknownUnknown
Entrant--
Driver Edgar Barth Edgar Barth
Car EMW EMW
EngineEMWEMW
Time50'293'07
Speed114.867 km/h124.036 km/h