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1953 Midlands MECC

1953 Rouen GP

1953 Halle-Saale Road Race
1953 Crystal Palace Trophy
1954 Rouen GP
 III  Grand Prix de Rouen-les-Essarts

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 28 June 1953
Event Rouen GP
Circuit Rouen
Event FormatRace of 60 laps
ChampionshipNon-championship
Race number#18 of 34 in 1953
#185 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps60
Circuit Perimeter5100 m
Race Distance5100 × 60 + 23 = 306.023 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerUnknown
Participants
Entries16
Qualifiers15
Finishers10
Debutants
John Lyons (Driver),
Ottorino Volonterio (Driver),
   Rouen GP (Event)
MilestonesCar 2 – 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
Car 2 – 1st Win (Car Number)
Car 4 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Ferrari – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Ferrari – 1st Pole Position (Engine Manufacturer)
Ferrari – 1st Win (Engine Manufacturer)
 Mike Hawthorn – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
 Ferrari – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
 Ferrari – 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
 Ferrari – 1st Win (Car Manufacturer)
 Nino Farina – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
 Nino Farina – 1st Win (Driver)

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 2Car 2Car 4
Entrant---
Driver Nino Farina Nino Farina Mike Hawthorn
Car Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500
EngineFerrariFerrariFerrari
Time2:15'05.82'12.22'12.8
Speed135.913 km/h138.880 km/h138.253 km/h