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Lancia as winner of the Carrera Panamericana "Mexico" in 1953

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Created on April 1, 1988

Reading time 18min

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Adriano Cimarosti

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Ferrari 375 MM an der Carrera Panemericana Mexico 1953 - Mit diesem Fahrzeug mit 4,5-Liter-V12-Motor und Karosserie von Pinin Farina machte Maglioli Furore

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Lancia D24 an der Carrera Panemericana Mexico 1953 - Juan Manuel Fangio beim Start zur letzten Etappe von Chihuahua nach Ciudad Juarez

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Eugenio Castellotti wurde bei der Carrera Panemericana 1953 auf dem Lancia D23 Gesamtdritter

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Lincoln Capri mit V8-Power an der Carrera Panemericana Mexico 1953 - in der Kategorie der über 115PS starken Tourenwagen hatten die Lincoln Capri keine ebenbürtigen Rivalen

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Porsche 550 an der Carrera Panemericana Mexico 1953 - Sieger wurde José Herrarte auf einem Porsche 550, der vom Pech des Borgward-Fahrers Hartmann profitierte

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Juan Manuel Fangio an der Carrera Panemericana Mexico 1953 - Sieg und Unglück können im Rennsport nahe beisammen liegen. Links Juan Manuel Fangio, rechts Felice Bonetto, der bei diesem Rennen tödlich verunglückte

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Borgward 1500 RS an der Carrera Panemericana Mexico 1953 -Mit einem klaren Vorsprung traf Borgward-Fahrer Hans-Hugo Hartmann am Endziel als Sieger ein, wegen Motorschadens hatte er die Maximalzeit aber um 7 Sekunden überschritten und wurde ausgeschlossen

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Summary

The fourth and penultimate edition of the Central American road race was hard to beat in terms of drama and was marked by a great duel between Lancia and Ferrari, with the flawless organization of the Lancia team, but also the reliability of the Turin six-cylinder, winning Juan Manuel Fangio on the Lancia D 24/3100. Unfortunately, the race was overshadowed by several tragic accidents, in which Lancia driver Felice Bonetto also lost his life. In the large touring car category, the Lincoln Capri had no equal opponents, while in the 1.6-liter sports car class there was a duel between Porsche and Borgward.

This article contains the following chapters

Four categories
Strong Lancia team
The French promoted alcoholic beverages
Porsche versus Borgward
Lincoln without rivals
Lead duel between Bonetto and Taruffi
The Silao disaster
Lancia in single file
Hartman's drama
Lancia's greatest victory
Key dates of the fourth Carrera Panamericana Mexico 1953
Final classification "International Touring Cars" (over 115 hp)
Final classification "Special touring cars" (up to 115 hp)
Final classification "sports cars" (over 1600 cm3)
Final classification "Sports cars" (up to 1600 cm3)

Estimated reading time: 18min

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In 1953, the FIA also organized the first one-make world championship for sports car constructors, for which endurance races such as the 12 Hours of Sebring, the Mille Miglia, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring, the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, the Tourist Trophy and finally the Carrera Panamericana counted. Jaguar had won at Le Mans in 1953 with the Type C (the first success of the disc brake); Ferrari had won the Mille Miglia, the 24 Hours of Spa and the 1000 km race on the Nürburgring. Before the Carrera, which concluded the championship, Jaguar led the intermediate standings with 27 points ahead of Ferrari with 26. The decision in the battle for the title had to be made in Mexico.

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