1953 Naples Grand Prix

The 6th Gran Premio di Napoli was a Formula Two motor race held on 10 May 1953 at Posillipo, Naples. The race was run over 60 laps of the circuit, and was won by Italian driver Giuseppe Farina in a Ferrari 500, starting from pole. Maserati teammates Juan Manuel Fangio and José Froilán González were second and third, both driving a Maserati A6GCM. Alberto Ascari set fastest lap in a Ferrari 500 but finished in fifth place, five laps down. ^{[1] [2]}

1953 Naples Grand Prix
Race details
Date	10 May 1953
Official name	VI Gran Premio di Napoli
Location	Posillipo, Naples
Course	Street circuit
Course length	4.10 km (2.55 mi)
Distance	60 laps, 246.02 km (152.87 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari
Time	2:07.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Time	2:07.7
Podium
First	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari
Second	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Third	José Froilán González	Maserati

Results

Pos	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Position	Grid
1	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	2:12:17.10, 111.58 kph	1
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM	+18.30s	3
3	José Froilán González	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM	+22.53s	4
4	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	+1 lap	5
5	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	+5 laps	2
NC	Raffaele Argenziano	Raffaele Argenziano	Paganelli-Fiat	+8 laps	6
Ret	Rodolfo d'Apuzzo	Guglielmo Esposito	Camen-Fiat	22 laps, axle	7
Ret	Giuseppe Ruggiero	Giuseppe Ruggiero	Maserati A6GCS	4 laps	8

References

1. "1953 Non World Championship Grands Prix". silhouet.com. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
2. "VI Gran Premio di Napoli 1953". the-fastlane.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-30.

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