The 17th Internationales ADAC-Eifelrennen was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held on 31 May 1953 at the Nürburgring circuit. The race was run over 7 laps of the circuit, and was won by Swiss driver Emmanuel de Graffenried in a Maserati A6GCM. de Graffenried also set fastest lap. Paul Frère finished second and Peter Collins third in their HWM-Altas.
Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Position 1 17 Emmanuel de Graffenried Baron de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM 1:24:32.0, 113.24 kph 2 12 Paul Frère HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +1.7s 3 11 Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +16.3s 4 34 Kurt Adolff Ecurie Espadon Ferrari 500 +53.5s 5 35 Edgar Barth Rennkollektiv EMW EMW-BMW 328 +4:16.5 6 8 Stirling Moss Cooper Car Company Cooper T24-Alta +4:31.9 7 24 Theo Helfrich Theo Helfrich Veritas RS +5:20.8 8 22 Wolfgang Seidel Wolfgang Seidel Veritas RS +6:15.8 9 9 Fred Wacker Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +7:58.2 10 33 Hans Blees Hans Blees AFM-BMW 328 +8:45.0 11 19 B. Bira Prince Birabongse Maserati A6GCM +14:23.9 12 32 Adolf Lang Adolf Lang Veritas RS +1 lap 13 25 Clemens Sandgathe Clemens Sandgathe BMW Eigenbau-BMW 328 Ret. 14 Rodney Nuckey Rodney Nuckey Cooper T23-Bristol 5 laps, magneto Ret 30 Hans Klenk Hans Klenk Veritas Meteor 5 laps, engine/back axle Ret 10 Lance Macklin HW Motors HWM-Alta 5 laps, ignition Ret. 21 Hans Stuck Hans Stuck AFM-Küchen 3 laps, ignition Ret. 23 Willi Heeks Hans Stuck Veritas Meteor 1 lap, accident Ret. 16 Melvin Stickney Melvin Stickney Veritas RS 1 lap, engine Ret. 20 Paul Pietsch Scuderia Milan Maserati A6GCM Ret. 31 Hans Herrmann Hans Klenk Veritas RS-BMW 328 Ret. 29 Ernst Lautenschlager Ernst Lautenschlager Veritas RS-BMW 328 Ret. 18 Francisco Landi Francisco Landi Maserati A6GCM
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