The 3rd Syracuse Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held in Syracuse, Sicily on 22 March 1953. The race was won by Emmanuel de Graffenried in a Maserati A6GCM. Louis Chiron was second in an O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 and Rodney Nuckey third in a Cooper T23-Bristol. Alberto Ascari started from pole and set fastest lap but retired with mechanical failure, as did every other works Ferrari, in contrast to last year's 1-2-3 walkover.
Classification Race PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/RetiredGrid 1 8 Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati A6GCM 2:57:31, 148.10kph 4 2 4 Louis Chiron Louis Chiron O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 +3 laps 7 3 16 Rodney Nuckey Rodney Nuckey Cooper T23-Bristol +6 laps 10 4 14 Eric Brandon Cooper Car Company Cooper T20-Bristol +6 laps 9 5 6 Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Cooper T24-Alta +6 laps 8 NC 30 Charles de Tornaco Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 14 NC 18 Giovanni de Riu Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 12 NC 22 Mario Raffaeli Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 166 13 Ret 2 Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 61 laps, mechanical 2 Ret 26 Mike Hawthorn Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 57 laps, valves 5 Ret 24 Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 37 laps, valves 1 Ret 28 Sergio Mantovani Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCM 36 laps, accident 11 Ret 10 Tom Cole Atlantic Stable Cooper T23-Bristol 36 laps, accident 6 Ret 12 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 3 laps, valves 3 DNA 20 Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCM entry withdrawn -
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