The 4th Gran Premio di Modena was a Formula Two motor race held on 20 September 1953 at the Aerautodromo di Modena, Italy. The race was run over 100 laps of the circuit, and was won by Argentinian driver Juan Manuel Fangio in a Maserati A6GCM. Fangio also qualified on pole and set fastest lap. His teammates Onofre Marimón and Emmanuel de Graffenried finished second and third.
The race meeting was marred by the death of Charles de Tornaco who rolled his Ferrari 500 during pre-race practice.
Classification Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 24 Juan Manuel Fangio Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCM 1:52:08.9, 123.32 km/h 1 2 26 Onofre Marimón Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCM +39.1s 2 3 28 Emmanuel de Graffenried Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCM +2 laps 3 4 20 Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +4 laps 6 NC 32 Louis Chiron Louis Chiron O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 +12 laps 10 NC 18 Harry Schell Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +13 laps, engine 11 NC 30 Felice Bonetto Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCM +23 laps, differential 4 NC 34 Emilio Giletti Emilio Giletti Maserati A6GCM +32 laps, valve 8 NC 2 Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +34 laps 13 NC 6 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +37 laps 9 Ret. 4 John Coombs Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 35 laps 7 Ret. 8 Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 10 laps, engine 5 Ret. 22 Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 1 lap, piston 12 DNS 16 Charles de Tornaco Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 Fatal accident in practice - DNA 10 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 Withdrawn, boycotted race - DNA 12 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 Withdrawn, boycotted race - DNA 14 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 Withdrawn, boycotted race -
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