1953 Carrera Panamericana

The 1953 Carrera Panamericana was the fourth running of the Carrera Panamericana Mexican sports car racing event, and the first edition as a part of the World Sportscar Championship. The race took place from 19–23 November, and was run from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, to Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, over 8 stages and 3,077 kilometres (1,912 mi).[1] 182 cars started the race, and 60 finished all 8 stages.[2]

  1. ^ Krejci, Martin. "World Sportscar Championship 1953 – Carrera Panamericana". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Carrera Panamericana 1953 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2011.