The 1953 Mille Miglia, was the second round of the 1953 F.I.A. World Sportscar Championship and was held on the open-road of Italy, on 26 April 1953. The route was based on a round trip between Brescia and Rome, with start/finish, in Brescia.
Marzotto and Crosara in the winning Ferrari 340 MM
Ferrari 340 MM Spyder Vignale which won in the hands of Giannino Marzotto, pictured in the Enzo Ferrari Museum
Image: 1953 04 26 Mille Miglia Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 Fangio Sala 2nd place
Image: 1953 04 24 Mille Miglia Maserati A6GCS 2040 Giletti Bertocchi
1953 World Sportscar Championship
The 1953 World Sportscar Championship was the first FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a seven race international motor racing series for sports cars contested from 8 March to 23 November 1953. The championship was won by Ferrari.
Ferrari won the championship with its 340 MM (pictured) and 375 MM models
Jaguar placed second with its C-Type
Aston Martin placed third with its DB3 (pictured) and DB3S models
Lancia placed equal fourth with its D20 & D24 models. A D24 is pictured above