{"id":813,"date":"2021-07-05T22:17:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T20:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.1000kmnuerburgring.de\/?p=813"},"modified":"2021-12-22T18:34:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T17:34:04","slug":"1953-to-1959-the-early-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1000kmnuerburgring.de\/en\/2021\/07\/05\/1953-bis-1959-die-fruehen-jahre\/","title":{"rendered":"1953 to 1959 - the early years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From the very beginning, the 1000 kilometer race has been part of the newborn sports car world championship.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The ADAC, as organizer, applies to the FIA for an endurance race in Germany. At the time, only the N\u00fcrburgring was considered as a venue. <\/p>\n

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Since the races in the new championship have to cover a minimum distance of 1,000 kilometers, it is very quickly decided that the race will cover precisely this distance. Finally, on August 30, 1953, the starting flag falls for the first time for the 51 qualified vehicles, which are sent on the long journey through the Eifel forests in eight different classes. <\/p>\n

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The first overall winners in 1953. Alberto Ascari and Giuseppe Farina (McAfee archive)<\/p><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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The Aston Martin of Peter Collins and Tony Brooks in the industrial warehouse (V\u00f6lker-Richarz archive)<\/p><\/p>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n