| 1953 Modena Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 20 September 1953 | ||
| Official name | IV Gran Premio di Modena | ||
| Location | Autodromo di Modena, Modena, Italy | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.361 km (1.467 mi) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 236.13 km (146.72 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 1:06.2 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | |
| Time | 1:05.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
The 4th Gran Premio di Modena was a Formula Two motor race held on 20 September 1953 at the Autodromo 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.[1][2]
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