00:18Starting grid
Race and car introduction, including F1 stars Farina, Fangio and Ascari.01:00Start
Jean Mason starts the field away. The Jaguars have an advantage with being the first cars to start with disc brakes.01:40Race action
Moss leads away but does hit trouble, and Hawthorn is disqualified.02:19Crash
The Talbot Lago takes a hit and knocks out André Chambas's car.02:41Battle
Ferrari track Jaguar down through the race02:55Pit garage action
Fangio is out with engine trouble.03:22Race action
Jaguar and Ferrari battle through the night06:12Heavy crash
Tom Cole is sadly killed.06:59Checkered flag
Tony Rolt and Duncan Hamilton take the victory for Jaguar.1953 24 Hours of Le Mans
Added on Sep 6, 2018
7:57Description
During a tough battle with Jaguar, Ferrari couldn’t keep up with the pace and dropped to finish 5th as Jaguar had taken a fabulous 1-2 victory with Tony Rolt, Duncan Hamilton in car 18 and Stirling Moss with Peter Walker in car 17.
Info
| Channel | 24 Hours of Le Mans |
| Program | 24 Hours of Le Mans: The Great History |
| Season | 1950-1959 |
| Episode title | 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans |
| Episode number | 2 |
| Date added | September 6, 2018 |
| Original date | June 14, 1953 |
| Run time | 7:57 |
| Category | Racing coverage |
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