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Race 6 of 8

Nurburgring
20 laps
Time of race: 3:23:03.3
Average speed of winner: 134.804 kph
Margin of victory: 30.5 sec.
Lead changes: 5 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Juan Manuel Fangio 9:55.8
Lap leaders: Ascari pole, Fangio 1-4, Ascari 5-9, Gonz&aacut;lez 10, Fangio 11-14, Ascari 15-20

Race notes: First win for Alberto Ascari. First pole for Alberto Ascari. Debut for Jacques Swaters. Finale for Toni Branca.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Alberto Ascari	71	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 4.5 V12	Pirelli	Ferrari	9:55.8	20	2	11	3:23:03.3	8
2	3	Juan Manuel Fangio	75	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo 159	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8C	Pirelli	Alfa Romeo	9:59.0	20	2	8	+30.5	7
3	2	José Froilán González	74	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 4.5 V12	Pirelli	Ferrari	9:57.5	20	1	1	+279.0	4
4	5	Luigi Villoresi	72	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 4.5 V12	Pirelli	Ferrari	10:06.6	20	0	0	+350.2	3
5	6	Piero Taruffi	73	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	Ferrari 4.5 V12	Pirelli	Ferrari	10:12.9	20	0	0	+469.1	2
6	8	Rudi Fischer	91	Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari 212	Ferrari	Pirelli	Espadon	10:23.8	19	0	0	+1 lap	0
7	9	Robert Manzon	82	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15	Simca-Gordini 1.5 L4C		Gordini	10:28.9	19	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	15	Louis Rosier	84	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot 4.5 L6		Rosier	11:08.2	19	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	19	Pierre Levegh	90	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 4.5 L6		Levegh	11:41.9	18	0	0	+2 laps	0
10	22	Jacques Swaters	93	Ecurie Belgique	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 4.5 L6		Belgique	12:09.1	18	0	0	+2 laps	0
11	18	Johnny Claes	94	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot 4.5 L6		Belge	11:33.6	17	0	0	+3 laps	0
12	11	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	87	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 4.5 L6		Cabantous	10:52.8	17	0	0	accident	0
13	14	Maurice Trintignant	81	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15	Simca-Gordini 1.5 L4C		Gordini	11:07.5	13	0	0	engine	0
14	10	Felice Bonetto	77	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo 159	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8C	Pirelli	Alfa Romeo	10:46.1	12	0	0	magneto	0
15	20	Duncan Hamilton	88	Duncan Hamilton	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 4.5 L6		Duncan Hamilton	11:49.3	12	0	0	oil pressure	0
16	7	Paul Pietsch	78	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo 159	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8C	Pirelli	Alfa Romeo	10:15.7	11	0	0	accident	0
17	12	André Simon	83	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15	Simca-Gordini 1.5 L4C		Gordini	10:57.5	11	0	0	engine	0
18	4	Nino Farina	76	Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo 159	Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8C	Pirelli	Alfa Romeo	10:01.0	8	0	0	overheating	0
19	21	Philippe Étancelin	86	Philippe Etancelin	Talbot-Lago T26C-DA	Talbot 4.5 L6		Etancelin	11:52.9	4	0	0	gearbox	0
20	13	Louis Chiron	85	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot 4.5 L6		Rosier	11:00.2	3	0	0	ignition	0
21	17	Toni Branca	92	Toni Branca	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati 1.5 L4C		Branca	11:26.7	3	0	0	engine	0
22	16	Toulo de Graffenried	79	Enrico Plate	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati 1.5 L4C		Plate	11:25.6	2	0	0	engine	0
23	23	David Murray	89	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati 4CLT-48	Maserati 1.5 L4C		Ambrosiana	no time	0	0	0	did not start	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	23	5	3	1	3
2	Nino Farina	15	5	0	1	2
3	José Froilán González	15	4	1	1	3
4	Luigi Villoresi	15	5	0	0	3
5	Alberto Ascari	14	5	1	1	2
6	Lee Wallard	9	1	0	1	1
7	Piero Taruffi	8	3	0	0	1
8	Mike Nazaruk	6	1	0	0	1
9	Reg Parnell	5	2	0	0	0
10	Luigi Fagioli	4	1	0	1	1
11	Consalvo Sanesi	3	4	0	0	0
12	Louis Rosier	3	5	0	0	0
13	Andy Linden	3	1	0	0	0
14	Felice Bonetto	3	2	0	0	0
15	Jack McGrath	2	1	0	0	1
16	Toulo de Graffenried	2	3	0	0	0
17	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	2	4	0	0	0
18	Bobby Ball	2	1	0	0	0
19	Louis Chiron	0	5	0	0	0
20	Rudi Fischer	0	2	0	0	0
21	Henry Banks	0	1	0	0	0
22	André Pilette	0	1	0	0	0
23	Johnny Claes	0	5	0	0	0
24	Carl Forberg	0	1	0	0	0
25	Robert Manzon	0	2	0	0	0