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, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the

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regulations normally used. This made it the last World Championship race to run under the Formula Two regulations. The 80-lap race was won by

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driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from second position. Nino Farina finished second for the

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team and his teammate Luigi Villoresi came in third.

Race report

The initial part of the race was a four-way battle between Alberto Ascari, Giuseppe Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio and

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. With five drivers running together on the last lap, the race saw a spectacular finish with Ascari and Farina ahead of Fangio approaching the last corner. Ascari made a mistake and spun. To avoid him, Farina pulled to the grass but recovered later. Fangio pounced on this window of opportunity and took a famous win. Ascari claimed the World Championship for Drivers' for the second, and final, time.

Classification

Qualifying

Race

;Notes * – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drive

* Car #56: Mantovani (38 laps) then Musso (38 laps)

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings *Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

References

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