last Le Mans for Allard, Lancia and Nash-Healey. Official results Results taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO Note: Not Classified because of Insufficient distance, as car failed to cover 70% of its class-winner's distance. Did Not Finish Index of Performance Note: Only the top ten positions are included in this set of standings. A score of 1.00 means meeting the minimum distance for the car, and a higher score is exceeding the nominal target distance. 19th Rudge-Whitworth Biennial Cup (1952/1953) Statistics Taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO Fastest Lap in practice – Hamilton / Whitehead, #18 Jaguar C-Type – 4m 37.0s; 175.27 kp/h (108.91 mph) Fastest Lap – Alberto Ascari, #12 Ferrari 375 MM – 4m 27.4s; 181.64 kp/h (112.87 mph) Fastest Car in Speedtrap – #2 Cunningham C-4R – 249.14 kp/h (154.81 mph) Distance – 4088.06 km (2540.32 miles) Winner's Average Speed – 170.34 km/h (108.85 mph) Attendance – est. 200 000 (start) World Championship Standings after the race Championship points were awarded for the first six places in each race in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest finishing car, with no points awarded for positions filled by additional cars. Citations References Spurring, Quentin (2011) Le Mans 1949-59 Sherborne, Dorset: Evro Publishing Clarke, R.M. - editor (1997) Le Mans 'The Jaguar Years 1949-1957' Cobham, Surrey: Brooklands Books Clausager, Anders (1982) Le Mans London: Arthur Barker Ltd Laban, Brian (2001) Le Mans 24 Hours London: Virgin Books Moity, Christian (1974) The Le Mans 24 Hour Race 1949-1973 Radnor, Pennsylvania: Chilton Book Co Pomeroy, L. & Walkerley, R. - editors (1954) The Motor Year Book 1954 Bath: The Pitman Press External links Racing Sports Cars – Le Mans 24 Hours 1953 entries, results, technical detail. Retrieved 20 October 2016. Le Mans History – Le Mans History, hour-by-hour (incl. pictures, YouTube links). Retrieved 20 October 2016.. Formula 2 – Le Mans 1953 results & reserve entries. Retrieved 20 October 2016. Le Mans 24 Hours of Le Mans races Le Mans 1953 in French motorsport