Sunday 2nd August 1953
The German Grand Prix at Nürburgring was won by Nino Farina in a Ferrari, just over 1 minute ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio. This was Farina’s last victory in Formula One. Hans Herrmann made his racing debut, finishing ninth in his privately owned Veritas Meteor. The EMW, manufactured in Eisenach, DDR and based largely on the pre-World War II BMW Type 238, made its only Formula 1 appearance, but Edgar Barth retired with exhaust problems.