 the 1953 formula one season consisted of a number of non-championship motor races for formula one cars. as in , the fia chose to limit all grand prix races counting towards the world championship of drivers to cars complying with formula two regulations rather than with formula one. the 4th fia world championship of drivers,world championship of drivers, 1974 fia yearbook, grey section, pages 118 & 119 which commenced on 18 january and ended on 13 september after nine races,mike lang, grand prix! volume 1, 1950 to 1965, pages 53 to 66 was won by alberto ascari, driving for a scuderia ferrari.steve small, the guinness complete grand prix who's who, 1994, page 37 in addition to the non-championship formula one races and the world championship formula two races, numerous other non-championship formula two races were also held during the year. ==world championship season summary== ferrari drivers again dominated the championship, taking seven of the eight grands prix, although juan manuel fangio's challenge in his more fragile maserati took him to second place in the championship and a win at monza. ascari extended his unbeaten run to nine consecutive world championship grand prix wins before his team-mate mike hawthorn broke the sequence in becoming the first ever british winner in the french grand prix at reims after a thrilling battle with fangio. in 1953, all races counting towards the world championship of drivers were run under formula 2 regulations, excepting the indianapolis 500. the 1953 championship was the first truly global world championship of drivers, with a championship event being stage outside of europe or the united states for the first time. that race, the 1953 argentine grand prix, was marred by an accident involving the ferrari of giuseppe farina, which crashed into an unprotected crowd, killing nine spectators. ==world championship season review== the 1953 world championship of drivers was contested over a nine race series. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%" |- ! rnd ! race ! circuit ! date ! pole position ! fastest lap ! winning driver ! constructor ! tyre ! report |- ! 1 |  argentine grand prix | buenos aires | 18 january |  alberto ascari |  alberto ascari |  alberto ascari |  ferrari |  | report |- ! 2 |  indianapolis 500 | indianapolis | 30 may |  bill vukovich |  bill vukovich |  bill vukovich |  
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