1953 Formula One Season

As in , the 1953 Formula One season consisted of a small number of Formula One races, following the FIA's decision to once again run the World Drivers' Championship to Formula Two regulations rather than Formula One.
The 4th FIA World Drivers' Championship, which commenced on January 18, 1953, and ended on September 13 after nine races, was won by Alberto Ascari, driving for Scuderia Ferrari.
In addition to the Formula One races and the World Championship Formula Two races, numerous other Formula Two races, which did not count towards the Championship, were also held during the year.
==World Championship season summary==
Ferrari again dominated the championship, taking seven of the eight grands prix, although Fangio's Maserati challenge took him to second place in the championship and a win at Monza. Ascari stretched his unbeaten run to nine grand prix before Hawthorn broke the sequence at Reims.
Points were given to top 5 finishers (8, 6, 4, 3, 2). 1 point was given for fastest lap. Only the best four of nine scores counted towards the world championship. Points for shared drives were divided equally between the drivers, regardless of who had driven more laps. In 1953, all World Championship events (except the Indianapolis 500) were run under Formula 2 regulations.
==World Championship season review==
Rnd	Race 	Date 	Location 	Winning driver 	Constructor 	Tyres	Report
1 	Argentine Grand Prix	January 18 	Autódromo 17de Octubre	Alberto Ascari 	 	 	Report
2 	Indianapolis 500 	May 30 	Indianapolis 	Bill Vukovich 	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	 	Report
3 	Dutch Grand Prix 	June 7 	Zandvoort 	Alberto Ascari 	 	 	Report
4 	Belgian Grand Prix 	June 21 	Spa-Francorchamps 	Alberto Ascari 	 	 	Report
5 	French Grand Prix 	July 5 	Reims 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	 	Report
6 	British Grand Prix 	July 18 	Silverstone 	Alberto Ascari 	 	 	Report
7 	German Grand Prix 	August 2 	Nürburgring 	Giuseppe Farina 	 	 	Report
8 	Swiss Grand Prix 	August 23 	Bremgarten 	Alberto Ascari 	 	 	Report
9 	Italian Grand Prix 	September 13	Monza 	Juan Manuel Fangio	 	 	Report
==1953 Drivers Championship final standings==
|- 
! 
|align=left| Alberto Ascari
| || || || || || || 8th || || 
| 34.5 (46.5)
|- 
! 
|align=left| Juan Manuel Fangio
| || || || || || || || || 
| 28 (29.5)
|- 
! 
|align=left| Nino Farina
| || || || || || || || || 
| 26 (32)
|- 
! 4th
|align=left| Mike Hawthorn
| || || || 6th || || || || || 
| 19 (27)
|- 
! 5th
|align=left| Luigi Villoresi
| || || || || 6th || || 8th || 6th || 
| 17
|- 
! 6th
|align=left| José Froilán González
| || || || || || || || || 
| 13.5 (14.5)
|- 
! 7th
|align=left| Bill Vukovich
| || || || || || || || || 
| 9
|- 
! 7th
|align=left| Toulo de Graffenried
| || || || || 7th || || || || 
| 7
|- 
! 9th
|align=left| Felice Bonetto
| || || || || || 6th || || || 
| 6.5
|- 
! 10th
|align=left| Art Cross
| || || || || || || || || 
| 6
|- 
! 11th
|align=left| Onofre Marimón
| || || || || 9th || || || || 
| 4
|- 
! 12th
|align=left| Maurice Trintignant
| 7th || || 6th || || || || || || 
| 4
|- 
! 13th
|align=left| Sam Hanks
| || || || || || || || || 
| 2
|- 
! 14th
|align=left| Duane Carter
| || || || || || || || || 
| 2
|- 
! 15th
|align=left| Óscar Alfredo Gálvez
| || || || || || || || || 
| 2
|- 
! 16th
|align=left| Jack McGrath
| || || || || || || || || 
| 2
|- 
! 17th
|align=left| Hermann Lang
| || || || || || || || || 
| 2
|- 
! 18th
|align=left| Fred Agabashian
| || || || || || || || || 
| 1.5
|- 
! 19th
|align=left| Paul Russo
| || || || || || || || || 
| 1.5
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Stirling Moss
| || || 9th || || || || 6th || || 13th
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Jean Behra
| 6th || || || || 10th || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Roberto Mieres
| || || || || || || || || 6th
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Jimmy Daywalt
| || 6th || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Harry Schell
| 7th || || || 7th || || || || || 9th
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Louis Rosier
| || || 7th || 8th || 8th || 10th || 10th || || 16th
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Ken Wharton
| || || || || || 8th || || 7th || NC
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Birabongse Bhanudej
| || || || || || 7th || || || 11th
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Jacques Swaters
| || || || || || || 7th || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Jim Rathmann
| || 7th || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Sergio Mantovani
| || || || || || || || || 7th
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Luigi Musso
| || || || || || || || || 7th
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Peter Collins
| || || 8th || || 13th || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| John Barber
| 8th || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Ernie McCoy
| || 8th || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Max de Terra
| || || || || || || || 8th || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Umberto Maglioli
| || || || || || || || || 8th
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Alan Brown
| 9th || || || || || || || || 12th
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Fred Wacker
| || || || 9th || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Tony Bettenhausen
| || 9th || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Peter Whitehead
| || || || || || 9th || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Hans Herrmann
| || || || || || || 9th || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Albert Scherrer
| || || || || || || || 9th || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Louis Chiron
| || || || || 15th || || || || 10th
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Paul Frère
| || || || 10th || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Jimmy Davies
| || 10th || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Duke Nalon
| || 11th || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| André Pilette
| || || || 11th || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Bob Gerard
| || || || || 11th || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Rodney Nuckey
| || || || || || || 11th || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Johnny Claes
| || || NC || || 12th || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Carl Scarborough
| || 12th || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Theo Helfrich
| || || || || || || 12th || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Kenneth McAlpine
| || || || || || || 13th || || NC
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Manny Ayulo
| || 13th || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Yves Giraud-Cabantous
| || || || || 14th || || || || 15th
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Hans Stuck
| || || || || || || || || 14th
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Jimmy Bryan
| || 14th || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Rudolf Krause
| || || || || || || 14th || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Bill Holland
| || 15th || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Ernst Klodwig
| || || || || || || 15th || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Rodger Ward
| || 16th || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Wolfgang Seidel
| || || || || || || 16th || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Walt Faulkner
| || 17th || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Jack Fairman
| || || || || || || || || NC
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Lance Macklin
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Roy Salvadori
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Élie Bayol
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Chico Landi
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Robert Manzon
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Carlos Menditeguy
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Pablo Birger
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Adolfo Schwelm Cruz
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Marshall Teague
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Spider Webb
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Bob Sweikert
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Mike Nazaruk
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Pat Flaherty
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Jerry Hoyt
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Johnnie Parsons
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Don Freeland
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Gene Hartley
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Chuck Stevenson
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Cal Niday
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Bob Scott
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Andy Linden
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Johnny Thomson
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Georges Berger
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Arthur Legat
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Jimmy Stewart
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Tony Rolt
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Ian Stewart
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Duncan Hamilton
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Tony Crook
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Edgar Barth
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Oswald Karch
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Willi Heeks
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Theo Fitzau
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Kurt Adolff
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Günther Bechem
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Ernst Loof
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Erwin Bauer
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Peter Hirt
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Piero Carini
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| John Fitch
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Charles de Tornaco
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|- 
! — 
|align=left| Helmut Glöckler
| || || || || || || || || 
| 0
|}
* Position shared between multiple drivers of the same car
* Fastest lap earns 1 point
* Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
==Non-Championship race results==
Formula One/Two races also held in 1953, which did not count towards the World Championship.
Race Name 	Circuit 	Date 	Winning driver 	Constructor	Report
III Gran Premiodi Siracusa 	Syracuse 	March 22 	Toulo de Graffenried	 	Report
XIV Grand Prix de Pau 	Pau 	April 6 	Alberto Ascari 	 	Report
V Lavant Cup 	Goodwood 	April 6 	Toulo de Graffenried	 	Report
II Aston MartinOwners Club F2 Race 	Snetterton 	April 18 	Eric Thompson 	 	Report
III Grand Prixde Bordeaux 	Bordeaux 	May 3 	Alberto Ascari 	 	Report
I Strassen-RennenKarl-Marx-Stadt 	Karl-Marx-Stadt 	May 3 	Rudolf Krause 	BMW-Reif 	Report
V BRDC International Trophy 	Silverstone 	May 9 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	Report
XV Eläintarhanajot 	Eläintarharata 	May 10 	Rodney Nuckey 	 	Report
VI Gran Premiodi Napoli 	Posillipo 	May 10 	Giuseppe Farina 	 	Report
VII Ulster Trophy 	Dundrod 	May 16 	Mike Hawthorn 	 	Report
I Winfield JCFormula 2 Race 	Charterhall 	May 23 	Ken Wharton 	 	Report
III Coronation Trophy 	Crystal Palace 	May 23 	Tony Rolt 	 	Report
XXIII Grand Prix des Frontières 	Chimay 	May 24 	Maurice Trintignant 	Gordini 	Report
I Snetterton Coronation Trophy 	Snetterton 	May 30 	Tony Rolt 	 	Report
XVII InternationalesADAC Eifelrennen 	Nürburgring 	May 31 	Toulo de Graffenried	 	Report
XV Grand Prix del'Albigeois 	Albi 	May 31 	Louis Rosier 	 	Report
I Coupe de Printemps 	Montlhéry 	May 31 	Marcel Balsa 	BMW 	Report
I Paul GreifzuGedachtnisrennen 	Dessau 	June 7 	Edgar Barth 	EMW 	Report
II West Essex CC Race 	Snetterton 	June 27 	Kenneth McAlpine 	 	Report
I Midlands MECC Race 	Silverstone 	June 27 	Tony Crook 	 	Report
III Grand Prix deRouen-les-Essarts 	Rouen-les-Essarts 	June 28 	Giuseppe Farina 	 	Report
IV Strassen-rennenHalle-Saale-Schleife	Halle-Saale-Schleife	July 5 	Edgar Barth 	EMW 	Report
I Crystal Palace Trophy 	Crystal Palace 	July 11 	Tony Rolt 	 	Report
IX InternationalesAvusrennen 	AVUS 	July 12 	Jacques Swaters 	 	Report
II United StatesAir Force Trophy 	Snetterton 	July 25 	Tony Rolt 	 	Report
V Circuit du Lac 	Aix-les-Bains 	July 26 	Élie Bayol 	OSCA 	Report
I DresdenAutobahn-spinne 	Dresden-Hellerau 	July 26 	Edgar Barth 	EMW 	Report
I Bristol MC & LCC Race 	Thruxton 	August 3 	Tony Rolt 	 	Report
I Mid-Cheshire MC Race 	Oulton Park 	August 8 	Tony Rolt 	 	Report
III Grand Prix deSables d'Olonne 	Les Sables-d'Olonne 	August 9 	Louis Rosier 	 	Report
II Newcastle Journal Trophy 	Charterhall 	August 15 	Ken Wharton 	 	Report
V Circuit de Cadours 	Cadours 	August 30 	Maurice Trintignant 	Gordini 	Report
V Sachsenringrennen 	Sachsenring 	September 6 	Edgar Barth 	EMW-BMW 	Report
I RedeX Trophy 	Snetterton 	September 12	Eric Thompson 	 	Report
III Skarpnäcksloppet 	Skarpnäck 	September 13	Erik Lundgren 	 	Report
I London Trophy 	Crystal Palace 	September 19	Stirling Moss 	 	Report
IV Gran Premiodi Modena 	Modena 	September 20	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	Report
VI Madgwick Cup 	Goodwood 	September 26	Roy Salvadori 	 	Report
II Bernau Autobahnschleife 	Bernau 	September 27	Artur Rosenhammer 	EMW 	Report
II Joe Fry Memorial Trophy 	Castle Combe 	October 3 	Bob Gerard 	 	Report
I Curtis Trophy 	Snetterton 	October 17 	Bob Gerard 	 	Report
==Notes==
==See Also==
*List of fatal accidents
Category:Formula One Seasons