1953 Formula One season

The 1953 Formula One season was the 4th of the championship. The champion was Alberto Ascari in a close battle.

World Championship season review

 Rnd Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Tyres Report 1  Argentine Grand Prix January 18 Oscar Gálvez  Alberto Ascari  Ferrari  Report 2  Indianapolis 500 May 30 Indianapolis  Bill Vukovich  Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser  Report 3  Dutch Grand Prix June 7 Zandvoort  Alberto Ascari  Ferrari  Report 4  Belgian Grand Prix June 21 Spa-Francorchamps  Alberto Ascari  Ferrari  Report 5  French Grand Prix July 5 Reims  Mike Hawthorn  Ferrari  Report 6  British Grand Prix July 18 Silverstone  Alberto Ascari  Ferrari  Report 7  German Grand Prix August 2 Nürburgring  Giuseppe Farina  Ferrari  Report 8  Swiss Grand Prix August 23 Bremgarten  Alberto Ascari  Ferrari  Report 9  Italian Grand Prix September 13 Monza  Juan Manuel Fangio  Maserati  Report

1953 Drivers Championship final standings
 Pos. Driver ARG 500‡ NED BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA Pts. 1  Alberto Ascari 1* 1 1 4 1** 8† / Ret*† 1* Ret 34.5 (46.5) 2  Juan Manuel Fangio Ret NC Ret / Ret† 2* 2 2 4† / Ret† 1* 28 (29.5) 3  Nino Farina Ret 2 Ret 5 3 1 2 2 26 (32) 4  Mike Hawthorn 4 4 6 1 5 3 3 4 19 (27) 5  Luigi Villoresi 2 Ret* 2 6 Ret 8† / Ret† 6 3 17 6  José Froilán González 3 3† Ret* 3 4** 13.5 (14.5) 7  Bill Vukovich 1* 9 8  Toulo de Graffenried 5 4 7 Ret 5 Ret Ret 7 9  Felice Bonetto Ret 3† Ret 6 4 4† / Ret† Ret 6.5 10  Art Cross 2 6 11  Onofre Marimon 3 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 12  Maurice Trintignant 7† 6 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 4 13  Sam Hanks 3† 2 14  Duane Carter 3† 2 15  Oscar Alfredo Galvez 5 2 16  Jack McGrath 5 2 17  Hermann Lang 5 2 18  Fred Agabashian 4† 1.5 19  Paul Russo 4† 1.5 20  Stirling Moss 9 Ret 6 13 0 21  Jean Behra 6 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 0 22  Roberto Mieres NC Ret 6 0 23  Jimmy Daywalt 6 0 24  Harry Schell 7† Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 9 0 25  Louis Rosier 7 8 8 10 10 Ret 16 0 26  Ken Wharton Ret Ret 8 7 NC 0 27  Prince Bira Ret 7 Ret 11 0 28  Jacques Swaters 7 Ret 0 29  Jim Rathmann 7 0 30  Sergio Mantovani 7† 0 31  Luigi Musso 7† 0 32  Peter Collins 8 Ret 13 Ret 0 33  John Barber 8 0 34  Ernie McCoy 8 0 35  Max de Terra 8 0 36  Umberto Maglioli 8 0 37  Alan Brown 9 Ret Ret 12 0 38  Tony Bettenhausen 9 0 39  Fred Wacker 9 0 40  Peter Whitehead 9 0 41  Hans Herrmann 9 0 42  Albert Scherrer 9 0 43  Louis Chiron 15 10 0 44  Paul Frère 10 Ret 0 45  Jimmy Davies 10 0 46  Duke Nalon 11 0 47  Andre Pilette 11 0 48  Bob Gerard 11 0 49  Rodney Nuckey 11 0 50  Johnny Claes NC Ret† 12 Ret Ret 0 51  Carl Scarborough 12 0 52  Theo Helfrich 12 0 53  Kenneth McAlpine Ret Ret 13 NC 0 54  Manny Ayulo 13 0 55  Yves Giraud Cabantous 14 15 0 56  Hans Stuck Ret 14 0 57  Jimmy Bryan 14 0 58  Rudolf Krause 14 0 59  Bill Holland 15 0 60  Ernst Klodwig 15 0 61  Rodger Ward 16 0 62  Wolfgang Seidel 16 0 63  Walt Faulkner 17 0 —   Jack Fairman Ret NC 0 —   Lance Macklin Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 —   Roy Salvadori Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 —   Elie Bayol Ret Ret 0 —   Chico Landi Ret Ret 0 —   Robert Manzon Ret 0 —   Carlos Menditéguy Ret 0 —   Pablo Birger Ret 0 —   Adolfo Schwelm Cruz Ret 0 —   Marshall Teague Ret 0 —   Spider Webb Ret 0 —   Bob Sweikert Ret 0 —   Mike Nazaruk Ret 0 —   Pat Flaherty Ret 0 —   Jerry Hoyt Ret 0 —   Johnnie Parsons Ret 0 —   Don Freeland Ret 0 —   Gene Hartley Ret 0 —   Chuck Stevenson Ret 0 —   Cal Niday Ret 0 —   Bob Scott Ret 0 —   Andy Linden Ret 0 —   Johnny Thomson Ret 0 —   Georges Berger Ret 0 —   Arthur Legat Ret 0 —   Jimmy Stewart Ret 0 —   Tony Rolt Ret 0 —   Ian Stewart Ret 0 —   Duncan Hamilton Ret 0 —   Tony Crook Ret 0 —   Edgar Barth Ret 0 —   Oswald Karch Ret 0 —   Willi Heeks Ret 0 —   Theo Fitzau Ret 0 —   Kurt Adolff Ret 0 —   Günther Bechem Ret 0 —   Ernst Loof Ret 0 —   Erwin Bauer Ret 0 —   Peter Hirt Ret 0 —   Piero Carini Ret 0 —   John Fitch Ret 0 Pos. Driver ARG 500‡ NED BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA Pts.
 * Fastest lap (1 point awarded)
 ** Multiple drivers set equal fastest lap times, thus sharing the 1 point.
 † Position shared between more drivers of the same car
 ‡ Several cars were shared in this race. See the race page for details.
 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 Premio di Siracusa Syracuse March 22  Toulo de Graffenried  Maserati Report  XIV Grand Prix de Pau Pau April 6  Alberto Ascari  Ferrari Report  V Lavant Cup Goodwood April 6  Toulo de Graffenried  Maserati Report  II Aston Martin Owners Club F2 Race Snetterton April 18  Eric Thompson  Connaught-Lea Francis Report  III Grand Prix de Bordeaux Bordeaux May 3  Alberto Ascari  Ferrari Report  V BRDC International Trophy Silverstone May 9  Mike Hawthorn  Ferrari Report  XV Eläintarhanajot Djurgards Park May 10  Rodney Nuckey  Cooper-Bristol Report  VI Gran Premio di Napoli Posillipo May 10  Giuseppe Farina  Ferrari Report  VII Ulster Trophy Dundrod May 16  Mike Hawthorn  Ferrari Report  I Winfield JC Formula 2 Race Charterhall May 23  Ken Wharton  Cooper-Climax Report  III Coronation Trophy Crystal Palace May 23  Tony Rolt  Connaught-Lea Francis Report  XXIII Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay May 24  Maurice Trintignant  Gordini Report  I Snetterton Coronation Trophy Snetterton May 30  Tony Rolt  Connaught-Lea Francis Report  XVII Internationales ADAC Eifelrennen Nürburgring May 31  Toulo de Graffenried  Maserati Report  XV Grand Prix de l'Albigeois Albi May 31  Louis Rosier  Ferrari Report  II West Essex CC Race Snetterton June 27  Kenneth McAlpine  Connaught-Lea Francis Report  I Midlands MECC Race Silverstone June 27  Tony Crook  Cooper-Alta Report  III Grand Prix de Rouen-les-Essarts Rouen-les-Essarts June 28  Giuseppe Farina  Ferrari Report  I Crystal Palace Trophy Crystal Palace July 11  Tony Rolt  Connaught-Lea Francis Report  IX Internationales Avusrennen AVUS July 12  Jacques Swaters  Ferrari Report  II United States Air Force Trophy Snetterton July 25  Tony Rolt  Connaught-Lea Francis Report  V Circuit du Lac Aix-les-Bains July 26  Élie Bayol  OSCA Report  I Bristol MC & LCC Race Thruxton August 3  Tony Rolt  Connaught-Lea Francis Report  I Mid-Cheshire MC Race Oulton Park August 8  Tony Rolt  Connaught-Lea Francis Report  III Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne Les Sables-d'Olonne August 9  Louis Rosier  Ferrari Report  II Newcastle Journal Trophy Charterhall August 15  Ken Wharton  Cooper-Bristol Report  V Circuit de Cadours Cadours August 30  Maurice Trintignant  Gordini Report  I RedeX Trophy Snetterton September 12  Eric Thompson  Connaught-Lea Francis Report  I London Trophy Crystal Palace September 19  Stirling Moss  Cooper-Alta Report  IV Gran Premio di Modena Modena September 20  Juan Manuel Fangio  Maserati Report  VI Madgwick Cup Goodwood September 26  Roy Salvadori  Connaught-Lea Francis Report  II Joe Fry Memorial Trophy Castle Combe October 3  Bob Gerard  Cooper-Bristol Report  I Curtis Trophy Snetterton October 17  Bob Gerard  Cooper-Bristol Report

References

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