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1953 Formula One season

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Contents

Season Summary

Season Review

Race Date Location Winning Driver Winning Team Report
Argentine Grand Prix January 18 Buenos Aires Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report
Indianapolis 500 May 30 Indianapolis Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser Report
Dutch Grand Prix June 7 Zandvoort Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report
Belgian Grand Prix June 21 Spa-Francorchamps Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report
French Grand Prix July 5 Reims Mike Hawthorn Ferrari Report
British Grand Prix July 18 Silverstone Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report
German Grand Prix August 2 Nürburgring Giuseppe Farina Ferrari Report
Swiss Grand Prix August 23 Bremgarten Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report
Italian Grand Prix September 13 Monza Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Report

1953 Constructor final totals

Place Team Chassis Engine Tyre Points Wins Podiums Poles
1 Ferrari       123 7 16 6
2 Maserati       64 1 8 2
3 Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser       22 1 3 1
4 Gordini       4      
5 Lesovsky-Offenhauser       2      
6 Watson-Offenhauser              
7 Kuzma-Offenhauser              
8 OSCA              
9 Schroeder-Offenhauser              
10 Stevens-Offenhauser              
11 Veritas              
12 Turner-Offenhauser              
13 AFM-Bristol              
14 Simca-Gordini-Gordini              
15 Kurtis Kraft-Novi              
16 AFM-BMW              
17 BMW              
18 Bromme-Offenhauser              
19 Connaught-Francis              
20 EMW              
21 HWM-Alta              
22 Del Roy-Offenhauser              
23 Cooper-Bristol              
24 Cooper-Alta              

1953 Drivers Championship final standings

Place Driver Number Country Points Wins Podiums Poles
1 Alberto Ascari 4 Italy 47 5 5 6
2 Giuseppe Farina 6 Italy 32 1 5  
3 Juan Manuel Fangio 50 Argentina 28 1 4 1
4 Mike Hawthorn 8 Britain 27 1 3  
5 Luigi Villoresi 2 Italy 17   3  
6 Jose-Froilan Gonzalez 24 Argentina 14.5   3  
7 Bill Vukovich 14 USA 9 1 1 1
8 Toulo de Graffenried 58 Switzerland 7      
9 Felice Bonetto 52 Italy 6.5     1
10 Art Cross 16 USA 6   1  
11 Maurice Trintignant 36 France 4      
12 Onofre Marimon 54 Argentina 4   1  
13 Jack McGrath 5 USA 2      
14 Duane Carter 4 USA 2      
15 Sam Hanks 3 USA 2   1  
16 Oscar Alfredo Galvez 8 Argentina 2      
17 Hermann Lang 34 Germany 2      
18 Fred Agabashian 59 USA 1.5      
19 Paul Russo 59 USA 1.5      
20 Paul Frere 14 Belgium        
21 Pat Flaherty 77 USA        
22 Pablo Birger 34 Argentina        
23 Oswald Karch 26 Germany        
24 Mike Nazaruk 83 USA        
25 Max de Terra 40 Switzerland        
26 Marshall Teague 22 USA        
27 Manny Ayulo 88 USA        
28 Louis Rosier 64 France        
29 Lance Macklin 16 Britain        
30 Peter Collins 2 Britain        
31 Louis Chiron 32 France        
32 Spider Webb 62 USA        
33 Yves Giraud Cabantous 16 France France      
34 Kurt Adolff 34 Germany Germany      
35 Willi Heeks 23 Germany Germany      
36 Walt Faulkner 23 USA USA      
37 Umberto Maglioli 10 Italy Italy      
38 Tony Rolt 14 Britain Britain      
39 Tony Crook 23 Britain Britain      
40 Tony Bettenhausen 98 USA USA      
41 Theo Helfrich 24 Germany Germany      
42 Wolfgang Seidel 22 Germany Germany      
43 Stirling Moss 28 Britain Britain      
44 Peter Hirt 38 Switzerland Switzerland      
45 Sergio Mantovani 56 Italy Italy      
46 Rudolf Krause 36 Germany Germany      
47 Roy Salvadori 22 Britain Britain      
48 Rodney Nuckey 40 Britain Britain      
49 Rodger Ward 92 USA USA      
50 Roberto Mieres 40 Argentina Argentina      
51 Robert Manzon 26 France France      
52 Prince Bira 44 Thailand Thailand      
53 Piero Carini 12 Italy Italy      
54 Peter Whitehead 20 Britain Britain      
55 Theo Fitzau 28 Germany Germany      
56 Carlos Menditeguy 32 Argentina Argentina      
57 Fred Wacker 38 USA USA      
58 Erwin Bauer 32 Germany Germany      
59 Ernst Klodwig 37 Germany Germany      
60 Ernie McCoy 12 USA USA      
61 Elie Bayol 34 France France      
62 Edgar Barth 35 Germany Germany      
63 Duncan Hamilton 3 Britain Britain      
64 Duke Nalon 9 USA USA      
65 Don Freeland 38 USA USA      
66 Gene Hartley 41 USA USA      
67 Chico Landi 2 Brazil Brazil      
68 Bob Sweikert 51 USA USA      
69 Carl Scarborough 73 USA USA      
70 Cal Niday 99 USA USA      
71 Bob Scott 29 USA USA      
72 Bill Holland 49 USA USA      
73 Andy Linden 57 USA USA      
74 Andre Pilette 40 Belgium Belgium      
75 Albert Scherrer 18 Switzerland Switzerland      
76 Alan Brown 46 Britain Britain      
77 Kenneth McAlpine 24 Britain Britain      
78 Chuck Stevenson 97 USA USA      
79 Jimmy Stewart 18 Britain Britain      
80 Georges Berger 34 Belgium Belgium      
81 Johnny Thomson 56 USA USA      
82 Johnny Claes 26 Belgium Belgium      
83 Johnnie Parsons 21 USA USA      
84 John Fitch 18 USA USA      
85 Bob Gerard 38 Britain Britain      
86 John Barber 22 USA USA      
87 Ken Wharton 30 Britain Britain      
88 Jimmy Daywalt 48 USA USA      
89 Jimmy Davies 53 USA USA      
90 Harry Schell 38 USA USA      
91 Guenther Bechem 41 Germany Germany      
92 Hans Stuck 48 Germany Germany      
93 Jimmy Bryan 8 USA USA      
94 Ian Stewart 15 Britain Britain      
95 Jack Fairman 20 Britain Britain      
96 Jacques Swaters 2 Belgium Belgium      
97 Jean Behra 6 France        
98 Jerry Hoyt 55 USA        
99 Jim Rathmann 2 USA        
100 Hans Herrmann 31 Germany        
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