1953 F1 Championship Standings

Alberto Ascari driving the Ferrari 500 on Silverstone during the 1953 British F1 GP

See all 1953 F1 results for each race, driver and team.

Alberto Ascari won the 4th Formula One season in history. It was the second time in a row that the Italian driver became world champion.

Ascari was also the first driver to become double champion and the last Italian born F1 champions since.

Don't forget he won this championship while competing against F1's greatest ever drivers: Juan Manuel Fangio.

Here you can find the 1953 F1 teams overview.

1953 F1 Championship Overview

1953 F1 World Championship

NO	Grand Prix	Date	Winner	Team	Laps	Time
1	1953 Argentine F1 GP	January 18	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	97	03:01:04.600
2	1953 Indianapolis 500	May 30	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	200	03:53:01.690
3	1953 Dutch F1 GP	June 7	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	90	02:53:35.800
4	1953 Belgian F1 GP	June 21	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	36	02:48:30.300
5	1953 French F1 GP	July 5	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	60	02:44:18.600
6	1953 British F1 GP	July 18	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	90	02:50:00.000
7	1953 German F1 GP	August 2	Nino Farina	Ferrari	18	03:02:25.000
8	1953 Swiss F1 GP	August 23	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	65	03:01:34.400
9	1953 Italian F1 GP	September 13	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	80	02:49:45.900

1953 Formula 1 Drivers Championship Table

Pos	Driver	Pts	ARG	INDY	DUT	BEL	FRE	BRI	GER	SWI	ITA
1	Alberto Ascari	34.5 (46.5)	1*		1	1	4	1*	8	1*	DNF
2	Nino Farina	26 (32)	DNF		2	DNF	5	3	1	2	2
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	28 (29.5)	DNF		DNF	DNF	2*	2	2	4	1*
4	Mike Hawthorn	19 (27)	4		4	6	1	5	3	3	4
5	Luigi Villoresi	17	2		DNF*	2	6	DNF	8	6	3
6	José Froilán González	13.5 (14.5)	3		3	DNF*	3	4*
7	Bill Vukovich	9		1*
8	Toulo de Graffenried	7			5	4	7	DNF	5	DNF	DNF
9	Felice Bonetto	6.5	DNF		3		DNF	6	4	4	DNF
10	Art Cross	6		2
11	Maurice Trintignant	4	7		6	5	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	5
12	Onofre Marimón	4				3	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF
13	Duane Carter	2		3
14	Hermann Lang	2								5
15	Jack McGrath	2		5
16	Sam Hanks	2		3
17	Óscar Alfredo Gálvez	2	5
18	Fred Agabashian	1.5		4
19	Paul Russo	1.5		4
20	Adolfo Schewelm Cruz	0	DNF
21	Alan Brown	0	9					DNF	DNF		12
22	Albert Scherrer	0								9
23	André Pilette	0				11
24	Andy Linden	0		16
25	Arthur Legat	0				DNF
26	Bill Holland	0		15
27	Bob Gerard	0					11
28	Bob Scott	0		12
29	Bob Sweikert	0		20
30	Cal Niday	0		30
31	Carl Scarborough	0		12
32	Carlos Menditeguy	0	DNF
33	Chico Landi	0								DNF	DNF
34	Chuck Stevenson	0		9
35	Don Freeland	0		27
36	Duke Dinsmore	0		16
37	Duke Nalon	0		11
38	Duncan Hamilton	0						DNF
39	Eddie Johnson	0		7
40	Edgar Barth	0							DNF
41	Ernie McCoy	0		8
42	Ernst Klodwig	0							15
43	Ernst Loof	0							DNF
44	Erwin Bauer	0							DNF
45	Fred Wacker	0				9
46	Gene Hartley	0		9
47	Georges Berger	0				DNF
48	Günther Bechem	0							DNF
49	Hans Herrmann	0							9
50	Hans Von Stuck	0							DNF		14
51	Harry Schell	0	7		DNF	7	DNF	DNF	DNF		9
52	Ian Stewart	0						DNF
53	Jack Fairman	0						DNF			NC
54	Jackie Holmes	0		19
55	Jacques Swaters	0							7	DNF
56	Jean Behra	0	6			DNF	10	DNF	DNF	DNF
57	Jerry Hoyt	0		23
58	Jim Rathmann	0		7
59	Jimmy Bryan	0		14
60	Jimmy Davies	0		10
61	Jimmy Daywalt	0		6
62	Jimmy Stewart	0						DNF
63	John Barber	0	8
64	John Fitch	0									DNF
65	Johnnie Parsons	0		26
66	Johnny Claes	0			NC	DNF	12		DNF		DNF
67	Johnny Mantz	0		17
68	Johnny Thomson	0		19
69	Ken Wharton	0			DNF		DNF	8		7	NC
70	Kenneth McAlpine	0			DNF			DNF	13		NC
71	Kurt Adolff	0							DNF
72	Lance Macklin	0			DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF		DNF	DNF
73	Louis Chiron	0					15				10
74	Louis Rosier	0			7	8	8	10	10	DNF	16
75	Luigi Musso	0									7
76	Manny Ayulo	0		13
77	Marshall Teague	0		18
78	Max de Terra	0								8
79	Mike Nazaruk	0		21
80	Oswald Karch	0							DNF
81	Pablo Birger	0	DNF
82	Pat Flaherty	0		22
83	Paul Frère	0				10				DNF
84	Peter Collins	0			8	DNF	13	DNF
85	Peter Hirt	0								DNF
86	Peter Whitehead	0						9
87	Piero Carini	0									DNF
88	Prince Bira	0					DNF	7	DNF		11
89	Robert Manzon	0	DNF
90	Roberto Mieres	0			DNF		DNF				6
91	Rodger Ward	0		16
92	Rodney Nuckey	0							11
93	Roy Salvadori	0			DNF		DNF	DNF	DNF		DNF
94	Rudolf Krause	0							14
95	Sergio Mantovani	0									7
96	Spider Webb	0		19
97	Stirling Moss	0			9		DNF		6		13
98	Theo Fitzau	0							DNF
99	Theo Helfrich	0							12
100	Tony Bettenhausen	0		9
101	Tony Crook	0						DNF
102	Tony Rolt	0						DNF
103	Umberto Maglioli	0									8
104	Walt Faulkner	0		17
105	Willi Heeks	0							DNF
106	Wolfgang Seidel	0							16
107	Yves Giraud Cabantous	0					14				15
108	Élie Bayol	0					DNF				DNF

1953 F1 results distribution of points: 1st = 9, 2nd = 6, 3rd = 4, 4th = 3, 5th = 2, fastest lap=1 point

DNQ = Did Not Qualify, DNS = Did Not Start, Ret = Retired, DSQ = Disqualified, NC = Not Classified

1953 F1 Drivers Statistics Table

Driver	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	Laps	FL	RET	PTS
Juan Manuel Fangio	10	1	3	0	4	2	397	2	5	29.5
Alberto Ascari	9	5	0	0	5	6	531	4	2	46.5
Luigi Villoresi	9	0	2	1	3	0	483	1	3	17
Nino Farina	8	1	3	1	5	0	368	0	3	32
Mike Hawthorn	8	1	0	2	3	0	529	0	0	27
Felice Bonetto	8	0	0	1	1	0	404	0	4	6.5
Maurice Trintignant	8	0	0	0	0	0	364	0	4	4
Toulo de Graffenried	7	0	0	0	0	0	351	0	3	7
Harry Schell	7	0	0	0	0	0	273	0	4	0
Louis Rosier	7	0	0	0	0	0	335	0	1	0
José Froilán González	6	0	0	3	3	0	366	2	2	14.5
Onofre Marimón	6	0	0	1	1	0	289	0	4	4
Lance Macklin	6	0	0	0	0	0	101	0	6	0
Jean Behra	6	0	0	0	0	0	232	0	4	0
Ken Wharton	5	0	0	0	0	0	235	0	3	0
Johnny Claes	5	0	0	0	0	0	159	0	4	0
Roy Salvadori	5	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	5	0
Kenneth McAlpine	4	0	0	0	0	0	135	0	3	0
Peter Collins	4	0	0	0	0	0	196	0	2	0
Stirling Moss	4	0	0	0	0	0	208	0	1	0
Alan Brown	4	0	0	0	0	0	228	0	2	0
Prince Bira	4	0	0	0	0	0	189	0	2	0
Chuck Stevenson	3	0	0	0	0	0	345	0	3	0
Roberto Mieres	3	0	0	0	0	0	109	0	2	0
Andy Linden	3	0	0	0	0	0	287	0	3	0
Duane Carter	2	0	0	1	1	0	294	0	1	2
Paul Russo	2	0	0	0	0	0	289	0	1	1.5
Louis Chiron	2	0	0	0	0	0	115	0	0	0
Yves Giraud Cabantous	2	0	0	0	0	0	117	0	0	0
Hans Von Stuck	2	0	0	0	0	0	67	0	1	0
Bob Scott	2	0	0	0	0	0	204	0	1	0
Johnny Thomson	2	0	0	0	0	0	172	0	2	0
Gene Hartley	2	0	0	0	0	0	249	0	2	0
Jacques Swaters	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	1	0
Jim Rathmann	2	0	0	0	0	0	377	0	1	0
Paul Frère	2	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	1	0
Jack Fairman	2	0	0	0	0	0	115	0	2	0
Élie Bayol	2	0	0	0	0	0	35	0	2	0
Chico Landi	2	0	0	0	0	0	72	0	2	0
Bill Vukovich	1	1	0	0	1	1	200	1	0	9
Art Cross	1	0	1	0	1	0	200	0	0	6
Hermann Lang	1	0	0	0	0	0	62	0	0	2
Sam Hanks	1	0	0	1	1	0	200	0	0	2
Óscar Alfredo Gálvez	1	0	0	0	0	0	96	0	0	2
Jack McGrath	1	0	0	0	0	0	200	0	0	2
Fred Agabashian	1	0	0	0	0	0	200	0	0	1.5
Willi Heeks	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0
Don Freeland	1	0	0	0	0	0	76	0	1	0
Jimmy Bryan	1	0	0	0	0	0	183	0	0	0
Luigi Musso	1	0	0	0	0	0	76	0	0	0
Pat Flaherty	1	0	0	0	0	0	115	0	1	0
Pablo Birger	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	1	0
Erwin Bauer	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Carl Scarborough	1	0	0	0	0	0	190	0	0	0
Ian Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	1	0
Ernst Klodwig	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0
Spider Webb	1	0	0	0	0	0	166	0	1	0
John Barber	1	0	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	0
Theo Fitzau	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
Rodney Nuckey	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0
Marshall Teague	1	0	0	0	0	0	169	0	1	0
Georges Berger	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
Ernie McCoy	1	0	0	0	0	0	200	0	0	0
Jimmy Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	0	79	0	1	0
Duke Dinsmore	1	0	0	0	0	0	177	0	1	0
John Fitch	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	1	0
Jimmy Daywalt	1	0	0	0	0	0	200	0	0	0
Peter Hirt	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	1	0
Bill Holland	1	0	0	0	0	0	177	0	1	0
Cal Niday	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	1	0
Max de Terra	1	0	0	0	0	0	51	0	0	0
Sergio Mantovani	1	0	0	0	0	0	76	0	0	0
Edgar Barth	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	1	0
Jerry Hoyt	1	0	0	0	0	0	107	0	1	0
Adolfo Schewelm Cruz	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	1	0
Duncan Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	1	0
Wolfgang Seidel	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0
Bob Sweikert	1	0	0	0	0	0	151	0	1	0
Robert Manzon	1	0	0	0	0	0	67	0	1	0
Kurt Adolff	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
Jimmy Davies	1	0	0	0	0	0	193	0	0	0
Tony Rolt	1	0	0	0	0	0	70	0	1	0
Theo Helfrich	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0
Arthur Legat	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Mantz	1	0	0	0	0	0	176	0	0	0
Fred Wacker	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	0	0	0
Rodger Ward	1	0	0	0	0	0	177	0	1	0
Piero Carini	1	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	1	0
Albert Scherrer	1	0	0	0	0	0	49	0	0	0
Umberto Maglioli	1	0	0	0	0	0	75	0	0	0
Oswald Karch	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	1	0
Johnnie Parsons	1	0	0	0	0	0	86	0	1	0
Bob Gerard	1	0	0	0	0	0	55	0	0	0
Ernst Loof	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Manny Ayulo	1	0	0	0	0	0	184	0	1	0
Tony Crook	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Nazaruk	1	0	0	0	0	0	146	0	1	0
Carlos Menditeguy	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	1	0
Günther Bechem	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
Duke Nalon	1	0	0	0	0	0	191	0	1	0
Rudolf Krause	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0
Jackie Holmes	1	0	0	0	0	0	166	0	1	0
Tony Bettenhausen	1	0	0	0	0	0	196	0	1	0
Hans Herrmann	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0
Walt Faulkner	1	0	0	0	0	0	176	0	0	0
André Pilette	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	0
Eddie Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	200	0	0	0
Peter Whitehead	1	0	0	0	0	0	79	0	0	0

The constructor championship did not exist until 1958.