1953 F1 Championship Standings

1953 British Grand Prix Highlights

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 Italy Alberto Ascari
Italy Ferrari 97 03:01:04.600
2 1953 Indianapolis 500 May 30 United States Bill Vukovich
United States Kurtis Kraft 200 03:53:01.690
3 1953 Dutch F1 GP June 7 Italy Alberto Ascari
Italy Ferrari 90 02:53:35.800
4 1953 Belgian F1 GP June 21 Italy Alberto Ascari
Italy Ferrari 36 02:48:30.300
5 1953 French F1 GP July 5 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn
Italy Ferrari 60 02:44:18.600
6 1953 British F1 GP July 18 Italy Alberto Ascari
Italy Ferrari 90 02:50:00.000
7 1953 German F1 GP August 2 Italy Nino Farina
Italy Ferrari 18 03:02:25.000
8 1953 Swiss F1 GP August 23 Italy Alberto Ascari
Italy Ferrari 65 03:01:34.400
9 1953 Italian F1 GP September 13 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Italy Maserati 80 02:49:45.900

1953 Formula 1 Drivers Championship Table

PosDriverPtsARGINDYDUTBELFREBRIGERSWIITA
1Italy Alberto Ascari34.5 (46.5)1* 1141*81*DNF
2Italy Nino Farina26 (32)DNF 2DNF53122
3Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio28 (29.5)DNF DNFDNF2*2241*
4United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn19 (27)4 4615334
5Italy Luigi Villoresi172 DNF*26DNF863
6Argentina José Froilán González13.5 (14.5)3 3DNF*34*
7United States Bill Vukovich9 1*
8Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried7 547DNF5DNFDNF
9Italy Felice Bonetto6.5DNF 3 DNF644DNF
10United States Art Cross6 2
11France Maurice Trintignant47 65DNFDNFDNFDNF5
12Argentina Onofre Marimón4 39DNFDNFDNFDNF
13United States Duane Carter2 3
14Germany Hermann Lang2 5
15United States Jack McGrath2 5
16United States Sam Hanks2 3
17Argentina Óscar Alfredo Gálvez25
18United States Fred Agabashian1.5 4
19United States Paul Russo1.5 4
20Argentina Adolfo Schewelm Cruz0DNF
21United Kingdom Alan Brown09 DNFDNF 12
22Switzerland Albert Scherrer0 9
23Belgium André Pilette0 11
24United States Andy Linden0 16
25Belgium Arthur Legat0 DNF
26United States Bill Holland0 15
27United Kingdom Bob Gerard0 11
28United States Bob Scott0 12
29United States Bob Sweikert0 20
30United States Cal Niday0 30
31United States Carl Scarborough0 12
32Argentina Carlos Menditeguy0DNF
33Brazil Chico Landi0 DNFDNF
34United States Chuck Stevenson0 9
35United States Don Freeland0 27
36United States Duke Dinsmore0 16
37United States Duke Nalon0 11
38United Kingdom Duncan Hamilton0 DNF
39United States Eddie Johnson0 7
40Germany Edgar Barth0 DNF
41United States Ernie McCoy0 8
42Germany Ernst Klodwig0 15
43Germany Ernst Loof0 DNF
44Germany Erwin Bauer0 DNF
45United States Fred Wacker0 9
46United States Gene Hartley0 9
47Belgium Georges Berger0 DNF
48Germany Günther Bechem0 DNF
49Germany Hans Herrmann0 9
50Germany Hans Von Stuck0 DNF 14
51United States Harry Schell07 DNF7DNFDNFDNF 9
52United Kingdom Ian Stewart0 DNF
53United Kingdom Jack Fairman0 DNF NC
54United States Jackie Holmes0 19
55Belgium Jacques Swaters0 7DNF
56France Jean Behra06 DNF10DNFDNFDNF
57United States Jerry Hoyt0 23
58United States Jim Rathmann0 7
59United States Jimmy Bryan0 14
60United States Jimmy Davies0 10
61United States Jimmy Daywalt0 6
62United Kingdom Jimmy Stewart0 DNF
63United Kingdom John Barber08
64United States John Fitch0 DNF
65United States Johnnie Parsons0 26
66Belgium Johnny Claes0 NCDNF12 DNF DNF
67United States Johnny Mantz0 17
68United States Johnny Thomson0 19
69United Kingdom Ken Wharton0 DNF DNF8 7NC
70United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine0 DNF DNF13 NC
71Germany Kurt Adolff0 DNF
72United Kingdom Lance Macklin0 DNFDNFDNFDNF DNFDNF
73Monaco Louis Chiron0 15 10
74France Louis Rosier0 7881010DNF16
75Italy Luigi Musso0 7
76United States Manny Ayulo0 13
77United States Marshall Teague0 18
78Switzerland Max de Terra0 8
79United States Mike Nazaruk0 21
80Germany Oswald Karch0 DNF
81Argentina Pablo Birger0DNF
82United States Pat Flaherty0 22
83Belgium Paul Frère0 10 DNF
84United Kingdom Peter Collins0 8DNF13DNF
85Switzerland Peter Hirt0 DNF
86United Kingdom Peter Whitehead0 9
87Italy Piero Carini0 DNF
88Thailand Prince Bira0 DNF7DNF 11
89France Robert Manzon0DNF
90Argentina Roberto Mieres0 DNF DNF 6
91United States Rodger Ward0 16
92United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey0 11
93United Kingdom Roy Salvadori0 DNF DNFDNFDNF DNF
94Germany Rudolf Krause0 14
95Italy Sergio Mantovani0 7
96United States Spider Webb0 19
97United Kingdom Stirling Moss0 9 DNF 6 13
98Germany Theo Fitzau0 DNF
99Germany Theo Helfrich0 12
100United States Tony Bettenhausen0 9
101United Kingdom Tony Crook0 DNF
102United Kingdom Tony Rolt0 DNF
103Italy Umberto Maglioli0 8
104United States Walt Faulkner0 17
105Germany Willi Heeks0 DNF
106Germany Wolfgang Seidel0 16
107France Yves Giraud Cabantous0 14 15
108France Élie Bayol0 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
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 10 1 3 0 4 2 397 2 5 29.5
Italy Alberto Ascari 9 5 0 0 5 6 531 4 2 46.5
Italy Luigi Villoresi 9 0 2 1 3 0 483 1 3 17
Italy Nino Farina 8 1 3 1 5 0 368 0 3 32
United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn 8 1 0 2 3 0 529 0 0 27
Italy Felice Bonetto 8 0 0 1 1 0 404 0 4 6.5
France Maurice Trintignant 8 0 0 0 0 0 364 0 4 4
Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried 7 0 0 0 0 0 351 0 3 7
France Louis Rosier 7 0 0 0 0 0 335 0 1 0
United States Harry Schell 7 0 0 0 0 0 273 0 4 0
Argentina José Froilán González 6 0 0 3 3 0 366 2 2 14.5
Argentina Onofre Marimón 6 0 0 1 1 0 289 0 4 4
France Jean Behra 6 0 0 0 0 0 232 0 4 0
United Kingdom Lance Macklin 6 0 0 0 0 0 101 0 6 0
United Kingdom Ken Wharton 5 0 0 0 0 0 235 0 3 0
Belgium Johnny Claes 5 0 0 0 0 0 159 0 4 0
United Kingdom Roy Salvadori 5 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 5 0
United Kingdom Alan Brown 4 0 0 0 0 0 228 0 2 0
United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine 4 0 0 0 0 0 135 0 3 0
United Kingdom Peter Collins 4 0 0 0 0 0 196 0 2 0
Thailand Prince Bira 4 0 0 0 0 0 189 0 2 0
United Kingdom Stirling Moss 4 0 0 0 0 0 208 0 1 0
United States Andy Linden 3 0 0 0 0 0 287 0 3 0
United States Chuck Stevenson 3 0 0 0 0 0 345 0 3 0
Argentina Roberto Mieres 3 0 0 0 0 0 109 0 2 0
United States Duane Carter 2 0 0 1 1 0 294 0 1 2
United States Paul Russo 2 0 0 0 0 0 289 0 1 1.5
France Yves Giraud Cabantous 2 0 0 0 0 0 117 0 0 0
Germany Hans Von Stuck 2 0 0 0 0 0 67 0 1 0
Belgium Paul Frère 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 1 0
United Kingdom Jack Fairman 2 0 0 0 0 0 115 0 2 0
United States Bob Scott 2 0 0 0 0 0 204 0 1 0
France Élie Bayol 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 2 0
Brazil Chico Landi 2 0 0 0 0 0 72 0 2 0
Monaco Louis Chiron 2 0 0 0 0 0 115 0 0 0
United States Gene Hartley 2 0 0 0 0 0 249 0 2 0
United States Johnny Thomson 2 0 0 0 0 0 172 0 2 0
United States Jim Rathmann 2 0 0 0 0 0 377 0 1 0
Belgium Jacques Swaters 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 1 0
United States Bill Vukovich 1 1 0 0 1 1 200 1 0 9
United States Art Cross 1 0 1 0 1 0 200 0 0 6
United States Sam Hanks 1 0 0 1 1 0 200 0 0 2
United States Jack McGrath 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 2
Argentina Óscar Alfredo Gálvez 1 0 0 0 0 0 96 0 0 2
Germany Hermann Lang 1 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 2
United States Fred Agabashian 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 1.5
United Kingdom John Barber 1 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 0
United States Rodger Ward 1 0 0 0 0 0 177 0 1 0
Germany Theo Fitzau 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
United Kingdom Ian Stewart 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 1 0
Belgium Georges Berger 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
United States Manny Ayulo 1 0 0 0 0 0 184 0 1 0
Germany Oswald Karch 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0
United States Johnnie Parsons 1 0 0 0 0 0 86 0 1 0
United Kingdom Jimmy Stewart 1 0 0 0 0 0 79 0 1 0
United States John Fitch 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 1 0
United States Duke Nalon 1 0 0 0 0 0 191 0 1 0
United States Mike Nazaruk 1 0 0 0 0 0 146 0 1 0
Switzerland Peter Hirt 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 1 0
United States Tony Bettenhausen 1 0 0 0 0 0 196 0 1 0
Germany Rudolf Krause 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0
United States Jackie Holmes 1 0 0 0 0 0 166 0 1 0
Switzerland Max de Terra 1 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 0
Italy Sergio Mantovani 1 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 0
United States Eddie Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 0
Germany Hans Herrmann 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0
Argentina Adolfo Schewelm Cruz 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 1 0
United States Walt Faulkner 1 0 0 0 0 0 176 0 0 0
United Kingdom Duncan Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 1 0
France Robert Manzon 1 0 0 0 0 0 67 0 1 0
Germany Kurt Adolff 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
Belgium Arthur Legat 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
United States Jimmy Bryan 1 0 0 0 0 0 183 0 0 0
Germany Willi Heeks 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0
United States Don Freeland 1 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 1 0
United Kingdom Tony Rolt 1 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 1 0
United States Fred Wacker 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0
United States Carl Scarborough 1 0 0 0 0 0 190 0 0 0
United States Pat Flaherty 1 0 0 0 0 0 115 0 1 0
Italy Piero Carini 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 1 0
Germany Ernst Klodwig 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
United States Spider Webb 1 0 0 0 0 0 166 0 1 0
Switzerland Albert Scherrer 1 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 0
Italy Umberto Maglioli 1 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 0
United States Ernie McCoy 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 0
United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0
United Kingdom Bob Gerard 1 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0
United States Marshall Teague 1 0 0 0 0 0 169 0 1 0
Germany Ernst Loof 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
United Kingdom Tony Crook 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
United States Jimmy Daywalt 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 0
Argentina Carlos Menditeguy 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 1 0
United States Duke Dinsmore 1 0 0 0 0 0 177 0 1 0
Germany Günther Bechem 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
United States Bill Holland 1 0 0 0 0 0 177 0 1 0
United States Cal Niday 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 1 0
Belgium André Pilette 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0
Germany Edgar Barth 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 0
United States Jerry Hoyt 1 0 0 0 0 0 107 0 1 0
United Kingdom Peter Whitehead 1 0 0 0 0 0 79 0 0 0
United States Jimmy Davies 1 0 0 0 0 0 193 0 0 0
Germany Wolfgang Seidel 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0
United States Bob Sweikert 1 0 0 0 0 0 151 0 1 0
Germany Theo Helfrich 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0
Italy Luigi Musso 1 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 0
Argentina Pablo Birger 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 1 0
United States Johnny Mantz 1 0 0 0 0 0 176 0 0 0
Germany Erwin Bauer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

The constructor championship did not exist until 1958.

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