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
NOGrand PrixDateWinnerTeamLapsTime
11953 Argentine F1 GPJanuary 18Italy Alberto Ascari
Italy Ferrari9703:01:04.600
21953 Indianapolis 500May 30United States Bill Vukovich
United States Kurtis Kraft20003:53:01.690
31953 Dutch F1 GPJune 7Italy Alberto Ascari
Italy Ferrari9002:53:35.800
41953 Belgian F1 GPJune 21Italy Alberto Ascari
Italy Ferrari3602:48:30.300
51953 French F1 GPJuly 5United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn
Italy Ferrari6002:44:18.600
61953 British F1 GPJuly 18Italy Alberto Ascari
Italy Ferrari9002:50:00.000
71953 German F1 GPAugust 2Italy Nino Farina
Italy Ferrari1803:02:25.000
81953 Swiss F1 GPAugust 23Italy Alberto Ascari
Italy Ferrari6503:01:34.400
91953 Italian F1 GPSeptember 13Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
Italy Maserati8002:49:45.900

1953 Formula 1 Drivers Championship Table

PDriverPtsARGINDYDUTBELFREBRIGERSWIITA
1Italy Alberto Ascari34.5 (46.5)1*1141*81*DNF
2Italy Nino Farina26 (32)DNF2DNF53122
3Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio28 (29.5)DNFDNFDNF2*2241*
4United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn19 (27)44615334
5Italy Luigi Villoresi172DNF*26DNF863
6Argentina José Froilán González13.5 (14.5)33DNF*34*
7United States Bill Vukovich91*
8Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried7547DNF5DNFDNF
9Italy Felice Bonetto6.5DNF3DNF644DNF
10United States Art Cross62
11France Maurice Trintignant4765DNFDNFDNFDNF5
12Argentina Onofre Marimón439DNFDNFDNFDNF
13Argentina Óscar Alfredo Gálvez25
14United States Paul Russo1.54
15United States Fred Agabashian1.54
16United States Jack McGrath25
17United States Sam Hanks23
18Germany Hermann Lang25
19United States Duane Carter23
20United States Bob Scott012
21United States Fred Wacker09
22Germany Ernst Loof0DNF
23Switzerland Albert Scherrer09
24Belgium André Pilette011
25United States Andy Linden016
26Belgium Arthur Legat0DNF
27United States Bill Holland015
28United Kingdom Bob Gerard011
29United States Duke Nalon011
30United States Bob Sweikert020
31United States Cal Niday030
32United States Carl Scarborough012
33Germany Erwin Bauer0DNF
34Argentina Carlos Menditeguy0DNF
35United States Chuck Stevenson09
36United States Don Freeland027
37United States Duke Dinsmore016
38United States Jim Rathmann07
39United States Johnny Thomson019
40United States Jimmy Bryan014
41United States Johnny Mantz017
42Belgium Jacques Swaters07DNF
43Belgium Georges Berger0DNF
44Germany Günther Bechem0DNF
45Germany Hans Herrmann09
46Germany Hans Von Stuck0DNF14
47United States Harry Schell07DNF7DNFDNFDNF9
48United Kingdom Ian Stewart0DNF
49United Kingdom Jack Fairman0DNFNC
50United States Jackie Holmes019
51France Jean Behra06DNF10DNFDNFDNF
52United Kingdom Alan Brown09DNFDNF12
53United States Gene Hartley09
54United States Jerry Hoyt023
55United States Eddie Johnson07
56United States Jimmy Davies010
57United States Jimmy Daywalt06
58United Kingdom Jimmy Stewart0DNF
59United Kingdom John Barber08
60United States John Fitch0DNF
61United States Johnnie Parsons026
62United Kingdom Duncan Hamilton0DNF
63Italy Piero Carini0DNF
64Germany Edgar Barth0DNF
65France Yves Giraud Cabantous01415
66Italy Sergio Mantovani07
67Belgium Paul Frère010DNF
68United States Walt Faulkner017
69United States Pat Flaherty022
70Italy Luigi Musso07
71United States Marshall Teague018
72France Louis Rosier07881010DNF16
73Switzerland Max de Terra08
74United States Mike Nazaruk021
75United Kingdom Tony Rolt0DNF
76United States Manny Ayulo013
77Germany Wolfgang Seidel016
78United Kingdom Lance Macklin0DNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNF
79Germany Kurt Adolff0DNF
80Germany Oswald Karch0DNF
81Argentina Pablo Birger0DNF
82United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine0DNFDNF13NC
83Monaco Louis Chiron01510
84France Élie Bayol0DNFDNF
85Germany Willi Heeks0DNF
86United Kingdom Tony Crook0DNF
87United States Ernie McCoy08
88France Robert Manzon0DNF
89Germany Ernst Klodwig015
90Brazil Chico Landi0DNFDNF
91United Kingdom Ken Wharton0DNFDNF87NC
92Argentina Adolfo Schewelm Cruz0DNF
93Switzerland Peter Hirt0DNF
94Italy Umberto Maglioli08
95United Kingdom Peter Whitehead09
96Thailand Prince Bira0DNF7DNF11
97Argentina Roberto Mieres0DNFDNF6
98United States Tony Bettenhausen09
99United States Rodger Ward016
100United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey011
101United Kingdom Roy Salvadori0DNFDNFDNFDNFDNF
102United Kingdom Peter Collins08DNF13DNF
103Germany Rudolf Krause014
104United States Spider Webb019
105United Kingdom Stirling Moss09DNF613
106Germany Theo Fitzau0DNF
107Germany Theo Helfrich012
108Belgium Johnny Claes0NCDNF12DNFDNF

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

DriverGP1st2nd3rdPodPoleLapsFLRETPTS
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio10130423972529.5
Italy Alberto Ascari9500565314246.5
Italy Luigi Villoresi9021304831317
Italy Nino Farina8131503680332
United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn8102305290027
Italy Felice Bonetto800110404046.5
France Maurice Trintignant800000364044
Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried700000351037
United States Harry Schell700000273040
France Louis Rosier700000335010
Argentina José Froilán González6003303662214.5
Argentina Onofre Marimón600110289044
France Jean Behra600000232040
United Kingdom Lance Macklin600000101060
United Kingdom Ken Wharton500000235030
Belgium Johnny Claes500000159040
United Kingdom Roy Salvadori500000100050
United Kingdom Stirling Moss400000208010
Thailand Prince Bira400000189020
United Kingdom Alan Brown400000228020
United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine400000135030
United Kingdom Peter Collins400000196020
Argentina Roberto Mieres300000109020
United States Andy Linden300000287030
United States Chuck Stevenson300000345030
United States Duane Carter200110294012
United States Paul Russo200000289011.5
Belgium Paul Frère20000031010
United States Bob Scott200000204010
United States Gene Hartley200000249020
United States Johnny Thomson200000172020
United States Jim Rathmann200000377010
United Kingdom Jack Fairman200000115020
Belgium Jacques Swaters20000017010
Brazil Chico Landi20000072020
France Élie Bayol20000035020
Monaco Louis Chiron200000115000
France Yves Giraud Cabantous200000117000
Germany Hans Von Stuck20000067010
United States Bill Vukovich110011200109
United States Art Cross101010200006
Argentina Óscar Alfredo Gálvez10000096002
United States Sam Hanks100110200002
Germany Hermann Lang10000062002
United States Jack McGrath100000200002
United States Fred Agabashian100000200001.5
France Robert Manzon10000067010
Germany Kurt Adolff1000003010
United States Ernie McCoy100000200000
United Kingdom Duncan Hamilton10000014010
United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey10000016000
United States Marshall Teague100000169010
United States Jimmy Daywalt100000200000
United Kingdom Tony Rolt10000070010
United States Duke Dinsmore100000177010
Belgium Arthur Legat1000000010
United States Cal Niday10000030010
United States Bill Holland100000177010
United States Fred Wacker10000032000
United States Jerry Hoyt100000107010
Switzerland Albert Scherrer10000049000
Italy Piero Carini10000040010
Germany Edgar Barth10000012010
United Kingdom Bob Gerard10000055000
Germany Ernst Loof1000000010
United States Jimmy Davies100000193000
Italy Umberto Maglioli10000075000
Germany Wolfgang Seidel10000014000
United States Bob Sweikert100000151010
Argentina Carlos Menditeguy10000024010
Germany Günther Bechem1000002010
United Kingdom Tony Crook1000000010
Germany Theo Helfrich10000016000
United States Johnny Mantz100000176000
United Kingdom Peter Whitehead10000079000
United States Rodger Ward100000177010
Belgium André Pilette10000029000
United States Johnnie Parsons10000086010
United States Manny Ayulo100000184010
Germany Oswald Karch10000010010
United States Duke Nalon100000191010
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Argentina Pablo Birger10000021010
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United States Tony Bettenhausen100000196010
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Argentina Adolfo Schewelm Cruz10000020010
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Germany Ernst Klodwig10000015000
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The constructor championship did not exist until 1958.

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