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

P	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	Óscar Alfredo Gálvez	2	5
14	Paul Russo	1.5		4
15	Fred Agabashian	1.5		4
16	Jack McGrath	2		5
17	Sam Hanks	2		3
18	Hermann Lang	2								5
19	Duane Carter	2		3
20	Bob Scott	0		12
21	Fred Wacker	0				9
22	Ernst Loof	0							DNF
23	Albert Scherrer	0								9
24	André Pilette	0				11
25	Andy Linden	0		16
26	Arthur Legat	0				DNF
27	Bill Holland	0		15
28	Bob Gerard	0					11
29	Duke Nalon	0		11
30	Bob Sweikert	0		20
31	Cal Niday	0		30
32	Carl Scarborough	0		12
33	Erwin Bauer	0							DNF
34	Carlos Menditeguy	0	DNF
35	Chuck Stevenson	0		9
36	Don Freeland	0		27
37	Duke Dinsmore	0		16
38	Jim Rathmann	0		7
39	Johnny Thomson	0		19
40	Jimmy Bryan	0		14
41	Johnny Mantz	0		17
42	Jacques Swaters	0							7	DNF
43	Georges Berger	0				DNF
44	Günther Bechem	0							DNF
45	Hans Herrmann	0							9
46	Hans Von Stuck	0							DNF		14
47	Harry Schell	0	7		DNF	7	DNF	DNF	DNF		9
48	Ian Stewart	0						DNF
49	Jack Fairman	0						DNF			NC
50	Jackie Holmes	0		19
51	Jean Behra	0	6			DNF	10	DNF	DNF	DNF
52	Alan Brown	0	9					DNF	DNF		12
53	Gene Hartley	0		9
54	Jerry Hoyt	0		23
55	Eddie Johnson	0		7
56	Jimmy Davies	0		10
57	Jimmy Daywalt	0		6
58	Jimmy Stewart	0						DNF
59	John Barber	0	8
60	John Fitch	0									DNF
61	Johnnie Parsons	0		26
62	Duncan Hamilton	0						DNF
63	Piero Carini	0									DNF
64	Edgar Barth	0							DNF
65	Yves Giraud Cabantous	0					14				15
66	Sergio Mantovani	0									7
67	Paul Frère	0				10				DNF
68	Walt Faulkner	0		17
69	Pat Flaherty	0		22
70	Luigi Musso	0									7
71	Marshall Teague	0		18
72	Louis Rosier	0			7	8	8	10	10	DNF	16
73	Max de Terra	0								8
74	Mike Nazaruk	0		21
75	Tony Rolt	0						DNF
76	Manny Ayulo	0		13
77	Wolfgang Seidel	0							16
78	Lance Macklin	0			DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF		DNF	DNF
79	Kurt Adolff	0							DNF
80	Oswald Karch	0							DNF
81	Pablo Birger	0	DNF
82	Kenneth McAlpine	0			DNF			DNF	13		NC
83	Louis Chiron	0					15				10
84	Élie Bayol	0					DNF				DNF
85	Willi Heeks	0							DNF
86	Tony Crook	0						DNF
87	Ernie McCoy	0		8
88	Robert Manzon	0	DNF
89	Ernst Klodwig	0							15
90	Chico Landi	0								DNF	DNF
91	Ken Wharton	0			DNF		DNF	8		7	NC
92	Adolfo Schewelm Cruz	0	DNF
93	Peter Hirt	0								DNF
94	Umberto Maglioli	0									8
95	Peter Whitehead	0						9
96	Prince Bira	0					DNF	7	DNF		11
97	Roberto Mieres	0			DNF		DNF				6
98	Tony Bettenhausen	0		9
99	Rodger Ward	0		16
100	Rodney Nuckey	0							11
101	Roy Salvadori	0			DNF		DNF	DNF	DNF		DNF
102	Peter Collins	0			8	DNF	13	DNF
103	Rudolf Krause	0							14
104	Spider Webb	0		19
105	Stirling Moss	0			9		DNF		6		13
106	Theo Fitzau	0							DNF
107	Theo Helfrich	0							12
108	Johnny Claes	0			NC	DNF	12		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
Louis Rosier	7	0	0	0	0	0	335	0	1	0
Harry Schell	7	0	0	0	0	0	273	0	4	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
Stirling Moss	4	0	0	0	0	0	208	0	1	0
Prince Bira	4	0	0	0	0	0	189	0	2	0
Alan Brown	4	0	0	0	0	0	228	0	2	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
Andy Linden	3	0	0	0	0	0	287	0	3	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
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
Paul Frère	2	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	1	0
Gene Hartley	2	0	0	0	0	0	249	0	2	0
Johnny Thomson	2	0	0	0	0	0	172	0	2	0
Jim Rathmann	2	0	0	0	0	0	377	0	1	0
Jacques Swaters	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	1	0
Jack Fairman	2	0	0	0	0	0	115	0	2	0
Chico Landi	2	0	0	0	0	0	72	0	2	0
Élie Bayol	2	0	0	0	0	0	35	0	2	0
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
Bill Vukovich	1	1	0	0	1	1	200	1	0	9
Art Cross	1	0	1	0	1	0	200	0	0	6
Óscar Alfredo Gálvez	1	0	0	0	0	0	96	0	0	2
Sam Hanks	1	0	0	1	1	0	200	0	0	2
Hermann Lang	1	0	0	0	0	0	62	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
Jimmy Davies	1	0	0	0	0	0	193	0	0	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
Fred Wacker	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	0	0	0
Albert Scherrer	1	0	0	0	0	0	49	0	0	0
Theo Helfrich	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0
Piero Carini	1	0	0	0	0	0	40	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
Johnny Mantz	1	0	0	0	0	0	176	0	0	0
Umberto Maglioli	1	0	0	0	0	0	75	0	0	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
Rodger Ward	1	0	0	0	0	0	177	0	1	0
Tony Crook	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Manny Ayulo	1	0	0	0	0	0	184	0	1	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
Duke Nalon	1	0	0	0	0	0	191	0	1	0
Peter Whitehead	1	0	0	0	0	0	79	0	0	0
Mike Nazaruk	1	0	0	0	0	0	146	0	1	0
André Pilette	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	0
Tony Bettenhausen	1	0	0	0	0	0	196	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
Eddie Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	200	0	0	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
Pablo Birger	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	1	0
Erwin Bauer	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Luigi Musso	1	0	0	0	0	0	76	0	0	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
Jimmy Bryan	1	0	0	0	0	0	183	0	0	0
Ian Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	1	0
Willi Heeks	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0
Don Freeland	1	0	0	0	0	0	76	0	1	0
Carl Scarborough	1	0	0	0	0	0	190	0	0	0
Jimmy Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	0	79	0	1	0
Pat Flaherty	1	0	0	0	0	0	115	0	1	0
Georges Berger	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
Peter Hirt	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	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 Fitch	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	1	0
Ernie McCoy	1	0	0	0	0	0	200	0	0	0
Max de Terra	1	0	0	0	0	0	51	0	0	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
Jimmy Daywalt	1	0	0	0	0	0	200	0	0	0
Adolfo Schewelm Cruz	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	1	0
Duke Dinsmore	1	0	0	0	0	0	177	0	1	0
Sergio Mantovani	1	0	0	0	0	0	76	0	0	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
Bill Holland	1	0	0	0	0	0	177	0	1	0
Duncan Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	1	0
Cal Niday	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	1	0
Arthur Legat	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tony Rolt	1	0	0	0	0	0	70	0	1	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

The constructor championship did not exist until 1958.