1953 F1 World Championship Season

Season

Season info

Season

Races

Drivers’ Champion

Alberto Ascari (2nd and last title)

Constructors’ Champion

n/a

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Alberto Ascari

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

n/a

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Standings

Driver standings

Wins, poles & fastest laps

Qualifying

Qualifying stats

Season stats

Calendar

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Argentina	Buenos Aires	18 January
2	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	30 May
3	Netherlands	Zandvoort	07 June
4	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	21 June
5	France	Reims	05 July
6	Britain	Silverstone	18 July
7	Germany	Nurburgring	02 August
8	Switzerland	Bremgarten	23 August
9	Italy	Monza	13 September

Race results

No.	Grand Prix	Result
1	Argentina	Result
2	Indianapolis 500	Result
3	Netherlands	Result
4	Belgium	Result
5	France	Result
6	Britain	Result
7	Germany (drivers’ title decider)	Result
8	Switzerland	Result
9	Italy	Result

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1953 F1 World Championship (excluding Indianapolis 500 entries).

AFM (privateers): Gunther Bechem (7); Theo Fitzau (7); Hans Stuck (7, 9)
BMW (privateers): Ernst Klodwig (7); Rudolf Krause (7)
Connaught (works team): Roy Salvadori (3, 5-7, 9); Ken McAlpine (3, 6-7, 9); Stirling Moss (3); Birabongse Bhanudej (5-7); Jack Fairman (9)
Connaught (privateers): Johnny Claes (3, 5, 7, 9); Andre Pilette (4); Tony Rolt (6); Ian Stewart (6)
Cooper (works team): John Barber (1); Alan Brown (1); Adolfo Schwelm Cruz (1); Stirling Moss (5, 7, 9)
Cooper (privateers): Ken Wharton (3, 5-6, 8-9); Bob Gerard (5-6); Alan Brown (6-7, 9); Tony Crook (6); Jimmy Stewart (6); Peter Whitehead (6); Helmut Glockler (7); Rodney Nuckey (7)
EMW (works team): Edgar Barth (7)
Ferrari (works team): Alberto Ascari (1, 3-9); Giuseppe Farina (1, 3-9); Mike Hawthorn (1, 3-9); Luigi Villoresi (1, 3-9); Piero Carini (9); Umberto Maglioli (9)
Ferrari (privateers): Louis Rosier (3-9); Jacques Swaters (4, 7-8); Charles de Tornaco (4); Kurt Adolff (7); Max de Terra (8); Peter Hirt (8)
Gordini (works team): Maurice Trintignant (1, 3-9); Harry Schell (1, 3-7, 9); Jean Behra (1, 4-8); Robert Manzon (1); Carlos Menditeguy (1); Fred Wacker (3-4, 8); Roberto Mieres (3, 5, 9)
HWM (works team): Lance Macklin (3-6, 8-9); Peter Collins (3-6); Paul Frere (4, 8); Yves Giraud-Cabantous (5, 9); Jack Fairman (6); Duncan Hamilton (6); Albert Scherrer (8); John Fitch (9)
Maserati (works team): Juan Manuel Fangio (1, 3-9); Jose Froilan Gonzalez (1, 3-6); Felice Bonetto (1, 3, 5-9); Oscar Galvez (1); Onofre Marimon (4-9); Johnny Claes (4); Hermann Lang (8); Sergio Mantovani (9); Luigi Musso (9)
Maserati (privateers): Emmanuel de Graffenried (3-9); Chico Landi (8-9); Birabongse Bhanudej (9)
OSCA (privateers): Louis Chiron (5-6, 8-9); Elie Bayol (5, 8-9)
Simca-Gordini (works team): Pablo Birger (1)
Simca-Gordini (privateer): Georges Berger (4)
Veritas (privateers): Arthur Legat (4); Erwin Bauer (7); Willi Heeks (7); Theo Helfrich (7); Hans Herrmann (7); Oswald Karch (7); Ernst Loof (7); Wolfgang Seidel (7)