1953 British Grand Prix
29th World Championship race, 4th World Championship British Grand Prix, 4th World Championship race at Silverstone
Fact File
| Date: | Saturday, 18 July 1953 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Alberto Ascari Ferrari |
| Pole position: | Alberto Ascari Ferrari |
| Fastest lap: |  Jose Froilan Gonzalez & Alberto Ascari Maserati & Ferrari |
| Circuit: | Silverstone, 90 laps |
| Round: | 6 of 9 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1:48.000 |
| 2 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Maserati | |
| 3 |  Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | |
| 5 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | |
| 7 | Onofre Marimon | Maserati | |
| 8 |  Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | |
| 9 |  Harry Schell | Gordini | |
| 10 | Tony Rolt | Connaught-Lea Francis (P) | |
| 11 | Ken Wharton | Cooper-Bristol (P) | |
| 12 | Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | |
| 13 | Ken McAlpine | Connaught-Lea Francis | |
| 14 | Peter Whitehead | Cooper-Alta (P) | |
| 15 | Jimmy Stewart | Cooper-Bristol (P) | |
| 16 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | |
| 17 | Duncan Hamilton | HWM-Alta | |
| 18 | Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol (P) | |
| 19 |  Birabongse Bhanudej | Connaught-Lea Francis | |
| 20 | Ian Stewart | Connaught-Lea Francis (P) | |
| 21 | Alan Brown | Cooper-Bristol (P) | |
| 22 | Jean Behra | Gordini | |
| 23 | Peter Collins | HWM-Alta | |
| 24 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari (P) | |
| 25 | Tony Crook | Cooper-Bristol (P) | |
| 26 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (P) | |
| 27 | Jack Fairman | HWM-Alta | |
| 28 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught-Lea Francis |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | 33.5 |
| 2 | Mike Hawthorn | 16 |
| 3 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 13.5 |
| 4 | Luigi Villoresi | 13 |
| = | Juan Manuel Fangio | 13 |
| 6 | Giuseppe Farina | 12 |
| 7 | Bill Vukovich | 9 |
| 8 | Art Cross | 6 |
| 9 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 5 |
| 10 | Onofre Marimon | 4 |
| 11 | Duane Carter | 2 |
| = | Sam Hanks | 2 |
| = | Felice Bonetto | 2 |
| 14 | Oscar Galvez | 2 |
| = | Jack McGrath | 2 |
| = | Maurice Trintignant | 2 |
| 17 | Paul Russo | 1.5 |
| = | Fred Agabashian | 1.5 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Jack Fairman, Ian Stewart (only start), Jimmy Stewart (only start)
- Last start
- Driver: Tony Crook, Duncan Hamilton
- Wins
- Driver: 12th for Alberto Ascari
- Constructor: 15th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- Driver: 16th for Alberto Ascari, 13th Giuseppe Farina, 10th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor: 40th & 41st for Ferrari, 8th for Maserati
- Poles
- Driver: 11th for Alberto Ascari
- Constructor: 14th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 8th for Alberto Ascari, 3rd for Jose Froilan Gonzalez
- Constructor: 10th for Ferrari, 4th for Maserati
- Front row starts
- Driver: 17th for Alberto Ascari & Juan Manuel Fangio, 7th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez, 2nd for Mike Hawthorn
- Pole & win
- Driver: 9th and last for Alberto Ascari
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 8th for Alberto Ascari
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- Driver: 7th and last for Alberto Ascari