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1953 British Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSilverstone, 90 laps
Round6 of 9
Race numbers

The 1953 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 29th World Championship race
  • 4th World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 4th World Championship race at Silverstone
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari902hr 50m 00.000s8.5 FL
2+2(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMaserati90+1m 00.000s6
3+2(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari88+2 laps4
4-2(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezMaserati88+2 laps3.5 FL
5-2(GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari87+3 laps2
6+10(ITA) Felice BonettoMaserati82+8 laps 
7+12(THA) Birabongse BhanudejConnaught-Lea Francis82+8 laps 
8+3(GBR) Ken WhartonCooper-Bristol (privateer)80+10 laps 
R (GBR) Jimmy StewartCooper-Bristol (privateer)79DNF 
9+5(GBR) Peter WhiteheadCooper-Alta (privateer)79+11 laps 
10+14(FRA) Louis RosierFerrari (privateer)78+12 laps 
R (GBR) Tony RoltConnaught-Lea Francis (privateer)71DNF 
R (ITA) Luigi VilloresiFerrari67DNF 
R (ARG) Onofre MarimonMaserati67DNF 
R (GBR) Peter CollinsHWM-Alta56DNF 
R (GBR) Alan BrownCooper-Bristol (privateer)56DNF 
R (GBR) Jack FairmanHWM-Alta54DNF 
R (GBR) Roy SalvadoriConnaught-Lea Francis50DNF 
R (CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)34DNF 
R (GBR) Lance MacklinHWM-Alta31DNF 
R (FRA) Jean BehraGordini30DNF 
R (GBR) Ian StewartConnaught-Lea Francis (privateer)26DNF 
R (FRA) Maurice TrintignantGordini15DNF 
R (GBR) Duncan HamiltonHWM-Alta14DNF 
R (GBR) Bob GerardCooper-Bristol (privateer)8DNF 
R (USA) Harry SchellGordini5DNF 
R (GBR) Tony CrookCooper-Bristol (privateer)0DNF 
R (GBR) Ken McAlpineConnaught-Lea Francis0DNF 
Did not start
  (MCO) Louis ChironOSCA (privateer)   

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:48.000

PosDriverConstructor
1(ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari
2(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezMaserati
3(GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari
4(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMaserati
5(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari
6(ITA) Luigi VilloresiFerrari
7(ARG) Onofre MarimonMaserati
8(FRA) Maurice TrintignantGordini
9(USA) Harry SchellGordini
10(GBR) Tony RoltConnaught-Lea Francis (privateer)
11(GBR) Ken WhartonCooper-Bristol (privateer)
12(GBR) Lance MacklinHWM-Alta
13(GBR) Ken McAlpineConnaught-Lea Francis
14(GBR) Peter WhiteheadCooper-Alta (privateer)
15(GBR) Jimmy StewartCooper-Bristol (privateer)
16(ITA) Felice BonettoMaserati
17(GBR) Duncan HamiltonHWM-Alta
18(GBR) Bob GerardCooper-Bristol (privateer)
19(THA) Birabongse BhanudejConnaught-Lea Francis
20(GBR) Ian StewartConnaught-Lea Francis (privateer)
21(GBR) Alan BrownCooper-Bristol (privateer)
22(FRA) Jean BehraGordini
23(GBR) Peter CollinsHWM-Alta
24(FRA) Louis RosierFerrari (privateer)
25(GBR) Tony CrookCooper-Bristol (privateer)
26(CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)
27(GBR) Jack FairmanHWM-Alta
28(GBR) Roy SalvadoriConnaught-Lea Francis

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ITA) Alberto Ascari33.5
2(GBR) Mike Hawthorn16
3(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez13.5
4(ITA) Luigi Villoresi13
=(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio13
6(ITA) Giuseppe Farina12
7(USA) Bill Vukovich9
8(USA) Art Cross6
9(CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried5
10(ARG) Onofre Marimon4
11(USA) Duane Carter2
=(USA) Sam Hanks2
=(ITA) Felice Bonetto2
14(ARG) Oscar Galvez2
=(USA) Jack McGrath2
=(FRA) Maurice Trintignant2
17(USA) Paul Russo1.5
=(USA) Fred Agabashian1.5

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Jack Fairman
Ian Stewart (only start)
Jimmy Stewart (only start)
Last start
Tony Crook
Duncan Hamilton
Wins
12th for Alberto Ascari
15th for Ferrari
Podiums
16th for Alberto Ascari
13th for Giuseppe Farina
10th for Juan Manuel Fangio (3rd driver to score ten podiums, 1st Argentine driver)
40th & 41st for Ferrari (1st constructor to score 40 podiums)
8th for Maserati
Poles
11th for Alberto Ascari
14th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
8th for Alberto Ascari
3rd for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (last for Maserati)
10th for Ferrari (2nd constructor to set ten fastest laps)
4th for Maserati
Front row starts
17th for Alberto Ascari & Juan Manuel Fangio
7th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (last for Maserati)
2nd for Mike Hawthorn (first for Ferrari)
Pole & win
9th and last for Alberto Ascari (last Italian driver to win from pole until 1984)
Win & fastest lap
8th for Alberto Ascari
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
7th and last for Alberto Ascari