1953 Dutch Grand Prix
26th World Championship race, 2nd World Championship Dutch Grand Prix, 2nd World Championship race at Zandvoort
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 7 June 1953 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Alberto Ascari Ferrari |
| Pole position: | Alberto Ascari Ferrari |
| Fastest lap: | Luigi Villoresi Ferrari |
| Circuit: | Zandvoort, 90 laps |
| Round: | 3 of 9 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 90 | 2hr 53m 35.800s | 8 | |
| 2 | +1 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | 90 | +10.400s | 6 |
| 3 | +10 | Felice Bonetto &  Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Maserati | 89 | +1 lap | 2 2 |
| 4 | +2 |  Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 89 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +2 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (P) | 88 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +6 |  Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 87 | +3 laps | |
| 7 | +1 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari (P) | 86 | +4 laps | |
| 8 | +8 | Peter Collins | HWM-Alta | 84 | +6 laps | |
| 9 | Stirling Moss | Connaught-Lea Francis | 83 | +7 laps | ||
| R | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 67 | DNF | 1 FL | |
| R | Ken McAlpine | Connaught-Lea Francis | 63 | DNF | ||
| R |  Harry Schell | Gordini | 59 | DNF | ||
| NC |  Johnny Claes | Connaught-Lea Francis (P) | 52 | +38 laps | ||
| R | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | Roberto Mieres | Gordini | 28 | DNF | ||
| R | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Maserati | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | Ken Wharton | Cooper-Bristol (P) | 19 | DNF | ||
| R | Roy Salvadori | Connaught-Lea Francis | 14 | DNF | ||
| R | Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | 7 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Fred Wacker | Gordini | |||||
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1:51.100 |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | |
| 3 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | |
| 5 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Maserati | |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | |
| 7 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (P) | |
| 8 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari (P) | |
| 9 | Stirling Moss | Connaught-Lea Francis | |
| 10 | Harry Schell | Gordini | |
| 11 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught-Lea Francis | |
| 12 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | |
| 13 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | |
| 14 | Ken McAlpine | Connaught-Lea Francis | |
| 15 | Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | |
| 16 | Peter Collins | HWM-Alta | |
| 17 | Johnny Claes | Connaught-Lea Francis (P) | |
| 18 | Ken Wharton | Cooper-Bristol (P) | |
| 19 | Roberto Mieres | Gordini |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | 17 |
| 2 | Bill Vukovich | 9 |
| 3 | Luigi Villoresi | 7 |
| 4 | Art Cross | 6 |
| = | Giuseppe Farina | 6 |
| 6 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 6 |
| 7 | Mike Hawthorn | 6 |
| 8 | Duane Carter | 2 |
| = | Sam Hanks | 2 |
| = | Felice Bonetto | 2 |
| 11 | Oscar Galvez | 2 |
| = | Jack McGrath | 2 |
| = | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 2 |
| 14 | Fred Agabashian | 1.5 |
| = | Paul Russo | 1.5 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Roberto Mieres
- Wins
- Driver: 10th for Alberto Ascari
- Constructor: 12th for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 9th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- Driver: 14th for Alberto Ascari, 12th for Giuseppe Farina, 8th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez, 2nd and last for Felice Bonetto
- Constructor: 35th & 36th for Ferrari, 4th for Maserati
- Poles
- Driver: 9th for Alberto Ascari NEW RECORD
- Constructor: 12th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 1st and only for Luigi Villoresi (9th different fastest lap setter, 4th Italian driver)
- Constructor: 9th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- Driver: 22nd for Giuseppe Farina, 15th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 14th for Alberto Ascari
- Pole & win
- Driver: 8th for Alberto Ascari