1953 German Grand Prix
30th World Championship race, 3rd World Championship German Grand Prix, 3rd World Championship race at Nurburgring
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 2 August 1953 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Giuseppe Farina Ferrari |
| Pole position: | Alberto Ascari Ferrari |
| Fastest lap: | Alberto Ascari Ferrari |
| Circuit: | Nurburgring, 18 laps |
| Round: | 7 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 | 9:59.800 |
| 2 |  Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | |
| 3 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | |
| 4 |  Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | |
| 5 |  Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | |
| 7 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | |
| 8 | Onofre Marimon | Maserati | |
| 9 | Jean Behra | Gordini | |
| 10 |  Harry Schell | Gordini | |
| 11 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati | |
| 12 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Alta | |
| 13 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught-Lea Francis | |
| 14 |  Hans Herrmann | Veritas (P) | |
| 15 |  Birabongse Bhanudej | Connaught-Lea Francis | |
| 16 | Ken McAlpine | Connaught-Lea Francis | |
| 17 | Alan Brown | Cooper-Bristol (P) | |
| 18 | Willi Heeks | Veritas | |
| 19 |  Jacques Swaters | Ferrari (P) | |
| 20 | Rodney Nuckey | Cooper-Bristol (P) | |
| 21 | Theo Fitzau | AFM-BMW (P) | |
| 22 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari (P) | |
| 23 | Hans Stuck | AFM-Bristol (P) | |
| 24 | Edgar Barth | EMW | |
| 25 | Johnny Claes | Connaught-Lea Francis (P) | |
| 26 | Rudolf Krause | BMW | |
| 27 | Kurt Adolff | Ferrari (P) | |
| 28 | Theo Helfrich | Veritas (P) | |
| 29 | Wolfgang Seidel | Veritas (P) | |
| 30 | Gunther Bechem | AFM-BMW (P) | |
| 31 | Ernst Loof | Veritas (P) | |
| 32 | Ernst Klodwig | BMW (P) | |
| 33 | Erwin Bauer | Veritas (P) | |
| 34 | Oswald Karch | Veritas (P) |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1953
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | 33.5 |
| 2 | Giuseppe Farina | 20 |
| 3 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 19 |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | 18 |
| 5 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 13.5 |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | 13 |
| 7 | Bill Vukovich | 9 |
| 8 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 7 |
| 9 | Art Cross | 6 |
| 10 | Felice Bonetto | 5 |
| 11 | Onofre Marimon | 4 |
| 12 | Duane Carter | 2 |
| = | Sam Hanks | 2 |
| 14 | Oscar Galvez | 2 |
| = | Jack McGrath | 2 |
| = | Maurice Trintignant | 2 |
| 17 | Fred Agabashian | 1.5 |
| = | Paul Russo | 1.5 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Kurt Adolff (only start), Edgar Barth, Erwin Bauer (only start), Theo Fitzau (only start), Hans Herrmann, Oswald Karch (only start), Ernst Loof (only start), Rodney Nuckey (only start), Wolfgang Seidel
- Constructor: EMW (only start)
- Last start
- Driver: Gunther Bechem, Willi Heeks, Ernst Klodwig, Rudolf Krause
- Constructor: BMW, Veritas
- World Champion
- Driver: 2nd and last World Championship for Alberto Ascari NEW RECORD
- Wins
- Driver: 5th and last for Giuseppe Farina
- Constructor: 16th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- Driver: 14th for Giuseppe Farina, 11th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 3rd for Mike Hawthorn
- Constructor: 42nd & 43rd for Ferrari, 9th for Maserati
- Poles
- Driver: 12th for Alberto Ascari
- Constructor: 15th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 9th for Alberto Ascari EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Juan Manuel Fangio)
- Constructor: 11th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- Driver: 23rd for Giuseppe Farina, 18th for Alberto Ascari & Juan Manuel Fangio, 3rd for Mike Hawthorn
- Points finishes
- Driver: 4th and last for Emmanuel de Graffenried