1953 Italian Grand Prix
32nd World Championship race, 4th World Championship Italian Grand Prix, 4th World Championship race at Monza
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 13 September 1953 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Juan Manuel Fangio  Maserati |
| Pole position: | Alberto Ascari Ferrari |
| Fastest lap: | Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati |
| Circuit: | Monza, 80 laps |
| Round: | 9 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 | 2:02.700 |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | |
| 3 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | |
| 4 | Onofre Marimon | Maserati | |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | |
| 6 |  Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | |
| 7 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | |
| 8 |  Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | |
| 9 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (P) | |
| 10 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Alta | |
| 11 | Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari | |
| 12 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati | |
| 13 | Elie Bayol | OSCA (P) | |
| 14 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught-Lea Francis | |
| 15 |  Harry Schell | Gordini | |
| 16 | Roberto Mieres | Gordini | |
| 17 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari (P) | |
| 18 | Ken McAlpine | Connaught-Lea Francis | |
| 19 | Ken Wharton | Cooper-Bristol (P) | |
| 20 | Piero Carini | Ferrari | |
| 21 |  Chico Landi | Maserati (P) | |
| 22 | Jack Fairman | Connaught-Lea Francis | |
| 23 |  Birabongse Bhanudej | Maserati (P) | |
| 24 | Alan Brown | Cooper-Bristol (P) | |
| 25 |  Louis Chiron | OSCA (P) | |
| 26 | John Fitch | HWM-Alta | |
| 27 | Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | |
| 28 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | HWM-Alta | |
| 29 |  Hans Stuck | AFM-Bristol (P) | |
| 30 |  Johnny Claes | Connaught-Lea Francis (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 | 34.5 |
| 2 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 28 |
| 3 | Giuseppe Farina | 26 |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | 19 |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | 17 |
| 6 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 13.5 |
| 7 | Bill Vukovich | 9 |
| 8 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 7 |
| 9 | Felice Bonetto | 6.5 |
| 10 | Art Cross | 6 |
| 11 | Onofre Marimon | 4 |
| 12 | Maurice Trintignant | 4 |
| 13 | Duane Carter | 2 |
| = | Sam Hanks | 2 |
| 15 | Oscar Galvez | 2 |
| = | Jack McGrath | 2 |
| = | Hermann Lang | 2 |
| 18 | Fred Agabashian | 1.5 |
| = | Paul Russo | 1.5 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: John Fitch, Umberto Maglioli, Sergio Mantovani, Luigi Musso
- Last start
- Driver: Felice Bonetto, Alan Brown, Piero Carini, Yves Giraud-Cabantous, Hans Stuck
- Constructor: AFM, OSCA
- Wins
- Driver: 7th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor: 1st for Maserati (5th different winner)
- Podiums
- Driver: 16th for Giuseppe Farina, 12th for Juan Manuel Fangio, 8th and last for Luigi Villoresi
- Constructor: 47th & 48th for Ferrari, 10th for Maserati
- Poles
- Driver: 13th for Alberto Ascari
- Constructor: 16th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 10th for Juan Manuel Fangio EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Alberto Ascari)
- Constructor: 5th for Maserati
- Front row starts
- Driver: 25th for Giuseppe Farina, 20th for Alberto Ascari & Juan Manuel Fangio
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 5th for Juan Manuel Fangio