The 1953 British Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 18 July 1953 at Silverstone Circuit. It was race 6 of 9 in the 1953 World Championship of Drivers, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used. The 90-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari after he started from pole position. Juan Manuel Fangio finished second for the Maserati team and Ascari's teammate Nino Farina came in third.
1953 British Grand Prix | |||||
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![]() Silverstone Circuit in 1952–1973 configuration | |||||
Race details | |||||
Date | 18 July 1953 | ||||
Official name | 6th RAC British Grand Prix | ||||
Standort |
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, England | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 4.7105 km (2.927 miles) | ||||
Distance | 90 laps, 423.949 km (263.43 miles) | ||||
Weather | Overcast, showers | ||||
Attendance | 100,000[1] | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Ferrari | ||||
Zeit | 1:48.0 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Drivers |
![]() | Ferrari | |||
![]() | Maserati | ||||
Zeit | 1:50.0 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Ferrari | ||||
Second | Maserati | ||||
Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders |
Background
editThe Ferrari and Maserati lineup was unchanged from the French Grand Prix. Initially three Cooper Mk IIs were entered for Peter Whitehead, Tony Crook and Stirling Moss. However, due to Moss's retirement at the French Grand Prix his car had to be withdrawn.[2]
Classification
editQualifying
editRace
editPos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 5 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 90 | 2:50:00 | 1 | 8.51 |
2 | 23 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 90 | + 1:00 | 4 | 6 |
3 | 6 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 88 | + 2 Laps | 5 | 4 |
4 | 24 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 88 | + 2 Laps | 2 | 3.51 |
5 | 8 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 87 | + 3 Laps | 3 | 2 |
6 | 25 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 82 | + 8 Laps | 16 | |
7 | 10 | Prince Bira | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 82 | + 8 Laps | 19 | |
8 | 16 | Ken Wharton | Cooper-Bristol | 80 | + 10 Laps | 11 | |
9 | 20 | Peter Whitehead | Cooper-Alta | 79 | + 11 Laps | 14 | |
10 | 9 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 78 | + 12 Laps | 24 | |
Ret | 18 | Jimmy Stewart | Cooper-Bristol | 79 | Spun off | 15 | |
Ret | 14 | Tony Rolt | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 70 | Halfshaft | 10 | |
Ret | 7 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 65 | Axle | 6 | |
Ret | 26 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 65 | Engine | 7 | |
Ret | 19 | Alan Brown | Cooper-Bristol | 56 | Overheating | 21 | |
Ret | 2 | Peter Collins | HWM-Alta | 56 | Spun off | 23 | |
Ret | 4 | Jack Fairman | HWM-Alta | 54 | Clutch | 27 | |
Ret | 12 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 50 | Wheel | 28 | |
Ret | 31 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 34 | Clutch | 26 | |
Ret | 1 | Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | 31 | Clutch | 12 | |
Ret | 30 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 30 | Fuel Pump | 22 | |
Ret | 15 | Ian Stewart | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 24 | Ignition | 20 | |
Ret | 29 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 14 | Axle | 8 | |
Ret | 3 | Duncan Hamilton | HWM-Alta | 14 | Clutch | 17 | |
Ret | 17 | Bob Gerard | Cooper-Bristol | 8 | Suspension | 18 | |
Ret | 28 | Harry Schell | Gordini | 5 | Electrical | 9 | |
Ret | 11 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 0 | Retirement | 13 | |
Ret | 22 | Tony Crook | Cooper-Bristol | 0 | Fuel System | 25 | |
DNS | 27 | Louis Chiron | OSCA | 0 | Did not start | ||
Source:[4]
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- Notes
- ^1 – Includes 0.5 points for shared fastest lap
Championship standings after the race
edit- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points | |
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1 | Alberto Ascari | 33.5 (36.5) | |
2 | Mike Hawthorn | 16 | |
1 | 3 | José Froilán González | 13.5 (14.5) |
1 | 4 | Luigi Villoresi | 13 |
2 | 5 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 13 |
Source: [5] |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References
edit- ^ "Ascari Winner of Grand Prix". Arizona Daily Star. 19 July 1953. Retrieved 9 September 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nye, Doug (1977). The British Grand Prix 1926-1976. B. T. Batsford. p. 49. ISBN 9780713432831.
- ^ "Britain 1953 - Qualifications". statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "1953 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Britain 1953 - Championship • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.