1953 British Grand Prix

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
Silverstone Circuit in 1952–1973 configuration
Race details
Date 18 July 1953
Official name 6th RAC British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.7105 km (2.927 mi)
Distance 90 laps, 423.949 km (263.43 mi)
Weather Overcast, showers
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:48.0
Fastest lap
Drivers Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Fastest lap José Froilán González Maserati
Time 1:50.0
Podium
First
  • Alberto Ascari
 Ferrari
Second
Maserati
Third
Ferrari

This race was the first Formula One Grand Prix to be televised live.

Classification

Qualifying
PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
1 5 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1:48.0 —
2 24 José Froilán González Maserati 1:49.0 + 1.0
3 8 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 1:49.2 + 1.2
4 23 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 1:50.0 + 2.0
5 6 Nino Farina Ferrari 1:50.5 + 2.5
6 7 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 1:51.0 + 3.0
7 26 Onofre Marimón Maserati 1:51.3 + 3.3
8 29 Maurice Trintignant Gordini 1:52.0 + 4.0
9 28 Harry Schell Gordini 1:52.0 + 4.0
10 14 Tony Rolt Connaught-Lea-Francis 1:54.0 + 6.0
11 16 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol 1:54.0 + 6.0
12 1 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 1:57.0 + 9.0
13 11 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught-Lea-Francis 1:57.6 + 9.6
14 20 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta 1:57.8 + 9.8
15 18 Jimmy Stewart Cooper-Bristol 1:58.0 + 10.0
16 25 Felice Bonetto Maserati 1:58.2 + 10.2
17 3 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta 2:02.0 + 14.0
18 17 Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 2:02.0 + 14.0
19 10 Prince Bira Connaught-Lea-Francis 2:04.0 + 16.0
20 15 Ian Stewart Connaught-Lea-Francis 2:04.0 + 16.0
21 19 Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol 2:04.0 + 16.0
22 30 Jean Behra Gordini 2:04.0 + 16.0
23 2 Peter Collins HWM-Alta 2:05.0 + 17.0
24 9 Louis Rosier Ferrari 2:07.0 + 19.0
25 22 Tony Crook Cooper-Bristol 2:07.4 + 19.4
26 31 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 2:08.0 + 20.0
27 4 Jack Fairman HWM-Alta 2:08.4 + 20.4
28 12 Roy Salvadori Connaught-Lea-Francis 2:09.0 + 21.0
29 27 Louis Chiron OSCA No time —
Source:[1]

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
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:[2]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes 0.5 points for shared fastest lap

Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
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: [3]
  • 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
  1. "Britain 1953 - Qualifications". statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. "1953 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. "Britain 1953 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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