1953 British Grand Prix

1953 British Grand Prix
Race details
Race 6 of 9 in the 1953 World Drivers' Championship
Silverstone Circuit in 1952–1973 configuration
Date	18 July 1953
Official name	VI 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	Alberto Ascari	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	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Third	Nino Farina	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1953 British Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 18 July 1953 at Silverstone Circuit. It was the sixth round of the 1953 World Drivers' Championship, 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.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Time	Gap
1	5	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Ferrari	1:48.0
2	24	José Froilán González	Maserati	Maserati	1:49.0	1
3	8	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	Ferrari	1:49.2	1.2
4	23	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Maserati	1:50.0	2
5	6	Nino Farina	Ferrari	Ferrari	1:50.5	2.5
6	7	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	Ferrari	1:51.0	3
7	26	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	Maserati	1:51.3	3.3
8	29	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	Gordini	1:52.0	4
9	28	Harry Schell	Gordini	Gordini	1:52.0	4
10	14	Tony Rolt	Connaught	Lea-Francis	1:54.0	6
11	16	Ken Wharton	Cooper	Bristol	1:54.0	6
12	1	Lance Macklin	HWM	Alta	1:57.0	9
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
16	25	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	Maserati	1:58.2	10.2
17	3	Duncan Hamilton	HWM	Alta	2:02.0	14
18	17	Bob Gerard	Cooper	Bristol	2:02.0	14
19	10	Prince Bira	Connaught	Lea-Francis	2:04.0	16
20	15	Ian Stewart	Connaught	Lea-Francis	2:04.0	16
21	19	Alan Brown	Cooper	Bristol	2:04.0	16
22	30	Jean Behra	Gordini	Gordini	2:04.0	16
23	2	Peter Collins	HWM	Alta	2:05.0	17
24	0	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	Ferrari	2:07.0	19
25	22	Tony Crook	Cooper	Bristol	2:07.4	19.4
26	31	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	Maserati	2:08.0	20
27	4	Jack Fairman	HWM	Alta	2:08.4	20.4
28	12	Roy Salvadori	Connaught	Lea-Francis	2:09.0	21
NC		Louis Chiron	Osca	Osca	-	-
Source:^[1]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	90	2:50:00	1	8.5^[2]
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	3.5^[2]
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
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.

↑ "Britain 1953 - Qualifications". statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
1 2 Ascari and González set equal fastest lap times, thus sharing the 1 point.
↑ "1953 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

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