1953 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Sports season 1953 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 1952 1954 thumb|Geoff Duke (pictured in 1951) won his second 500cc World Championship title in 1953. thumb|Werner Haas, the 1953 125cc and 250cc World Champion. The 1953 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the fifth F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of nine Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 12 June, with Isle of Man TT and ended with Spanish Grand Prix on 4 October. 1953 Grand Prix season calendar Round Date Grand Prix Circuit 125cc winner 250cc winner 350cc winner 500cc winner Sidecars 500cc winner Report 1 12 June IOM Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain GBR Leslie Graham GBR Fergus Anderson Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Report 2 27 June NLD Dutch TT Assen FRG Werner Haas FRG Werner Haas ITA 1946 Enrico Lorenzetti GBR Geoff Duke Report 3 5 July BEL Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps GBR Fergus Anderson ITA 1946 Alfredo Milani GBR Oliver / Dibben Report 4 19 July FRG German Grand Prix Schottenring ITA 1946 Carlo Ubbiali FRG Werner Haas ITA 1946 Carlo Bandirola † FRG Walter Zeller † Report 5 2 August FRA 1830 French Grand Prix Rouen-Les-Essarts GBR Fergus Anderson GBR Geoff Duke GBR Oliver / Dibben Report 6 15 August NIR Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod FRG Werner Haas IRL Reg Armstrong NZL Ken Mudford AUS Ken Kavanagh GBR Smith / Nutt Report 7 23 August CHE Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten IRL Reg Armstrong GBR Fergus Anderson GBR Geoff Duke GBR Oliver / Dibben Report 8 6 September ITA 1946 Nations Grand Prix Monza FRG Werner Haas ITA 1946 Enrico Lorenzetti ITA 1946 Enrico Lorenzetti GBR Geoff Duke GBR Oliver / Dibben Report 9 4 October ESP 1945 Spanish Grand Prix Montjuïc ITA 1946 Angelo Copeta ITA 1946 Enrico Lorenzetti GBR Fergus Anderson Report † After pronouncing the track unsafe before practice had begun, all the factory teams withdrew from the 350cc and 500cc classes in the proposed German Grand Prix. The event continued, but with the agreement that these two classes were only counted as an ordinary international event.23 July 1953 A Farcical German Grand Prix The Motor Cycle Ilffe & Sons Ltd London 91 2624 124 Standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races counted in the Sidecars, 125cc and 250cc, while in the 350cc and 500cc championships, the five best results were counted. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th  Points 8 6 4 3 2 1 500cc final standings Pos Rider Machine MANGBR HOLNLD BELBEL FRAFRA ULSUlster SUICHE NACITA ESPESP 1945 Pts 1 GBR Geoff Duke Gilera Ret 1 Ret 1 2 1 1 DNS 38 2 IRL Reg Armstrong Gilera 3 2 3 2 4 3 4 Ret 24 (30) 3 ITA Alfredo Milani Gilera Ret Ret 1 3 Ret 2 18 4 AUS Ken Kavanagh Norton / Moto Guzzi Ret 3 4 4 1 Ret Ret 18 5 Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Norton 1 Ret 2 DNS 14 6 GBR Jack Brett Norton 2 5 8 6 3 Ret 13 7 GBR Dickie Dale Gilera Ret Ret 6 8 7 2 3 11 8 ITA Giuseppe Colnago Gilera 4 Ret 5 4 4 11 9 GBR Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Ret 7 Ret 1 8 10 NZL Rod Coleman AJS / Norton 4 Ret 5 7 7 5 Ret 7 11 ITA Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta Ret Ret 2 6 12 ITA Libero Liberati Gilera 3 Ret 4 13 GBR Bill Doran AJS 5 6 11 3 14 GBR Derek Farrant Matchless / AJS Ret 5 6 3 15 ITA Nello Pagani Gilera 9 7 5 2 16 GBR Cecil Sandford MV Agusta 5 Ret 2 17 NZL Ken Mudford Norton Ret Ret 14 6 Ret 1 18 UK Tommy Wood Norton Ret Ret 6 1 19 DEU Hermann Paul Müller Horex / MV Agusta Ret 6 1 20 GBR Peter Davey Norton 6 1 21 DEU Walter Zeller BMW Ret 7 8 Ret 0 22 ESP 1945 Javier de Ortueta Norton 7 0 = GBR Ted Frend Norton 7 0 24 GBR Robin Sherry AJS 8 Ret Ret 0 25 NLD Piet Bakker Norton 8 0 = NIR Louis Carter Norton 8 0 = ESP 1945 Antonio Creus Norton 8 0 = ITA Bruno Francisi MV Agusta 8 DNS 0 29 BEL Auguste Goffin Norton 10 Ret 9 0 = GBR Harry Pearce Matchless 9 Ret 10 0 31 FRA Pierre Monneret AJS / Gilera 12 9 Ret 0 32 GBR Charlie Salt BSA 16 9 033 FRA Pierre Cherrier Norton 9 0 = BEL Léon Martin Gilera 9 0 35 GBR John Storr Norton Ret Ret 10 0 36 DEU Hans Baltisberger BMW 10 Ret 0 = GIB John Grace Norton 10 Ret 0 38 GBR Robin Fitton Norton 10 0 = ESP 1945 Alfredo Flores Norton 10 0 = GBR Geoff Read Norton 10 0 41 AUS Keith Bryen Norton Ret 11 18 0 42 AUS Laurie Boulter Norton 11 0 = GBR Leslie Dear Norton 11 0 = ITA Enrico Galante Norton 11 0 = GBR Sidney Mason Norton 11 0 = NLD Heer Meyer BMW 11 0 = DEU Heinz Thorn-Prikker Moto Guzzi 11 0 48 NZL Leo Simpson Matchless / AJS Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 0 49 CHE Jost Albisser Norton Ret 12 Ret 0 50 ITA Felice Benasedo Moto Guzzi 12 0 = GBR Ken Harwood AJS 12 0 = GBR Frank Norris Norton 12 0 = NLD Priem Rozenberg Matchless 12 0 = DEU Siegfried Wünsche DKW 12 0 55 GBR Arthur Wheeler Matchless Ret Ret 13 15 0 56 GBR Jack Bailey Norton 20 13 0 57 GBR Joe Glazebrook Norton 22 13 0 58 NLD Lodweijk Simons Matchless 13 Ret 0 59 CHE B. Botta Norton 13 0 = ITA Lodovico Facchinelli Gilera 13 0 = GBR Eric Houseley Norton 13 0 62 NZL Ray Laurent Norton 15 9 14 0 63 NIR Malcolm Templeton Matchless 14 Ret 0 = GBR Leonard Williams Norton Ret 14 0 65 CHE Florian Camathias BMW 14 DNS 0 66 AUS Keith Campbell Norton 15 DNS 0 = GBR Arthur Feen Norton 15 0 = ITA Antonio Ronchei Gilera 15 0 69 NIR Charlie Gray AJS 27 16 0 70 BEL Roger Laurent Norton 16 0 = CHE Henri Vidonne Norton 16 0 71 GBR Sparky Campbell Norton Ret Ret 17 0 72 BEL Charles Bruguiere Norton Ret 17 0 73 GBR Eric Pantlin Norton 17 0 = DDR Karl Rührschneck Norton 17 0 75 USA Nick Nicholson Norton 18 0 = GBR Ernie Oliver Norton 18 0 77 GBR Bill Beevers Norton 19 0 = GBR Reg MacDonald AJS 19 0 = BEL Andrè Wuyts Norton 19 0 80 GBR Jimmy Hayes AJS 20 0 81 GBR Ken Swallow AJS / Norton Ret 21 0 82 GBR Les Dear Norton 21 0 83 Ceylon 1951 Rally Dean Norton Ret Ret 22 0 84 AUS George Scott AJS 23 Ret 0 85 GBR Robert Browne AJS 23 0 86 Ceylon 1951 Zachary Dean Norton 35 Ret 24 0 87 NIR Peter Carter Matchless 24 0 88 ZAF 1928 Ray Travers Norton 25 0 = GBR Stanley Williamson Norton 25 0 90 GBR Fred Pusey Norton 26 0 = GBR Roy Walker Norton 26 0 92 GBR Jackie Joseph Wood Norton 27 0 93 GBR Eric Hardy AJS 28 0 94 GBR Kel Prince AJS 29 0 95 GBR Sid Franklen AJS 30 0 96 GBR Luis Gilbert AJS 31 0 97 GBR Llewelyn Ranson AJS 32 0 98 GBR John Fisher AJS 33 0 99 GBR Bob McDonald AJS 34 0 100 GBR Jack Harding Norton 36 0 – AUS Tony McAlpine Norton Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 – GBR Harold Clark Matchless / Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 – ITA Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi Ret Ret Ret 0 – NZL Peter Murphy Matchless Ret Ret Ret 0 – AUS Ernie Ring Matchless / AJS Ret Ret Ret 0 – DEU Friedel Schön Horex Ret Ret Ret 0 – NZL Barry Stormont Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 – DEU Fritz Kläger Horex Ret Ret 0 – FRA Georges Monneret Gilera / Matchless Ret Ret 0 – GBR Humphrey Ranson Norton Ret Ret 0 – CHE Barde Norton Ret 0 – GBR Syd Barnett Norton Ret 0 – GBR Ernie Barrett Phoenix-JAP Ret 0 – BEL Francis Basso Norton Ret 0 – CHE Carletto Bellotti Norton Ret 0 – GBR George Brown Norton Ret 0 – FRA Georges Burgaff Norton Ret 0 – GBR John Clark AJS Ret 0 – GBR John Cooper Matchless Ret 0 – GBR Archie Fenn Norton Ret 0 – ITA Giulio Galbiati Moto Guzzi Ret 0 – ITA Martino Giani MV Agusta DNS Ret 0 – GBR Leslie Graham MV Agusta Ret 0 – ITA Francesco Guglielminetti Norton Ret 0 – GBR William Hall Norton Ret 0 – GBR Phil Heath Matchless Ret 0 – CAN 1921 Robert Herbert Triumph Ret 0 – DEU August Hobl DKW Ret 0 – DEU Karl Hofmann DKW Ret 0 – SWE Kuno Johansson Triumph Ret 0 – GBR Cyril Julian Norton Ret 0 – DEU Rudolf Knees Norton Ret 0 – GBR Dick Knox Norton Ret 0 – GBR Gordon Laing Norton Ret 0 – GBR George Leigh Norton Ret 0 – ITA Umberto Masetti Gilera Ret 0 – NIR Bob Matthews Norton Ret 0 – AUT Alexander Mayer Norton Ret DNS 0 – GBR Tommy McEwan Matchless Ret 0 – GBR Bob McIntyre Matchless Ret 0 – GBR John McKay Triumph Ret 0 – GBR George Morgan Norton Ret 0 – NIR Mike O'Rourke Matchless Ret 0 – GBR Fred Passmore Norton Ret 0 – BEL Jacques Raffeld Norton Ret 0 – GBR Bob Rowbottom AJS Ret 0 – GBR Ron Rudge Norton Ret 0 – GBR Simon Sandys-Winsch Norton Ret 0 – DEU Roland Schnell Horex Ret 0 – ITA Emilio Soprani Gilera Ret 0 – DNK Sven Sørensen Norton Ret 0 – GBR Leo Starr Norton Ret 0 – NLD Henk Steman Matchless Ret 0 – BEL Edouard Texidor Norton Ret 0 – NIR Harry Turner Norton Ret 0 – AUS Geoff Walker Norton Ret 0 – AUS Sid Willis Norton Ret 0 – GBR Vic Willoughby Norton Ret 0 – ITA Tito Forconi MV Agusta DNS 0 – ESP 1945 Juan Leal Norton DNS 0 – GBR Albert Moule Norton DNS 0 – GBR Leonard Parry DKW DNS 0 – GBR Bill Petch Norton DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike MANGBR HOLNLD BELBEL FRAFRA ULSUlster SUICHE NACITA ESPESP 1945 PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap 350cc Standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins 1 GBR Fergus Anderson United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 34 3 2 ITA Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 26 2 3 Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Southern Rhodesia Norton 18 1 4 AUS Ken Kavanagh Australia Norton 18 0 5 GBR Jack Brett United Kingdom Norton 12 0 6 NZL Rod Coleman New Zealand AJS 9 0 7 NZL Ken Mudford New Zealand Norton 8 1 8 Scotland Bob McIntyre United Kingdom AJS 6 0 = FRA Pierre Monneret France AJS 6 0 10 ITA Duilio Agostini Italy Moto Guzzi 4 0 11 FRG August Hobl Germany DKW 3 0 = CHE Josef Albisser Switzerland Norton 3 0 = GBR Harry Pearce United Kingdom Velocette 3 0 14 GBR Bill Doran United Kingdom AJS 3 0 = GBR Derek Farrant United Kingdom AJS 3 0 16 GBR Tommy Wood United Kingdom Norton 2 0 = AUT Ernie Ring Austria AJS 2 0 = NZL Leo Simpson New Zealand AJS 2 0 = GBR Malcolm Templeton United Kingdom AJS 2 0 20 FRG Karl Hofmann Germany DKW 1 0 = NZL Ray Laurent New Zealand Norton 1 0 = GBR Ken Harwood United Kingdom AJS 1 0 = AUS Tony McAlpine Australia Norton 1 0 250cc Standings Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins 1 FRG Werner Haas Germany NSU 28 2 2 GBR Reg Armstrong United Kingdom NSU 23 2 3 ITA Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 22 2 4 GBR Fergus Anderson United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 22 1 5 ITA Alano Montanari Italy Moto Guzzi 19 0 6 AUS Ken Kavanagh Australia Moto Guzzi 6 0 7 FRG Siegfried Wünsche Germany DKW 6 0 8 FRG August Hobl Germany DKW 6 0 9 FRG Otto Daiker Germany NSU 6 0 10 GBR Arthur Wheeler United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 4 0 11 FRG Walter Reichert Germany NSU 3 0 12 GBR Tommy Wood United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 3 0 13 FRG Wolfgang Brandt Germany NSU 2 0 = AUS Sid Willis Australia Velocette 2 0 15 ITA Umberto Masetti Italy NSU 1 0 = AUT Rupert Hollaus Austria Moto Guzzi 1 0 125cc Riders' standings Pos. Rider Bike MANGBR NEDNLD GERDEU ULSUlster NATITA ESPESP 1945 Pts 1 FRG Werner Haas NSU 2 1F 2F 1F 1F 30 (36) 2 GBR Cecil Sandford MV Agusta 3 3 2 2 20 3 ITA Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta 2 1 3 NCF 18 4 ITA Angelo Copeta MV Agusta 4 4 4 1 17 5 GBR Leslie Graham MV Agusta 1F 8 6 FRG Otto Daiker NSU 3 4 7 7 ITA Emilio Mendogni Morini 2 6 8 FRG Wolfgang Brandt NSU 5 4 5 9 GBR Reg Armstrong NSU 3 4 9 AUT Rupert Hollaus NSU 3 4 11 ITA Luigi Zinzani Morini 4 3 12 GBR Arnold Jones MV Agusta 5 2 12 NLD Drikus Veer Morini 5 2 12 FRG Walter Reichert NSU 5 2 12 ITA Tito Forconi MV Agusta 5 2 12 ESP 1945 Marcelo Cama Montesa 5 2 17 GBR Bill Webster MV Agusta 6 1 17 NLD Lo Simons MV Agusta 6 1 17 FRG Karl Lottes MV Agusta 6 1 17 GBR Fron Purslow MV Agusta 6 1 17 ITA Paolo Campanelli MV Agusta 6 1 17 FRG Georg Braun Mondial 6 1 Pos. Rider Bike MANGBR NEDNLD GERDEU ULSUlster NATITA ESPESP 1945 Pts Constructors' standings Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race. As MV Agusta and NSU had equal number of points, identical ranks obtained in all races, and equal number of races in which they classified, their finishing time in each of the six races was added up. MV Agusta's total time is 36.1 seconds quicker than NSU's total time, and was declared the constructors' champion. Pos. Constructor MANGBR NEDNLD GERDEU ULSUlster NATITA ESPESP 1945 Pts 1 ITA MV Agusta 1 2 1 2 3 1 30 (40) 4 FRG NSU 2 1 2 1 1 3 30 (40) 3 ITA Morini 4 2 9 4 ESP 1945 Montesa 5 2 5 ITA Mondial 6 6 2 Pos. Constructor MANGBR NEDNLD GERDEU ULSUlster NATITA ESPESP 1945 Pts References Haefliger Werner FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide 15–17 978-2-9701086-8-9 2024 Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000. 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