1953 Australian Grand Prix

January 2021 January 2012 CUST Formula Libre race Australian Australia Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria 21 November 1953 Temporary street circuit 3.125 5.03 64 250 321.92 Sunny Stan Jones Maybach Special 2'03 AUS Doug Whiteford AUS Talbot-Lago Curley Brydon AUS MG Special Andy Brown AUS MG thumb|The start of the 1953 Australian Grand Prix. Davison (#3 HWM), Jones (#2 Maybach) and Whiteford (#1 Talbot-Lago) thumb|Race winner Doug Whiteford (Talbot-Lago T26C) contesting the 1953 Australian Grand Prix thumb|The 9th placed Wylie Javelin of Ken & Arthur Wylie, pictured during its first lap spin with Arthur driving thumb|Alf Barrett and Julian Barrett placed 12th driving the BWA thumb|Stan Jones (Maybach Special) set fastest lap of the race but did not finish The 1953 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula LibreRacing into history, A look back at the 1953 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, Australian Grand Prix Corporation, 2013, page 6 motor race held at Albert Park Street Circuit, Victoria, Australia on 21 November 1953. The race, which had 40 starters, was held over 64 laps of the five kilometre circuit for a total of 322 kilometres. It was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia and Army Southern Command.Official Souvenir Programme, XVIIIth Australian Grand Prix It was the eighteenth Australian Grand Prix. While much of the Grand Prix's history to this point had taken place on public road or street circuits, this was the first time it had been held on a circuit in a major population centre. The circuit was laid out on public roads surrounding the Albert Park Lake in inner Melbourne. The race was won by Doug Whiteford, his third and final Australian Grand Prix victory, equalling the feat achieved by Bill Thompson in the 1930s. It was also the largest margin of victory in the race's history, Whiteford winning by six laps for a margin of 30 kilometres. Classification Results as follows.Howard Graham Graham Howard The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix 1986 R & T Publishing Gordon, NSW 0-9588464-0-5 182–191 1953 Pos No. Driver Car / Engine Entrant LapsAustralian Grand Prix 1953 - Laps Completed, The official history of the Australian Grand Prix - 80 Races Time 1 1 Australia Doug Whiteford Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot-Lago 4.5L D. Whiteford 64 2h 24m 50s 2 26 Australia Curley Brydon MG TC Special / MG s/c 1.3L H. Brydon 58 3 22 Australia Andy Brown MG K3 / MG 1.1L A.G. Brown 57 4 23 Australia Les Murphy MG Q / MG 0.7L L.P. Murphy 57 5 30 Australia Lou Molina MM Special / Holden 2.3L L. Molina 56 6 32 Australia Jim Leach Austin-Healey 100 / Austin-Healey 2.7L C.R. Dickason 56 7 7 Australia Frank Kleinig Kleinig-Hudson 8 Special / Hudson 4.4L F. Kleinig 56 8 38 Australia Stuart Charge Austin-Healey 100 / Austin-Healey 2.7L L.J. Gray 55 9 19 Australia Ken Wylie Australia Arthur Wylie Wylie Javelin / Jowett s/c 1.5L A.J. Wylie 55 10 16 Australia Reg Hunt Allard J2 / Cadillac 4.4L R.H. Hunt 55 11 33 Australia Bib Stillwell Austin-Healey 100 / Austin-Healey 2.7L B.S. Stillwell 54 12 17 Australia Alf BarrettAlf Barrett: ‘The Maestro’: Alfa Romeo 8C2300 Monza, primotipo.com Retrieved 21 November 2015 Australia Julian Barrett BWA Special / Frazer Nash 1.5L J. Barrett 53 13 40 Australia Neil Charge MG TC Special / MG 1.3L N. and S. Charge 52 14 35 Australia Frank Lobb Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3.4L F. Lobb 51 15 9 Australia Ted McKinnon Maserati 6C / Maserati 1.5L E.D. McKinnon 50 16 42 Australia John Nind MG TB Special / MG 1.3L J.P. Nind 45 17 60 Australia Bill Patterson Cooper Mk.V / JAP 0.5L Ecurie Australie 43 18 31 Australia Syd Negus Plymouth Special / Plymouth 3.1L S.A. Negus 39 Ret 2 Australia Stan Jones Maybach Special Mk.1 / Maybach 4.3L Ecurie Australie 58 Ret 34 Australia John Calvert Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3.4L J. Calvert 52 Ret 28 Australia Les O'Donaghue Ballot / Oldsmobile 3.9L L.F. O'Donoghue 48 Ret 6 Australia Peter Vennermark Australia Cec WarrenThe Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix page 189 states that Peter Vennermark drove Warren's car at the start and page 190 states that Vennermark handed over to Warren during the race. Maserati 4CL / Maserati 1.5L C. Warren 41 Ret 65 Australia Harry Thompson Australia Wal GillespieThe Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix page 189 states that Thompson and Gillespie both drove car 65. HRG Special H. Thompson 39 Ret 15 Australia Bill Wilcox Ford V8 Special / Ford 4.3L W. Wilcox 37 Ret 55 Australia Ron Phillips Allard K2 / Ford 4.4L J.H. Phillips 34 Ret 57 Australia Haig Hurst Allard K2 / Ford 4.4L H.W. Hurst 29 Ret 25 Australia Phillip Catlin Bugatti T51A / Bugatti 1.5L P.C. Catlin 23 Ret 27 Australia Phil Harrison Dodge Special / Dodge 4.0L P.G. Harrison 22 Ret 64 Australia Silvio MasollaThe Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix uses both Messola and Massolla. The Official Programme uses Massola. HRG Special / HRG 1.5L S. Massola 19 Ret 10 Australia W.H. Hayes Ford V8 Special / Ford 4.4L W.H. Hayes 17 Ret 11 Australia Ted Gray Alta / Ford 4.3L E. Gray 13 Ret 18 Australia Don McDonald Austin A40 Special / Austin 1.3L Weir and Male Motors 13 Ret 24 Australia Reg Nutt Talbot-Darracq / Talbot 1.5L R.J. Nutt 11 Ret 37 Australia Peter McKenna BMW 328 / BMW 2.0L P. McKenna 11 Ret 39 Australia Jack O'Dea MG Special / MG 1.3L J.H. O'Dea 8 RetGordon Greig is listed as a DNS in the Entry List on page 191 of in The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, but is also listed under Retirements on the same page. Greig is shown on the Laps Completed chart in The official history of the Australian Grand Prix - 80 Races 45 Australia Gordon Greig Cooper Mk.IV / JAP G. Greig 8 Ret 56 Australia Vin Maloney MG TC Special / MG 1.3L V. Moloney 5 Ret 20 Australia Jim Gullan MG K3 / MG 1.1L J. Gullan 3 Ret 12 Australia Arthur Chick Bugatti T37 / Bugatti 2.0L A.E. Chick 3 Ret 3 Australia Lex Davison HWM F2 / Jaguar 3.4L Ecurie Australie 1 DNSBrabham is mentioned as a non-starter (due to mechanical problems in practice) on page 186 of The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. 5 Australia Jack Brabham Cooper / Bristol 2.0L J.A. Brabham - Notes Winner's average speed: 82.85 mphOfficial Programme, Sandown, 9 February 1964, page 23 Fastest lap: Stan Jones – 2'03 References Australian Grand Prix 1952 Australian Grand Prix 1953 1954 Australian Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Australian Grand Prix Category:Motorsport at Albert Park Australian Grand Prix