1953 British Grand Prix

February 2021 May 2012 F1 Great Britain British 6th RAC British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png Silverstone Circuit in 1952–1973 configuration 18 July 1953 1953 French Grand Prix 1953 German Grand Prix Silverstone CircuitSilverstone, England Permanent racing facility 2.927 4.7105 90 263.43 423.949 Overcast, showers 100,000Ascari Winner of Grand Prix Arizona Daily Star 19 July 1953 9 September 2020 https://newspapers.com/clip/58956300/ Newspapers.com Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1:48.0 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1:50.0 Italy José Froilán González Maserati Argentina Alberto Ascari Ferrari Italy Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Argentina Nino Farina Ferrari Italy GBR 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. Background The 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 However, due to Moss's retirement at the French Grand Prix his car had to be withdrawn.Nye Doug The British Grand Prix 1926-1976 B. T. Batsford 1977 9780713432831 49 Entries +TeamNoDriverCarEngineTyreUK HW Motors1UK Lance MacklinHWM 53Alta GP 2.5 L4Dunlop2UK Peter Collins3UK Duncan Hamilton4UK Jack FairmanItaly Scuderia Ferrari5Italy Alberto AscariFerrari Tipo 500Ferrari 500 2.0 L4Pirelli6Italy Nino Farina7Italy Luigi Villoresi8UK Mike HawthornFrance Ecurie Rosier9France Louis RosierDunlopUK Connaught Engineering10Thailand Prince BiraConnaught Type ALea-Francis 2.0 L411UK Kenneth McAlpine12UK Roy SalvadoriUK R.R.C. Walker Racing Team14UK Tony RoltUK Ecurie Ecosse15UK Ian Stewart18UK Jimmy StewartCooper T20Bristol BS1 2.0 L6UK Ken Wharton16UK Ken WhartonCooper T23UK Bob Gerard17UK Bob GerardUK R.J. Chase19UK Alan BrownUK Atlantic Stable20UK Peter WhiteheadCooper T24Alta GP 2.5 L4UK Tony Crook22UK Tony CrookCooper T20Bristol BS1 2.0 L6Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati23Argentina Juan Manuel FangioMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6Pirelli24Argentina José Froilán González25Italy Felice Bonetto26Argentina Onofre MarimónMonaco Louis Chiron27Monaco Louis ChironOSCA 20OSCA 2000 2.0 L6France Equipe Gordini28United States 1912 Harry SchellGordini Type 16Gordini 20 2.0 L6Englebert29France Maurice Trintignant30France Jean BehraSwitzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried31Switzerland Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6PirelliSource:https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1953&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=ent 1953 British GP ChicaneF1 9 January 2025 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 5 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1:48.0 — 2 24 Argentina José Froilán González Maserati 1:49.0 + 1.0 3 8 UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 1:49.2 + 1.2 4 23 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 1:50.0 + 2.0 5 6 Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 1:50.5 + 2.5 6 7 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 1:51.0 + 3.0 7 26 Argentina Onofre Marimón Maserati 1:51.3 + 3.3 8 29 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 1:52.0 + 4.0 9 28 United States 1912 Harry Schell Gordini 1:52.0 + 4.0 10 14 UK Tony Rolt Connaught-Lea-Francis 1:54.0 + 6.0 11 16 UK Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol 1:54.0 + 6.0 12 1 UK Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 1:57.0 + 9.0 13 11 UK Kenneth McAlpine Connaught-Lea-Francis 1:57.6 + 9.6 14 20 UK Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta 1:57.8 + 9.8 15 18 UK Jimmy Stewart Cooper-Bristol 1:58.0 + 10.0 16 25 Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati 1:58.2 + 10.2 17 3 UK Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta 2:02.0 + 14.0 18 17 UK Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 2:02.0 + 14.0 19 10 Thailand Prince Bira Connaught-Lea-Francis 2:04.0 + 16.0 20 15 UK Ian Stewart Connaught-Lea-Francis 2:04.0 + 16.0 21 19 UK Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol 2:04.0 + 16.0 22 30 France Jean Behra Gordini 2:04.0 + 16.0 23 2 UK Peter Collins HWM-Alta 2:05.0 + 17.0 24 9 France Louis Rosier Ferrari 2:07.0 + 19.0 25 22 UK Tony Crook Cooper-Bristol 2:07.4 + 19.4 26 31 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 2:08.0 + 20.0 27 4 UK Jack Fairman HWM-Alta 2:08.4 + 20.4 28 12 UK Roy Salvadori Connaught-Lea-Francis 2:09.0 + 21.0 29 27 Monaco Louis Chiron OSCA No time —Source:http://www.statsf1.com/en/1953/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx Britain 1953 - Qualifications statsf1.com 5 May 2016 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 90 2:50:00 1 8.51 1 2 23 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 90 + 1:00 4 6 3 6 Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 88 + 2 Laps 5 4 4 24 Argentina José Froilán González Maserati 88 + 2 Laps 2 3.51 1 5 8 UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 87 + 3 Laps 3 2 6 25 Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati 82 + 8 Laps 16   7 10 Thailand Prince Bira Connaught-Lea-Francis 82 + 8 Laps 19   8 16 UK Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol 80 + 10 Laps 11   9 20 UK Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta 79 + 11 Laps 14   10 9 France Louis Rosier Ferrari 78 + 12 Laps 24   Ret Retired 18 UK Jimmy Stewart Cooper-Bristol 79 Spun off 15   Ret Retired 14 UK Tony Rolt Connaught-Lea-Francis 70 Halfshaft 10   Ret Retired 7 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 65 Axle 6   Ret Retired 26 Argentina Onofre Marimón Maserati 65 Engine 7   Ret Retired 19 UK Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol 56 Overheating 21   Ret Retired 2 UK Peter Collins HWM-Alta 56 Spun off 23   Ret Retired 4 UK Jack Fairman HWM-Alta 54 Clutch 27   Ret Retired 12 UK Roy Salvadori Connaught-Lea-Francis 50 Wheel 28   Ret Retired 31 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 34 Clutch 26   Ret Retired 1 UK Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 31 Clutch 12   Ret Retired 30 France Jean Behra Gordini 30 Fuel Pump 22   Ret Retired 15 UK Ian Stewart Connaught-Lea-Francis 24 Ignition 20   Ret Retired 29 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 14 Axle 8   Ret Retired 3 UK Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta 14 Clutch 17   Ret Retired 17 UK Bob Gerard Cooper-Bristol 8 Suspension 18   Ret Retired 28 United States 1912 Harry Schell Gordini 5 Electrical 9   Ret Retired 11 UK Kenneth McAlpine Connaught-Lea-Francis 0 Retirement 13   Ret Retired 22 UK Tony Crook Cooper-Bristol 0 Fuel System 25   DNS Did not start 27 Monaco Louis Chiron OSCA 0 Did not start  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1953/694/ 1953 British Grand Prix formula1.com 4 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150118224222/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1953/694/ 18 January 2015 Notes 1 1 – Includes 0.5 points for shared fastest lap Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Italy Alberto Ascari 33.5 (36.5) 10px 2 UK Mike Hawthorn 16 10px 1 3 Argentina José Froilán González 13.5 (14.5) 10px 1 4 Italy Luigi Villoresi 13 10px 2 5 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 13Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1953/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 1953 - Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 5 March 2019 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 30em British Grand Prix 1953 1953 French Grand Prix 1953 German Grand Prix 1952 British Grand Prix 1954 British Grand Prix British Grand Prix Category:British Grand Prix British Grand Prix