1953 Season • Historical Snapshot
🏁 ARCHIVED SEASON 1953 Season • 9 Races

1953 Formula 1 Season

🏆 Drivers' Champion
Alberto Ascari
Ferrari • 34.5 pts • 5 wins
📈 Points Progression
0 9 18 27 36 Clinched (R7)
Alberto Ascari (34.5 pts) Juan Fangio (28 pts) Nino Farina (26 pts) Mike Hawthorn (19 pts) Luigi Villoresi (17 pts) José Froilán González (13.5 pts) Chaser Max Points (Threshold)
🏆 1953 Final Drivers' Standings
Pos Driver Team Pts Wins
1 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 34.5 5
2 Juan Fangio Maserati 28 1
3 Nino Farina Ferrari 26 1
4 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 19 1
5 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 17 0
6 José Froilán González Maserati 13.5 0
7 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 9 1
8 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 7 0
9 Felice Bonetto Maserati 6.5 0
10 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 6 0
11 Onofre Marimón Maserati 4 0
12 Maurice Trintignant Gordini 4 0
13 Duane Carter Kurtis Kraft / Lesovsky 2 0
14 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 2 0
15 Oscar Gálvez Maserati 2 0
16 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 2 0
17 Hermann Lang Maserati 2 0
18 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 1.5 0
19 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 1.5 0
- Stirling Moss Connaught / Cooper 0 0
- Jean Behra Gordini 0 0
- Roberto Mieres Gordini 0 0
- Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Harry Schell Gordini 0 0
- Louis Rosier Ferrari 0 0
- Ken Wharton Cooper 0 0
- Prince Bira Connaught / Maserati 0 0
- Jacques Swaters Ferrari 0 0
- Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Luigi Musso Maserati 0 0
- Sergio Mantovani Maserati 0 0
- Peter Collins HWM 0 0
- John Barber Cooper 0 0
- Ernie McCoy Stevens 0 0
- Max de Terra Ferrari 0 0
- Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 0 0
- Alan Brown Cooper 0 0
- Tony Bettenhausen Kuzma 0 0
- Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft / Kuzma 0 0
- Chuck Stevenson Kurtis Kraft / Kuzma 0 0
- Fred Wacker Gordini 0 0
- Peter Whitehead Cooper 0 0
- Hans Herrmann Veritas 0 0
- Albert Scherrer HWM 0 0
- Louis Chiron OSCA 0 0
- Paul Frère HWM 0 0
- Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- André Pilette Connaught 0 0
- Bob Gerard Cooper 0 0
- Rodney Nuckey Cooper 0 0
- Johnny Claes Connaught / Maserati 0 0
- Bob Scott Kurtis Kraft / Bromme 0 0
- Carl Scarborough Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Theo Helfrich Veritas 0 0
- Kenneth McAlpine Connaught 0 0
- Manny Ayulo Kuzma 0 0
- Yves Cabantous HWM 0 0
- Hans von Stuck AFM 0 0
- Jimmy Bryan Schroeder 0 0
- Rudolf Krause BMW 0 0
- Bill Holland Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Ernst Klodwig BMW 0 0
- Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft / Stevens 0 0
- Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Wolfgang Seidel Veritas 0 0
- Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Johnny Mantz Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Chico Landi Maserati 0 0
- Robert Manzon Gordini 0 0
- Jimmy Stewart Cooper 0 0
- Tony Rolt Connaught 0 0
- Lance Macklin HWM 0 0
- Carlos Menditeguy Gordini 0 0
- Pablo Birger Simca 0 0
- Adolfo Cruz Cooper 0 0
- Jack Fairman HWM / Connaught 0 0
- Peter Hirt Ferrari 0 0
- Roy Salvadori Connaught 0 0
- Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Élie Bayol OSCA 0 0
- Johnny Thomson Kurtis Kraft / Del Roy 0 0
- Travis Webb Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Jackie Holmes Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Georges Berger Simca 0 0
- Bob Sweikert Kuzma 0 0
- Arthur Legat Veritas 0 0
- Edgar Barth EMW 0 0
- Mike Nazaruk Turner 0 0
- Pat Flaherty Kuzma 0 0
- Ian Stewart Connaught 0 0
- Oswald Karch Veritas 0 0
- Jerry Hoyt Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Willi Heeks Veritas 0 0
- Duncan Hamilton HWM 0 0
- Piero Carini Ferrari 0 0
- Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Don Freeland Watson 0 0
- Tony Crook Cooper 0 0
- Theo Fitzau AFM 0 0
- Kurt Adolff Ferrari 0 0
- John Fitch HWM 0 0
- Günther Bechem AFM 0 0
- Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft 0 0
- Erwin Bauer Veritas 0 0
- Ernst Loof Veritas 0 0
🏁 1953 Race-by-Race Results
Rnd Grand Prix Date Winner Constructor Podium
1 Argentine Grand Prix 1953-01-18 Alberto Ascari Ferrari
1. Alberto Ascari 2. Luigi Villoresi 3. José Froilán González
2 Indianapolis 500 1953-05-30 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft
1. Bill Vukovich 2. Art Cross 3. Duane Carter
3 Dutch Grand Prix 1953-06-07 Alberto Ascari Ferrari
1. Alberto Ascari 2. Nino Farina 3. José Froilán González
4 Belgian Grand Prix 1953-06-21 Alberto Ascari Ferrari
1. Alberto Ascari 2. Luigi Villoresi 3. Onofre Marimón
5 French Grand Prix 1953-07-05 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari
1. Mike Hawthorn 2. Juan Fangio 3. José Froilán González
6 British Grand Prix 1953-07-18 Alberto Ascari Ferrari
1. Alberto Ascari 2. Juan Fangio 3. Nino Farina
7 German Grand Prix 1953-08-02 Nino Farina Ferrari
1. Nino Farina 2. Juan Fangio 3. Mike Hawthorn
8 Swiss Grand Prix 1953-08-23 Alberto Ascari Ferrari
1. Alberto Ascari 2. Nino Farina 3. Mike Hawthorn
9 Italian Grand Prix 1953-09-13 Juan Fangio Maserati
1. Juan Fangio 2. Nino Farina 3. Luigi Villoresi