Login
Login

1953 British Grand Prix

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2012}}

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = Great Britain

|Grand Prix = British

|Official name = 6th RAC British Grand Prix

|Image = Silverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png

|Caption = Silverstone Circuit in 1952–1973 configuration

|Date = 18 July

|Year = 1953

|Previous_round = 1953 French Grand Prix

|Next_round = 1953 German Grand Prix

|Location = Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, England

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 2.927

|Course_km = 4.7105

|Distance_laps = 90

|Distance_mi = 263.43

|Distance_km = 423.949

|Weather = Overcast, showers

|Attendance = 100,000{{cite news|title=Ascari Winner of Grand Prix|work=Arizona Daily Star|date=19 July 1953|access-date=9 September 2020|url=https://newspapers.com/clip/58956300/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|Pole_Driver = Alberto Ascari

|Pole_Team = Ferrari

|Pole_Time = 1:48.0

|Pole_Country = Italy

|Fast_Driver = Alberto Ascari

|Fast_Team = Ferrari

|Fast_Time = 1:50.0

|Fast_Lap =

|Fast_Country = Italy

|Fast_Driver2 = José Froilán González

|Fast_Team2 = Maserati

|Fast_Country2 = Argentina

|First_Driver = Alberto Ascari

|First_Team = Ferrari

|First_Country = Italy

|Second_Driver = Juan Manuel Fangio

|Second_Team = Maserati

|Second_Country= Argentina

|Third_Driver = Nino Farina

|Third_Team = Ferrari

|Third_Country = Italy

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1953|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 However, due to Moss's retirement at the French Grand Prix his car had to be withdrawn.{{Cite book|last=Nye|first=Doug|title=The British Grand Prix 1926-1976|publisher=B. T. Batsford|year=1977|isbn=9780713432831|page=49}}

Entries

class="wikitable"

|+

!Team

!No

!Driver

!Car

!Engine

!Tyre

rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|UK}} HW Motors

|1

|{{flagicon|UK}} Lance Macklin

| rowspan="4" |HWM 53

| rowspan="4" |Alta GP 2.5 L4

| rowspan="4" |{{Dunlop}}

2

|{{flagicon|UK}} Peter Collins

3

|{{flagicon|UK}} Duncan Hamilton

4

|{{flagicon|UK}} Jack Fairman

rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|Italy}} Scuderia Ferrari

|5

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Alberto Ascari

| rowspan="5" |Ferrari Tipo 500

| rowspan="5" |Ferrari 500 2.0 L4

| rowspan="4" |{{Pirelli}}

6

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Nino Farina

7

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Luigi Villoresi

8

|{{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hawthorn

{{flagicon|France}} Ecurie Rosier

|9

|{{flagicon|France}} Louis Rosier

| rowspan="12" |{{Dunlop}}

rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|UK}} Connaught Engineering

|10

|{{flagicon|Thailand}} Prince Bira

| rowspan="5" |Connaught Type A

| rowspan="5" |Lea-Francis 2.0 L4

11

|{{flagicon|UK}} Kenneth McAlpine

12

|{{flagicon|UK}} Roy Salvadori

{{flagicon|UK}} R.R.C. Walker Racing Team

|14

|{{flagicon|UK}} Tony Rolt

rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|UK}} Ecurie Ecosse

|15

|{{flagicon|UK}} Ian Stewart

18

|{{flagicon|UK}} Jimmy Stewart

|Cooper T20

| rowspan="4" |Bristol BS1 2.0 L6

{{flagicon|UK}} Ken Wharton

|16

|{{flagicon|UK}} Ken Wharton

| rowspan="3" |Cooper T23

{{flagicon|UK}} Bob Gerard

|17

|{{flagicon|UK}} Bob Gerard

{{flagicon|UK}} R.J. Chase

|19

|{{flagicon|UK}} Alan Brown

{{flagicon|UK}} Atlantic Stable

|20

|{{flagicon|UK}} Peter Whitehead

|Cooper T24

|Alta GP 2.5 L4

{{flagicon|UK}} Tony Crook

|22

|{{flagicon|UK}} Tony Crook

|Cooper T20

|Bristol BS1 2.0 L6

rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|Italy}} Officine Alfieri Maserati

|23

|{{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Manuel Fangio

| rowspan="4" |Maserati A6GCM

| rowspan="4" |Maserati A6 2.0 L6

| rowspan="5" |{{Pirelli}}

24

|{{flagicon|Argentina}} José Froilán González

25

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Felice Bonetto

26

|{{flagicon|Argentina}} Onofre Marimón

{{flagicon|Monaco}} Louis Chiron

|27

|{{flagicon|Monaco}} Louis Chiron

|OSCA 20

|OSCA 2000 2.0 L6

rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|France}} Equipe Gordini

|28

|{{flagicon|United States|1912}} Harry Schell

| rowspan="3" |Gordini Type 16

| rowspan="3" |Gordini 20 2.0 L6

| rowspan="3" |{{Englebert}}

29

|{{flagicon|France}} Maurice Trintignant

30

|{{flagicon|France}} Jean Behra

{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Emmanuel de Graffenried

|31

|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Toulo de Graffenried

|Maserati A6GCM

|Maserati A6 2.0 L6

|{{Pirelli}}

colspan=6|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1953&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=ent |title=1953 British GP |website=ChicaneF1 |access-date=9 January 2025}}}}

Classification

= Qualifying =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
1

| 5

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alberto Ascari

| Ferrari

| 1:48.0

| —

2

| 24

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} José Froilán González

| Maserati

| 1:49.0

| + 1.0

3

| 8

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hawthorn

| Ferrari

| 1:49.2

| + 1.2

4

| 23

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Manuel Fangio

| Maserati

| 1:50.0

| + 2.0

5

| 6

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Nino Farina

| Ferrari

| 1:50.5

| + 2.5

6

| 7

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Luigi Villoresi

| Ferrari

| 1:51.0

| + 3.0

7

| 26

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Onofre Marimón

| Maserati

| 1:51.3

| + 3.3

8

| 29

| {{flagicon|France}} Maurice Trintignant

| Gordini

| 1:52.0

| + 4.0

9

| 28

| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Harry Schell

| Gordini

| 1:52.0

| + 4.0

10

| 14

| {{flagicon|UK}} Tony Rolt

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 1:54.0

| + 6.0

11

| 16

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ken Wharton

| Cooper-Bristol

| 1:54.0

| + 6.0

12

| 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Lance Macklin

| HWM-Alta

| 1:57.0

| + 9.0

13

| 11

| {{flagicon|UK}} Kenneth McAlpine

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 1:57.6

| + 9.6

14

| 20

| {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Whitehead

| Cooper-Alta

| 1:57.8

| + 9.8

15

| 18

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jimmy Stewart

| Cooper-Bristol

| 1:58.0

| + 10.0

16

| 25

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Felice Bonetto

| Maserati

| 1:58.2

| + 10.2

17

| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Duncan Hamilton

| HWM-Alta

| 2:02.0

| + 14.0

18

| 17

| {{flagicon|UK}} Bob Gerard

| Cooper-Bristol

| 2:02.0

| + 14.0

19

| 10

| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Prince Bira

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 2:04.0

| + 16.0

20

| 15

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ian Stewart

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 2:04.0

| + 16.0

21

| 19

| {{flagicon|UK}} Alan Brown

| Cooper-Bristol

| 2:04.0

| + 16.0

22

| 30

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean Behra

| Gordini

| 2:04.0

| + 16.0

23

| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Collins

| HWM-Alta

| 2:05.0

| + 17.0

24

| 9

| {{flagicon|France}} Louis Rosier

| Ferrari

| 2:07.0

| + 19.0

25

| 22

| {{flagicon|UK}} Tony Crook

| Cooper-Bristol

| 2:07.4

| + 19.4

26

| 31

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Toulo de Graffenried

| Maserati

| 2:08.0

| + 20.0

27

| 4

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jack Fairman

| HWM-Alta

| 2:08.4

| + 20.4

28

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Roy Salvadori

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 2:09.0

| + 21.0

29

| 27

| {{flagicon|Monaco}} Louis Chiron

| OSCA

| No time

| —

colspan="7"|{{center|Source:{{cite web|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/1953/grande-bretagne/qualification.aspx|title=Britain 1953 - Qualifications|publisher=statsf1.com|access-date=5 May 2016}}}}

= Race =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 5

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alberto Ascari

| Ferrari

| 90

| 2:50:00

| 1

| 8.5{{ref|1|1}}

2

| 23

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Manuel Fangio

| Maserati

| 90

| + 1:00

| 4

| 6

3

| 6

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Nino Farina

| Ferrari

| 88

| + 2 Laps

| 5

| 4

4

| 24

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} José Froilán González

| Maserati

| 88

| + 2 Laps

| 2

| 3.5{{ref|1|1}}

5

| 8

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hawthorn

| Ferrari

| 87

| + 3 Laps

| 3

| 2

6

| 25

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Felice Bonetto

| Maserati

| 82

| + 8 Laps

| 16

|  

7

| 10

| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Prince Bira

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 82

| + 8 Laps

| 19

|  

8

| 16

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ken Wharton

| Cooper-Bristol

| 80

| + 10 Laps

| 11

|  

9

| 20

| {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Whitehead

| Cooper-Alta

| 79

| + 11 Laps

| 14

|  

10

| 9

| {{flagicon|France}} Louis Rosier

| Ferrari

| 78

| + 12 Laps

| 24

|  

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jimmy Stewart

| Cooper-Bristol

| 79

| Spun off

| 15

|  

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|UK}} Tony Rolt

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 70

| Halfshaft

| 10

|  

Ret

| 7

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Luigi Villoresi

| Ferrari

| 65

| Axle

| 6

|  

Ret

| 26

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Onofre Marimón

| Maserati

| 65

| Engine

| 7

|  

Ret

| 19

| {{flagicon|UK}} Alan Brown

| Cooper-Bristol

| 56

| Overheating

| 21

|  

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Peter Collins

| HWM-Alta

| 56

| Spun off

| 23

|  

Ret

| 4

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jack Fairman

| HWM-Alta

| 54

| Clutch

| 27

|  

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Roy Salvadori

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 50

| Wheel

| 28

|  

Ret

| 31

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Toulo de Graffenried

| Maserati

| 34

| Clutch

| 26

|  

Ret

| 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} Lance Macklin

| HWM-Alta

| 31

| Clutch

| 12

|  

Ret

| 30

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean Behra

| Gordini

| 30

| Fuel Pump

| 22

|  

Ret

| 15

| {{flagicon|UK}} Ian Stewart

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 24

| Ignition

| 20

|  

Ret

| 29

| {{flagicon|France}} Maurice Trintignant

| Gordini

| 14

| Axle

| 8

|  

Ret

| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Duncan Hamilton

| HWM-Alta

| 14

| Clutch

| 17

|  

Ret

| 17

| {{flagicon|UK}} Bob Gerard

| Cooper-Bristol

| 8

| Suspension

| 18

|  

Ret

| 28

| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Harry Schell

| Gordini

| 5

| Electrical

| 9

|  

Ret

| 11

| {{flagicon|UK}} Kenneth McAlpine

| Connaught-Lea-Francis

| 0

| Retirement

| 13

|  

Ret

| 22

| {{flagicon|UK}} Tony Crook

| Cooper-Bristol

| 0

| Fuel System

| 25

|  

DNS

| 27

| {{flagicon|Monaco}} Louis Chiron

| OSCA

| 0

| Did not start

|

|  

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1953/694/ |title=1953 British Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=4 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118224222/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1953/694/ |archive-date=18 January 2015}}}}

;Notes

  • {{Note|1|1}} – Includes 0.5 points for shared fastest lap

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alberto Ascari

|align="left"| 33.5 (36.5)

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mike Hawthorn

|align="left"| 16

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} José Froilán González

|align="left"| 13.5 (14.5)

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Luigi Villoresi

|align="left"| 13

align="left"| 10px 2

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Juan Manuel Fangio

|align="left"| 13

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1953/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx|title=Britain 1953 - Championship • STATS F1|website=statsf1.com|access-date=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

{{Reflist | 30em}}

{{F1 race report|

Name_of_race = British Grand Prix |

Year_of_race = 1953 |

Previous_race_in_season = 1953 French Grand Prix |

Next_race_in_season = 1953 German Grand Prix |

Previous_year's_race = 1952 British Grand Prix |

Next_year's_race = 1954 British Grand Prix

}}

{{F1GP 50-59}}

British Grand Prix

Category:British Grand Prix

British Grand Prix