1
Alberto Ascari
Ferrari
34.5 pts
2
Juan Fangio
Maserati
28 pts
3
Nino Farina
Ferrari
26 pts
Alberto Ascari is the 1953 Formula 1 World Champion. Ascari won 5 out of 9 races and scored a total of 34.5 points. With 6.5 points behind Juan Fangio finished the season in second place and Nino Farina as third.The season started with the 1953 Argentine Grand Prix on January 18th. The last race of the season was the 1953 Italian Grand Prix on September 13th.
Number of races
9 races
First race
Argentine Grand Prix (January 18th)
Last race
Italian Grand Prix (September 13th)
Most wins
Alberto Ascari (5)
Most pole positions
Alberto Ascari (6)
Most podiums
Nino Farina (5)
Alberto Ascari (5)
Alberto Ascari (5)
Most top 5 finishes
Mike Hawthorn (7)
Most points finishes
Mike Hawthorn (7)
Most DNF's
Lance Macklin (6)
1953 standings
Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 5 | 5 | 34.5 | |
2 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 1 | 4 | 28 | -6.5 |
3 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 1 | 5 | 26 | -8.5 |
4 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 1 | 3 | 19 | -15.5 |
5 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 3 | 17 | -17.5 | |
6 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 3 | 13.5 | -21 | |
7 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 1 | 9 | -25.5 |
8 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 7 | -27.5 | ||
9 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 1 | 6.5 | -28 | |
10 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 6 | -28.5 | |
11 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 1 | 4 | -30.5 | |
12 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 4 | -30.5 | ||
13 | Duane Carter | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 2 | -32.5 | |
14 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 2 | -32.5 | |
15 | Oscar Gálvez | Maserati | 2 | -32.5 | ||
16 | Hermann Lang | Maserati | 2 | -32.5 | ||
17 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | -32.5 | ||
18 | Paul Russo | Kurtis Kraft | 1.5 | -33 | ||
19 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 1.5 | -33 | ||
20 | Stirling Moss | Cooper | 0 | -34.5 | ||
21 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 0 | -34.5 | ||
22 | Roberto Mieres | Gordini | 0 | -34.5 | ||
23 | Jimmy Daywalt | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
24 | Harry Schell | Gordini | 0 | -34.5 | ||
25 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 0 | -34.5 | ||
26 | Ken Wharton | Cooper | 0 | -34.5 | ||
27 | Prince Bira | Maserati | 0 | -34.5 | ||
28 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
29 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari | 0 | -34.5 | ||
30 | Eddie Johnson | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
31 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati | 0 | -34.5 | ||
32 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 0 | -34.5 | ||
33 | Peter Collins | HWM | 0 | -34.5 | ||
34 | John Barber | Cooper | 0 | -34.5 | ||
35 | Max de Terra | Ferrari | 0 | -34.5 | ||
36 | Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari | 0 | -34.5 | ||
37 | Ernie McCoy | Stevens | 0 | -34.5 | ||
38 | Alan Brown | Cooper | 0 | -34.5 | ||
39 | Chuck Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
40 | Gene Hartley | Kuzma | 0 | -34.5 | ||
41 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kuzma | 0 | -34.5 | ||
42 | Hans Herrmann | Veritas | 0 | -34.5 | ||
43 | Albert Scherrer | HWM | 0 | -34.5 | ||
44 | Fred Wacker | Gordini | 0 | -34.5 | ||
45 | Peter Whitehead | Cooper | 0 | -34.5 | ||
46 | Louis Chiron | OSCA | 0 | -34.5 | ||
47 | Paul Frère | HWM | 0 | -34.5 | ||
48 | Jimmy Davies | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
49 | Bob Gerard | Cooper | 0 | -34.5 | ||
50 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
51 | Rodney Nuckey | Cooper | 0 | -34.5 | ||
52 | André Pilette | Connaught | 0 | -34.5 | ||
53 | Johnny Claes | Maserati | 0 | -34.5 | ||
54 | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
55 | Theo Helfrich | Veritas | 0 | -34.5 | ||
56 | Carl Scarborough | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
57 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught | 0 | -34.5 | ||
58 | Manny Ayulo | Kuzma | 0 | -34.5 | ||
59 | Yves Cabantous | HWM | 0 | -34.5 | ||
60 | Hans von Stuck | AFM | 0 | -34.5 | ||
61 | Jimmy Bryan | Schroeder | 0 | -34.5 | ||
62 | Rudolf Krause | BMW | 0 | -34.5 | ||
63 | Bill Holland | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
64 | Ernst Klodwig | BMW | 0 | -34.5 | ||
65 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
66 | Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
67 | Wolfgang Seidel | Veritas | 0 | -34.5 | ||
68 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
69 | Walt Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
70 | Johnny Mantz | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
71 | Chico Landi | Maserati | 0 | -34.5 | ||
72 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 0 | -34.5 | ||
73 | Jimmy Stewart | Cooper | 0 | -34.5 | ||
74 | Tony Rolt | Connaught | 0 | -34.5 | ||
75 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 0 | -34.5 | ||
76 | Carlos Menditeguy | Gordini | 0 | -34.5 | ||
77 | Pablo Birger | Simca | 0 | -34.5 | ||
78 | Adolfo Cruz | Cooper | 0 | -34.5 | ||
79 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 0 | -34.5 | ||
80 | Peter Hirt | Ferrari | 0 | -34.5 | ||
81 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught | 0 | -34.5 | ||
82 | Marshall Teague | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
83 | Élie Bayol | OSCA | 0 | -34.5 | ||
84 | Johnny Thomson | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
85 | Georges Berger | Simca | 0 | -34.5 | ||
86 | Jackie Holmes | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
87 | Travis Webb | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
88 | Edgar Barth | EMW | 0 | -34.5 | ||
89 | Arthur Legat | Veritas | 0 | -34.5 | ||
90 | Bob Sweikert | Kuzma | 0 | -34.5 | ||
91 | Mike Nazaruk | Turner | 0 | -34.5 | ||
92 | Pat Flaherty | Kuzma | 0 | -34.5 | ||
93 | Oswald Karch | Veritas | 0 | -34.5 | ||
94 | Ian Stewart | Connaught | 0 | -34.5 | ||
95 | Willi Heeks | Veritas | 0 | -34.5 | ||
96 | Jerry Hoyt | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
97 | Piero Carini | Ferrari | 0 | -34.5 | ||
98 | Duncan Hamilton | HWM | 0 | -34.5 | ||
99 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
100 | Tony Crook | Cooper | 0 | -34.5 | ||
101 | Theo Fitzau | AFM | 0 | -34.5 | ||
102 | Don Freeland | Watson | 0 | -34.5 | ||
103 | Kurt Adolff | Ferrari | 0 | -34.5 | ||
104 | John Fitch | HWM | 0 | -34.5 | ||
105 | Günther Bechem | AFM | 0 | -34.5 | ||
106 | Cal Niday | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -34.5 | ||
107 | Erwin Bauer | Veritas | 0 | -34.5 | ||
108 | Ernst Loof | Veritas | 0 | -34.5 |
1953 schedule
Date | Race | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Pole position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 18th | Argentine Grand Prix | #10 Alberto Ascari | Luigi Villoresi | José Froilán González | Alberto Ascari |
May 30th | Indianapolis 500 | #14 Bill Vukovich | Art Cross | Sam Hanks | Bill Vukovich |
Jun 7th | Dutch Grand Prix | #2 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Felice Bonetto | Alberto Ascari |
Jun 21st | Belgian Grand Prix | #10 Alberto Ascari | Luigi Villoresi | Onofre Marimón | Juan Fangio |
Jul 5th | French Grand Prix | #16 Mike Hawthorn | Juan Fangio | José Froilán González | Alberto Ascari |
Jul 18th | British Grand Prix | #5 Alberto Ascari | Juan Fangio | Nino Farina | Alberto Ascari |
Aug 2nd | German Grand Prix | #12 Nino Farina | Juan Fangio | Mike Hawthorn | Alberto Ascari |
Aug 23rd | Swiss Grand Prix | #46 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Mike Hawthorn | Juan Fangio |
Sep 13th | Italian Grand Prix | #50 Juan Fangio | Nino Farina | Luigi Villoresi | Alberto Ascari |