1953 F1 Season

The 1953 Formula One season was the seventh season of FIA Formula One motor racing. Just as in 1952, races counting towards the 4th World Championship of Drivers—which was contested over nine races between 18 January and 13 September 1953—were open only to Formula Two cars. The Indianapolis 500 continued to be run under the formula dictated by the Contest Board of the American Automobile Association. The season also included several non-championship races for F1 and F2 cars.

Alberto Ascari

Race Calendar

Argentine Grand PrixAutódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Argentina

Jan 181953

Indianapolis 500Indianapolis Motor Speedway, USA

May 301953

Dutch Grand PrixCircuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands

Jun 71953

Belgian Grand PrixCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium

Jun 211953

French Grand PrixReims-Gueux, France

Jul 51953

British Grand PrixSilverstone Circuit, UK

Jul 181953

German Grand PrixNürburgring, Germany

Aug 21953

Swiss Grand PrixCircuit Bremgarten, Switzerland

Aug 231953

Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy

Sep 131953

Driver Standings

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Alberto AscariItalian	Ferrari	5	46.5
2	Nino FarinaItalian	Ferrari	1	32
3	Juan FangioArgentine	Maserati	1	28
4	Mike HawthornBritish	Ferrari	1	27
5	Luigi VilloresiItalian	Ferrari	—	17
6	José Froilán GonzálezArgentine	Maserati	—	12.5
7	Bill VukovichAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	1	9
8	Toulo de GraffenriedSwiss	Maserati	—	7
9	Art CrossAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	6
10	Felice BonettoItalian	Maserati	—	5
11	Maurice TrintignantFrench	Gordini	—	4
12	Onofre MarimónArgentine	Maserati	—	4
13	Hermann LangGerman	Maserati	—	2
14	Oscar GálvezArgentine	Maserati	—	2
15	Duane CarterAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	2
16	Sam HanksAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	2
17	Jack McGrathAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	2
18	Fred AgabashianAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	1.5
19	Paul RussoAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	1.5
20	Johnny ClaesBelgian	Connaught	—	0
21	Peter CollinsBritish	HWM	—	0
22	Lance MacklinBritish	HWM	—	0
23	Kenneth McAlpineBritish	Connaught	—	0
24	Roberto MieresArgentine	Gordini	—	0
25	Stirling MossBritish	Cooper	—	0
26	Louis RosierFrench	Ferrari	—	0
27	Roy SalvadoriBritish	Connaught	—	0
28	Harry SchellAmerican	Gordini	—	0
29	Ken WhartonBritish	Cooper	—	0
30	Jean BehraFrench	Gordini	—	0
31	Georges BergerBelgian	Simca	—	0
32	Paul FrèreBelgian	HWM	—	0
33	Arthur LegatBelgian	Veritas	—	0
34	André PiletteBelgian	Connaught	—	0
35	Fred WackerAmerican	Gordini	—	0
36	Prince BiraThai	Connaught	—	0
37	Alan BrownBritish	Cooper	—	0
38	Tony CrookBritish	Cooper	—	0
39	Jack FairmanBritish	Connaught	—	0
40	Duncan HamiltonBritish	HWM	—	0
41	Tony RoltBritish	Connaught	—	0
42	Jimmy StewartBritish	Cooper	—	0
43	Ian StewartBritish	Connaught	—	0
44	Peter WhiteheadBritish	Cooper	—	0
45	Élie BayolFrench	OSCA	—	0
46	Yves CabantousFrench	HWM	—	0
47	Piero CariniItalian	Ferrari	—	0
48	Louis ChironMonegasque	OSCA	—	0
49	John FitchAmerican	HWM	—	0
50	Chico LandiBrazilian	Maserati	—	0
51	Umberto MaglioliItalian	Ferrari	—	0
52	Sergio MantovaniItalian	Maserati	—	0
53	Luigi MussoItalian	Maserati	—	0
54	Hans von StuckGerman	AFM	—	0
55	Bob GerardBritish	Cooper	—	0
56	Kurt AdolffGerman	Ferrari	—	0
57	Edgar BarthGerman	EMW	—	0
58	Theo FitzauEast German	AFM	—	0
59	Willi HeeksGerman	Veritas	—	0
60	Theo HelfrichGerman	Veritas	—	0
61	Hans HerrmannGerman	Veritas	—	0
62	Oswald KarchGerman	Veritas	—	0
63	Ernst KlodwigEast German	BMW	—	0
64	Rudolf KrauseEast German	BMW	—	0
65	Rodney NuckeyBritish	Cooper	—	0
66	Wolfgang SeidelGerman	Veritas	—	0
67	Jacques SwatersAmerican	Ferrari	—	0
68	Peter HirtSwiss	Ferrari	—	0
69	Albert ScherrerSwiss	HWM	—	0
70	Max de TerraSwiss	Ferrari	—	0
71	John BarberBritish	Cooper	—	0
72	Pablo BirgerArgentine	Simca	—	0
73	Adolfo CruzArgentine	Cooper	—	0
74	Robert ManzonFrench	Gordini	—	0
75	Carlos MenditeguyArgentine	Gordini	—	0
76	Manny AyuloAmerican	Kuzma	—	0
77	Tony BettenhausenAmerican	Kuzma	—	0
78	Jimmy BryanAmerican	Schroeder	—	0
79	Jimmy DaviesAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
80	Jimmy DaywaltAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
81	Duke DinsmoreAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
82	Walt FaulknerAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
83	Gene HartleyAmerican	Kuzma	—	0
84	Bill HollandAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
85	Jackie HolmesAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
86	Eddie JohnsonAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
87	Andy LindenAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
88	Johnny MantzAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
89	Ernie McCoyAmerican	Stevens	—	0
90	Duke NalonAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
91	Jim RathmannAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
92	Carl ScarboroughAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
93	Bob ScottAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
94	Chuck StevensonAmerican	Kuzma	—	0
95	Marshall TeagueAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
96	Johnny ThomsonAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
97	Rodger WardAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0

Constructor Standings

Pos	Team	Wins	Points
1	FerrariItalian	7	122.5
2	MaseratiItalian	1	60.5
3	Kurtis KraftAmerican	1	24
4	GordiniFrench	—	4
5	ConnaughtBritish	—	0
6	HWMBritish	—	0
7	CooperBritish	—	0
8	SimcaFrench	—	0
9	VeritasGerman	—	0
10	OSCAItalian	—	0
11	AFMGerman	—	0
12	EMWEast German	—	0
13	BMWGerman	—	0
14	KuzmaAmerican	—	0
15	SchroederAmerican	—	0
16	StevensAmerican	—	0