1953 Formula One season

As in , the 1953 Formula One season consisted of a small number of Formula One races, following the FIA's decision to once again run the World Drivers' Championship to Formula Two regulations rather than Formula One.

The 4th FIA World Drivers' Championship, which commenced on January 18, 1953, and ended on September 13 after nine races, was won by Alberto Ascari, driving for Scuderia Ferrari.

In addition to the Formula One races and the World Championship Formula Two races, numerous other Formula Two races, which did not count towards the Championship, were also held during the year.

World Championship season summary
World Championship season review
1953 Drivers Championship final standings
Non-Championship race results
Notes

World Championship season summary

Ferrari again dominated the championship, taking seven of the eight grands prix, although Fangio's Maserati challenge took him to second place in the championship and a win at Monza. Ascari stretched his unbeaten run to nine grand prix before Hawthorn broke the sequence at Reims.

Points were given to top 5 finishers (8, 6, 4, 3, 2). 1 point was given for fastest lap. Only the best four of nine scores counted towards the world championship. Points for shared drives were divided equally between the drivers, regardless of who had driven more laps. In 1953, all World Championship events (except the Indianapolis 500) were run under Formula 2 regulations.

World Championship season review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	January 18	Oscar Gálvez	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Report
2	Indianapolis 500	May 30	Indianapolis	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	Report
3	Dutch Grand Prix	June 7	Zandvoort	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Report
4	Belgian Grand Prix	June 21	Spa-Francorchamps	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Report
5	French Grand Prix	July 5	Reims	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	Report
6	British Grand Prix	July 18	Silverstone	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Report
7	German Grand Prix	August 2	Nürburgring	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	Report
8	Swiss Grand Prix	August 23	Bremgarten	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Report
9	Italian Grand Prix	September 13	Monza	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Report

1953 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos.	Driver	ARG	500?	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	Pts.
1	Alberto Ascari	1*	1	1	4	1**	8? / Ret*?	1*	Ret	34.5 (46.5)
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ret	NC	Ret / Ret?	2*	2	2	4? / Ret?	1*	28 (29.5)
3	Nino Farina	Ret	2	Ret	5	3	1	2	2	26 (32)
4	Mike Hawthorn	4	4	6	1	5	3	3	4	19 (27)
5	Luigi Villoresi	2	Ret*	2	6	Ret	8? / Ret?	6	3	17
6	José Froilán González	3	3?	Ret*	3	4**	13.5 (14.5)
7	Bill Vukovich	1*	9
8	Toulo de Graffenried	5	4	7	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	7
9	Felice Bonetto	Ret	3?	Ret	6	4	4? / Ret?	Ret	6.5
10	Art Cross	2	6
11	Onofre Marimon	3	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4
12	Maurice Trintignant	7?	6	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	4
13	Sam Hanks	3?	2
14	Duane Carter	3?	2
15	Oscar Alfredo Galvez	5	2
16	Jack McGrath	5	2
17	Hermann Lang	5	2
18	Fred Agabashian	4?	1.5
19	Paul Russo	4?	1.5
20	Stirling Moss	9	Ret	6	13	0
21	Jean Behra	6	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
22	Roberto Mieres	NC	Ret	6	0
23	Jimmy Daywalt	6	0
24	Harry Schell	7?	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	0
25	Louis Rosier	7	8	8	10	10	Ret	16	0
26	Ken Wharton	Ret	Ret	8	7	NC	0
27	Prince Bira	Ret	7	Ret	11	0
28	Jacques Swaters	7	Ret	0
29	Jim Rathmann	7	0
30	Sergio Mantovani	7?	0
31	Luigi Musso	7?	0
32	Peter Collins	8	Ret	13	Ret	0
33	John Barber	8	0
34	Ernie McCoy	8	0
35	Max de Terra	8	0
36	Umberto Maglioli	8	0
37	Alan Brown	9	Ret	Ret	12	0
38	Tony Bettenhausen	9	0
39	Fred Wacker	9	0
40	Peter Whitehead	9	0
41	Hans Herrmann	9	0
42	Albert Scherrer	9	0
43	Louis Chiron	15	10	0
44	Paul Frère	10	Ret	0
45	Jimmy Davies	10	0
46	Duke Nalon	11	0
47	Andre Pilette	11	0
48	Bob Gerard	11	0
49	Rodney Nuckey	11	0
50	Johnny Claes	NC	Ret?	12	Ret	Ret	0
51	Carl Scarborough	12	0
52	Theo Helfrich	12	0
53	Kenneth McAlpine	Ret	Ret	13	NC	0
54	Manny Ayulo	13	0
55	Yves Giraud Cabantous	14	15	0
56	Hans Stuck	Ret	14	0
57	Jimmy Bryan	14	0
58	Rudolf Krause	14	0
59	Bill Holland	15	0
60	Ernst Klodwig	15	0
61	Rodger Ward	16	0
62	Wolfgang Seidel	16	0
63	Walt Faulkner	17	0
?	Jack Fairman	Ret	NC	0
?	Lance Macklin	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
?	Roy Salvadori	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
?	Élie Bayol	Ret	Ret	0
?	Chico Landi	Ret	Ret	0
?	Robert Manzon	Ret	0
?	Carlos Menditeguy	Ret	0
?	Pablo Birger	Ret	0
?	Adolfo Schwelm Cruz	Ret	0
?	Marshall Teague	Ret	0
?	Spider Webb	Ret	0
?	Bob Sweikert	Ret	0
?	Mike Nazaruk	Ret	0
?	Pat Flaherty	Ret	0
?	Jerry Hoyt	Ret	0
?	Johnnie Parsons	Ret	0
?	Don Freeland	Ret	0
?	Gene Hartley	Ret	0
?	Chuck Stevenson	Ret	0
?	Cal Niday	Ret	0
?	Bob Scott	Ret	0
?	Andy Linden	Ret	0
?	Johnny Thomson	Ret	0
?	Georges Berger	Ret	0
?	Arthur Legat	Ret	0
?	Jimmy Stewart	Ret	0
?	Tony Rolt	Ret	0
?	Ian Stewart	Ret	0
?	Duncan Hamilton	Ret	0
?	Tony Crook	Ret	0
?	Edgar Barth	Ret	0
?	Oswald Karch	Ret	0
?	Willi Heeks	Ret	0
?	Theo Fitzau	Ret	0
?	Kurt Adolff	Ret	0
?	Günther Bechem	Ret	0
?	Ernst Loof	Ret	0
?	Erwin Bauer	Ret	0
?	Peter Hirt	Ret	0
?	Piero Carini	Ret	0
?	John Fitch	Ret	0
Pos.	Driver	ARG	500?	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	Pts.

* Fastest lap (1 point awarded)
** Multiple drivers set equal fastest lap times, thus sharing the 1 point.
? Position shared between more drivers of the same car
? Several cars were shared in this race. See the race page for details.
Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Non-Championship race results

Formula One/Two races also held in 1953, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
III Gran Premio di Siracusa	Syracuse	March 22	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	Report
XIV Grand Prix de Pau	Pau	April 6	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Report
V Lavant Cup	Goodwood	April 6	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	Report
II Aston Martin Owners Club F2 Race	Snetterton	April 18	Eric Thompson	Connaught-Lea Francis	Report
III Grand Prix de Bordeaux	Bordeaux	May 3	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Report
V BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	May 9	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	Report
XV Eläintarhanajot	Eläintarharata	May 10	Rodney Nuckey	Cooper-Bristol	Report
VI Gran Premio di Napoli	Posillipo	May 10	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	Report
VII Ulster Trophy	Dundrod	May 16	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	Report
I Winfield JC Formula 2 Race	Charterhall	May 23	Ken Wharton	Cooper-Climax	Report
III Coronation Trophy	Crystal Palace	May 23	Tony Rolt	Connaught-Lea Francis	Report
XXIII Grand Prix des Frontières	Chimay	May 24	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	Report
I Snetterton Coronation Trophy	Snetterton	May 30	Tony Rolt	Connaught-Lea Francis	Report
XVII Internationales ADAC Eifelrennen	Nürburgring	May 31	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	Report
XV Grand Prix de l'Albigeois	Albi	May 31	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	Report
II West Essex CC Race	Snetterton	June 27	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught-Lea Francis	Report
I Midlands MECC Race	Silverstone	June 27	Tony Crook	Cooper-Alta	Report
III Grand Prix de Rouen-les-Essarts	Rouen-les-Essarts	June 28	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	Report
I Crystal Palace Trophy	Crystal Palace	July 11	Tony Rolt	Connaught-Lea Francis	Report
IX Internationales Avusrennen	AVUS	July 12	Jacques Swaters	Ferrari	Report
II United States Air Force Trophy	Snetterton	July 25	Tony Rolt	Connaught-Lea Francis	Report
V Circuit du Lac	Aix-les-Bains	July 26	Élie Bayol	OSCA	Report
I Bristol MC & LCC Race	Thruxton	August 3	Tony Rolt	Connaught-Lea Francis	Report
I Mid-Cheshire MC Race	Oulton Park	August 8	Tony Rolt	Connaught-Lea Francis	Report
III Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne	Les Sables-d'Olonne	August 9	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	Report
II Newcastle Journal Trophy	Charterhall	August 15	Ken Wharton	Cooper-Bristol	Report
V Circuit de Cadours	Cadours	August 30	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	Report
I RedeX Trophy	Snetterton	September 12	Eric Thompson	Connaught-Lea Francis	Report
I London Trophy	Crystal Palace	September 19	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Alta	Report
IV Gran Premio di Modena	Modena	September 20	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Report
VI Madgwick Cup	Goodwood	September 26	Roy Salvadori	Connaught-Lea Francis	Report
II Joe Fry Memorial Trophy	Castle Combe	October 3	Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	Report
I Curtis Trophy	Snetterton	October 17	Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	Report