1953 Formula 1 Season  Arrow Image   Constructors

The Constructors Championship did not begin until 1958.
TeamsConstructorEngineChassis
Germany Dora Greifzu
Germany Ernst Klodwig 		BMW BMW 328 2.0 L6 Greifzu
Heck
 
United Kingdom Connaught Engineering
Belgium Ecurie Belge
United Kingdom Rob Walker Racing Team
United Kingdom Ecurie Ecosse 		Connaught Lea-Francis 2.0 L4, Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 A-Series
 
United Kingdom Cooper Car Company
United Kingdom Kenneth Wharton
United Kingdom Frederick Roberts 'Bob' Gerard
United Kingdom RJ Chase
United Kingdom Atlantic Stable
United Kingdom Tony Crook
United Kingdom Equipe Anglaise
United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey 		Cooper Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 T23 MKII
T24
T20
T21
 
Italy Scuderia Ferrari
Belgium Ecurie Francorchamps
Switzerland Ecurie Espadon
France Ecurie Rosier 		Ferrari Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 500 F2
166 C
553
 
Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati
Switzerland Emmanuel 'Toulo' de Graffenried
Italy Scuderia Milano
Brazil Escuderia Bandeirantes 		Maserati Maserati A6 2.0 L6 A6GCM
A6GCM Intérim
 
Italy OSCA Automobili
France Élie Marcel Bayol
Monaco Louis Chiron 		OSCA OSCA 2000 2.0 L6 20
 
Belgium Arthur Legat
Germany Wolfgang Seidel
Germany Willi Heeks
Germany Theo Helfrich
Germany Oswald Karch
Germany Ernst Loof
Germany Hans Herrmann
Germany Erwin Bauer 		Veritas Veritas 2.0 L6 Meteor
Meteor
RS
 
France Equipe Simca-Gordini
Belgium Georges Berger 		Simca-Gordini Gordini 1500 1.5 L4 Type 15
Type 16
 
United Kingdom HW Motors HWM Alta GP 2.5 L4 53
 
Germany Hans Stuck
Germany Helmut Niedermayr
Germany Karl-Günther Bechem 		AFM BMW 328 2.0 L6 50-5
6
U8
 
Germany Rennkollektiv EMW EMW EMW 6 2.0 L6 R2
 

Season Review
RaceCircuitDateWinning DriverConstructor
Argentina Argentine Grand Prix Oscar GálvezJan 1953 Alberto AscariFerrari 
United States Indianapolis 500 IndianapolisMay 1953 Kurtis 
Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix ZandvoortJun 1953 Alberto AscariFerrari 
Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa-FrancorchampsJun 1953 Alberto AscariFerrari 
France French Grand Prix Reims-GueuxJul 1953 Mike HawthornFerrari 
United Kingdom British Grand Prix SilverstoneJul 1953 Alberto AscariFerrari 
Germany German Grand Prix NürburgringAug 1953 Giuseppe 'Nino' FarinaFerrari 
Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix BremgartenAug 1953 Alberto AscariFerrari 
Italy Italian Grand Prix MonzaSep 1953 Juan Manuel 'El Chueco' FangioMaserati 

1953 Drivers

Germany Kurt Adolff
Italy Alberto Ascari
United Kingdom John Barber
Germany Edgar Barth
Germany Erwin Bauer
France Élie Marcel Bayol
Germany Karl-Günther Bechem
France Jean Marie Behra
Belgium Georges Berger
Thailand Birabongse 'B. Bira' Bhanudej
Argentina Pablo Birger
Italy Felice Bonetto
United Kingdom Alan Everest Brown
Italy Piero Carini
Monaco Louis Chiron
Belgium Johnny Claes
United Kingdom Peter John Collins
United Kingdom Tony Crook
Switzerland Emmanuel 'Toulo' de Graffenried
Switzerland Max de Terra
Belgium Charles de Tornaco
United Kingdom Jack Fairman
Argentina Juan Manuel 'El Chueco' Fangio
Italy Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina
United States John Cooper Fitch
Germany Theodor Fitzau
Belgium Paul Frère
Argentina Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
United Kingdom Frederick Roberts 'Bob' Gerard
France Yves Giraud-Cabantous
Germany Helm Glöckler
Argentina José Froilán González
United Kingdom Duncan Hamilton
United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn
Germany Willi Heeks
Germany Theo Helfrich
Germany Hans Herrmann
Switzerland Peter Hirt
Germany Oswald Karch
Germany Ernst Klodwig
Germany Rudolf Krause
Brazil Francisco Sacco 'Chico' Landi
Germany Hermann Lang
Belgium Arthur Legat
Germany Ernst Loof
United Kingdom Lance Noel Macklin
Italy Umberto Maglioli
Italy Sergio Mantovani
France Robert Manzon
Argentina Onofre Marimón
United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine
Argentina Carlos Alberto Menditeguy
Argentina Roberto Mieres
United Kingdom Sir Stirling Moss
Italy Luigi Musso
United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey
Belgium André Pilette
United Kingdom Tony Rolt
France Louis Rosier
United Kingdom Roy Francesco Salvadori
United States Harry Schell
Switzerland Albert Scherrer
Argentina Adolfo Schwelm Cruz
Germany Wolfgang Seidel
United Kingdom Ian Macpherson M Stewart
United Kingdom James Robert 'Jimmy' Stewart
Germany Hans Stuck
Belgium Jacques Swaters
France Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant
Italy Luigi Villoresi
United States Fred Wacker
United Kingdom Kenneth Wharton
United Kingdom Peter Whitehead

Pos.DriverArg
Argentina		Ind
United States		NED
Netherlands		BEL
Belgium		FRA
France		GBR
United Kingdom		GER
Germany		SUI
Switzerland		ITA
Italy		Points
1 Alberto Ascari1  1 1 4 1 8 1 Ret 34.5
2 Juan Manuel 'El Chueco' FangioRet  NC Ret 2 2 2 Ret 1 28
3 Giuseppe 'Nino' FarinaRet  2 Ret 5 3 1 2 2 26
4 Mike Hawthorn4  4 6 1 5 3 3 4 19
5 Luigi Villoresi2  Ret 2 6 Ret Ret 6 3 17
6 José Froilán González3  SHR Ret 3 4    13.5
8 Emmanuel 'Toulo' de Graffenried  5 4 7 Ret 5 Ret Ret 7
9 Felice BonettoRet  SHR Ret 6  4 SHR Ret 6.5
11 Onofre Marimón   3  Ret Ret Ret Ret 4
12 Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant  6 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 4
13 Oscar Alfredo Gálvez5         2
15 Hermann Lang       5  2
20 Sir Stirling Moss  9  Ret  6  13 0
21 Jean Marie Behra6   Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret  0
22 Roberto Mieres  NC  Ret    6 0
24 Harry Schell7  Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret  9 0
25 Louis Rosier  7 8 8 10 10 Ret 16 0
26 Kenneth Wharton  Ret  Ret 8  7 NC 0
28 Jacques Swaters      7 Ret  0
30 Sergio Mantovani        7 0
31 Peter John Collins  8 Ret 13 Ret    0
32 John Barber8         0
33 Umberto Maglioli        8 0
35 Max de Terra       8  0
36 Alan Everest Brown9     Ret Ret  12 0
37 Hans Herrmann      9   0
39 Peter Whitehead     9    0
40 Fred Wacker   9      0
41 Albert Scherrer       9  0
42 Louis Chiron    15    10 0
43 Paul Frère   10    Ret  0
45 Frederick Roberts 'Bob' Gerard    11     0
46 André Pilette   11      0
48 Rodney Nuckey      11   0
49 Johnny Claes  NC Ret 12  Ret  Ret 0
51 Theo Helfrich      12   0
52 Kenneth McAlpine  Ret   Ret 13  NC 0
55 Rudolf Krause            14 14     0
56 Hans Stuck      Ret  14 0
58 Ernst Klodwig      15   0
61 Wolfgang Seidel      16   0
63 Francisco Sacco 'Chico' Landi       Ret Ret 0
64 Robert ManzonRet         0
65 James Robert 'Jimmy' Stewart     Ret    0
66 Tony Rolt     Ret    0
67 Lance Noel Macklin  Ret Ret Ret Ret  Ret Ret 0
68 Carlos Alberto MenditeguyRet         0
69 Pablo BirgerRet         0
71 Jack Fairman     Ret   NC 0
72 Peter Hirt       Ret  0
73 Roy Francesco Salvadori  Ret  Ret Ret Ret  Ret 0
75 Élie Marcel Bayol    Ret    Ret 0
76 Georges Berger   Ret      0
79 Edgar Barth      Ret   0
80 Arthur Legat   Ret      0
83 Oswald Karch      Ret   0
84 Ian Macpherson M Stewart     Ret    0
85 Willi Heeks      Ret   0
87 Piero Carini        Ret 0
88 Duncan Hamilton     Ret    0
90 Tony Crook     Ret    0
91 Theodor Fitzau      Ret   0
93 Kurt Adolff      Ret   0
95 John Cooper Fitch        Ret 0
96 Karl-Günther Bechem      Ret   0
100 Ernst Loof      Ret   0
101 Erwin Bauer      Ret   0
C
Race cancelled
DNA
Did not arrive
DNP
Did not practice
DNPQ
Did not pre-qualify
DNQ
Did not qualify
DNS
Did not start
DSQ
Disqualified
EX
Excluded
NC
Non-classified finish
PO
Practiced only
Ret
Did not finish
SHR
Shared Result
TD
Friday test driver
WD
Withdrew entry before the event

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