1953 German Grand Prix

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The 1953 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 2, 1953 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12 Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 18 3:02'25.0 3 8
2 5 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 18 + 1'04.0 2 6
3 3 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 18 + 1'44.4 4 4
4 7 Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati 18 + 8'48.6 7 3
5 17 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 17 + 1 Lap 11 2
6 19 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta 17 + 1 Lap 12  
7 18 Belgium Jacques Swaters Ferrari 17 + 1 Lap 19  
8 1 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 17 + 1 Lap 1  
Shr 1 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari        
9 31 Germany Hans Herrmann Veritas 17 + 1 Lap 14  
10 20 France Louis Rosier Ferrari 17 + 1 Lap 22  
11 40 United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol 16 + 2 Laps 20  
12 24 Germany Theo Helfrich Veritas 16 + 2 Laps 28  
13 16 United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Connaught-Francis 16 + 2 Laps 16  
14 36 East Germany Rudolf Krause BMW 16 + 2 Laps 26  
15 37 East Germany Ernst Klodwig BMW 15 + 3 Laps 32  
16 22 Germany Wolfgang Seidel Veritas 14 + 4 Laps 29  
Ret 4 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 15 Engine 6  
Shr 4 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari       1
Ret 38 United Kingdom Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol 15 Engine 17  
Ret 8 Argentina Onofre Marimon Maserati 13 Suspension 8  
Ret 35 East Germany Edgar Barth EMW 12 Exhause 24  
Ret 12 Belgium Johnny Claes Connaught-Francis 12 Retirement 25  
Ret 26 Germany Oswald Karch Veritas 10 Retirement 34  
Ret 23 Germany Willi Heeks Veritas 8 Retirement 18  
Ret 9 France Jean Behra Gordini 7 Gearbox 9  
Ret 11 United States Harry Schell Gordini 6 Engine 10  
Ret 14 Thailand Prince Bira Connaught-Francis 6 Suspension 15  
Ret 28 Germany Theo Fitzau AFM-BMW 3 Retirement 21  
Ret 34 Germany Kurt Adolff Ferrari 3 Retirement 27  
Ret 41 Germany Guenther Bechem AFM-BMW 2 Retirement 30  
Ret 10 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 1 Differential 5  
Ret 15 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Connaught-Francis 1 engine 13  
Ret 32 Germany Erwin Bauer Veritas 1 Retirement 33  
Ret 21 Germany Hans Von Stuck AFM-Bristol 0 Retirement 23  
Ret 30 Germany Ernst Loof Veritas 0 Fuel Pump 31  

[edit] Notes

  • Pole position: Alberto Ascari - 9'59.8
  • Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari 9'56.0
  • Shared Drives: (Ascari and Villoresi switched cars)
    • Car #1: Ascari (9 laps) then Villoresi (8 laps)
    • Car #14: Villoresi (10 laps) then Villoresi (5 laps)
Previous race:
1953 British Grand Prix
FIA Formula One World
Championship, 1953 season
Next race:
1953 Swiss Grand Prix

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