1953 German Grand Prix
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The 1953 German Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on August 2, 1953 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It was part of the 1953 World Drivers' Championship, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Nino Farina |
Ferrari | 18 | 3:02'25.0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 5 |  Juan Manuel Fangio |
Maserati | 18 | + 1'04.0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 |  Mike Hawthorn |
Ferrari | 18 | + 1'44.4 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Felice Bonetto |
Maserati | 18 | + 8'48.6 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 |  Toulo de Graffenried |
Maserati | 17 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Stirling Moss |
Cooper-Alta | 17 | + 1 Lap | 12 | |
| 7 | 18 |  Jacques Swaters |
Ferrari | 17 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 8 | 1 | Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari | 17 | + 1 Lap | 1 | |
| Shr | 1 | Luigi Villoresi |
Ferrari | ||||
| 9 | 31 |  Hans Herrmann |
Veritas | 17 | + 1 Lap | 14 | |
| 10 | 20 |  Louis Rosier |
Ferrari | 17 | + 1 Lap | 22 | |
| 11 | 40 | Rodney Nuckey |
Cooper-Bristol | 16 | + 2 Laps | 20 | |
| 12 | 24 | Theo Helfrich |
Veritas | 16 | + 2 Laps | 28 | |
| 13 | 16 | Kenneth McAlpine |
Connaught-Lea-Francis | 16 | + 2 Laps | 16 | |
| 14 | 36 |  Rudolf Krause |
BMW | 16 | + 2 Laps | 26 | |
| 15 | 37 | Ernst Klodwig |
BMW | 15 | + 3 Laps | 32 | |
| 16 | 22 | Wolfgang Seidel |
Veritas | 14 | + 4 Laps | 29 | |
| Ret | 4 | Luigi Villoresi |
Ferrari | 15 | Engine | 6 | |
| Shr | 4 | Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari | 1 | |||
| Ret | 38 | Alan Brown |
Cooper-Bristol | 15 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 8 | Onofre Marimon |
Maserati | 13 | Suspension | 8 | |
| Ret | 35 | Edgar Barth |
EMW | 12 | Exhause | 24 | |
| Ret | 12 | Johnny Claes |
Connaught-Lea-Francis | 12 | Retirement | 25 | |
| Ret | 26 | Oswald Karch |
Veritas | 10 | Retirement | 34 | |
| Ret | 23 | Willi Heeks |
Veritas | 8 | Retirement | 18 | |
| Ret | 9 | Jean Behra |
Gordini | 7 | Gearbox | 9 | |
| Ret | 11 |  Harry Schell |
Gordini | 6 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 14 |  Prince Bira |
Connaught-Lea-Francis | 6 | Suspension | 15 | |
| Ret | 28 | Theo Fitzau |
AFM-BMW | 3 | Retirement | 21 | |
| Ret | 34 | Kurt Adolff |
Ferrari | 3 | Retirement | 27 | |
| Ret | 41 | Guenther Bechem |
AFM-BMW | 2 | Retirement | 30 | |
| Ret | 10 | Maurice Trintignant |
Gordini | 1 | Differential | 5 | |
| Ret | 15 | Roy Salvadori |
Connaught-Lea-Francis | 1 | engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 32 | Erwin Bauer |
Veritas | 1 | Retirement | 33 | |
| Ret | 21 | Hans Von Stuck |
AFM-Bristol | 0 | Retirement | 23 | |
| Ret | 30 | 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)
- Farinas win means that he is the oldest driver to win a race driving by himself.
| Previous race: 1953 British Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship, 1953 season |
Next race: 1953 Swiss Grand Prix |
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| Previous race: 1952 German Grand Prix |
German Grand Prix | Next race: 1954 German Grand Prix |
