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 Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12 Flag of Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 18 3:02:25.0 3 8
2 5 Flag of Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 18 + 1:04.0 2 6
3 3 Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 18 + 1:43.6 4 4
4 7 Flag of Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati 18 + 8:48.6 7 3
5 17 Flag of Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 17 + 1 Lap 11 2
6 19 Flag of the United Kingdom Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta 17 + 1 Lap 12  
7 18 Flag of Belgium Jacques Swaters Ferrari 17 + 1 Lap 19  
8 1 Flag of Italy Alberto Ascari
Flag of Italy Luigi Villoresi		 Ferrari 17 + 1 Lap 1  
9 31 Flag of Germany Hans Herrmann Veritas 17 + 1 Lap 14  
10 20 Flag of France Louis Rosier Ferrari 17 + 1 Lap 22  
11 40 Flag of the United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol 16 + 2 Laps 20  
12 24 Flag of Germany Theo Helfrich Veritas 16 + 2 Laps 28  
13 16 Flag of the United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Connaught-Lea-Francis 16 + 2 Laps 16  
14 36 Flag of the German Democratic Republic Rudolf Krause BMW 16 + 2 Laps 26  
15 37 Flag of the German Democratic Republic Ernst Klodwig BMW 15 + 3 Laps 32  
16 22 Flag of Germany Wolfgang Seidel Veritas 14 + 4 Laps 29  
Ret 4 Flag of Italy Luigi Villoresi
Flag of Italy Alberto Ascari		 Ferrari 15 Engine 6  
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Ret 38 Flag of the United Kingdom Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol 15 Engine 17  
Ret 8 Flag of Argentina Onofre Marimon Maserati 13 Suspension 8  
Ret 35 Flag of the German Democratic Republic Edgar Barth EMW 12 Exhaust 24  
Ret 12 Flag of Belgium Johnny Claes Connaught-Lea-Francis 12 Retirement 25  
Ret 26 Flag of Germany Oswald Karch Veritas 10 Retirement 34  
Ret 23 Flag of Germany Willi Heeks Veritas 8 Retirement 18  
Ret 9 Flag of France Jean Behra Gordini 7 Gearbox 9  
Ret 11 Flag of the United States Harry Schell Gordini 6 Engine 10  
Ret 14 Flag of Thailand Prince Bira Connaught-Lea-Francis 6 Suspension 15  
Ret 28 Flag of Germany Theo Fitzau AFM-BMW 3 Retirement 21  
Ret 34 Flag of Germany Kurt Adolff Ferrari 3 Retirement 27  
Ret 41 Flag of Germany Guenther Bechem AFM-BMW 2 Retirement 30  
Ret 10 Flag of France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 1 Differential 5  
Ret 15 Flag of the United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Connaught-Lea-Francis 1 Engine 13  
Ret 32 Flag of Germany Erwin Bauer Veritas 1 Retirement 33  
Ret 21 Flag of Germany Hans Von Stuck AFM-Bristol 0 Retirement 23  
Ret 30 Flag of 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 #4: Villoresi (10 laps) then Ascari (5 laps)
  • Farinas win means that he is the oldest driver to win a race driving by himself.
  • Despite not scoring any more points, Ascari won the championship at this race with an unassailable lead.


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