1953 Italian Grand Prix

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The 1953 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on September 13, 1953 at Monza. 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 50 Flag of Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 80 2:49:45.9 2 9
2 6 Flag of Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 80[1] + 1.4[1] 3 6
3 2 Flag of Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 79 + 1 Lap 5 4
4 8 Flag of the United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 79 + 1 Lap 6 3
5 36 Flag of France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 79 + 1 Lap 8 2
6 40 Flag of Argentina Roberto Mieres Gordini 77 + 3 Laps 16  
7 56 Flag of Italy Sergio Mantovani
Flag of Italy Luigi Musso		 Maserati 76 + 4 Laps 12  
8 10 Flag of Italy Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 75 + 5 Laps 11  
9 38 Flag of the United States Harry Schell Gordini 75 + 5 Laps 15  
10 32 Flag of Monaco Louis Chiron Osca 72 + 8 Laps 25  
11 44 Flag of Thailand Prince Bira Maserati 72 + 8 Laps 23  
12 46 Flag of the United Kingdom Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol 70 + 10 Laps 24  
13 28 Flag of the United Kingdom Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta 70 + 10 Laps 10  
14 48 Flag of Germany Hans Von Stuck AFM-Bristol 67 + 13 Laps 29  
15 16 Flag of France Yves Giraud Cabantous HWM-Alta 67 + 13 Laps 28  
16 64 Flag of France Louis Rosier Ferrari 65 + 15 Laps 17  
Ret 4 Flag of Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 79 Accident 1  
Ret 52 Flag of Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati 77 Out of fuel 7  
Ret 54 Flag of Argentina Onofre Marimon Maserati 75 Accident 4  
Ret 58 Flag of Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 70 Engine 9  
NC 20 Flag of the United Kingdom Jack Fairman Connaught-Lea-Francis 61 Not Classified 22  
NC 30 Flag of the United Kingdom Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol 57 Not Classified 19  
NC 24 Flag of the United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Connaught-Lea-Francis 56 Not Classified 18  
Ret 12 Flag of Italy Piero Carini Ferrari 40 Engine 20  
Ret 22 Flag of the United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Connaught-Lea-Francis 33 Throttle 14  
Ret 2 Flag of Brazil Chico Landi Maserati 18 Engine 21  
Ret 34 Flag of France Elie Bayol Osca 17 Engine 13  
Ret 18 Flag of the United States John Fitch HWM-Alta 14 Engine 26  
Ret 26 Flag of Belgium Johnny Claes Connaught-Lea-Francis 7 Fuel System 30  
Ret 14 Flag of the United Kingdom Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 6 Engine 27  

[edit] Notes

  • Pole position: Alberto Ascari - 2:02.7
  • Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio 2:04.5
  • Shared Drive - Car #56: Mantovani (38 laps) then Musso (38 laps)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Lang, Mike (1981). Grand Prix! Vol 1. Haynes Publishing Group, p65. ISBN 0-85429-276-4. 


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