1953 British Grand Prix

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox Grand Prix race reportThe 1953 British Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 18 July 1953 at Silverstone Circuit. It was race 6 of 9 in the 1953 World Championship of Drivers, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used. The 90-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari after he started from pole position. Juan Manuel Fangio finished second for the Maserati team and Ascari's teammate Nino Farina came in third.

Background

The Ferrari and Maserati lineup was unchanged from the French Grand Prix. Initially three Cooper Mk IIs were entered for Peter Whitehead, Tony Crook and Stirling Moss. However, due to Moss's retirement at the French Grand Prix his car had to be withdrawn.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Entries

Team	No	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre
Template:Flagicon HW Motors	1	Template:Flagicon Lance Macklin	HWM 53	Alta GP 2.5 L4	Template:Dunlop
	2	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins
	3	Template:Flagicon Duncan Hamilton
	4	Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ferrari	5	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Ferrari Tipo 500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	Template:Pirelli
	6	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina
	7	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi
	8	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Rosier	9	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier			Template:Dunlop
Template:Flagicon Connaught Engineering	10	Template:Flagicon Prince Bira	Connaught Type A	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4
	11	Template:Flagicon Kenneth McAlpine
	12	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori
Template:Flagicon R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	14	Template:Flagicon Tony Rolt
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Ecosse	15	Template:Flagicon Ian Stewart
	18	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Stewart	Cooper T20	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6
Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	16	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	Cooper T23
Template:Flagicon Bob Gerard	17	Template:Flagicon Bob Gerard
Template:Flagicon R.J. Chase	19	Template:Flagicon Alan Brown
Template:Flagicon Atlantic Stable	20	Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead	Cooper T24	Alta GP 2.5 L4
Template:Flagicon Tony Crook	22	Template:Flagicon Tony Crook	Cooper T20	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6
Template:Flagicon Officine Alfieri Maserati	23	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	Template:Pirelli
	24	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González
	25	Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto
	26	Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón
Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron	27	Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron	OSCA 20	OSCA 2000 2.0 L6
Template:Flagicon Equipe Gordini	28	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Gordini Type 16	Gordini 20 2.0 L6	Template:Englebert
	29	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant
	30	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra
Template:Flagicon Emmanuel de Graffenried	31	Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	Template:Pirelli
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Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	5	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1:48.0	—
2	24	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Maserati	1:49.0	+ 1.0
3	8	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	1:49.2	+ 1.2
4	23	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	1:50.0	+ 2.0
5	6	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina	Ferrari	1:50.5	+ 2.5
6	7	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	1:51.0	+ 3.0
7	26	Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón	Maserati	1:51.3	+ 3.3
8	29	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	1:52.0	+ 4.0
9	28	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Gordini	1:52.0	+ 4.0
10	14	Template:Flagicon Tony Rolt	Connaught-Lea-Francis	1:54.0	+ 6.0
11	16	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	Cooper-Bristol	1:54.0	+ 6.0
12	1	Template:Flagicon Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	1:57.0	+ 9.0
13	11	Template:Flagicon Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught-Lea-Francis	1:57.6	+ 9.6
14	20	Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead	Cooper-Alta	1:57.8	+ 9.8
15	18	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Stewart	Cooper-Bristol	1:58.0	+ 10.0
16	25	Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto	Maserati	1:58.2	+ 10.2
17	3	Template:Flagicon Duncan Hamilton	HWM-Alta	2:02.0	+ 14.0
18	17	Template:Flagicon Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	2:02.0	+ 14.0
19	10	Template:Flagicon Prince Bira	Connaught-Lea-Francis	2:04.0	+ 16.0
20	15	Template:Flagicon Ian Stewart	Connaught-Lea-Francis	2:04.0	+ 16.0
21	19	Template:Flagicon Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	2:04.0	+ 16.0
22	30	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Gordini	2:04.0	+ 16.0
23	2	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	HWM-Alta	2:05.0	+ 17.0
24	9	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Ferrari	2:07.0	+ 19.0
25	22	Template:Flagicon Tony Crook	Cooper-Bristol	2:07.4	+ 19.4
26	31	Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	2:08.0	+ 20.0
27	4	Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman	HWM-Alta	2:08.4	+ 20.4
28	12	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Connaught-Lea-Francis	2:09.0	+ 21.0
29	27	Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron	OSCA	No time	—
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	90	2:50:00	1	8.5Template:Ref
2	23	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	90	+ 1:00	4	6
3	6	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina	Ferrari	88	+ 2 Laps	5	4
4	24	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Maserati	88	+ 2 Laps	2	3.5Template:Ref
5	8	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	87	+ 3 Laps	3	2
6	25	Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto	Maserati	82	+ 8 Laps	16
7	10	Template:Flagicon Prince Bira	Connaught-Lea-Francis	82	+ 8 Laps	19
8	16	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	Cooper-Bristol	80	+ 10 Laps	11
9	20	Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead	Cooper-Alta	79	+ 11 Laps	14
10	9	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Ferrari	78	+ 12 Laps	24
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Jimmy Stewart	Cooper-Bristol	79	Spun off	15
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Tony Rolt	Connaught-Lea-Francis	70	Halfshaft	10
Ret	7	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	65	Axle	6
Ret	26	Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón	Maserati	65	Engine	7
Ret	19	Template:Flagicon Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	56	Overheating	21
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	HWM-Alta	56	Spun off	23
Ret	4	Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman	HWM-Alta	54	Clutch	27
Ret	12	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Connaught-Lea-Francis	50	Wheel	28
Ret	31	Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	34	Clutch	26
Ret	1	Template:Flagicon Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	31	Clutch	12
Ret	30	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Gordini	30	Fuel Pump	22
Ret	15	Template:Flagicon Ian Stewart	Connaught-Lea-Francis	24	Ignition	20
Ret	29	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	14	Axle	8
Ret	3	Template:Flagicon Duncan Hamilton	HWM-Alta	14	Clutch	17
Ret	17	Template:Flagicon Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	8	Suspension	18
Ret	28	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Gordini	5	Electrical	9
Ret	11	Template:Flagicon Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught-Lea-Francis	0	Retirement	13
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Tony Crook	Cooper-Bristol	0	Fuel System	25
DNS	27	Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron	OSCA	0	Did not start
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Notes

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Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	33.5 (36.5)
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	16
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	3	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	13.5 (14.5)
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	4	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	13
File:1uparrow green.svg 2	5	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	13
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