1953 Italian Grand Prix

Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1953 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 13 September 1953 at Monza. It was the ninth and final race 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. This made it the last World Championship race to run under the Formula Two regulations. The 80-lap race was won by Maserati driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from second position. Nino Farina finished second for the Ferrari team and his teammate Luigi Villoresi came in third.

Race report

The initial part of the race was a four-way battle between Alberto Ascari, Giuseppe Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio and Onofre Marimón. With five drivers running together on the last lap, the race saw a spectacular finish with Ascari and Farina ahead of Fangio approaching the last corner. Ascari made a mistake and spun. To avoid him, Farina pulled to the grass but recovered later. Fangio pounced on this window of opportunity and took a famous win. Ascari claimed the World Championship for Drivers' for the second, and final, time.

Entries

Team	No	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ferrari	2	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari Tipo 500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	Template:Pirelli
	4	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari
	6	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina
	8	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn
	10	Template:Flagicon Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari 553	Ferrari 553 2.0 L4
	12	Template:Flagicon Piero Carini
Template:Flagicon HW Motors	14	Template:Flagicon Lance Macklin	HWM 53	Alta GP 2.5 L4	Template:Dunlop
	16	Template:Flagicon Yves Giraud Cabantous
	18	Template:Flagicon John Fitch
Template:Flagicon Connaught Engineering	20	Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman	Connaught Type A	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4
	22	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori
	24	Template:Flagicon Kenneth McAlpine
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Belge	26	Template:Flagicon Johnny Claes			Template:Englebert
Template:Flagicon Cooper Car Company	28	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Cooper T24	Alta GP 2.5 L4	Template:Dunlop
Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	30	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	Cooper T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6
Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron	32	Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron	OSCA 20	OSCA 2000 2.0 L6	Template:Pirelli
Template:Flagicon OSCA Automobili	34	Template:Flagicon Élie Bayol
Template:Flagicon Equipe Gordini	36	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Gordini Type 16	Gordini 20 2.0 L6	Template:Englebert
	38	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell
	40	Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Milano	42	Template:Flagicon Chico Landi	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	Template:Pirelli
	44	Template:Flagicon Prince Bira
Template:Flagicon Equipe Anglaise	46	Template:Flagicon Alan Brown	Cooper T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Template:Dunlop
Template:Flagicon Hans Stuck	48	Template:Flagicon Hans Stuck	AFM 6
Template:Flagicon Officine Alfieri Maserati	50	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	Template:Pirelli
	52	Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto
	54	Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón
	56	Template:Flagicon Sergio Mantovani
Template:Flagicon Emmanuel de Graffenried	58	Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Rosier	64	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Ferrari Tipo 500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	Template:Dunlop
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Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	4	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	2:02.7	—
2	50	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	2:03.2	+ 0.5
3	6	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina	Ferrari	2:03.9	+ 1.2
4	54	Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón	Maserati	2:04.1	+ 1.4
5	2	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	2:04.6	+ 1.9
6	8	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:04.9	+ 2.2
7	52	Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto	Maserati	2:05.1	+ 2.4
8	36	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	2:05.7	+ 3.0
9	58	Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	2:05.9	+ 3.2
10	28	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Cooper-Alta	2:06.6	+ 3.9
11	10	Template:Flagicon Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari	2:06.9	+ 4.2
12	56	Template:Flagicon Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	2:07.5	+ 4.8
13	34	Template:Flagicon Élie Bayol	OSCA	2:07.8	+ 5.1
14	22	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Connaught-Lea-Francis	2:08.0	+ 5.3
15	38	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Gordini	2:08.5	+ 5.8
16	40	Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres	Gordini	2:08.8	+ 6.1
17	64	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Ferrari	2:08.9	+ 6.2
18	24	Template:Flagicon Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught-Lea-Francis	2:09.0	+ 6.3
19	30	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	Cooper-Bristol	2:09.3	+ 6.6
20	12	Template:Flagicon Piero Carini	Ferrari	2:09.5	+ 6.8
21	42	Template:Flagicon Chico Landi	Maserati	2:09.7	+ 7.0
22	20	Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman	Connaught-Lea-Francis	2:09.9	+ 7.2
23	44	Template:Flagicon Prince Bira	Maserati	2:10.1	+ 7.4
24	46	Template:Flagicon Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	2:10.5	+ 7.8
25	32	Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron	OSCA	2:10.8	+ 8.1
26	18	Template:Flagicon John Fitch	HWM-Alta	2:11.0	+ 8.3
27	14	Template:Flagicon Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	2:11.5	+ 8.8
28	16	Template:Flagicon Yves Giraud Cabantous	HWM-Alta	2:11.9	+ 9.2
29	48	Template:Flagicon Hans Stuck	AFM-Bristol	2:13.0	+ 10.3
30	26	Template:Flagicon Johnny Claes	Connaught-Lea-Francis	2:14.6	+ 11.9
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	50	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	80	2:49:45.9	2	9Template:Ref
2	6	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina	Ferrari	80	+ 1.4	3	6
3	2	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	79	+ 1 Lap	5	4
4	8	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	79	+ 1 Lap	6	3
5	36	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	79	+ 1 Lap	8	2
6	40	Template:Flagicon Roberto Mieres	Gordini	77	+ 3 Laps	16
7	56	Template:Flagicon Sergio Mantovani Template:Flagicon Luigi Musso	Maserati	76	+ 4 Laps	12
8	10	Template:Flagicon Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari	75	+ 5 Laps	11
9	38	Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	Gordini	75	+ 5 Laps	15
10	32	Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron	OSCA	72	+ 8 Laps	25
11	44	Template:Flagicon Prince Bira	Maserati	72	+ 8 Laps	23
12	46	Template:Flagicon Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	70	+ 10 Laps	24
13	28	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	Cooper-Alta	70	+ 10 Laps	10
14	48	Template:Flagicon Hans Stuck	AFM-Bristol	67	+ 13 Laps	29
15	16	Template:Flagicon Yves Giraud Cabantous	HWM-Alta	67	+ 13 Laps	28
16	64	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Ferrari	65	+ 15 Laps	17
Ret	4	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	79	Accident	1
Ret	52	Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto	Maserati	77	Out of fuel	7
Ret	54	Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón	Maserati	75	Accident	4
Ret	58	Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	70	Engine	9
NC	20	Template:Flagicon Jack Fairman	Connaught-Lea-Francis	61	Not Classified	22
NC	30	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	Cooper-Bristol	57	Not Classified	19
NC	24	Template:Flagicon Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught-Lea-Francis	56	Not Classified	18
Ret	12	Template:Flagicon Piero Carini	Ferrari	40	Engine	20
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Connaught-Lea-Francis	33	Throttle	14
Ret	42	Template:Flagicon Chico Landi	Maserati	18	Engine	21
Ret	34	Template:Flagicon Élie Bayol	OSCA	17	Engine	13
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon John Fitch	HWM-Alta	14	Engine	26
Ret	26	Template:Flagicon Johnny Claes	Connaught-Lea-Francis	7	Fuel System	30
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	6	Engine	27
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Notes

• Template:Note – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drive

• Car #56: Mantovani (38 laps) then Musso (38 laps)

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	34.5 (46.5)
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	2	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	28 (29.5)
File:1downarrow red.svg 1	3	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina	26 (32)
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	19 (27)
File:1uparrow green.svg 1	5	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	17
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