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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type          = F1
|Country       = Italy
|Grand Prix    = Italian
|Official name = XXIV Gran Premio d'Italia
|Image         = Monza 1950.jpg
|Caption       = Autodromo Nazionale di Monza layout
|Date          = 13 September
|Year          = 1953
|Previous_round = 1953 Swiss Grand Prix 
|Next_round     = 1954 Argentine Grand Prix 
|Race_No       = 9
|Season_No     = 9
|Season_name   = 1953 World Drivers' Championship
|Location      = [[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza]], [[Monza]], [[Italy]]
|Course        = Permanent road course
|Course_mi     = 3.915
|Course_km     = 6.300
|Distance_laps = 80
|Distance_mi   = 313.171
|Distance_km   = 504.000
|Weather       = Sunny, mild, dry
|Pole_Driver   = [[Alberto Ascari]]
|Pole_Team     = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|Pole_Time     = 2:02:7
|Pole_Country  = Italy
|Fast_Driver   = [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]
|Fast_Team     = [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
|Fast_Time     = 2:04.5
|Fast_Lap      = 39
|Fast_Country  = Argentina
|First_Driver  = Juan Manuel Fangio
|First_Team    = Maserati
|First_Country = Argentina
|Second_Driver = [[Giuseppe Farina|Nino Farina]]
|Second_Team   = Ferrari
|Second_Country= Italy
|Third_Driver  = [[Luigi Villoresi]]
|Third_Team    = Ferrari
|Third_Country = Italy
|Lapchart      = {{F1Laps1953|ITA}}
}}
The '''1953 Italian Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula Two]] race held on 13 September 1953 at [[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza|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 in motorsport|Maserati]] driver [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] after he started from second position. [[Giuseppe Farina|Nino Farina]] finished second for the [[Scuderia Ferrari|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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Team
!No
!Driver
!Car
!Engine
!Tyre
|-
| rowspan="6" |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Scuderia Ferrari]]
|2
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luigi Villoresi]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Ferrari Tipo 500]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 500 2.0 [[Straight-4|L4]]
| rowspan="6" |{{Pirelli}}
|-
|4
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alberto Ascari]]
|-
|6
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giuseppe Farina|Nino Farina]]
|-
|8
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Mike Hawthorn]]
|-
|10
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Umberto Maglioli]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ferrari 553]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 553 2.0 [[Straight-4|L4]]
|-
|12
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Piero Carini]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|UK}} [[Hersham and Walton Motors|HW Motors]]
|14
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Lance Macklin]]
| rowspan="3" |[[HWM 53]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Alta Car and Engineering Company|Alta]] GP 2.5 [[Straight-4|L4]]
| rowspan="6" |{{Dunlop}}
|-
|16
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Yves Giraud Cabantous]]
|-
|18
|{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[John Fitch (driver)|John Fitch]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|UK}} [[Connaught Engineering]]
|20
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Jack Fairman]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Connaught Type A]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Lea-Francis]] 2.0 [[Straight-4|L4]]
|-
|22
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Roy Salvadori]]
|-
|24
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Kenneth McAlpine]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Ecurie Belge]]
|26
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Johnny Claes]]
|{{Englebert}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Cooper Car Company]]
|28
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Stirling Moss]]
|[[Cooper T24]]
|[[Alta Car and Engineering Company|Alta]] GP 2.5 [[Straight-4|L4]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Dunlop}}
|-
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Ken Wharton]]
|30
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Ken Wharton]]
|[[Cooper T23]]
|[[Bristol Cars|Bristol]] BS1 2.0 [[Straight-6|L6]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Monaco}} [[Louis Chiron]]
|32
|{{flagicon|Monaco}} [[Louis Chiron]]
| rowspan="2" |[[OSCA 20]]
| rowspan="2" |[[O.S.C.A.|OSCA]] 2000 2.0 [[Straight-6|L6]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Pirelli}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[O.S.C.A.|OSCA Automobili]]
|34
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Élie Bayol]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|France}} [[Gordini|Equipe Gordini]]
|36
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Maurice Trintignant]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Gordini Type 16]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Gordini]] 20 2.0 [[Straight-6|L6]]
| rowspan="3" |{{Englebert}}
|-
|38
|{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Harry Schell]]
|-
|40
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Roberto Mieres]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Scuderia Milano]]
|42
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Chico Landi]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Maserati A6GCM]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] A6 2.0 [[Straight-6|L6]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Pirelli}}
|-
|44
|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Birabongse Bhanudej|Prince Bira]]
|-
|{{flagicon|UK}} Equipe Anglaise
|46
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Alan Brown (racing driver)|Alan Brown]]
|[[Cooper T23]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bristol Cars|Bristol]] BS1 2.0 [[Straight-6|L6]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Dunlop}}
|-
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hans Stuck]]
|48
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hans Stuck]]
|[[AFM 6]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Maserati in motorsport|Officine Alfieri Maserati]]
|50
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Maserati A6GCM]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] A6 2.0 [[Straight-6|L6]]
| rowspan="5" |{{Pirelli}}
|-
|52
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Felice Bonetto]]
|-
|54
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Onofre Marimón]]
|-
|56
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Sergio Mantovani]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Toulo de Graffenried|Emmanuel de Graffenried]]
|58
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Toulo de Graffenried]]
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Ecurie Rosier]]
|64
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Louis Rosier]]
|[[Ferrari Tipo 500]]
|[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] 500 2.0 [[Straight-4|L4]]
|{{Dunlop}}
{{Englebert}}
|-
|colspan=6|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1953&gp=Italian%20GP&r=1&type=ent |title=1953 Italian GP |website=ChicaneF1 |access-date=9 January 2025}}</ref>}}
|}

== Classification ==
=== Qualifying ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Time !! Gap
|-
! 1
| 4
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alberto Ascari]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 2:02.7
|  —
|-
! 2
| 50
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]
| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 2:03.2
| + 0.5
|-
! 3
| 6
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giuseppe Farina|Nino Farina]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 2:03.9
| + 1.2
|-
! 4
| 54
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Onofre Marimón]]
| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 2:04.1
| + 1.4
|-
! 5
| 2
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luigi Villoresi]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 2:04.6
| + 1.9
|-
! 6
| 8
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Mike Hawthorn]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 2:04.9
| + 2.2
|-
! 7
| 52
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Felice Bonetto]]
| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 2:05.1
| + 2.4
|-
! 8
| 36
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Maurice Trintignant]]
| [[Gordini]]
| 2:05.7
| + 3.0
|-
! 9
| 58
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Toulo de Graffenried]]
| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 2:05.9
| + 3.2
|-
! 10
| 28
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Alta auto racing team|Alta]]
| 2:06.6
| + 3.9
|-
! 11
| 10
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Umberto Maglioli]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 2:06.9
| + 4.2
|-
! 12
| 56
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Sergio Mantovani]]
| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 2:07.5
| + 4.8
|-
! 13
| 34
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Élie Bayol]]
| [[O.S.C.A.|OSCA]]
| 2:07.8
| + 5.1
|-
! 14
| 22
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Roy Salvadori]]
| [[Connaught Engineering|Connaught]]-[[Lea-Francis]]
| 2:08.0
| + 5.3
|-
! 15
| 38
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Harry Schell]]
| [[Gordini]]
| 2:08.5
| + 5.8
|-
! 16
| 40
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Roberto Mieres]]
| [[Gordini]]
| 2:08.8
| + 6.1
|-
! 17
| 64
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Louis Rosier]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 2:08.9
| + 6.2
|-
! 18
| 24
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Kenneth McAlpine]]
| [[Connaught Engineering|Connaught]]-[[Lea-Francis]]
| 2:09.0
| + 6.3
|-
! 19
| 30
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Ken Wharton]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
| 2:09.3
| + 6.6
|-
! 20
| 12
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Piero Carini]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 2:09.5
| + 6.8
|-
! 21
| 42
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Chico Landi]]
| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 2:09.7
| + 7.0
|-
! 22
| 20
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jack Fairman]]
| [[Connaught Engineering|Connaught]]-[[Lea-Francis]]
| 2:09.9
| + 7.2
|-
! 23
| 44
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Birabongse Bhanudej|Prince Bira]]
| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 2:10.1
| + 7.4
|-
! 24
| 46
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Alan Brown (racing driver)|Alan Brown]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
| 2:10.5
| + 7.8
|-
! 25
| 32
| {{flagicon|Monaco}} [[Louis Chiron]]
| [[O.S.C.A.|OSCA]]
| 2:10.8
| + 8.1
|-
! 26
| 18
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[John Fitch (driver)|John Fitch]]
| [[Hersham and Walton Motors|HWM]]-[[Alta auto racing team|Alta]]
| 2:11.0
| + 8.3
|-
! 27
| 14
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Lance Macklin]]
| [[Hersham and Walton Motors|HWM]]-[[Alta auto racing team|Alta]]
| 2:11.5
| + 8.8
|-
! 28
| 16
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Yves Giraud Cabantous]]
| [[Hersham and Walton Motors|HWM]]-[[Alta auto racing team|Alta]]
| 2:11.9
| + 9.2
|-
! 29
| 48
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Hans Stuck]]
| [[Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau|AFM]]-[[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
| 2:13.0
| + 10.3
|-
! 30
| 26
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Johnny Claes]]
| [[Connaught Engineering|Connaught]]-[[Lea-Francis]]
| 2:14.6
| + 11.9
|-
!colspan="7"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/1953/italie/qualification.aspx|title=Italy 1953 - Qualifications|publisher=statsf1.com|access-date=5 May 2016}}</ref>}}
|}

=== Race ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|- 
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 50
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} '''[[Juan Manuel Fangio]]'''
| '''[[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]'''
| 80
| 2:49:45.9
| 2
| '''9'''{{ref|1|1}}
|-
! 2
| 6
| {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Giuseppe Farina|Nino Farina]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 80
| + 1.4
| 3
| '''6'''
|-
! 3
| 2
| {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Luigi Villoresi]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 79
| + 1 Lap
| 5
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| 8
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Mike Hawthorn]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 79
| + 1 Lap
| 6
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| 36
| {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Maurice Trintignant]]'''
| '''[[Gordini]]'''
| 79
| + 1 Lap
| 8
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| 40
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Roberto Mieres]]
| [[Gordini]]
| 77
| + 3 Laps
| 16
| &nbsp;
|-
! 7
| 56
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Sergio Mantovani]]<br />{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luigi Musso]]
| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 76
| + 4 Laps
| 12
| &nbsp;
|-
! 8
| 10
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Umberto Maglioli]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 75
| + 5 Laps
| 11
| &nbsp;
|-
! 9
| 38
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Harry Schell]]
| [[Gordini]]
| 75
| + 5 Laps
| 15
| &nbsp;
|-
! 10
| 32
| {{flagicon|Monaco}} [[Louis Chiron]]
| [[O.S.C.A.|OSCA]]
| 72
| + 8 Laps
| 25
| &nbsp;
|-
! 11
| 44
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Birabongse Bhanudej|Prince Bira]]
| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 72
| + 8 Laps
| 23
| &nbsp;
|-
! 12
| 46
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Alan Brown (racing driver)|Alan Brown]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
| 70
| + 10 Laps
| 24
| &nbsp;
|-
! 13
| 28
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Alta auto racing team|Alta]]
| 70
| + 10 Laps
| 10
| &nbsp;
|-
! 14
| 48
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hans Stuck]]
| [[Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau|AFM]]-[[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
| 67
| + 13 Laps
| 29
| &nbsp;
|-
! 15
| 16
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Yves Giraud Cabantous]]
| [[Hersham and Walton Motors|HWM]]-[[Alta auto racing team|Alta]]
| 67
| + 13 Laps
| 28
| &nbsp;
|-
! 16
| 64
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Louis Rosier]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 65
| + 15 Laps
| 17
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 4
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alberto Ascari]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 79
| Accident
| 1
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 52
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Felice Bonetto]]
| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 77
| Out of fuel
| 7
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 54
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Onofre Marimón]]
| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 75
| Accident
| 4
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 58
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Toulo de Graffenried]]
| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 70
| Engine
| 9
| &nbsp;
|-
! NC
| 20
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Jack Fairman]]
| [[Connaught Engineering|Connaught]]-[[Lea-Francis]]
| 61
| Not Classified
| 22
| &nbsp;
|-
! NC
| 30
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Ken Wharton]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Bristol Cars|Bristol]]
| 57
| Not Classified
| 19
| &nbsp;
|-
! NC
| 24
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Kenneth McAlpine]]
| [[Connaught Engineering|Connaught]]-[[Lea-Francis]]
| 56
| Not Classified
| 18
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 12
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Piero Carini]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 40
| Engine
| 20
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 22
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Roy Salvadori]]
| [[Connaught Engineering|Connaught]]-[[Lea-Francis]]
| 33
| Throttle
| 14
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 42
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Chico Landi]]
| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| 18
| Engine
| 21
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 34
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Élie Bayol]]
| [[O.S.C.A.|OSCA]]
| 17
| Engine
| 13
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 18
| {{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[John Fitch (driver)|John Fitch]]
| [[Hersham and Walton Motors|HWM]]-[[Alta auto racing team|Alta]]
| 14
| Engine
| 26
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 26
| {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Johnny Claes]]
| [[Connaught Engineering|Connaught]]-[[Lea-Francis]]
| 7
| Fuel System
| 30
| &nbsp;
|-
! Ret
| 14
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Lance Macklin]]
| [[Hersham and Walton Motors|HWM]]-[[Alta auto racing team|Alta]]
| 6
| Engine
| 27
| &nbsp;
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1953/697/ |title=1953 Italian Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=4 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118203900/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1953/697/ |archive-date=18 January 2015}}</ref>}}
|}
;Notes
*{{Note|1|1}} – 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
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 1
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alberto Ascari]]
|align="left"| 34.5 (46.5)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1
|align="center"| 2
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]
|align="left"| 28 (29.5)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1
|align="center"| 3
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giuseppe Farina|Nino Farina]]
|align="left"| 26 (32)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg|10px]]
|align="center"| 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Mike Hawthorn]]
|align="left"| 19 (27)
|-
|align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1
|align="center"| 5
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luigi Villoresi]]
|align="left"| 17
|-
!colspan=4|Source: <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1953/italie/championnat.aspx|title=Italy 1953 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=5 March 2019}}</ref>
|}
* {{small|'''Note''': Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.}}

==References==
{{Reflist | 30em}}

{{F1 race report|
  Name_of_race            = [[Italian Grand Prix]] | 
  Year_of_race            = 1953 |
  Previous_race_in_season = [[1953 Swiss Grand Prix]] |
  Next_race_in_season     = [[1954 Argentine Grand Prix]] |
  Previous_year's_race    = [[1952 Italian Grand Prix]] |
  Next_year's_race        = [[1954 Italian Grand Prix]]
}}
{{F1GP 50-59}}

[[Category:1953 Formula Two races|Italian Grand Prix]]
[[Category:Italian Grand Prix]]
[[Category:1953 in Italian motorsport]]
[[Category:September 1953 sports events in Europe|Italian Grand Prix]]