27th GP – Belgium 1953

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
2	José Froilán González	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2040/41]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
4	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2041/44]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
6	Johnny Claes	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2046]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
8	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [06]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
10	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [05]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
12	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [04]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
14	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [01]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
16	Jean Behra	Équipe Gordini	Gordini T16 [33]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert
18	Maurice Trintignant	Équipe Gordini	Gordini T16 [31]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert
20	Harry Schell	Équipe Gordini	Gordini T16 [32]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert
22	Lance Macklin	HW Motors	HWM 53 [52-107]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
24	Paul Frère	HW Motors	HWM 53 ["3-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
26	Peter Collins	HW Motors	HWM 53 ["2-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
28	Onofre Marimón	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2048]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
30	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Baron de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM [2038]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
32	Louis Rosier	Écurie (Louis) Rosier	Ferrari 500 [0186-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
34	Georges Berger	Georges Berger	Simca Gordini T15 [15GC]	Gordini T18 L4 1.5	Englebert
36	Arthur Legat	Arthur Legat	Veritas Meteor [4207]	Veritas L6 2.0	Englebert
38	Fred Wacker	F. G. Wacker	Gordini T16 [35]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert
40	André Pilette	Écurie Belge	Connaught A [A4]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Englebert
42	Jacques Swaters	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 500 [0208-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Englebert
44	Charles de Tornaco	Ecurie Francorchamps	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-9-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Englebert

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	4	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati A6GCM [2041/44]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	04:30.000	0
2	10	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 500 [05]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	04:32.000	0
3	2	José Froilán González	Maserati A6GCM [2040/41]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	04:32.000	0
4	12	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 500 [04]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	04:36.000	0
5	8	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari 500 [06]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	04:39.000	0
6	28	Onofre Marimón	Maserati A6GCM [2048]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	04:40.000	0
7	14	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari 500 [01]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	04:42.000	0
8	18	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini T16 [31]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	04:45.000	0
9	30	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM [2038]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	04:49.000	0
10	6	Johnny Claes	Maserati A6GCM [2046]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	04:50.000	0
11	24	Paul Frère	HWM 53 ["3-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	04:52.000	0
12	20	Harry Schell	Gordini T16 [32]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	04:53.000	0
13	32	Louis Rosier	Ferrari 500 [0186-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	04:56.000	0
14	16	Jean Behra	Gordini T16 [33]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	04:57.000	0
15	38	Fred Wacker	Gordini T16 [35]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	05:03.000	0
16	26	Peter Collins	HWM 53 ["2-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	05:03.000	0
17	22	Lance Macklin	HWM 53 [52-107]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	05:14.000	0
18	40	André Pilette	Connaught A [A4]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Englebert	05:23.000	0
19	36	Arthur Legat	Veritas Meteor [4207]	Veritas L6 2.0	Englebert	05:41.000	0
20	34	Georges Berger	Simca Gordini T15 [15GC]	Gordini T18 L4 1.5	Englebert	05:58.000	0
DNQ	42	Jacques Swaters	Ferrari 500 [0208-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Englebert		0
DNQ	44	Charles de Tornaco	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-9-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Englebert		0
Swaters and De Tornaco did not participate in practice.

Official Name	Grand Prix de Belgique Automobile 1953
Circuit	Spa-Francorchamps
Date	June 21
Pole	Juan Manuel Fangio 04:30.000
Fastest Lap	José Froilán González 04:34.000
Podium	1st Alberto Ascari (23) , 2nd Luigi Villoresi, 3rd Onofre Marimón
GP Number	27
Round	4
Weather	Sunny
Prev race	Grote Prijs van Nederland June 7
Next race	Grand Prix de France July 5

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	10	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [05]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	02:48:30.300	36		23	2	8
2	8	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [06]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	02:51:18.500	36		0	5	6
3	28	Onofre Marimón	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2048]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	+1 lap	35		0	16	4
4	30	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Baron de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM [2038]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	+1 lap	35		0	9	3
5	18	Maurice Trintignant	Équipe Gordini	Gordini T16 [31]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	+1 lap	35		0	8	2
6	14	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [01]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	+1 lap	35		0	7	0
7	20	Harry Schell	Équipe Gordini	Gordini T16 [32]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	+3 laps	33		0	12	0
8	32	Louis Rosier	Écurie (Louis) Rosier	Ferrari 500 [0186-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	+3 laps	33		0	13	0
9	38	Fred Wacker	F. G. Wacker	Gordini T16 [35]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	+4 laps	32		0	15	0
10	24	Paul Frère	HW Motors	HWM 53 ["3-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	+6 laps	30		0	11	0
11	40	André Pilette	Écurie Belge	Connaught A [A4]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Englebert	+7 laps	29		0	18	0
DNF	6	Juan Manuel Fangio Johnny Claes	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2046]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	Accident	22 13		0 0	10 10	0 0
DNF	22	Lance Macklin	HW Motors	HWM 53 [52-107]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	Engine	19		0	17	0
DNF	12	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [04]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	Engine	16		0	4	0
DNF	4	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2041/44]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	Engine	13		2	1	0
DNF	2	José Froilán González	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2040/41]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	Throttle	11	04:34.000	11	3	1
DNF	16	Jean Behra	Équipe Gordini	Gordini T16 [33]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	Engine	9		0	14	0
DNF	26	Peter Collins	HW Motors	HWM 53 ["2-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	Clutch	4		0	16	0
DNF	34	Georges Berger	Georges Berger	Simca Gordini T15 [15GC]	Gordini T18 L4 1.5	Englebert	Engine	3		0	20	0
DNF	36	Arthur Legat	Arthur Legat	Veritas Meteor [4207]	Veritas L6 2.0	Englebert	Transmission	0		0	19	0
DNA	42	Jacques Swaters	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 500 [0208-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Englebert	Did not practice	0		0		0
DNA	44	Charles de Tornaco	Ecurie Francorchamps	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-9-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Englebert	Did not practice	0		0		0
Fangio retired with his #4 Maserati, taking the wheel of Claes’ #6 Maserati, retiring again after an accident.

Formula 1 1953 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	25
2	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	13
3	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	9
4	José Froilán González	Maserati	7
5	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	6
6	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	6
7	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	6
8	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	5
9	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	4
10	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	2
11	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	2
12	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	2
13	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	2
14	Óscar Alfredo Gálvez	Maserati	2
15	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	2
16	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	1.5
17	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	1.5
18	Jean Behra	Gordini	0
19	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	0
20	Harry Schell	Gordini	0
21	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	0
22	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	0
23	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	0
24	Peter Collins	HWM	0
25	John Barber	Cooper	0
26	Ernie McCoy	Stevens	0
27	Alan Brown	Cooper	0
28	Gene Hartley	Kuzma	0
29	Tony Bettenhausen	Kuzma	0
30	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma	0
31	Stirling Moss	Connaught	0
32	Fred Wacker	Gordini	0
33	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	0
34	Paul Frère	HWM	0
35	Duke Nalon	Kurtis Kraft	0
36	André Pilette	Connaught	0
37	Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft	0
38	Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft	0
39	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma	0
40	Jimmy Bryan	Schroeder	0
41	Bill Holland	Kurtis Kraft	0
42	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	0
43	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft	0
44	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft	0
45	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft	0
46	Johnny Mantz	Kurtis Kraft	0
47	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft	0
48	Spider Webb	Kurtis Kraft	0
49	Johnny Thomson	Kurtis Kraft	0
50	Jackie Holmes	Kurtis Kraft	0
51	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma	0
52	Mike Nazaruk	Turner	0
53	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft	0
54	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft	0
55	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	0
56	Don Freeland	Watson	0
57	Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft	0
58	Robert Manzon	Gordini	0
59	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	0
60	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught	0
61	Johnny Claes	Maserati	0
62	Lance Macklin	HWM	0
63	Carlos Menditeguy	Gordini	0
64	Pablo Birger	Simca Gordini	0
65	Roberto Mieres	Gordini	0
66	Adolfo Schwelm Cruz	Cooper	0
67	Ken Wharton	Cooper	0
68	Roy Salvadori	Connaught	0
69	Georges Berger	Simca Gordini	0
70	Arthur Legat	Veritas	0