29th GP – Great Britain 1953

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Lance Macklin	John Heath	HWM 53 [52-107]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
2	Peter Collins	John Heath	HWM 53 ["2-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
3	Duncan Hamilton	John Heath	HWM 53 ["3-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
4	Jack Fairman	John Heath	HWM 53 ["4-52-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
5	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [05]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
6	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [04]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
7	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [03]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
8	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [01]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
9	Louis Rosier	Écurie (Louis) Rosier	Ferrari 500 [0186-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
10	Prince Bira	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A [A8]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop
11	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A [A1]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop
12	Roy Salvadori	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A [A7]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop
14	Tony Rolt	R. R. C. Walker	Connaught A [A3]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop
15	Ian Stewart	Ecurie Ecosse	Connaught A [A6]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop
16	Ken Wharton	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-6-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop
17	Bob Gerard	F. R. Gerard	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop
18	Jimmy Stewart	Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop
19	Alan Brown	R. J. Chase	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-7-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop
20	Peter Whitehead	Atlantic Stable	Cooper T24 [CA-1-53]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
21	Stirling Moss	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper Special	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
22	Tony Crook	T.A.D. Crook	Cooper T24 [CA-2-53]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
23	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2041/44/46]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
24	José Froilán González	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2040/41]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
25	Felice Bonetto	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2046/44]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
26	Onofre Marimón	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2048]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
27	Louis Chiron	Louis Chiron	Osca 20 [20-02]	Osca 2000 L6 2.0	Pirelli
28	Harry Schell	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T16 [32]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert
29	Maurice Trintignant	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T16 [31]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert
30	Jean Behra	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T16 [33]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert
31	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Baron de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM [2038]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
Stirling Moss withdrew from participating in the event. Chiron did not participate in official practice. Clarke reserve Gerard #17, Sanderson reserve Ecosse #18.

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time
1	5	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 500 [05]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	01:48.000
2	24	José Froilán González	Maserati A6GCM [2040/41]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	01:49.000
3	8	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari 500 [01]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	01:49.200
4	23	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati A6GCM [2041/44/46]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	01:50.000
5	6	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 500 [04]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	01:50.500
6	7	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari 500 [03]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	01:51.000
7	26	Onofre Marimón	Maserati A6GCM [2048]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	01:51.300
8	29	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini T16 [31]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	01:52.000
9	28	Harry Schell	Gordini T16 [32]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	01:52.000
10	14	Tony Rolt	Connaught A [A3]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	01:54.000
11	16	Ken Wharton	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-6-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	01:54.000
12	1	Lance Macklin	HWM 53 [52-107]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	01:57.000
13	11	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught A [A1]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	01:57.600
14	20	Peter Whitehead	Cooper T24 [CA-1-53]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	01:57.800
15	18	Jimmy Stewart	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	01:58.000
16	25	Felice Bonetto	Maserati A6GCM [2046/44]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	01:58.200
17	3	Duncan Hamilton	HWM 53 ["3-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	02:02.000
18	17	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	02:02.000
19	10	Prince Bira	Connaught A [A8]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	02:04.000
20	15	Ian Stewart	Connaught A [A6]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	02:04.000
21	19	Alan Brown	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-7-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	02:04.000
22	30	Jean Behra	Gordini T16 [33]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	02:04.000
23	2	Peter Collins	HWM 53 ["2-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	02:05.000
24	9	Louis Rosier	Ferrari 500 [0186-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	02:07.000
25	22	Tony Crook	Cooper T24 [CA-2-53]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	02:07.400
26	31	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM [2038]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	02:08.000
27	4	Jack Fairman	HWM 53 ["4-52-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	02:08.400
28	12	Roy Salvadori	Connaught A [A7]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	02:09.000

Official Name	6th RAC British Grand Prix
Circuit	Silverstone
Date	July 18
Pole	Alberto Ascari 01:48.000
Fastest Lap	Alberto Ascari 01:50.000, José Froilán González 01:50.000
Podium	1st Alberto Ascari (90) , 2nd Juan Manuel Fangio, 3rd Giuseppe Farina
GP Number	29
Round	6
Weather	Rain
Prev race	Grand Prix de France July 5
Next race	Grosser Preis von Deutschland August 2

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	5	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [05]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	02:50:00.000	90	01:50.000	90	1	8.5
2	23	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2041/44/46]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	02:51:00.000	90		0	4	6
3	6	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [04]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	+2 laps	88		0	5	4
4	24	José Froilán González	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2040/41]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	+2 laps	88	01:50.000	0	2	3.5
5	8	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [01]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	+3 laps	87		0	3	2
6	25	Felice Bonetto	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2046/44]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	+8 laps	82		0	16	0
7	10	Prince Bira	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A [A8]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	+8 laps	82		0	19	0
8	16	Ken Wharton	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-6-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	+10 laps	80		0	11	0
9	20	Peter Whitehead	Atlantic Stable	Cooper T24 [CA-1-53]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	+11 laps	79		0	14	0
10	9	Louis Rosier	Écurie (Louis) Rosier	Ferrari 500 [0186-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	+12 laps	78		0	24	0
DNF	18	Jimmy Stewart	Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	Spun off	79		0	15	0
DNF	14	Tony Rolt	R. R. C. Walker	Connaught A [A3]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	Half shaft	70		0	10	0
DNF	7	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [03]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	Axle	65		0	6	0
DNF	26	Onofre Marimón	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2048]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	Engine	65		0	7	0
DNF	19	Alan Brown	R. J. Chase	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-7-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	Overheating	56		0	21	0
DNF	2	Peter Collins	John Heath	HWM 53 ["2-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	Spun off	56		0	23	0
DNF	4	Jack Fairman	John Heath	HWM 53 ["4-52-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	Clutch	54		0	27	0
DNF	12	Roy Salvadori	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A [A7]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	Wheel	50		0	28	0
DNF	31	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Baron de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM [2038]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	Clutch	34		0	26	0
DNF	1	Lance Macklin	John Heath	HWM 53 [52-107]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	Clutch	31		0	12	0
DNF	30	Jean Behra	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T16 [33]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	Fuel pump	30		0	22	0
DNF	15	Ian Stewart	Ecurie Ecosse	Connaught A [A6]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	Ignition	24		0	20	0
DNF	29	Maurice Trintignant	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T16 [31]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	Axle	14		0	8	0
DNF	3	Duncan Hamilton	John Heath	HWM 53 ["3-53"]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	Clutch	14		0	17	0
DNF	17	Bob Gerard	F. R. Gerard	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	Suspension	8		0	18	0
DNF	28	Harry Schell	Automobiles Gordini	Gordini T16 [32]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	Electrics	5		0	9	0
DNF	11	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A [A1]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	Water pipe	0		0	13	0
DNF	22	Tony Crook	T.A.D. Crook	Cooper T24 [CA-2-53]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	Fuel system	0		0	25	0
S	17	David Clarke	F. R. Gerard	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-4-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	Reserve	0		0		0
S	18	Ninian Sanderson	Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	Reserve	0		0		0
DNA	27	Louis Chiron	Louis Chiron	Osca 20 [20-02]	Osca 2000 L6 2.0	Pirelli	Did not practice	0		0		0
DNA	21	Stirling Moss	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper Special	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	Not present	0		0		0

Formula 1 1953 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	33.5 (36.5)
2	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	16
3	José Froilán González	Maserati	13.5 (14.5)
4	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	13
5	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	13
6	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	12
7	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	9
8	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	6
9	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	5
10	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	4
11	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	2
12	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	2
13	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	2
14	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	2
15	Óscar Alfredo Gálvez	Maserati	2
16	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	2
17	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	1.5
18	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	1.5
19	Jean Behra	Gordini	0
20	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	0
21	Harry Schell	Gordini	0
22	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	0
23	Prince Bira	Connaught	0
24	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	0
25	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	0
26	Peter Collins	HWM	0
27	Ken Wharton	Cooper	0
28	John Barber	Cooper	0
29	Ernie McCoy	Stevens	0
30	Alan Brown	Cooper	0
31	Stirling Moss	Connaught	0
32	Gene Hartley	Kuzma	0
33	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma	0
34	Tony Bettenhausen	Kuzma	0
35	Fred Wacker	Gordini	0
36	Peter Whitehead	Cooper	0
37	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	0
38	Paul Frère	HWM	0
39	Bob Gerard	Cooper	0
40	Duke Nalon	Kurtis Kraft	0
41	André Pilette	Connaught	0
42	Johnny Claes	Maserati	0
43	Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft	0
44	Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft	0
45	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma	0
46	Jimmy Bryan	Schroeder	0
47	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	HWM	0
48	Bill Holland	Kurtis Kraft	0
49	Louis Chiron	Osca	0
50	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft	0
51	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	0
52	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft	0
53	Johnny Mantz	Kurtis Kraft	0
54	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft	0
55	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft	0
56	Spider Webb	Kurtis Kraft	0
57	Johnny Thomson	Kurtis Kraft	0
58	Jackie Holmes	Kurtis Kraft	0
59	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma	0
60	Mike Nazaruk	Turner	0
61	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft	0
62	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft	0
63	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	0
64	Don Freeland	Watson	0
65	Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft	0
66	Robert Manzon	Gordini	0
67	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught	0
68	Jimmy Stewart	Cooper	0
69	Tony Rolt	Connaught	0
70	Lance Macklin	HWM	0
71	Carlos Menditeguy	Gordini	0
72	Roberto Mieres	Gordini	0
73	Pablo Birger	Simca Gordini	0
74	Adolfo Schwelm Cruz	Cooper	0
75	Jack Fairman	HWM	0
76	Roy Salvadori	Connaught	0
77	Georges Berger	Simca Gordini	0
78	Élie Bayol	Osca	0
79	Arthur Legat	Veritas	0
80	Ian Stewart	Connaught	0
81	Duncan Hamilton	HWM	0
82	Tony Crook	Cooper	0