1953 RAC British Grand Prix

Race 6 of 9

Silverstone
90 laps
Time of race: 2:50:00
Average speed of winner: 149.628 kph
Margin of victory: 60.0 sec.
Lead changes: 0
Fastest lap: José Froilán González 1:48.0
Lap leaders: Ascari 1-90

Race notes: Debut for Jack Fairman and Tony Rolt. Finale for Tony Crook and Duncan Hamilton. Only start for Ian Stewart and Jimmy Stewart.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Alberto Ascari	5	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Ferrari	1:48	90	1	90	2:50:00	5.5
2	4	Juan Manuel Fangio	23	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6	Pirelli	Maserati	1:50	90	0	0	+60	6
3	5	Nino Farina	6	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Ferrari	1:50	88	0	0	+2 laps	4
4	2	José Froilán González	24	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6	Pirelli	Maserati	1:49	88	0	0	+2 laps	2.5
5	3	Mike Hawthorn	8	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Ferrari	1:49	87	0	0	+3 laps	2
6	16	Felice Bonetto	25	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6	Pirelli	Maserati	1:58	82	0	0	+8 laps	0
7	19	Prince Bira	10	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4		Connaught	2:04	82	0	0	+8 laps	0
8	11	Ken Wharton	16	Ken Wharton	Cooper T23	Bristol 2.0 L6		Wharton	1:54	80	0	0	+10 laps	0
9	14	Peter Whitehead	20	Atlantic Stable	Cooper T24	Alta 1.5		Atlantic	1:57	79	0	0	+11 laps	0
10	24	Louis Rosier	9	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Rosier	2:07	78	0	0	+12 laps	0
11	15	Jimmy Stewart	18	Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper T20	Bristol 2.0 L6		Ecosse	1:58	79	0	0	spun off	0
12	10	Tony Rolt	14	Rob Walker Racing Team	Connaught A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4		Rob Walker	1:54	70	0	0	halfshaft	0
13	6	Luigi Villoresi	7	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Ferrari	1:51	65	0	0	axle	0
14	7	Onofre Marimón	26	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6	Pirelli	Maserati	1:51	65	0	0	engine	0
15	21	Alan Brown	19	R.J. Chase	Cooper T23	Bristol 2.0 L6		R.J. Chase	2:04	56	0	0	overheating	0
16	23	Peter Collins	2	HW Motors	HWM	Alta 1.5		HWM	2:06	56	0	0	spun off	0
17	27	Jack Fairman	4	John Heath	HWM	Alta 1.5		Heath	2:32	54	0	0	clutch	0
18	28	Roy Salvadori	12	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4		Connaught	no time	50	0	0	wheel	0
19	26	Toulo de Graffenried	31	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6	Pirelli	de Graffenried	2:09	34	0	0	clutch	0
20	12	Lance Macklin	1	HW Motors	HWM	Alta 1.5		HWM	1:57	31	0	0	clutch	0
21	22	Jean Behra	30	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6		Gordini	2:04	30	0	0	fuel pump	0
22	20	Ian Stewart	15	Ecurie Ecosse	Connaught A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4		Ecosse	2:04	24	0	0	ignition	0
23	8	Maurice Trintignant	29	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6		Gordini	1:52	14	0	0	axle	0
24	17	Duncan Hamilton	3	HW Motors	HWM	Alta 1.5		HWM	2:02	14	0	0	clutch	0
25	18	Bob Gerard	17	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23	Bristol 2.0 L6		Gerard	2:02	8	0	0	suspension	0
26	9	Harry Schell	28	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6		Gordini	1:52	5	0	0	electrical	0
27	13	Kenneth McAlpine	11	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4		Connaught	1:57	0	0	0	split hose	0
28	25	Tony Crook	22	Tony Crook	Cooper T20	Bristol 2.0 L6		Crook	2:07	0	0	0	fuel system	0
29	29	Louis Chiron	27	Louis Chiron	Osca 20	Osca		Chiron	no time	0	0	0	did not start	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Alberto Ascari	33.5	5	4	4	4
2	Mike Hawthorn	16	5	0	1	1
3	Luigi Villoresi	13	5	0	0	2
4	Juan Manuel Fangio	13	5	1	0	2
5	Nino Farina	12	5	0	0	2
6	José Froilán González	11.5	5	0	0	2
7	Bill Vukovich	9	1	1	1	1
8	Art Cross	6	1	0	0	1
9	Toulo de Graffenried	5	4	0	0	0
10	Onofre Marimón	4	3	0	0	1
11	Felice Bonetto	2	4	0	0	1
12	Sam Hanks	2	1	0	0	1
13	Oscar Galvéz	2	1	0	0	0
14	Maurice Trintignant	2	5	0	0	0
15	Jack McGrath	2	1	0	0	0
16	Fred Agabashian	1.5	1	0	0	0
17	Jean Behra	0	4	0	0	0
18	Jimmy Daywalt	0	1	0	0	0
19	Jim Rathmann	0	1	0	0	0
20	Louis Rosier	0	4	0	0	0
21	Harry Schell	0	4	0	0	0
22	Prince Bira	0	2	0	0	0
23	John Barber	0	1	0	0	0
24	Ernie McCoy	0	1	0	0	0
25	Peter Collins	0	4	0	0	0