1953 German Grand Prix

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1953 German Grand Prix
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Nürburgring layout
Nürburgring layout
Race details
Date 2 August 1953
Official name XVI Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany
Course Permanent road course
Course length 22.810 km (14.173 miles)
Distance 18 laps, 410.580 km (255.123 miles)
Weather Sunny, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 9:59.8
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Time 9:56.0 on lap 12
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Maserati
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1953 German Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor racing event held on 2 August 1953 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It was race 7 of 9 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 race had the highest number of cars on the grid of any World Drivers' Championship race, with 34 starters.[1]

This race was won by Nino Farina in a Ferrari, just over 1 minute ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio. This was Farina's last victory in Formula One.

Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari clinched his second consecutive World Drivers' Championship as neither Mike Hawthorn nor Juan Manuel Fangio won the race and now couldn't beat his points total with two races left.

Four East German drivers partook in this race; these four drivers were the only ever drivers to race under an East German licence. This race was the last time any driver competed under an East German licence: Theo Fitzau, Ernst Klodwig and Rudolf Krause would never race in Formula One again, while Edgar Barth would race again under a West German licence.

During his tour of Europe that saw Japan's 19-year old Crown Prince Akihito visit the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, he also attended the German Grand Prix.[2]

Classification[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 1 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 9:59.8
2 5 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 10:03.7 + 3.9
3 2 Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 10:04.1 + 4.3
4 3 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 10:12.6 + 12.8
5 10 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 10:21.7 + 21.9
6 4 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 10:22.8 + 23.0
7 7 Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati 10:40.8 + 41.0
8 8 Argentina Onofre Marimón Maserati 10:41.0 + 41.2
9 9 France Jean Behra Gordini 10:45.5 + 45.7
10 11 United States Harry Schell Gordini 10:46.2 + 46.4
11 17 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 10:46.6 + 46.8
12 19 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta 10:48.3 + 48.5
13 15 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Connaught-Lea-Francis 10:57.5 + 57.7
14 31 West Germany Hans Herrmann Veritas 10:59.8 + 1:00.0
15 14 Thailand Prince Bira Connaught-Lea-Francis 11:02.1 + 1:02.3
16 16 United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Connaught-Lea-Francis 11:07.3 + 1:07.5
17 38 United Kingdom Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol 11:08.7 + 1:08.9
18 23 West Germany Willi Heeks Veritas 11:18.0 + 1:18.2
19 18 Belgium Jacques Swaters Ferrari 11:18.9 + 1:19.1
20 40 United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol 11:22.1 + 1:22.3
21 28 West Germany Theo Fitzau AFM-BMW 11:23.4 + 1:23.6
22 20 France Louis Rosier Ferrari 11:27.4 + 1:27.6
23 21 West Germany Hans Stuck AFM-Bristol 11:37.2 + 1:37.4
24 35 East Germany Edgar Barth EMW 11:40.8 + 1:41.0
25 12 Belgium Johnny Claes Connaught-Lea-Francis 11:45.5 + 1:45.7
26 36 East Germany Rudolf Krause Greifzu-BMW 11:49.5 + 1:49.7
27 34 West Germany Kurt Adolff Ferrari 11:53.1 + 1:53.3
28 24 West Germany Theo Helfrich Veritas 11:56.3 + 1:56.5
29 22 West Germany Wolfgang Seidel Veritas 11:59.3 + 1:59.5
30 41 West Germany Günther Bechem AFM-BMW 12:13.3 + 2:13.5
31 30 West Germany Ernst Loof Veritas 12:16.8 + 2:17.0
32 37 East Germany Ernst Klodwig Heck-BMW 12:24.6 + 2:24.8
33 32 West Germany Erwin Bauer Veritas No time
34 26 West Germany Oswald Karch Veritas No time
35 39 West Germany Helm Glöckler Cooper-Bristol No time
Source:[3]

Race[edit]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 18 3:02:25.0 3 8
2 5 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 18 + 1:04.0 2 6
3 3 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 18 + 1:43.6 4 4
4 7 Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati 18 + 8:48.6 7 3
5 17 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 17 + 1 Lap 11 2
6 19 United Kingdom Stirling Moss Cooper-Alta 17 + 1 Lap 12  
7 18 Belgium Jacques Swaters Ferrari 17 + 1 Lap 19  
8 1 Italy Alberto Ascari
Italy Luigi Villoresi
Ferrari 17 + 1 Lap 1  
9 31 West Germany Hans Herrmann Veritas 17 + 1 Lap 14  
10 20 France Louis Rosier Ferrari 17 + 1 Lap 22  
11 40 United Kingdom Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Bristol 16 + 2 Laps 20  
12 24 West Germany Theo Helfrich Veritas 16 + 2 Laps 28  
13 16 United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Connaught-Lea-Francis 16 + 2 Laps 16  
14 36 East Germany Rudolf Krause Greifzu-BMW 16 + 2 Laps 26  
15 37 East Germany Ernst Klodwig Heck-BMW 15 + 3 Laps 32  
16 22 West Germany Wolfgang Seidel Veritas 14 + 4 Laps 29  
Ret 4 Italy Luigi Villoresi
Italy Alberto Ascari
Ferrari 15 Engine 6  
11
Ret 38 United Kingdom Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol 15 Engine 17  
Ret 8 Argentina Onofre Marimón Maserati 13 Suspension 8  
Ret 35 East Germany Edgar Barth EMW 12 Exhaust 24  
Ret 12 Belgium Johnny Claes Connaught-Lea-Francis 12 Engine 25  
Ret 26 West Germany Oswald Karch Veritas 10 Engine 34  
Ret 23 West Germany Willi Heeks Veritas 8 Transmission 18  
Ret 9 France Jean Behra Gordini 7 Gearbox 9  
Ret 11 United States Harry Schell Gordini 6 Engine 10  
Ret 14 Thailand Prince Bira Connaught-Lea-Francis 6 Suspension 15  
Ret 28 West Germany Theo Fitzau AFM-BMW 3 Engine 21  
Ret 34 West Germany Kurt Adolff Ferrari 3 Transmission 27  
Ret 41 West Germany Günther Bechem AFM-BMW 2 Engine 30  
Ret 10 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 1 Differential 5  
Ret 15 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Connaught-Lea-Francis 1 Engine 13  
Ret 32 West Germany Erwin Bauer Veritas 1 Engine 33  
Ret 21 West Germany Hans Stuck AFM-Bristol 0 Engine 23  
Ret 30 West Germany Ernst Loof Veritas 0 Fuel Pump 31  
DNS 39 West Germany Helm Glöckler Cooper-Bristol 0 Engine  
Source:[4]
Notes
  • ^1 – 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drives[edit]

  • : (Ascari and Villoresi switched cars)
    • Car #1: Ascari (9 laps) then Villoresi (8 laps)
    • Car #4: Villoresi (10 laps) then Ascari (5 laps)

Championship standings after the race[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Italy Alberto Ascari 33.5 (37.5)
4 2 Italy Nino Farina 20
2 3 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 19
2 4 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn 18 (20)
2 5 Argentina José Froilán González 13.5 (14.5)
Source: [5]
  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ "All time Formula One records". f1technical.net. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ Födisch, Jörg Thomas; Völker, Bernhard; Behrndt, Michael (2008). Der große Preis von Deutschland. Alle Rennen seit 1926. Königswinter: HEEL Verlag. p. 69. ISBN 9783868520439.
  3. ^ "Germany 1953 - Qualifications". statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ^ "1953 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Germany 1953 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.


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