1953 British Grand Prix
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| Race details | |||
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| Race 6 of 9 in the 1953 World Drivers' Championship | |||
Silverstone Circuit in 1952–1973 configuration
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| Date | 18 July 1953 | ||
| Official name | VI RAC British Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, England |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.7105 km (2.927 mi) | ||
| Distance | 90 laps, 423.949 km (263.43 mi) | ||
| Weather | Overcast, showers | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:48.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Drivers |  Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari | |
 José Froilán González |
Maserati | ||
| Time | 1:50.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
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Ferrari | |
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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The 1953 British Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 18 July 1953 at Silverstone Circuit. It was the sixth round of the 1953 World Drivers' Championship, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 5 | Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari | 90 | 2:50:00 | 1 | 8.5[1] |
| 2 | 23 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
Maserati | 90 | + 1:00 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Nino Farina |
Ferrari | 88 | + 2 Laps | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 24 | José Froilán González |
Maserati | 88 | + 2 Laps | 2 | 3.5[1] |
| 5 | 8 |  Mike Hawthorn |
Ferrari | 87 | + 3 Laps | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 | Felice Bonetto |
Maserati | 82 | + 8 Laps | 16 | |
| 7 | 10 |  Prince Bira |
Connaught-Lea-Francis | 82 | + 8 Laps | 19 | |
| 8 | 16 | Ken Wharton |
Cooper-Bristol | 80 | + 10 Laps | 11 | |
| 9 | 20 | Peter Whitehead |
Cooper-Alta | 79 | + 11 Laps | 14 | |
| 10 | 9 |  Louis Rosier |
Ferrari | 78 | + 12 Laps | 24 | |
| Ret | 18 | Jimmy Stewart |
Cooper-Bristol | 79 | Spun off | 15 | |
| Ret | 14 | Tony Rolt |
Connaught-Lea-Francis | 70 | Halfshaft | 10 | |
| Ret | 7 | Luigi Villoresi |
Ferrari | 65 | Axle | 6 | |
| Ret | 26 | Onofre Marimón |
Maserati | 65 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 19 | Alan Brown |
Cooper-Bristol | 56 | Overheating | 21 | |
| Ret | 2 | Peter Collins |
HWM-Alta | 56 | Spun off | 23 | |
| Ret | 4 | Jack Fairman |
HWM-Alta | 54 | Clutch | 27 | |
| Ret | 12 | Roy Salvadori |
Connaught-Lea-Francis | 50 | Wheel | 28 | |
| Ret | 31 |  Toulo de Graffenried |
Maserati | 34 | Clutch | 26 | |
| Ret | 1 | Lance Macklin |
HWM-Alta | 31 | Clutch | 12 | |
| Ret | 30 | Jean Behra |
Gordini | 30 | Fuel Pump | 22 | |
| Ret | 15 | Ian Stewart |
Connaught-Lea-Francis | 24 | Ignition | 20 | |
| Ret | 29 | Maurice Trintignant |
Gordini | 14 | Axle | 8 | |
| Ret | 3 | Duncan Hamilton |
HWM-Alta | 14 | Clutch | 17 | |
| Ret | 17 | Bob Gerard |
Cooper-Bristol | 8 | Suspension | 18 | |
| Ret | 28 |  Harry Schell |
Gordini | 5 | Electrical | 9 | |
| Ret | 11 | Kenneth McAlpine |
Connaught-Lea-Francis | 0 | Retirement | 13 | |
| Ret | 22 | Tony Crook |
Cooper-Bristol | 0 | Fuel System | 25 | |
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Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
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1 | Alberto Ascari |
33.5 (36.5) |
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2 | Mike Hawthorn |
16 |
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3 | José Froilán González |
13.5 (14.5) |
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4 | Luigi Villoresi |
13 |
| 2 |
5 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
13 |
- 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
| Previous race: 1953 French Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1953 season |
Next race: 1953 German Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1952 British Grand Prix |
British Grand Prix | Next race: 1954 British Grand Prix |
