1953 German Grand Prix
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]
| 1953 German Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | |
| Time | 9:56.0 on lap 12 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
| Lap leaders | |||
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 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 9:59.8 | — | |
| 2 | 5 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 10:03.7 | + 3.9 | |
| 3 | 2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 10:04.1 | + 4.3 | |
| 4 | 3 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 10:12.6 | + 12.8 | |
| 5 | 10 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 10:21.7 | + 21.9 | |
| 6 | 4 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 10:22.8 | + 23.0 | |
| 7 | 7 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 10:40.8 | + 41.0 | |
| 8 | 8 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 10:41.0 | + 41.2 | |
| 9 | 9 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 10:45.5 | + 45.7 | |
| 10 | 11 | Harry Schell | Gordini | 10:46.2 | + 46.4 | |
| 11 | 17 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 10:46.6 | + 46.8 | |
| 12 | 19 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Alta | 10:48.3 | + 48.5 | |
| 13 | 15 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 10:57.5 | + 57.7 | |
| 14 | 31 | Hans Herrmann | Veritas | 10:59.8 | + 1:00.0 | |
| 15 | 14 | Prince Bira | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 11:02.1 | + 1:02.3 | |
| 16 | 16 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 11:07.3 | + 1:07.5 | |
| 17 | 38 | Alan Brown | Cooper-Bristol | 11:08.7 | + 1:08.9 | |
| 18 | 23 | Willi Heeks | Veritas | 11:18.0 | + 1:18.2 | |
| 19 | 18 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari | 11:18.9 | + 1:19.1 | |
| 20 | 40 | Rodney Nuckey | Cooper-Bristol | 11:22.1 | + 1:22.3 | |
| 21 | 28 | Theo Fitzau | AFM-BMW | 11:23.4 | + 1:23.6 | |
| 22 | 20 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 11:27.4 | + 1:27.6 | |
| 23 | 21 | Hans Stuck | AFM-Bristol | 11:37.2 | + 1:37.4 | |
| 24 | 35 | Edgar Barth | EMW | 11:40.8 | + 1:41.0 | |
| 25 | 12 | Johnny Claes | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 11:45.5 | + 1:45.7 | |
| 26 | 36 | Rudolf Krause | Greifzu-BMW | 11:49.5 | + 1:49.7 | |
| 27 | 34 | Kurt Adolff | Ferrari | 11:53.1 | + 1:53.3 | |
| 28 | 24 | Theo Helfrich | Veritas | 11:56.3 | + 1:56.5 | |
| 29 | 22 | Wolfgang Seidel | Veritas | 11:59.3 | + 1:59.5 | |
| 30 | 41 | Günther Bechem | AFM-BMW | 12:13.3 | + 2:13.5 | |
| 31 | 30 | Ernst Loof | Veritas | 12:16.8 | + 2:17.0 | |
| 32 | 37 | Ernst Klodwig | Heck-BMW | 12:24.6 | + 2:24.8 | |
| 33 | 32 | Erwin Bauer | Veritas | No time | — | |
| 34 | 26 | Oswald Karch | Veritas | No time | — | |
| 35 | 39 | Helm Glöckler | Cooper-Bristol | No time | — | |
Source:[3] | ||||||
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 18 | 3:02:25.0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 5 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 18 | + 1:04.0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 18 | + 1:43.6 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 18 | + 8:48.6 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 17 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 17 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Stirling Moss | Cooper-Alta | 17 | + 1 Lap | 12 | |
| 7 | 18 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari | 17 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 8 | 1 | Alberto Ascari Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 17 | + 1 Lap | 1 | |
| 9 | 31 | Hans Herrmann | Veritas | 17 | + 1 Lap | 14 | |
| 10 | 20 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 17 | + 1 Lap | 22 | |
| 11 | 40 | Rodney Nuckey | Cooper-Bristol | 16 | + 2 Laps | 20 | |
| 12 | 24 | Theo Helfrich | Veritas | 16 | + 2 Laps | 28 | |
| 13 | 16 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 16 | + 2 Laps | 16 | |
| 14 | 36 | Rudolf Krause | Greifzu-BMW | 16 | + 2 Laps | 26 | |
| 15 | 37 | Ernst Klodwig | Heck-BMW | 15 | + 3 Laps | 32 | |
| 16 | 22 | Wolfgang Seidel | Veritas | 14 | + 4 Laps | 29 | |
| Ret | 4 | Luigi Villoresi Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 15 | Engine | 6 | 11 |
| Ret | 38 | Alan Brown | Cooper-Bristol | 15 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 8 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 13 | Suspension | 8 | |
| Ret | 35 | Edgar Barth | EMW | 12 | Exhaust | 24 | |
| Ret | 12 | Johnny Claes | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 12 | Engine | 25 | |
| Ret | 26 | Oswald Karch | Veritas | 10 | Engine | 34 | |
| Ret | 23 | Willi Heeks | Veritas | 8 | Transmission | 18 | |
| Ret | 9 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 7 | Gearbox | 9 | |
| Ret | 11 | Harry Schell | Gordini | 6 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 14 | Prince Bira | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 6 | Suspension | 15 | |
| Ret | 28 | Theo Fitzau | AFM-BMW | 3 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 34 | Kurt Adolff | Ferrari | 3 | Transmission | 27 | |
| Ret | 41 | Günther Bechem | AFM-BMW | 2 | Engine | 30 | |
| Ret | 10 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 1 | Differential | 5 | |
| Ret | 15 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 1 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 32 | Erwin Bauer | Veritas | 1 | Engine | 33 | |
| Ret | 21 | Hans Stuck | AFM-Bristol | 0 | Engine | 23 | |
| Ret | 30 | Ernst Loof | Veritas | 0 | Fuel Pump | 31 | |
| DNS | 39 | Helm Glöckler | Cooper-Bristol | 0 | Engine | ||
Source:[4] | |||||||
- Notes
- ^1 – 1 point for fastest lap
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 | Alberto Ascari | 33.5 (37.5) | |
| 4 | 2 | Nino Farina | 20 |
| 2 | 3 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 19 |
| 2 | 4 | Mike Hawthorn | 18 (20) |
| 2 | 5 | 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
- ^ "All time Formula One records". f1technical.net. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Födisch, Jörg Thomas; Völker, Bernhard; Behrndt, Michael (2008). Der große Preis von Deutschland. Alle Rennen seit 1926. Königswinter: HEEL Verlag. p. 69. ISBN 9783868520439.
- ^ "Germany 1953 - Qualifications". statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "1953 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Germany 1953 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.