1953 Italian Grand Prix

1953 Italian Grand Prix
1953 Italian Grand Prix
Race 9 of 9 in the 1953 Formula One season
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	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza layout
Race details
Date	13 September 1953
Official name	XXIV Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent road course
Course length	6.300 km (3.915 miles)
Distance	80 laps, 504.000 km (313.171 miles)
Weather	Sunny, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver	Alberto Ascari ;
Time	2:02:7
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio
Time	2:04.5 on lap 39
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio;
Second	Nino Farina ;
Third	Luigi Villoresi ;
	Lap leaders ;

Last updated January 10, 2025

The 1953 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 13 September 1953 at Monza. It was the ninth and final race 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 made it the last World Championship race to run under the Formula Two regulations. The 80-lap race was won by Maserati driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from second position. Nino Farina finished second for the Ferrari team and his teammate Luigi Villoresi came in third.

Race report

The initial part of the race was a four-way battle between Alberto Ascari, Giuseppe Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio and Onofre Marimón. With five drivers running together on the last lap, the race saw a spectacular finish with Ascari and Farina ahead of Fangio approaching the last corner. Ascari made a mistake and spun. To avoid him, Farina pulled to the grass but recovered later. Fangio pounced on this window of opportunity and took a famous win. Ascari claimed the World Championship for Drivers' for the second, and final, time.

Entries


Team	No	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre
Scuderia Ferrari	2	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari Tipo 500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	P
	4	Alberto Ascari
	6	Nino Farina
	8	Mike Hawthorn
	10	Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari 553	Ferrari 553 2.0 L4
	12	Piero Carini	Ferrari 553	Ferrari 553 2.0 L4
HW Motors	14	Lance Macklin	HWM 53	Alta GP 2.5 L4	D
	16	Yves Giraud Cabantous
	18	John Fitch
Connaught Engineering	20	Jack Fairman	Connaught Type A	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4
	22	Roy Salvadori
	24	Kenneth McAlpine
Ecurie Belge	26	Johnny Claes			E
Cooper Car Company	28	Stirling Moss	Cooper T24	Alta GP 2.5 L4	D
Ken Wharton	30	Ken Wharton	Cooper T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	D
Louis Chiron	32	Louis Chiron	OSCA 20	OSCA 2000 2.0 L6	P
OSCA Automobili	34	Élie Bayol	OSCA 20	OSCA 2000 2.0 L6	P
Equipe Gordini	36	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini Type 16	Gordini 20 2.0 L6	E
	38	Harry Schell
	40	Roberto Mieres
Scuderia Milano	42	Chico Landi	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P
Scuderia Milano	44	Prince Bira	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P
Equipe Anglaise	46	Alan Brown	Cooper T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	D
Hans Stuck	48	Hans Stuck	AFM 6	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	D
Officine Alfieri Maserati	50	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P
	52	Felice Bonetto
	54	Onofre Marimón
	56	Sergio Mantovani
Emmanuel de Graffenried	58	Toulo de Graffenried
Ecurie Rosier	64	Louis Rosier	Ferrari Tipo 500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	D E
Source:^[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	4	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	2:02.7	—
2	50	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	2:03.2	+ 0.5
3	6	Nino Farina	Ferrari	2:03.9	+ 1.2
4	54	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	2:04.1	+ 1.4
5	2	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	2:04.6	+ 1.9
6	8	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:04.9	+ 2.2
7	52	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	2:05.1	+ 2.4
8	36	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	2:05.7	+ 3.0
9	58	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	2:05.9	+ 3.2
10	28	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Alta	2:06.6	+ 3.9
11	10	Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari	2:06.9	+ 4.2
12	56	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	2:07.5	+ 4.8
13	34	Élie Bayol	OSCA	2:07.8	+ 5.1
14	22	Roy Salvadori	Connaught-Lea-Francis	2:08.0	+ 5.3
15	38	Harry Schell	Gordini	2:08.5	+ 5.8
16	40	Roberto Mieres	Gordini	2:08.8	+ 6.1
17	64	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	2:08.9	+ 6.2
18	24	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught-Lea-Francis	2:09.0	+ 6.3
19	30	Ken Wharton	Cooper-Bristol	2:09.3	+ 6.6
20	12	Piero Carini	Ferrari	2:09.5	+ 6.8
21	42	Chico Landi	Maserati	2:09.7	+ 7.0
22	20	Jack Fairman	Connaught-Lea-Francis	2:09.9	+ 7.2
23	44	Prince Bira	Maserati	2:10.1	+ 7.4
24	46	Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	2:10.5	+ 7.8
25	32	Louis Chiron	OSCA	2:10.8	+ 8.1
26	18	John Fitch	HWM-Alta	2:11.0	+ 8.3
27	14	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	2:11.5	+ 8.8
28	16	Yves Giraud Cabantous	HWM-Alta	2:11.9	+ 9.2
29	48	Hans Stuck	AFM-Bristol	2:13.0	+ 10.3
30	26	Johnny Claes	Connaught-Lea-Francis	2:14.6	+ 11.9
Source:^[2]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	50	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	80	2:49:45.9	2	9¹
2	6	Nino Farina	Ferrari	80	+ 1.4	3	6
3	2	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	79	+ 1 Lap	5	4
4	8	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	79	+ 1 Lap	6	3
5	36	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	79	+ 1 Lap	8	2
6	40	Roberto Mieres	Gordini	77	+ 3 Laps	16
7	56	Sergio Mantovani Luigi Musso	Maserati	76	+ 4 Laps	12
8	10	Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari	75	+ 5 Laps	11
9	38	Harry Schell	Gordini	75	+ 5 Laps	15
10	32	Louis Chiron	OSCA	72	+ 8 Laps	25
11	44	Prince Bira	Maserati	72	+ 8 Laps	23
12	46	Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	70	+ 10 Laps	24
13	28	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Alta	70	+ 10 Laps	10
14	48	Hans Stuck	AFM-Bristol	67	+ 13 Laps	29
15	16	Yves Giraud Cabantous	HWM-Alta	67	+ 13 Laps	28
16	64	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	65	+ 15 Laps	17
Ret	4	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	79	Accident	1
Ret	52	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	77	Out of fuel	7
Ret	54	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	75	Accident	4
Ret	58	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	70	Engine	9
NC	20	Jack Fairman	Connaught-Lea-Francis	61	Not Classified	22
NC	30	Ken Wharton	Cooper-Bristol	57	Not Classified	19
NC	24	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught-Lea-Francis	56	Not Classified	18
Ret	12	Piero Carini	Ferrari	40	Engine	20
Ret	22	Roy Salvadori	Connaught-Lea-Francis	33	Throttle	14
Ret	42	Chico Landi	Maserati	18	Engine	21
Ret	34	Élie Bayol	OSCA	17	Engine	13
Ret	18	John Fitch	HWM-Alta	14	Engine	26
Ret	26	Johnny Claes	Connaught-Lea-Francis	7	Fuel System	30
Ret	14	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	6	Engine	27
Source:^[3]

Notes

^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Shared drive

Car #56: Mantovani (38 laps) then Musso (38 laps)

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Alberto Ascari	34.5 (46.5)
1	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	28 (29.5)
1	3	Nino Farina	26 (32)
	4	Mike Hawthorn	19 (27)
1	5	Luigi Villoresi	17
Source: ^[4]

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.

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References

↑ "1953 Italian GP". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
↑ "Italy 1953 - Qualifications". statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
↑ "1953 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
↑ "Italy 1953 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

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[1] "1953 Italian GP". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

[2] "Italy 1953 - Qualifications". statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

[3] "1953 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.

[4] "Italy 1953 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.

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