1953 BRITISH GRAND PRIX

The '1953 British Grand Prix' was a Formula Two race held on July 18, 1953 at Silverstone Circuit. It was part 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.

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Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	'Alberto Ascari'	'Ferrari'	90	2:50'00	1	'8.5'
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'
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 Marimon	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	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

Notes

★ 'Pole position:' Alberto Ascari - 1'48.0

★ 'Fastest lap:' Alberto Ascari & José Froilán González - 1'50.0

★ Ascari and González set equal fastest lap times, and shared the point.