1953 seasonR6 · 18 July 1953 · Silverstone

British Grand Prix 1953

Alberto Ascari won for Ferrari. Started from P1.

Laps90PoleAscariFastest lapAscariDistance424 km
Start → finish · top ten1P1 AscariP2 Fangio5P3 FarinaP4 González3P5 Hawthorn16P6 Bonetto19P7 Bhanudej11P8 Wharton14P9 Whitehead24P10 Rosier

Race results

01Alberto Ascarifastest lapFerrari2:50:00.0008.5
02Juan Manuel FangioMaserati+1:00.0006
03Nino FarinaFerrari+2 laps4
04José Froilán Gonzálezfastest lapMaserati+2 laps3.5
05Mike HawthornFerrari+3 laps2
06Felice BonettoMaserati+8 laps
07Birabongse BhanudejConnaught+8 laps
08Ken WhartonCooper+10 laps
09Peter WhiteheadCooper+11 laps
10Louis RosierFerrari+12 laps
—Jimmy StewartCooperSpun off
—Tony RoltConnaughtHalfshaft
—Luigi VilloresiFerrariAxle
—Onofre MarimónMaseratiEngine
—Peter CollinsHWMSpun off
—Alan BrownCooperOverheating
—Jack FairmanHWMClutch
—Roy SalvadoriConnaughtWheel
—Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaseratiClutch
—Lance MacklinHWMClutch
—Jean BehraGordiniFuel pump
—Ian StewartConnaughtIgnition
—Maurice TrintignantGordiniAxle
—Duncan HamiltonHWMClutch
—Bob GerardCooperSuspension
—Harry SchellGordiniElectrical
—Tony CrookCooperFuel system
—Kenneth McAlpineConnaughtRetirement
—Louis ChironO.S.C.A.Did not start