1953 Alternate Formula One season

The 1953 Formula One season was the fourth in the history of the championship, with B.Bira the reigning champion. Tony Bettenhausen won the driver's title by a single point from Consalvo Sanesi, who won the most races. Jaguar-Aston Martin won both the constructor's championship and the entrant's championship.

Teams and Drivers

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver	Rounds
Mercedes-Benz Team Europe	Mercedes-Benz	WM-1	Mercedes-Benz UM153 4.5 V10	Eric Brandon	1-7
				Lucien Vincent	4
				Tommy Wisdom	5
				Helmut Niedermayr	6
Leader	Leader	LF153	Mercedes-Benz UM153 4.5 V10	Johnny Claes	1-9
Anglo Racing Engineering	Leader	LF153	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	Peter Collins	1, 4-5, 9
				Fred Wacker	2-3, 7
				Herrmann Lang	6
				Luigi Musso	8
Reatherson Racing Developments	Bentley	Speed 3	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	Lance Macklin	1, 5, 7-8
				Joe Kelly	3-4, 6
Scuderia Aqua	Bentley	53C	Aqua SAMC-1A 1.5 L8	Günther Bechem	1, 6-8
Alfa Romeo SpA	Alfa Romeo	AR160	Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8	Giuseppe Farina	1-3, 7-9
				Stirling Moss	1-9
				Peter Whitehead	1-9
				Louis Chiron	4-6
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	555	Ferrari 555 2.5 L4	Reg Parnell	1-9
				Dorino Serafini	1-4, 6-9
				Juan Manuel Fangio	1-8
				Jack Brabham	5, 9
Balkan Eagle	Alfa Romeo	AR160	Maserati 200F 2.0 L6	Lex Davison	1, 5
				Rudi Fischer	1-9
				Umberto Maglioli	1, 4-5, 8
				Aldo Gordini	2-3, 6-9
				Lance Macklin	2-4, 6, 9
/ Alexander Racing Team-Gordini	Gordini	G-953	Gordini ART-004 3.0 V6	Robert Manzon	1-9
				Consalvo Sanesi	1-9
				Aldo Gordini	1, 4-5
				Peter Collins	2-3, 6-8
				Fred Wacker	9
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	AM53	Maserati 200F 2.0 L6	Paul Frère	1-9
				Chico Landi	1, 7-8
				Onofre Marimon	2, 5
				Marcel Balsa	3
				André Simon	4, 6, 9
Team Ultimate Ferrari America	Ultimate	002	O.S.C.A. 3000V8 3.0 V8	Edgar Barth	1-8
				Harry Schell	9
	Ferrari	555 550	Ferrari 555 2.5 L4 Ferrari 550 2.0 L4		1, 3-4, 8
				Troy Ruttman	1-4, 8
				Toulo de Graffenried	1-4, 8-9
British Bentley Racing Motors	Bentley	Speed 3	Bentley 163-1 3.0 V16	Manfred von Brauchitsch	1-2, 5, 7
				Geoff Richardson	1, 3, 5, 7
				Mike Hawthorn	2-3, 5
				André Pilette	3
		53C		Roy Salvadori	3
Royal Racing Automobile Company	Maserati	AM53	Maserati 200F 2.0 L6	Duncan Hamilton	1-9
Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin	AM-04	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	Maurice Trintignant	1-9
				José Froilan Gonzalez	1-9
				Tony Bettenhausen	1-9
				B. Bira	1-9
Redman Racing Team	Maserati	AM53	Maserati 200F 2.0 L6	Nello Pagani	1-9
				Stan Jones	1-9
Phoenix Racing Organisation	Phoenix	PRO-4	Mercedes-Benz UM153 4.5 V10	Alberto Ascari	1-6
OSCA Automobili	O.S.C.A.	53	O.S.C.A. 3000V8 3.0 V8	Piero Taruffi	1-8
				André Simon	3, 8
				John Fitch	4
Maria Teresa de Filippis	Bentley	Speed 3	O.S.C.A. 3000V8 3.0 V8	Maria Teresa de Filippis	1-8
Hampshire Racing Alliance	Aston Martin	AM-04	Bentley 163-1 3.0 V16	David Hampshire	1-6, 8
Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ambrosiana	A-002	Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8	Giovanni Bracco	1-9
				Porfirio Rubirosa	1-9
				Giannino Marzotto	8
Rennkollektiv EMW	EMW	01	Mercedes-Benz UM153 4.5 V10	Fritz Riess	1
				Günther Bechem	2, 5
				Lex Davison	3-4, 6-8
Asso di Fiori	Aston Martin	AM-04	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	Luigi Villoresi	1, 5-6, 8
				Dries van der Lof	2-4, 7, 9
Ecurie Nationale Belge	Maserati	AM53	Maserati 200F 2.0 L6	Georges Berger	2
				André Milhoux	3
				Roger Laurent	4
				Charles de Tornaco	6
				André Pilette	8
	Aston Martin Bentley	AM-04 Speed 3	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12 Bentley 163-1 3.0 V16		2, 4-6, 9
				Jan Flinterman	2
				Jacques Swaters	3-6
				Olivier Gendebien	3, 9
Erne Racing Development	Maserati	AM53	Maserati 200F 2.0 L6	Roberto Mieres	2-8
F.H. Warden Competition	Bentley	Speed 3	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	Ken Wharton	3-7
Assasti Millanti	Leader	LF153	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	John Fitch	5-6, 8
Brits Under No European Legislation	Bentley	Speed 3	Bentley 163-1 3.0 V16	Maria Teresa de Filippis	6
Bardahl Oil Company	O.S.C.A.	53	Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12	Bill Vukovich	9
				Sam Hanks	9
Cliff Bergere	Mercedes-Benz	WM-1	Mercedes-Benz UM153 4.5 V10	Cliff Bergere	9

Grands Prix

	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Entrant
1	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	17 May	Reg Parnell	Dorino Serafini	Reg Parnell	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari
2	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	7 June	Robert Manzon	Giuseppe Farina	Maurice Trintignant	Aston Martin-Jaguar	Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	21 June	Giuseppe Farina	Dorino Serafini	Tony Bettenhausen	Aston Martin-Jaguar	Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing
4	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	5 July	Consalvo Sanesi	Reg Parnell	Consalvo Sanesi	Gordini	Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing
5	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	12 July	Consalvo Sanesi	Reg Parnell	Juan Manuel Fangio	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari
6	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring Nordschleife	2 August	Dorino Serafini	Consalvo Sanesi	Consalvo Sanesi	Gordini	/ Alexander Racing Team-Gordini
7	Swiss Grand Prix	Circuit Bremgarten	23 August	Consalvo Sanesi	Tony Bettenhausen	B. Bira	Aston Martin-Jaguar	Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing
8	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	13 September	Consalvo Sanesi	Consalvo Sanesi	Consalvo Sanesi	Gordini	/ Alexander Racing Team-Gordini
9	United States Grand Prix	Sebring	25 October	Reg Parnell	Dorino Serafini	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo SpA

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	USA	Pts.
1	Tony Bettenhausen	Ret	3	1	2	7	3	Ret	3	Ret	27
2	Consalvo Sanesi	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	Ret	26
3	Reg Parnell	1	Ret	Ret	3	3	17	3	5	Ret	24
4	B. Bira	3	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	1	Ret	2	23
5	Peter Whitehead	4	Ret	2	Ret	5	2	Ret	12	5	19
6	Giuseppe Farina	Ret	Ret	Ret				Ret	2	1	15
7	Maurice Trintignant	2	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	10	Ret	Ret	14
8	José Froilan Gonzalez	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	9	8	2	7	3	12
9	Robert Manzon	Ret	2	Ret	4	4	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	12
10	Alberto Ascari	5	6	5	Ret	2	18				10
11	Juan Manuel Fangio	6	Ret	Ret	6	1	9	Ret	10		8
12	Dries van der Lof		Ret	3	9			5		13	6
13	Dorino Serafini	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret	Ret	4	7	6
14	Peter Collins	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	16	DNQ	4	Ret	8	Ret	3
15	Giovanni Bracco	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	3
16	Edgar Barth	DNPQ	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	4	Ret		3
17	Jack Brabham					13				4	3
18	David Hampshire	DNQ	5	12	15	10	Ret		DNQ		2
-	Porfirio Rubirosa	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	8	Ret	6	9	6	0
-	Aldo Gordini	Ret	DNQ	13	Ret	6	16	Ret	20	11	0
-	Jacques Swaters			6	13	12	Ret				0
-	Nello Pagani	7	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	0
-	Stirling Moss	Ret	8	Ret	8	14	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
-	Piero Taruffi	DNQ	10	7	Ret	Ret	12	8	16		0
-	Lance Macklin	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	17	DNQ	Ret	7	19	15	0
-	Harry Schell	Ret		Ret	11				18	8	0
-	Rudi Fischer	DNPQ	DNQ	8	14	DNQ	13	12	13	12	0
-	Toulo de Graffenried	Ret	9	Ret	10				14	9	0
-	Maria Teresa de Filippis	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	14	9	11	Ret	0
-	Stan Jones	DNQ	Ret	9	DNQ	Ret	15	Ret	17	Ret	0
-	Luigi Villoresi	DNQ				Ret	10		Ret		0
-	André Simon			10	DNQ		DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	0
-	Louis Chiron				12	11	Ret				0
-	Ken Wharton			DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	21	11			0
-	Roberto Mieres		DNPQ	11	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		0
-	Johnny Claes	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	20	13	DNQ	Ret	0
-	André Pilette		DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	19		DNQ	14	0
-	Geoff Richardson	DNPQ		DNQ		DNPQ		14			0
-	Manfred von Brauchitsch	DNQ	DNQ			DNQ		15			0
-	Duncan Hamilton	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	16	0
-	Cliff Bergere									17	0
-	Eric Brandon	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	22	Ret			0
-	Joe Kelly			DNQ	DNQ		23				0
-	Troy Ruttman	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret				Ret		0
-	John Fitch				Ret	DNPQ	Ret		DNQ		0
-	Fred Wacker		DNPQ	DNPQ				Ret		Ret	0
-	Paul Frère	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	0
-	Mike Hawthorn		DNPQ	Ret		DNPQ					0
-	Olivier Gendebien			DNPQ						Ret	0
-	Giannino Marzotto								Ret		0
-	Bill Vukovich									Ret	0
-	Lex Davison	DNPQ		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ		0
-	Günther Bechem	DNPQ	DNPQ			DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ		0
-	Umberto Maglioli	DNPQ			DNQ	DNPQ			DNQ		0
-	Chico Landi	DNPQ						DNQ	DNPQ		0
-	André Milhoux			DNQ							0
-	Charles de Tornaco						DNQ				0
-	Helmut Niedermayr						DNQ				0
-	Herrmann Lang						DNQ				0
-	Sam Hanks									DNQ	0
-	Onofre Marimon		DNPQ			DNPQ					0
-	Fritz Riess	DNPQ									0
-	Jan Flinterman		DNPQ								0
-	Georges Berger		DNPQ								0
-	Roy Salvadori			DNPQ							0
-	Marcel Balsa			DNPQ							0
-	Roger Laurent				DNPQ						0
-	Lucien Vincent				DNPQ						0
-	Tommy Wisdom					DNPQ					0
-	Luigi Musso								DNPQ		0

Constructors' championship

Pos.	Constructor	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	USA	Pts.
1	Aston Martin-Jaguar	2	1	1	2	7	3	1	3	2	50
		3	3	3	5	9	5	2	7	3
		Ret	4	6	9	Ret	6	5	Ret	13
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	10	Ret	Ret
		DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret
			DNPQ	Ret	Ret		Ret			Ret
2	Gordini	Ret	2	Ret	1	4	1	Ret	1	Ret	35
		Ret	Ret	Ret	4	6	4	Ret	6	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret
3	Ferrari	1	9	Ret	3	1	9	3	4	4	32
		6	Ret	Ret	6	3	17	Ret	5	7
		Ret	Ret	Ret	10	13	Ret	Ret	10	9
		Ret	Ret	Ret	11				14	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret				18
		Ret		Ret	Ret				Ret
4	Alfa Romeo	4	8	2	8	5	2	Ret	2	1	32
		Ret	Ret	Ret	4	6	4	Ret	6	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret
5	Phoenix-Mercedes	5	6	5	Ret	2	18				10
6	Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo	Ret	Ret	4	7	8	Ret	6	9	6	3
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10
									Ret
7	Ultimate-O.S.C.A.	DNPQ	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	4	Ret	8	3
8	Aston Martin-Bentley	DNQ	5	12	15	10	Ret		DNQ		2
						12
-	Maserati	7	7	9	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	15	16	0
		DNQ	Ret	11	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	Ret
		DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret
		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret
		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
			DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ
			DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ		DNQ		DNPQ
-	O.S.C.A.	DNQ	10	7	Ret	Ret	12	8	16		0
				10	Ret				DNQ
-	Bentley-Jaguar	DNPQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	21	7	19		0
				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	23	11
						DNQ
-	Alfa Romeo-Maserati	DNPQ	DNQ	8	14	DNQ	13	12	13	11	0
		DNPQ	DNQ	13	17	DNPQ	16	Ret	20	12
		DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	Ret		DNQ	15
-	Bentley-O.S.C.A.	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	14	9	11		0
-	Bentley	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	13	DNQ	19	14		14	0
		DNPQ	DNQ	Ret		DNPQ		15		Ret
			DNPQ	DNQ		DNPQ
				DNPQ
				DNPQ
-	Leader-Mercedes	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	20	13	DNQ	Ret	0
-	Leader-Jaguar	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	16	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	0
						DNPQ	DNQ		DNPQ
-	Mercedes-Benz	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	22	Ret		17	0
					DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ
-	O.S.C.A.-Jaguar									Ret	0
										DNQ
-	EMW-Mercedes	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ		0
-	Bentley-Aqua	DNPQ					DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ		0

Entrants' championship

Pos.	Entrant	MON	NED	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	USA	Pts.
1	Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing	2	1	1	2	7	3	1	3	2	50
		3	3	Ret	5	9	5	2	7	3
		Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	10	Ret	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret
2	/ Alexander Racing Team-Gordini	Ret	2	Ret	1	4	1	Ret	1	Ret	35
		Ret	Ret	Ret	4	6	4	Ret	6	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret
3	Scuderia Ferrari	1	Ret	Ret	3	1	9	3	4	4	32
		6	Ret	Ret	6	3	17	Ret	5	7
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
4	Alfa Romeo SpA	4	8	2	8	5	2	Ret	2	1	32
		Ret	Ret	Ret	4	6	4	Ret	6	Ret
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret
5	Phoenix Racing Organisation	5	6	5	Ret	2	18				10
6	Asso di Fiori	DNQ	Ret	3	9	Ret	10	5	Ret	13	6
7	Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo	Ret	Ret	4	7	8	Ret	6	9	6	3
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10
									Ret
8	/ Group Ultimate	Ret	9	Ret	10	Ret	11	4	14	8	3
		Ret	11	Ret	11				18	9
		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret				Ret
		DNPQ		Ret	Ret				Ret
9	Hampshire Racing Alliance	DNQ	5	12	15	10	Ret		DNQ		2
-	Ecurie Nationale Belge		DNQ	6	13	12	19		DNQ	14	0
			DNPQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret			Ret
			DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ		DNQ
-	Redman Racing Team	7	7	9	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	15	Ret	0
		DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	Ret
-	OSCA Automobili	DNQ	10	7	Ret	Ret	12	8	16		0
				10	Ret				DNQ
-	Reatherson Racing Developments	DNPQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	23	7	19		0
-	Balkan Eagle	DNPQ	DNQ	8	14	DNQ	13	12	13	11	0
		DNPQ	DNQ	13	17	DNPQ	16	Ret	20	12
		DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	Ret		DNQ	15
-	Maria Teresa de Filippis	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	14	9	11		0
-	F.H. Warden Competition			DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	21	11			0
-	Erne Racing Development		DNPQ	11	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		0
-	Leader	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	20	13	DNQ	Ret	0
-	British Bentley Racing Motors	DNQ	DNQ	Ret		DNQ		14			0
		DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret		DNPQ		15
				DNQ		DNPQ
				DNPQ
-	Anglo Racing Engineering	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	16	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNPQ	Ret	0
-	Royal Racing Automobile Company	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	16	0
-	Cliff Bergere									17	0
-	Mercedes-Benz Team Europe	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	22	Ret			0
					DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ
-	Officine Alfieri Maserati	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	0
		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ
-	Assasti Millanti					DNPQ	Ret		DNQ		0
-	Bardahl Oil Company									Ret	0
										DNQ
-	BRUNEL									Ret	0
-	Rennkollektiv EMW	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ		0
-	Scuderia Aqua	DNPQ					DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ		0

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