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
O.S.C.A. 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

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

Championship standings

Entrants' championship

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