1953 Dutch Grand Prix

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Flag of the Netherlands svg.png 1953 Dutch Grand Prix
Race 2 of 9 in the 1953 Alternate Formula One season
512px-Circuit Park Zandvoort-1948.svg.png
Date June 7, 1953
Official Name IV Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course Permanent racing facility
4.193 km (2.605 mi)
Distance 84 laps, 352.212 km (218.82 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole Position
Driver Flag of France svg.png Robert Manzon Gordini
Time 1:45.45
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Italy svg.png Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo
Time 1:46.33
Podium
First Flag of France svg.png Maurice Trintignant Aston Martin-Jaguar
Second Flag of France svg.png Robert Manzon Gordini
Third Flag of the United States svg.png Tony Bettenhausen Aston Martin-Jaguar


The 1953 Dutch Grand Prix was the second race of the 1953 Formula One World Championship and was held at Zandvoort on June 7th 1953. Maurice Trintignant won the race, the first victory for both him and Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing, putting both into the championship lead. Robert Manzon and Trintignant's teammate Tony Bettenhausen also finished on the podium.

Background

Ferrari started the season strongly in Monaco, by getting all three factory cars in the top six in qualifying and winning the race with Reg Parnell, who scored his third career victory. JAMR was at the front from the start of the season and looked ever likely to take their maiden victory. This time, 41 drivers made their way to Zandvoort for the second race of the season.

In a last-minute announcement, Peter Collins was announced to be driving the third factory Gordini at Zandvoort and other races of the season. This move was the result of ART's interim team owner also owning Anglo Racing Engineering, for whom Collins would still drive on occasion. At Zandvoort, Collind has been hastily replaced by the American Fred Wacker, fresh from his third place at the Grand Prix des Frontières. He made his World Championship début.

Henry Reatherson decided not to make the trip to Zandvoort, instead choosing to wait until the closer Belgian Grand Prix. Macklin still made the trip though, taking the opportunity to fulfill his agreement with Balkan Eagle to drive for them when available.

Balkan Eagle themselves retained only Rudi Fischer for this race, as Aldo Gordini also fulfilled his contract, with Maglioli and Davison only acting as backup drivers. With more experienced hands stepping in, perhaps making the race would be a reasonable objective.

Following his dismal half-season in 1952, Onofre Marimon mystifyingly returned to Maserati as second driver once more, part of a rotating scheme involving himself, Landi and Marcel Balsa.

Instead of transporting all four cars to Zandvoort, Group Ultimate benched the second 550 and Harry Schell in the process. De Graffenried was considered a valuable part of the team, and Ruttman had been given the 555 in order to attempt to repeat his success from the previous season.

The third Bentley chassis remained in Monaco along with Geoff Richardson, while the second chassis was transported to the Dutch Grand Prix along with Mike Hawthorn, who would attempt to succeed where Richardson failed.

Instead of making the costly (and often unlucky) trip to Monaco, Jacques Swaters waited until the much closer Dutch Grand Prix to start the season. Main driver André Pilette had been handed the Bentley, while one-off drivers Georges Berger and Jan Flinterman would drive the Maserati and Aston-Jaguar respectively.

Erne Racing Development also started their season at Zandvoort, deciding against the expensive Monaco Grand Prix. Mières would hope that the Maserati was more competitive than the previous season's Ferrari.

With Scuderia Aqua not taking part this weekend, Günther Bechem was free to return to EMW, letting Fritz Riess return to being team principal.

Race weekend

Pre-qualifying

It was a relatively close pre-qualifying session this time around, with the new teams gaining experience. Balkan Eagle escaped pre-qualifying for the first time in style, with all three drivers clearing the first hurdle, leaving local driver Jan Flinterman on the sidelines, while his compatriot Dries van der Lof easily made it through. Once again, Bentley and Maserati failed to make the cut, Peter Collins dominated in the factory Gordini to make qualifying proper for the first time, and Stan Jones also made it through after failing at Monaco.

Qualifying

Robert Manzon took Gordini's second consecutive pole position at Zandvoort. Alfa and Ferrari seemed pretty evenly matched in the Netherlands, while JAMR was a bit further behind than in Monaco.

Disappointingly, Pilette, Brandon and von Brauchitsch couldn't make it, while Balkan Eagle failed to make it past the second hurdle. Barth, Hampshire and Taruffi were thrilled to make the grid, while Dries van der Lof and Stan Jones astonished the paddock by lining up 11th and 12th respectively.

Race

Manzon didn't get a good launch and was passed off the line by Peter Whitehead and Dorino Serafini, with Gonzalez ending up right behind them. On the next lap, though, Manzon was through again, and so was Gonzalez, who was already in second position. Whitehead was back in third place ahead of Serafini. On the very next lap, Gonzalez was into the lead, but Juan Manuel Fangio was the man on the move, already in fourth position having started ninth!

Manzon was applying the pressure on Gonzalez though, and attempted a move at Tarzan on lap 4. José was surprised by the attempt and promptly ran wide and into the dunes, beaching the Aston on the sidelines. Game over. Manzon was back in the lead ahead of Serafini, Sanesi and Whitehead. However, apart from Manzon, the pack behind wasn't really settling, and Serafini, Sanesi, Whitehead and Fangio, as well as Bira, Parnell and, to a lesser extent, Farina were all switching positions constantly.

On lap 8, Manzon ran wide at the final corner and was caught by the pack, but easily regained his lead. The incident strung out the chasing group, with Sanesi, Serafini and Whitehead now in a distinct group, which was joined by Reg Parnell on lap 11. On the next lap, Fangio had also caught up, leaving Bira and Farina alone to battle for a lonely seventh position.

On lap 14, Manzon had another spin, this time losing the race lead to teammate Consalvo Sanesi. The Italian took advantage of this and promptly started to build a comfortable lead. Manzon kept all his chasers at bay fairly easily and set about reeling in his teammate. Well, until lap 21, when he had another moment at Gerlach, this time getting bumped to fourth place, losing out to Parnell and Whitehead. He had already managed to make up a fair part of the gap, pulling the pack with him, and Bira and Bettenhausen were now both in the mix as well.

On lap 25, Reg Parnell ran wide at Tarzan, letting Manzon and Fangio through. Whitehead, meanwhile, was right on Sanesi's tail. On lap 28, Porfirio Rubirosa's great race was ended by a suspension failure. He was in 8th position, having started in 17th. He was immediately followed on the sidelines by the rookie Peter Collins, who beached his car in the sand on the following lap. More importantly though, on the following lap, Reg Parnell's gearbox expired, leaving the championship leader pointless at Zandvoort. Giovanni Bracco also ended his race, with a brake failure at Tarzan.

After all of this, Peter Whitehead had passed Consalvo Sanesi, but on lap 33, Juan Manuel Fangio had barged his way through into the race lead, followed by defending champion Bira. In fact, Fangio's erratic driving would go against him, as he ran wide at Tarzan on lap 35, leaving Bira to take the race lead and dropping down to fourth position. On the following lap though, Bira was back in third behind Whitehead and Sanesi. Such was the nature of the fight for the lead.

On lap 40, Fangio finally backed his car into a sand dune, ending his race. Whitehead was now well in the lead. Sanesi had been losing ground quickly, and Robert Manzon was in second place by lap 43. Consalvo continued to lose time and was passed by Bira on lap 47, moving down to fourth place. Farina was through on lap 48. He also took third place from Bira on the same lap, showing how good he still is at 46 years old. He was catching Manzon as well when Sanesi decided to get his arse in gear once more, passing Bira, then Farina. On lap 55, both Sanesi and Farina passed Robert Manzon, demoting the Frenchman to fourth position.

The race order changed dramatically on the following lap, when Peter Whitehead and Giuseppe Farina simultaneously suffered from mechanical failures out of the lead and third place respectively. Sanesi inherited the lead ahead of a tightly packed group composed of Robert Manzon, B. Bira, Troy Ruttman and Tony Bettenhausen. Maurice Trintignant soon joined the group, but Troy Ruttman heartbreakingly had to leave said group when his engine detonated on lap 59. No repeat victory for the young American. He was followed on the sidelines by Dorino Serafini, who had been briefly elevated into the points.

Trintignant passed Bira for third place shortly thereafter, but with a combination of clean driving and high attrition, David Hampshire and Dries van der Lof were sixth and seventh respectively! But an other wave of retirements was to follow. On lap 68, Stan Jones' gearbox decided to stop working. He was 13th of of 14 remaining, ahead of only Edgar Barth. Dries van der Lof then retired from ninth and, most importantly, Consalvo Sanesi spun out amateurishly at Scheivlak, out of the lead no less. With eleven drivers now remaining, and only three of them having started in the top ten, the order was naturally completely shaken up. Manzon and Trintignant were fighting for the lead, Bira, Bettenhausen and the sensational David Hampshire were battling for third, while Moss was leading the charge for sixth place.

After an initially heated fight for the lead, Maurice Trintignant soon left Manzon in his dust, scoring JAMR's maiden race victory, ahead of Robert Manzon. Tony Bettenhausen came third. After a long fight with Hampshire, Bira barely took fourth, completing a JAMR 1-3-4, with David Hampshire scoring a miraculous fifth position! Alberto Ascari misses out on more points, finishing sixth ahead of Pagani. Stirling Moss span out with a few laps remaining, but ended up classified in 8th position ahead of de Graffenried, Taruffi and Barth.

Classification

Entry list

No Driver Entrant Chassis Engine
1 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Eric Brandon Flag of Germany svg.png Mercedes-Benz Team Europe Mercedes-Benz WM-1 Mercedes UM153 4.5 V10
2 Flag of Belgium svg.png Johnny Claes Flag of China svg.png Leader Leader LF153 Mercedes UM153 4.5 V10
3 Flag of the United States svg.png Fred Wacker Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Anglo Racing Engineering Leader LF153 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
4 Flag of Italy svg.png Giuseppe Farina Flag of Italy svg.png Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo AR160 Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8
5 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Stirling Moss Alfa Romeo AR160 Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8
6 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Whitehead Alfa Romeo AR160 Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8
7 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Reg Parnell Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 555 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4
8 Flag of Italy svg.png Dorino Serafini Ferrari 555 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4
9 Flag of Argentina svg.png Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 555 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4
10 Flag of France svg.png Aldo Gordini Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967) svg.png Balkan Eagle Alfa Romeo AR160 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
11 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Rudi Fischer Alfa Romeo AR160 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
12 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lance Macklin Alfa Romeo AR160 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
14 Flag of France svg.png Robert Manzon Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png/Flag of France svg.png Alexander Racing Team-Gordini Gordini G-953 Gordini ART-004 3.0 V6
15 Flag of Italy svg.png Consalvo Sanesi Gordini G-953 Gordini ART-004 3.0 V6
16 Flag of Belgium svg.png Paul Frère Flag of Italy svg.png Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati AM53 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
17 Flag of Argentina svg.png Onofre Marimón Maserati AM53 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
18 Flag of Germany svg.png Edgar Barth Flag of Germany svg.png Team Ultimate Ultimate 002 O.S.C.A. 3000V8 3.0 V8
19 Flag of Germany svg.png Manfred von Brauchitsch Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png British Bentley Racing Motors Bentley Speed 3 Bentley 163-1 3.0 V16
20 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Mike Hawthorn Bentley Speed 3 Bentley 163-1 3.0 V16
21 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Duncan Hamilton Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Royal Racing Automobile Company Maserati AM53 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
22 Flag of Belgium svg.png Georges Berger Flag of Belgium svg.png Ecurie Nationale Belge Maserati AM53 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
23 Flag of Belgium svg.png André Pilette Bentley Speed 3 Bentley 163-1 3.0 V16
24 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Jan Flinterman Aston Martin AM-04 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
25 Flag of France svg.png Maurice Trintignant Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin AM-04 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
26 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Froilán González Aston Martin AM-04 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
27 Flag of the United States svg.png Tony Bettenhausen Aston Martin AM-04 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
28 Flag of Italy svg.png Nello Pagani Flag of Australia svg.png Redman Racing Team Maserati AM53 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
29 Flag of Australia svg.png Stan Jones Maserati AM53 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
30 Flag of Italy svg.png Piero Taruffi Flag of Italy svg.png O.S.C.A. Automobili O.S.C.A. 53 O.S.C.A. 3000V8 3.0 V8
31 Flag of Italy svg.png Maria Teresa de Filippis Flag of Italy svg.png Maria Teresa de Filippis Bentley Speed 3 O.S.C.A. 3000V8 3.0 V8
32 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png David Hampshire Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Hampshire Racing Alliance Aston Martin AM-04 Bentley 163-1 3.0 V16
33 Flag of Argentina svg.png Roberto Mieres Flag of Ireland svg.png Erne Racing Development Maserati AM53 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
34 Flag of Italy svg.png Giovanni Bracco Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ambrosiana Ambrosiana A-002 Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8
35 Flag of the Dominican Republic svg.png Porfirio Rubirosa Ambrosiana A-002 Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8
36 Flag of Germany svg.png Günther Bechem Flag of Germany svg.png Rennkollektiv EMW EMW 01 Mercedes UM153 4.5 V10
36* Flag of Belgium svg.png André Milhoux* EMW 01 Mercedes UM153 4.5 V10
37 Flag of Thailand svg.png B. Bira Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin AM-04 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
38 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Dries van der Lof Flag of Italy svg.png Asso di Fiori Aston Martin AM-04 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
39 Flag of the United States svg.png Troy Ruttman Flag of the United States svg.png Ferrari America Ferrari 555 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4
40 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Toulo de Graffenried Ferrari 550 Ferrari 550 2.0 L4
41 Flag of Italy svg.png Alberto Ascari Flag of Spain 1945-1977 svg.png Phoenix Racing Organisation Phoenix PRO-4 Mercedes UM153 4.5 V10
42 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Collins Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png/Flag of France svg.png Alexander Racing Team-Gordini Gordini G-953 Gordini ART-004 3.0 V6

* André Milhoux's entry was denied due to inexperience and was replaced by Günther Bechem.

Prequalifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 42 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Collins Gordini 1:46.20 -
2 38 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Dries van der Lof Aston Martin-Jaguar 1:48.59 + 2.39
3 29 Flag of Australia svg.png Stan Jones Maserati 1:49.05 + 2.85
4 31 Flag of Italy svg.png Maria Teresa de Filippis Bentley-O.S.C.A. 1:49.07 + 2.87
5 32 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png David Hampshire Aston Martin-Bentley 1:49.45 + 3.25
6 34 Flag of France svg.png Aldo Gordini Alfa Romeo-Maserati 1:49.66 + 3.46
7 12 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lance Macklin Alfa Romeo-Maserati 1:49.77 + 3.57
8 11 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Rudi Fischer Alfa Romeo-Maserati 1:49.79 + 3.59
9 24 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Jan Flinterman Aston Martin-Jaguar 1:50.28 + 4.08
10 33 Flag of Argentina svg.png Roberto Mieres Maserati 1:50.62 + 4.42
11 36 Flag of Germany svg.png Günther Bechem EMW-Mercedes 1:50.99 + 4.79
12 20 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Mike Hawthorn Bentley 1:51.18 + 4.98
13 16 Flag of Belgium svg.png Paul Frère Maserati 1:51.53 + 5.33
14 22 Flag of Belgium svg.png Georges Berger Maserati 1:51.66 + 5.46
15 3 Flag of the United States svg.png Fred Wacker Leader-Jaguar 1:52.10 + 5.90
16 17 Flag of Argentina svg.png Onofre Marimón Maserati 1:52.65 + 6.45
17 21 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Duncan Hamilton Maserati 1:52.85 + 6.65

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 14 Flag of France svg.png Robert Manzon Gordini 1:45.45 -
2 8 Flag of Italy svg.png Dorino Serafini Ferrari 1:45.49 + 0.04
3 6 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Whitehead Alfa Romeo 1:45.66 + 0.21
4 7 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Reg Parnell Ferrari 1:45.95 + 0.50
5 26 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Froilán González Aston Martin-Jaguar 1:46.18 + 0.73
6 15 Flag of Italy svg.png Consalvo Sanesi Gordini 1:46.29 + 0.84
7 37 Flag of Thailand svg.png B. Bira Aston Martin-Jaguar 1:46.40 + 0.95
8 4 Flag of Italy svg.png Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 1:46.55 + 1.10
9 9 Flag of Argentina svg.png Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 1:46.56 + 1.11
10 27 Flag of the United States svg.png Tony Bettenhausen Aston Martin-Jaguar 1:46.61 + 1.16
11 38 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Dries van der Lof Aston Martin-Jaguar 1:47.36 + 1.91
12 29 Flag of Australia svg.png Stan Jones Maserati 1:47.81 + 2.36
13 34 Flag of Italy svg.png Giovanni Bracco Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo 1:47.84 + 2.39
14 5 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Stirling Moss Alfa Romeo 1:47.86 + 2.41
15 28 Flag of Italy svg.png Nello Pagani Maserati 1:48.02 + 2.57
16 39 Flag of the United States svg.png Troy Ruttman Ferrari 1:48.42 + 2.97
17 35 Flag of the Dominican Republic svg.png Porfirio Rubirosa Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo 1:48.46 + 3.01
18 25 Flag of France svg.png Maurice Trintignant Aston Martin-Jaguar 1:48.51 + 3.06
19 42 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Collins Gordini 1:48.57 + 3.12
20 41 Flag of Italy svg.png Alberto Ascari Phoenix-Mercedes 1:49.12 + 3.67
21 18 Flag of Germany svg.png Edgar Barth Ultimate-O.S.C.A. 1:49.25 + 3.80
22 32 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png David Hampshire Aston Martin-Bentley 1:49.48 + 4.03
23 30 Flag of Italy svg.png Piero Taruffi O.S.C.A. 1:49.51 + 4.06
24 42 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Toulo de Graffenried Ferrari 1:49.63 + 4.18
25 1 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Eric Brandon Mercedes 1:49.69 + 4.24
26 31 Flag of Italy svg.png Maria Teresa de Filippis Bentley-O.S.C.A. 1:49.73 + 4.28
27 34 Flag of France svg.png Aldo Gordini Alfa Romeo-Maserati 1:50.01 + 4.56
28 11 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Rudi Fischer Alfa Romeo-Maserati 1:50.03 + 4.58
29 12 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lance Macklin Alfa Romeo-Maserati 1:50.32 + 4.87
30 23 Flag of Belgium svg.png André Pilette Bentley 1:50.55 + 5.10
31 2 Flag of Belgium svg.png Johnny Claes Leader-Mercedes 1:51.51 + 6.06
32 19 Flag of Germany svg.png Manfred von Brauchitsch Bentley 1:52.87 + 7.42

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 25 Flag of France svg.png Maurice Trintignant Aston Martin-Jaguar 84 2:34:19.32 18 8
2 14 Flag of France svg.png Robert Manzon Gordini 84 + 1:14.07 1 6
3 27 Flag of the United States svg.png Tony Bettenhausen Aston Martin-Jaguar 84 + 1:32.59 10 4
4 37 Flag of Thailand svg.png B. Bira Aston Martin-Jaguar 82 + 2 laps 7 3
5 32 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png David Hampshire Aston Martin-Bentley 82 + 2 laps 22 2
6 41 Flag of Italy svg.png Alberto Ascari Phoenix-Mercedes 81 + 3 laps 20
7 28 Flag of Italy svg.png Nello Pagani Maserati 80 + 4 laps 15
8 5 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Stirling Moss Alfa Romeo 78 Spin 14
9 42 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Toulo de Graffenried Ferrari 78 + 6 laps 24
10 30 Flag of Italy svg.png Piero Taruffi O.S.C.A. 78 + 6 laps 23
11 18 Flag of Germany svg.png Edgar Barth Ultimate-O.S.C.A. 77 + 7 laps 21
Ret 15 Flag of Italy svg.png Consalvo Sanesi Gordini 70 Spin 6
Ret 38 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Dries van der Lof Aston Martin-Jaguar 66 Transmission 11
Ret 29 Flag of Australia svg.png Stan Jones Maserati 62 Gearbox 12
Ret 8 Flag of Italy svg.png Dorino Serafini Ferrari 59 Oil leak 2
Ret 39 Flag of the United States svg.png Troy Ruttman Ferrari 58 Engine 16
Ret 6 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Whitehead Alfa Romeo 55 Gearbox 3
Ret 4 Flag of Italy svg.png Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 54 Gearbox 8 1
Ret 9 Flag of Argentina svg.png Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 39 Accident 9
Ret 34 Flag of Italy svg.png Giovanni Bracco Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo 30 Brakes 13
Ret 7 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Reg Parnell Ferrari 29 Gearbox 4
Ret 35 Flag of the Dominican Republic svg.png Porfirio Rubirosa Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo 27 Suspension 17
Ret 42 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Collins Gordini 27 Spin 19
Ret 26 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Froilán González Aston Martin-Jaguar 3 Spin 5
DNQ 1 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Eric Brandon Mercedes
DNQ 31 Flag of Italy svg.png Maria Teresa de Filippis Bentley-O.S.C.A.
DNQ 34 Flag of France svg.png Aldo Gordini Alfa Romeo-Maserati
DNQ 11 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Rudi Fischer Alfa Romeo-Maserati
DNQ 12 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lance Macklin Alfa Romeo-Maserati
DNQ 23 Flag of Belgium svg.png André Pilette Bentley
DNQ 2 Flag of Belgium svg.png Johnny Claes Leader-Mercedes
DNQ 19 Flag of Germany svg.png Manfred von Brauchitsch Bentley
DNPQ 24 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Jan Flinterman Aston Martin-Jaguar
DNPQ 33 Flag of Argentina svg.png Roberto Mieres Maserati
DNPQ 36 Flag of Germany svg.png Günther Bechem EMW-Mercedes
DNPQ 20 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Mike Hawthorn Bentley
DNPQ 16 Flag of Belgium svg.png Paul Frère Maserati
DNPQ 22 Flag of Belgium svg.png Georges Berger Maserati
DNPQ 3 Flag of the United States svg.png Fred Wacker Leader-Jaguar
DNPQ 17 Flag of Argentina svg.png Onofre Marimón Maserati
DNPQ 21 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Duncan Hamilton Maserati
DNA 36 Flag of Belgium svg.png André Milhoux EMW-Mercedes

Notes

Drivers

Constructors

Entrants

Lap leaders

Records broken

Drivers

Championship standings

Pos Driver Points
1 Flag of France svg.png Maurice Trintignant 14
2 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Reg Parnell 8
3 Flag of Thailand svg.png B. Bira 7
4 Flag of France svg.png Robert Manzon 6
5 Flag of the United States svg.png Tony Bettenhausen 4
Pos Constructor Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Aston Martin-Jaguar 14
2 Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari 8
3 Flag of France svg.png Gordini 6
4 Flag of Italy svg.png Alfa Romeo 4
5 Flag of Spain 1945-1977 svg.png Phoenix-Mercedes 2
Pos Driver Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing 14
2 Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ferrari 8
3 Flag of France svg.png Alexander Racing Team-Gordini 6
4 Flag of Italy svg.png Alfa Romeo SpA 4
5 Flag of Spain 1945-1977 svg.png Phoenix Racing Organisation 2
  • Only the top five positions are listed.
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