1953 Belgian Grand Prix

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Flag of Belgium svg.png 1953 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 3 of 9 in the 1953 Alternate Formula One season
Spa 1950.jpg
Date June 21, 1953
Official Name XV Grand Prix de Belgique
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course Public road course
14.120 km (8.825 mi)
Distance 25 laps, 353 km (220.625 mi)
Weather Cloudy
Pole Position
Driver Flag of Italy svg.png Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo
Time 4:22.51
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Italy svg.png Dorino Serafini Ferrari
Time 4:24.52
Podium
First Flag of the United States svg.png Tony Bettenhausen Aston Martin-Jaguar
Second Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Whitehead Alfa Romeo
Third Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Dries van der Lof Aston Martin-Jaguar


The 1953 Belgian Grand Prix was the third race of the 1953 Formula One World Championship and was held in Spa-Francorchamps on June 21st 1953. This race was the scene of Tony Bettenhausen's first Grand Prix win, ahead of Peter Whitehead's Alfa Romeo and Dries van der Lof's customer Aston Martin-Jaguar. This was van der Lof's first podium, which he inherited following the last-lap retirements of Giovanni Bracco and Alberto Ascari, who were classified fourth and fifth.

Background

JAMR had started the season in the best way possible, getting two cars on the podium in every race and taking their first victory at Zandvoort. They now led every championship, with Maurice Trintignant have finished second and first in the opening two races. But with a larger field at Spa-Francorchamps, things could change once more. A record 47 drivers had gathered around the 14km long strip of tarmac in the Ardennes, fighting for 34 grid spots.

Reatherson went from Monaco directly to Belgium, with Joe Kelly taking the wheel while Macklin drove the Balkan Eagle.

As per the Maserati driver rotation scheme, Marcel Balsa stepped in the second car alongside Paul Frère for this race.

F.H. Warden Competition made their début this time around, the former Birmingham Motorsport returning with Ken Wharton.

Group Ultimate returned with their four cars, hoping to make just enough prize money to keep the team going.

Bentley also fielded four cars for Hawthorn, Richardson, Salvadori and guest driver André Pilette, as per their deal with ENB. This marked the second appearance for the 53C chassis.

Ecurie Nationale Belge took the Grand Prix as an opportunity to launch young drivers, with André Milhoux and Olivier Gendebien both making their début alongside team boss Jacques Swaters.

EMW had changed drivers once again, with Bechem being ditched in favour of the Australian Lex Davison.

O.S.C.A. brought a second car to a weekend for the first time, with the guest second driver being André Simon, who found himself without a drive despite his Monaco win the previous season.

Race weekend

Prequalifying

In the end, there were no real surprises. Wacker and Gendebien had the excuse of inexperience, Marcel Balsa had never been quick, the Bentley 53C had already proven to be a complete dud, as had the EMW. However, a few pleasant names could be seen at the front, with two of the three ENBs still making qualifying proper, as had two Bentleys, who both joined André Pilette in main qualifying. Finally, Ken Wharton and Joe Kelly would be pleased at managing to at least regain some prize money from their weekend expenses. They would be hoping to make the race.

Qualifying

Farina took pole for the sixth time in his career, ahead of Bettenhausen and Serafini, but it was Bracco and van der Lof who surprised, qualifying fifth and sixth respectively. Nello Pagani also impressed, putting the Maserati in eighth place (all the more impressive considering the three slowest cars were also Maseratis), while a number of new teams and drivers would make their first starts.

Race

Consalvo Sanesi got the best start of all and took the lead from the start, but at Blanchimon, Tony Bettenhausen barged his way through into the lead, closely followed by Farina. Further behind, Toulo de Graffenried's engine exploded, blinding Robert Manzon who subsequently crashed out of the race. On the following lap, he was followed on the sidelines by Giuseppe Farina who amateurishly crashed out at Stavelot, recording his fourth consecutive retirement. Dries van der Lof was on the move, taking fourth place from Giovanni Bracco on the third lap. At the same moment, Johnny Claes' Leader saw its gearbox expire, bringing an early end to the team's maiden race start. On lap 5, Dorino Serafini set what would remain the fastest lap of the race and powered into the race lead, while Bracco took fourth place back from van der Lof. And then, the attrition really started.

On lap 8, Brandon's Mercedes suffered a transmission failure, out of second last place. On the next lap, José Froilan Gonzalez (12th) spun off at La Source and was followed by Porfirio Rubirosa (19th), who made the exact same mistake. On the following lap, JAMRs day turned from mildly annoyed to fairly angry as Bira (4th) suffered an oil leak and Trintignant (13th) blew his engine. On the very next lap, Moss (13th) had a suspension failure and Barth (18th) had a gearbox failure. On the next lap, it was Pagani (10th) who suffered an oil leak, followed on the following lap by Pilette (19th) with a gearbox failure. Amidst the chaos, Bettenhausen had briefly taken the lead again, but had only held it a single lap. And so, at the halfway point of the race, 23 cars remained on track. Sanesi led from Serafini, Bettenhausen and Bracco. Dries van der Lof had by now fallen back massively, but was masterfully keeping everyone else behind him. He was followed by Parnell, Whitehead, Fangio, Ascari and the surprising Jacques Swaters in tenth place.

The battle for the lead was intensifying when the next wave of retirements started on lap 18. Peter Collins' Gordini suffered an oil leak out of a respectable 11th place. Two laps later, Consalvo Sanesi, who had just dropped back to third place, suffered from a steering failure. On the following lap, Reg Parnell span out at Eau Rouge. Simultaneously, Fangio's transmission expired and Troy Ruttman span out on the oil at Blanchimont. On the following lap, the order once again was shuffled when Dorino Serafini's Ferrari let go with just three laps remaining, with an oil pump failure. Bettenhausen inherited the race lead from Giovanni Bracco, Alberto Ascari, Dries van der Lof and Peter Whitehead. With two laps remaining, Whitehead passed van der Lof for fourth place, but the final important event was to come on the final lap, when Mike Hawthorn's Bentley engine blew out spectacularly. Blinded by the smoke Giovanni Bracco crashed out at Blanchimont, with Alberto Ascari and the lapped Harry Schell also spinning out on the oil. Whitehead and van der Lof were barely on the lead lap and inherited the final two podium positions. Swaters had just been lapped, so Bracco and Ascari was classified fourth and fifth, depriving the young Belgian of much-needed points for his team.

The battles for 7th and 11th were very entertaining indeed, each driver finishing within a few seconds of the other. Taruffi finished seventh, a brilliant performance for O.S.C.A., beating Rudi Fischer's Balkan Eagle and Stan Jones' Maserati. André Simon followed distantly in the second O.S.C.A., two laps down, while Mières won the hotly contested eleventh place ahead of David Hampshire and Aldo Gordini.

This race saw many landmark achievements. Bettenhausen finally scored his maiden race victory after three podiums, Dries van der Lof scored his and his team's first points and podium, and Bracco also scored Ambrosiana's first points of the season.

Classification

Entry list

No Driver Entrant Chassis Engine
2 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
4 Flag of Belgium svg.png Johnny Claes Flag of China svg.png Leader Leader LF153 Mercedes UM153 4.5 V10
6 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
8 Flag of Ireland svg.png Joe Kelly Flag of Ireland svg.png Reatherson Racing Developments Bentley Speed 3 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
10 Flag of Italy svg.png Giuseppe Farina Flag of Italy svg.png Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo AR160 Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8
12 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Stirling Moss Alfa Romeo AR160 Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8
14 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Whitehead Alfa Romeo AR160 Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8
16 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Reg Parnell Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 555 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4
18 Flag of Italy svg.png Dorino Serafini Ferrari 555 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4
20 Flag of Argentina svg.png Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 555 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4
22 Flag of France svg.png Aldo Gordini Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967) svg.png Balkan Eagle Alfa Romeo AR160 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
24 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Rudi Fischer Alfa Romeo AR160 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
26 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lance Macklin Alfa Romeo AR160 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
28 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
30 Flag of Italy svg.png Consalvo Sanesi Gordini G-953 Gordini ART-004 3.0 V6
32 Flag of Belgium svg.png Paul Frère Flag of Italy svg.png Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati AM53 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
34 Flag of France svg.png Marcel Balsa Maserati AM53 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
36 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Ken Wharton Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png F.H. Warden Competition Bentley Speed 3 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
38 Flag of Germany svg.png Edgar Barth Flag of Germany svg.png Team Ultimate Ultimate 002 O.S.C.A. 3000V8 3.0 V8
40 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Richardson Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png British Bentley Racing Motors Bentley Speed 3 Bentley 163-1 3.0 V16
42 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Mike Hawthorn Bentley Speed 3 Bentley 163-1 3.0 V16
44 Flag of Belgium svg.png André Pilette Bentley Speed 3 Bentley 163-1 3.0 V16
46 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Roy Salvadori Bentley 53C Bentley 163-1 3.0 V16
48 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
50 Flag of Belgium svg.png André Milhoux Flag of Belgium svg.png Ecurie Nationale Belge Maserati AM53 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
52 Flag of Belgium svg.png Olivier Gendebien Bentley Speed 3 Bentley 163-1 3.0 V16
54 Flag of Belgium svg.png Jacques Swaters Aston Martin AM-04 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
56 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
58 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Froilán González Aston Martin AM-04 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
60 Flag of the United States svg.png Tony Bettenhausen Aston Martin AM-04 Jaguar JFE-2 4.5 V12
62 Flag of Australia svg.png Lex Davison Flag of Germany svg.png Rennkollektiv EMW EMW 01 Mercedes UM153 4.5 V10
64 Flag of Italy svg.png Nello Pagani Flag of Australia svg.png Redman Racing Team Maserati AM53 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
66 Flag of Australia svg.png Stan Jones Maserati AM53 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
68 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
70 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
72 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
74 Flag of Argentina svg.png Roberto Mieres Flag of Ireland svg.png Erne Racing Development Maserati AM53 Maserati 200F 2.0 L6
76 Flag of Italy svg.png Giovanni Bracco Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ambrosiana Ambrosiana A-002 Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8
78 Flag of the Dominican Republic svg.png Porfirio Rubirosa Ambrosiana A-002 Alfa Romeo ARV8 1.5 V8
80 Flag of France svg.png André Simon Flag of Italy svg.png O.S.C.A. Automobili O.S.C.A. 53 O.S.C.A. 3000V8 3.0 V8
82 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
84 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
86 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
88 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
90 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Toulo de Graffenried Flag of the United States svg.png Ferrari America Ferrari 555 Ferrari 555 2.5 L4
92 Flag of the United States svg.png Harry Schell Ferrari 550 Ferrari 550 2.0 L4
94 Flag of the United States svg.png Troy Ruttman Ferrari 550 Ferrari 550 2.0 L4

Prequalifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 80 Flag of France svg.png André Simon O.S.C.A. 4:27.29 -
2 54 Flag of Belgium svg.png Jacques Swaters Aston Martin-Jaguar 4:29.80 + 2.51
3 42 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Mike Hawthorn Bentley 4:30.84 + 3.55
4 36 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Ken Wharton Bentley-Jaguar 4:32.80 + 5.51
5 8 Flag of Ireland svg.png Joe Kelly Bentley-Jaguar 4:34.48 + 7.19
6 40 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Richardson Bentley 4:35.47 + 8.18
7 74 Flag of Argentina svg.png Roberto Mieres Maserati 4:35.74 + 8.45
8 50 Flag of Belgium svg.png André Milhoux Maserati 4:35.76 + 8.47
9 6 Flag of the United States svg.png Fred Wacker Leader-Jaguar 4:35.87 + 8.58
10 62 Flag of Australia svg.png Lex Davison EMW-Mercedes 4:36.14 + 8.85
11 52 Flag of Belgium svg.png Olivier Gendebien Bentley 4:37.10 + 9.81
12 46 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Roy Salvadori Bentley 4:38.20 + 10.91
13 34 Flag of France svg.png Marcel Balsa Maserati 4:39.09 + 11.80

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 10 Flag of Italy svg.png Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 4:22.51 -
2 60 Flag of the United States svg.png Tony Bettenhausen Aston Martin-Jaguar 4:24.61 + 2.10
3 18 Flag of Italy svg.png Dorino Serafini Ferrari 4:25.32 + 2.81
4 30 Flag of Italy svg.png Consalvo Sanesi Gordini 4:26.05 + 3.54
5 76 Flag of Italy svg.png Giovanni Bracco Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo 4:26.24 + 3.73
6 84 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Dries van der Lof Aston Martin-Jaguar 4:26.42 + 3.91
7 82 Flag of Thailand svg.png B. Bira Aston Martin-Jaguar 4:26.45 + 3.94
8 64 Flag of Italy svg.png Nello Pagani Maserati 4:27.05 + 4.54
9 16 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Reg Parnell Ferrari 4:27.42 + 4.91
10 14 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Whitehead Alfa Romeo 4:27.47 + 4.96
11 28 Flag of France svg.png Robert Manzon Gordini 4:27.60 + 5.09
12 20 Flag of Argentina svg.png Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 4:27.66 + 5.15
13 90 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Toulo de Graffenried Ferrari 4:27.76 + 5.25
14 56 Flag of France svg.png Maurice Trintignant Aston Martin-Jaguar 4:28.29 + 5.78
15 58 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Froilán González Aston Martin-Jaguar 4:28.92 + 6.41
16 86 Flag of Italy svg.png Alberto Ascari Phoenix-Mercedes 4:28.99 + 6.48
17 12 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Stirling Moss Alfa Romeo 4:30.15 + 7.64
18 88 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Collins Gordini 4:30.18 + 7.67
19 78 Flag of the Dominican Republic svg.png Porfirio Rubirosa Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo 4:31.15 + 8.64
20 38 Flag of Germany svg.png Edgar Barth Ultimate-O.S.C.A. 4:31.23 + 8.72
21 54 Flag of Belgium svg.png Jacques Swaters Aston Martin-Jaguar 4:31.67 + 9.16
22 94 Flag of the United States svg.png Troy Ruttman Ferrari 4:31.99 + 9.48
23 80 Flag of France svg.png André Simon O.S.C.A. 4:32.62 + 10.11
24 72 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png David Hampshire Aston Martin-Bentley 4:33.25 + 10.74
25 66 Flag of Australia svg.png Stan Jones Maserati 4:33.27 + 10.76
26 92 Flag of the United States svg.png Harry Schell Ferrari 4:34.69 + 12.18
27 68 Flag of Italy svg.png Piero Taruffi O.S.C.A. 4:34.90 + 12.39
28 44 Flag of Belgium svg.png André Pilette Bentley 4:34.95 + 12.44
29 24 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Rudi Fischer Alfa Romeo-Maserati 4:35.06 + 12.55
30 22 Flag of France svg.png Aldo Gordini Alfa Romeo-Maserati 4:35.98 + 13.47
31 4 Flag of Belgium svg.png Johnny Claes Leader-Mercedes 4:36.34 + 13.83
32 42 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Mike Hawthorn Bentley 4:37.42 + 14.91
33 74 Flag of Argentina svg.png Roberto Mieres Maserati 4:38.29 + 15.78
34 2 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Eric Brandon Mercedes 4:38.44 + 15.93
35 36 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Ken Wharton Bentley-Jaguar 4:38.81 + 16.30
36 70 Flag of Italy svg.png Maria Teresa de Filippis Bentley-O.S.C.A. 4:38.97 + 16.46
37 26 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lance Macklin Alfa Romeo-Maserati 4:39.49 + 16.98
38 40 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Richardson Bentley 4:41.70 + 19.19
39 8 Flag of Ireland svg.png Joe Kelly Bentley-Jaguar 4:41.78 + 19.27
40 50 Flag of Belgium svg.png André Milhoux Maserati 4:42.78 + 20.27
41 48 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Duncan Hamilton Maserati 4:43.27 + 20.76
42 32 Flag of Belgium svg.png Paul Frère Maserati 4:44.14 + 21.63

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 60 Flag of the United States svg.png Tony Bettenhausen Aston Martin-Jaguar 25 1:53:01.25 2 8
2 14 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Whitehead Alfa Romeo 25 + 3:09.20 10 6
3 84 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Dries van der Lof Aston Martin-Jaguar 25 + 3:43.10 6 4
4 76 Flag of Italy svg.png Giovanni Bracco Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo 24 Accident 5 3
5 86 Flag of Italy svg.png Alberto Ascari Phoenix-Mercedes 24 Spin 16 2
6 54 Flag of Belgium svg.png Jacques Swaters Aston Martin-Jaguar 24 + 1 lap 21
7 68 Flag of Italy svg.png Piero Taruffi O.S.C.A. 24 + 1 lap 27
8 24 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Rudi Fischer Alfa Romeo-Maserati 24 + 1 lap 29
9 66 Flag of Australia svg.png Stan Jones Maserati 24 + 1 lap 25
10 80 Flag of France svg.png André Simon O.S.C.A. 23 + 2 laps 23
11 74 Flag of Argentina svg.png Roberto Mieres Maserati 23 + 2 laps 33
12 72 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png David Hampshire Aston Martin-Bentley 23 + 2 laps 24
13 22 Flag of France svg.png Aldo Gordini Alfa Romeo-Maserati 23 + 2 laps 30
Ret 92 Flag of the United States svg.png Harry Schell Ferrari 22 Spin 26
Ret 42 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Mike Hawthorn Bentley 22 Engine 32
Ret 18 Flag of Italy svg.png Dorino Serafini Ferrari 21 Oil pump 3 1
Ret 16 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Reg Parnell Ferrari 20 Spin 9
Ret 20 Flag of Argentina svg.png Juan Manuel Fangio Ferrari 20 Transmission 12
Ret 30 Flag of Italy svg.png Consalvo Sanesi Gordini 19 Steering 4
Ret 94 Flag of the United States svg.png Troy Ruttman Ferrari 19 Spin 22
Ret 88 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Collins Gordini 17 Oil leak 18
Ret 44 Flag of Belgium svg.png André Pilette Bentley 12 Gearbox 28
Ret 64 Flag of Italy svg.png Nello Pagani Maserati 11 Oil leak 8
Ret 12 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Stirling Moss Alfa Romeo 10 Suspension 17
Ret 38 Flag of Germany svg.png Edgar Barth Ultimate-O.S.C.A. 10 Gearbox 20
Ret 82 Flag of Thailand svg.png B. Bira Aston Martin-Jaguar 9 Oil leak 7
Ret 56 Flag of France svg.png Maurice Trintignant Aston Martin-Jaguar 9 Engine 14
Ret 58 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Froilán González Aston Martin-Jaguar 8 Spin 15
Ret 78 Flag of the Dominican Republic svg.png Porfirio Rubirosa Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo 8 Spin 19
Ret 2 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Eric Brandon Mercedes 7 Transmission 34
Ret 4 Flag of Belgium svg.png Johnny Claes Leader-Mercedes 3 Gearbox 31
Ret 10 Flag of Italy svg.png Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 1 Accident 1
Ret 28 Flag of France svg.png Robert Manzon Gordini 0 Accident 11
Ret 90 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Toulo de Graffenried Ferrari 0 Engine 13
DNQ 36 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Ken Wharton Bentley-Jaguar
DNQ 70 Flag of Italy svg.png Maria Teresa de Filippis Bentley-O.S.C.A.
DNQ 26 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lance Macklin Alfa Romeo-Maserati
DNQ 40 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Richardson Bentley
DNQ 8 Flag of Ireland svg.png Joe Kelly Bentley-Jaguar
DNQ 50 Flag of Belgium svg.png André Milhoux Maserati
DNQ 48 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Duncan Hamilton Maserati
DNQ 32 Flag of Belgium svg.png Paul Frère Maserati
DNPQ 6 Flag of the United States svg.png Fred Wacker Leader-Jaguar
DNPQ 62 Flag of Australia svg.png Lex Davison EMW-Mercedes
DNPQ 52 Flag of Belgium svg.png Olivier Gendebien Bentley
DNPQ 46 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Roy Salvadori Bentley
DNPQ 34 Flag of France svg.png Marcel Balsa Maserati

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 States svg.png Tony Bettenhausen 12
3 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Whitehead 9
4 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Reg Parnell 8
5 Flag of Thailand svg.png B. Bira 7
Pos Constructor Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Aston Martin-Jaguar 22
2 Flag of Italy svg.png Alfa Romeo 10
3 Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari 9
4 Flag of France svg.png Gordini 6
5 Flag of Spain 1945-1977 svg.png Phoenix-Mercedes 4
Pos Driver Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing 22
2 Flag of Italy svg.png Alfa Romeo SpA 10
3 Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ferrari 9
4 Flag of France svg.png Alexander Racing Team-Gordini 6
5 Flag of Italy svg.png Asso di Fiori 4
  • Only the top five positions are listed.
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