1953 British Grand Prix
- Date
- 18 Jul 1953
- Circuit
- Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK
- Round
- 6 of 9
- Winner
- Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1 | 90 | 2:50:00.0 | 8.5 | |
| 2 | 23 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 4 | 90 | +1:00.0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 5 | 88 | +2 Laps | 4 | |
| 4 | 24 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 2 | 88 | +2 Laps | 3.5 | |
| 5 | 8 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 3 | 87 | +3 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 25 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 16 | 82 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| 7 | 10 | Prince Bira | Connaught | 19 | 82 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 16 | Ken Wharton | Cooper | 11 | 80 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 20 | Peter Whitehead | Cooper | 14 | 79 | +11 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 9 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 24 | 78 | +12 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Jimmy Stewart | Cooper | 15 | 79 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Tony Rolt | Connaught | 10 | 70 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 6 | 65 | Axle | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 7 | 65 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Alan Brown | Cooper | 21 | 56 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Peter Collins | HWM | 23 | 56 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Jack Fairman | HWM | 27 | 54 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught | 28 | 50 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 31 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 26 | 34 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 12 | 31 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 22 | 30 | Fuel pump | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Ian Stewart | Connaught | 20 | 24 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 8 | 14 | Axle | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Duncan Hamilton | HWM | 17 | 14 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Harry Schell | Gordini | 9 | 5 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught | 13 | 0 | Retired | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Tony Crook | Cooper | 25 | 0 | Fuel system | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 4 | 33.5 |
| 2 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 1 | 16 |
| 3 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 0 | 13.5 |
| 4 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Bill Vukovich | 1 | 9 | |
| 8 | Art Cross | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 0 | 4 |