British Grand Prix

Date
Sat 18th July 1953 (UTC)
Sat 18th July 1953 (Local)

Timestamp
1953-07-18T13:00:00

Time

13:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1953

Round
6

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Location
Silverstone Circuit

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Description

The 1953 British Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 18 July 1953 at Silverstone Circuit. It was race 6 of 9 in the 1953 World Championship of Drivers, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used. The 90-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari after he started from pole position. Juan Manuel Fangio finished second for the Maserati team and Ascari's teammate Nino Farina came in third.

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Result List

Result Description
1 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:50:00
2 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati + 1:00
3 Nino Farina Ferrari + 2 Laps
4 José Froilán González Maserati + 2 Laps
5 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari + 3 Laps
6 Felice Bonetto Maserati + 8 Laps
7 Prince Bira Connaught-Lea-Francis + 8 Laps
8 Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol + 10 Laps
9 Peter Whitehead Cooper-Alta + 11 Laps
10 Louis Rosier Ferrari + 12 Laps

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