1953 Italian Grand Prix
1953 Italian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 9 of 9 in the 1953 Formula One season
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![]() Autodromo Nazionale di Monza layout | |||||
Race details | |||||
Date | 13 September 1953 | ||||
Official name | XXIV Gran Premio d'Italia | ||||
Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy | ||||
Course | Permanent road course | ||||
Course length | 6.300 km (3.915 miles) | ||||
Distance | 80 laps, 504.000 km (313.171 miles) | ||||
Weather | Sunny, mild, dry | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver |
| Ferrari | |||
Time | 2:02:7 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | ![]() | Maserati | |||
Time | 2:04.5 on lap 39 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First |
| Maserati | |||
Second |
| Ferrari | |||
Third |
| Ferrari | |||
Lap leaders |
The 1953 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 13 September 1953 at Monza. It was the ninth and final race 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. This made it the last World Championship race to run under the Formula Two regulations. The 80-lap race was won by Maserati driver Juan Manuel Fangio after he started from second position. Nino Farina finished second for the Ferrari team and his teammate Luigi Villoresi came in third.
Race report
The initial part of the race was a four-way battle between Alberto Ascari, Giuseppe Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio and Onofre Marimón. With five drivers running together on the last lap, the race saw a spectacular finish with Ascari and Farina ahead of Fangio approaching the last corner. Ascari made a mistake and spun. To avoid him, Farina pulled to the grass but recovered later. Fangio pounced on this window of opportunity and took a famous win. Ascari claimed the World Championship for Drivers' for the second, and final, time.
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | |
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1 | 4 | ![]() | Ferrari | 2:02.7 | — | |
2 | 50 | ![]() | Maserati | 2:03.2 | + 0.5 | |
3 | 6 | ![]() | Ferrari | 2:03.9 | + 1.2 | |
4 | 54 | ![]() | Maserati | 2:04.1 | + 1.4 | |
5 | 2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 2:04.6 | + 1.9 | |
6 | 8 | ![]() | Ferrari | 2:04.9 | + 2.2 | |
7 | 52 | ![]() | Maserati | 2:05.1 | + 2.4 | |
8 | 36 | ![]() | Gordini | 2:05.7 | + 3.0 | |
9 | 58 | ![]() | Maserati | 2:05.9 | + 3.2 | |
10 | 28 | ![]() | Cooper-Alta | 2:06.6 | + 3.9 | |
11 | 10 | ![]() | Ferrari | 2:06.9 | + 4.2 | |
12 | 56 | ![]() | Maserati | 2:07.5 | + 4.8 | |
13 | 34 | ![]() | OSCA | 2:07.8 | + 5.1 | |
14 | 22 | ![]() | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 2:08.0 | + 5.3 | |
15 | 38 | ![]() | Gordini | 2:08.5 | + 5.8 | |
16 | 40 | ![]() | Gordini | 2:08.8 | + 6.1 | |
17 | 64 | ![]() | Ferrari | 2:08.9 | + 6.2 | |
18 | 24 | ![]() | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 2:09.0 | + 6.3 | |
19 | 30 | ![]() | Cooper-Bristol | 2:09.3 | + 6.6 | |
20 | 12 | ![]() | Ferrari | 2:09.5 | + 6.8 | |
21 | 42 | ![]() | Maserati | 2:09.7 | + 7.0 | |
22 | 20 | ![]() | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 2:09.9 | + 7.2 | |
23 | 44 | ![]() | Maserati | 2:10.1 | + 7.4 | |
24 | 46 | ![]() | Cooper-Bristol | 2:10.5 | + 7.8 | |
25 | 32 | ![]() | OSCA | 2:10.8 | + 8.1 | |
26 | 18 | ![]() | HWM-Alta | 2:11.0 | + 8.3 | |
27 | 14 | ![]() | HWM-Alta | 2:11.5 | + 8.8 | |
28 | 16 | ![]() | HWM-Alta | 2:11.9 | + 9.2 | |
29 | 48 | ![]() | AFM-Bristol | 2:13.0 | + 10.3 | |
30 | 26 | ![]() | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 2:14.6 | + 11.9 | |
Source:[1] |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 50 | ![]() | Maserati | 80 | 2:49:45.9 | 2 | 91 |
2 | 6 | ![]() | Ferrari | 80 | + 1.4 | 3 | 6 |
3 | 2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 79 | + 1 Lap | 5 | 4 |
4 | 8 | ![]() | Ferrari | 79 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 3 |
5 | 36 | ![]() | Gordini | 79 | + 1 Lap | 8 | 2 |
6 | 40 | ![]() | Gordini | 77 | + 3 Laps | 16 | |
7 | 56 | ![]() ![]() | Maserati | 76 | + 4 Laps | 12 | |
8 | 10 | ![]() | Ferrari | 75 | + 5 Laps | 11 | |
9 | 38 | ![]() | Gordini | 75 | + 5 Laps | 15 | |
10 | 32 | ![]() | OSCA | 72 | + 8 Laps | 25 | |
11 | 44 | ![]() | Maserati | 72 | + 8 Laps | 23 | |
12 | 46 | ![]() | Cooper-Bristol | 70 | + 10 Laps | 24 | |
13 | 28 | ![]() | Cooper-Alta | 70 | + 10 Laps | 10 | |
14 | 48 | ![]() | AFM-Bristol | 67 | + 13 Laps | 29 | |
15 | 16 | ![]() | HWM-Alta | 67 | + 13 Laps | 28 | |
16 | 64 | ![]() | Ferrari | 65 | + 15 Laps | 17 | |
Ret | 4 | ![]() | Ferrari | 79 | Accident | 1 | |
Ret | 52 | ![]() | Maserati | 77 | Out of fuel | 7 | |
Ret | 54 | ![]() | Maserati | 75 | Accident | 4 | |
Ret | 58 | ![]() | Maserati | 70 | Engine | 9 | |
NC | 20 | ![]() | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 61 | Not Classified | 22 | |
NC | 30 | ![]() | Cooper-Bristol | 57 | Not Classified | 19 | |
NC | 24 | ![]() | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 56 | Not Classified | 18 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() | Ferrari | 40 | Engine | 20 | |
Ret | 22 | ![]() | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 33 | Throttle | 14 | |
Ret | 42 | ![]() | Maserati | 18 | Engine | 21 | |
Ret | 34 | ![]() | OSCA | 17 | Engine | 13 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() | HWM-Alta | 14 | Engine | 26 | |
Ret | 26 | ![]() | Connaught-Lea-Francis | 7 | Fuel System | 30 | |
Ret | 14 | ![]() | HWM-Alta | 6 | Engine | 27 | |
Source:[2] |
- Notes
- ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
- Car #56: Mantovani (38 laps) then Musso (38 laps)
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points | |
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![]() | 1 | ![]() | 34.5 (46.5) |
![]() | 2 | ![]() | 28 (29.5) |
![]() | 3 | ![]() | 26 (32) |
![]() | 4 | ![]() | 19 (27) |
![]() | 5 | ![]() | 17 |
Source: [3] |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References
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