30th GP – Germany 1953

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [05]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
2	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [04]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
3	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [01]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
4	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [03]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
5	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2040/41/44]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
6	José Froilán González	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2041/44]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
7	Felice Bonetto	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2046]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
8	Onofre Marimón	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2048]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
9	Jean Behra	Amédée Gordini	Gordini T16 [33]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert
10	Maurice Trintignant	Amédée Gordini	Gordini T16 [31]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert
11	Harry Schell	Amédée Gordini	Gordini T16 [32]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert
12	Johnny Claes	Écurie Belge	Connaught A [A4]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Englebert
13	Mauritz Von Strachwitz	Von Strachwitz	MSM Lancia	Lancia V6 2.0	Dunlop
14	Prince Bira	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A [A8]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop
15	Roy Salvadori	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A [A7]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop
16	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A [A1]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop
17	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Baron de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM [2038]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
18	Jacques Swaters	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 500 [0208-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Englebert
19	Stirling Moss	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T24 [CB-10-53]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
20	Louis Rosier	Écurie (Louis) Rosier	Ferrari 500 [0186-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
21	Hans Von Stuck	Hans Stuck	AFM Type 50 [M4]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop
22	Wolfgang Seidel	Wolfgang Seidel	Veritas RS [85395]	Veritas 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop
23	Willi Heeks	Willi Heeks	Veritas Meteor ['Meteor 11']	Veritas L6 2.0	Dunlop
24	Theo Helfrich	Theo Helfrich	Veritas RS [V49-18]	Veritas 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop
25	Hans Blees	Hans Blees	AFM Type 50 [M8]	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop
26	Oswald Karch	Oswald Karch	Veritas RS [V49-20]	Veritas 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop
28	Theo Fitzau	Helmut Niedermayr	AFM Type 50 [M7]	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop
29	Hans Klenk	Hans Klenk	Veritas Meteor [4110]	Veritas L6 2.0	Dunlop
30	Ernst Loof	Renngemeinshaft Nürburgring	Veritas Meteor [RS/2 4203]	Veritas L6 2.0	Dunlop
31	Erwin Bauer	Hans Klenk	Veritas Meteor [85325]	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop
32	Hans Herrmann	Hans Klenk	Veritas Meteor [4110]	Veritas L6 2.0	Dunlop
33	Adolf Lang	Adolf Lang	Veritas RS	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop
34	Kurt Adolff	Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari 500 [0184-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
35	Edgar Barth	EMW Rennkollectiv	EMW R1/53	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Pirelli
36	Rudolf Krause	Dora Greifzu	BMW Greifzu	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop
37	Ernst Klodwig	Ernst Klodwig	BMW Heck	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop
38	Alan Brown	Ecurie Richmond	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-7-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop
39	Helm Glöckler	Ecurie Richmond	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop
40	Rodney Nuckey	R. Nuckey	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-3-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop
41	Bernard Nacke (Günther Bechem)	Günther Bechem	AFM Type 50 [M5]	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop
Strachwitz, Blees, Klenk and Lang did not attend. González did not participate due to injuries in a previous event.

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	1	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 500 [05]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	09:59.800	0
2	5	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati A6GCM [2040/41/44]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	10:03.700	0
3	2	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 500 [04]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	10:04.100	0
4	3	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari 500 [01]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	10:12.600	0
5	10	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini T16 [31]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	10:21.700	0
6	4	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari 500 [03]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	10:22.800	0
7	7	Felice Bonetto	Maserati A6GCM [2046]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	10:40.800	0
8	8	Onofre Marimón	Maserati A6GCM [2048]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	10:41.000	0
9	9	Jean Behra	Gordini T16 [33]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	10:45.500	0
10	11	Harry Schell	Gordini T16 [32]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	10:46.200	0
11	17	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM [2038]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	10:46.600	0
12	19	Stirling Moss	Cooper T24 [CB-10-53]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	10:48.300	0
13	15	Roy Salvadori	Connaught A [A7]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	10:57.500	0
14	32	Hans Herrmann	Veritas Meteor [4110]	Veritas L6 2.0	Dunlop	10:59.800	0
15	14	Prince Bira	Connaught A [A8]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	11:02.100	0
16	16	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught A [A1]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	11:07.300	0
17	38	Alan Brown	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-7-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	11:08.700	0
18	23	Willi Heeks	Veritas Meteor ['Meteor 11']	Veritas L6 2.0	Dunlop	11:18.000	0
19	18	Jacques Swaters	Ferrari 500 [0208-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Englebert	11:18.900	0
20	40	Rodney Nuckey	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-3-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	11:22.100	0
21	28	Theo Fitzau	AFM Type 50 [M7]	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	11:23.400	0
22	20	Louis Rosier	Ferrari 500 [0186-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	11:27.400	0
23	21	Hans Von Stuck	AFM Type 50 [M4]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	11:37.200	0
24	35	Edgar Barth	EMW R1/53	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Pirelli	11:40.800	0
25	12	Johnny Claes	Connaught A [A4]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Englebert	11:45.500	0
26	36	Rudolf Krause	BMW Greifzu	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	11:49.500	0
27	34	Kurt Adolff	Ferrari 500 [0184-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	11:53.100	0
28	24	Theo Helfrich	Veritas RS [V49-18]	Veritas 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	11:56.300	0
29	22	Wolfgang Seidel	Veritas RS [85395]	Veritas 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	11:59.300	0
30	41	Bernard Nacke (Günther Bechem)	AFM Type 50 [M5]	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	12:13.300	0
31	30	Ernst Loof	Veritas Meteor [RS/2 4203]	Veritas L6 2.0	Dunlop	12:16.800	0
32	37	Ernst Klodwig	BMW Heck	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	12:24.600	0
33	31	Erwin Bauer	Veritas Meteor [85325]	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop		0
34	26	Oswald Karch	Veritas RS [V49-20]	Veritas 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop		0
DNQ	39	Helm Glöckler	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop		0
Glockler did not practice due to engine problems.

Official Name	XVI. Grosser Preis von Deutschland
Circuit	Nürburgring
Date	August 2
Pole	Alberto Ascari 09:59.800
Fastest Lap	Alberto Ascari 09:56.000
Podium	1st Giuseppe Farina (11) , 2nd Juan Manuel Fangio, 3rd Mike Hawthorn (3)
GP Number	30
Round	7
Weather	Sunny
Prev race	British Grand Prix July 18
Next race	Grosser Preis der Schweiz August 23

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P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	2	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [04]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	03:02:25.000	18		11	3	8
2	5	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2040/41/44]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	03:03:29.000	18		0	2	6
3	3	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [01]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	03:04:08.600	18		3	4	4
4	7	Felice Bonetto	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2046]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	03:11:13.600	18		0	7	3
5	17	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Baron de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM [2038]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	+1 lap	17		0	11	2
6	19	Stirling Moss	Cooper Car Co.	Cooper T24 [CB-10-53]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	+1 lap	17		0	12	0
7	18	Jacques Swaters	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 500 [0208-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Englebert	+1 lap	17		0	19	0
8	1	Luigi Villoresi Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [05]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	+1 lap	8 9		0 4	1	0 0
9	32	Hans Herrmann	Hans Klenk	Veritas Meteor [4110]	Veritas L6 2.0	Dunlop	+1 lap	17		0	14	0
10	20	Louis Rosier	Écurie (Louis) Rosier	Ferrari 500 [0186-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	+1 lap	17		0	22	0
11	40	Rodney Nuckey	R. Nuckey	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-3-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	+2 laps	16		0	20	0
12	24	Theo Helfrich	Theo Helfrich	Veritas RS [V49-18]	Veritas 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	+2 laps	16		0	28	0
13	16	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A [A1]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	+2 laps	16		0	16	0
14	36	Rudolf Krause	Dora Greifzu	BMW Greifzu	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	+2 laps	16		0	26	0
15	37	Ernst Klodwig	Ernst Klodwig	BMW Heck	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	+3 laps	15		0	32	0
16	22	Wolfgang Seidel	Wolfgang Seidel	Veritas RS [85395]	Veritas 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	+4 laps	14		0	29	0
DNF	4	Luigi Villoresi Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [03]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	Engine	10 5	09:56.000	0 0	6	0 1
DNF	38	Alan Brown	Ecurie Richmond	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-7-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	Engine	15		0	17	0
DNF	8	Onofre Marimón	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2048]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	Suspension	13		0	8	0
DNF	35	Edgar Barth	EMW Rennkollectiv	EMW R1/53	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Pirelli	Exhaust	12		0	24	0
DNF	12	Johnny Claes	Écurie Belge	Connaught A [A4]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Englebert	Engine	12		0	25	0
DNF	26	Oswald Karch	Oswald Karch	Veritas RS [V49-20]	Veritas 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	Engine	10		0	34	0
DNF	23	Willi Heeks	Willi Heeks	Veritas Meteor ['Meteor 11']	Veritas L6 2.0	Dunlop	Transmission	8		0	18	0
DNF	9	Jean Behra	Amédée Gordini	Gordini T16 [33]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	Gearbox	7		0	9	0
DNF	11	Harry Schell	Amédée Gordini	Gordini T16 [32]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	Engine	6		0	10	0
DNF	14	Prince Bira	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A [A8]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	Suspension	6		0	15	0
DNF	28	Theo Fitzau	Helmut Niedermayr	AFM Type 50 [M7]	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	Engine	3		0	21	0
DNF	34	Kurt Adolff	Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari 500 [0184-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	Transmission	3		0	27	0
DNF	41	Bernard Nacke (Günther Bechem)	Günther Bechem	AFM Type 50 [M5]	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	Engine	2		0	30	0
DNF	10	Maurice Trintignant	Amédée Gordini	Gordini T16 [31]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	Differential	1		0	5	0
DNF	15	Roy Salvadori	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A [A7]	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	Engine	1		0	13	0
DNF	31	Erwin Bauer	Hans Klenk	Veritas Meteor [85325]	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	Engine	1		0	33	0
DNF	21	Hans Von Stuck	Hans Stuck	AFM Type 50 [M4]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	Engine	0		0	23	0
DNF	30	Ernst Loof	Renngemeinshaft Nürburgring	Veritas Meteor [RS/2 4203]	Veritas L6 2.0	Dunlop	Fuel pump	0		0	31	0
DNS	39	Helm Glöckler	Ecurie Richmond	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	Engine	0		0		0
T	31	Hans Herrmann	Hans Klenk	Veritas Meteor [85325]	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	Practice	0		0		0
T	32	Erwin Bauer	Hans Klenk	Veritas Meteor [4110]	Veritas L6 2.0	Dunlop	Practice	0		0		0
T	5	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2040/41]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
S	1	-	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [06]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	Spare car	0		0		0
DNA	6	José Froilán González	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2041/44]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	Injury	0		0		0
DNA	13	Mauritz Von Strachwitz	Von Strachwitz	MSM Lancia	Lancia V6 2.0	Dunlop	Not present	0		0		0
DNA	25	Hans Blees	Hans Blees	AFM Type 50 [M8]	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	Not present	0		0		0
DNA	29	Hans Klenk	Hans Klenk	Veritas Meteor [4110]	Veritas L6 2.0	Dunlop	Not present	0		0		0
DNA	33	Adolf Lang	Adolf Lang	Veritas RS	BMW 328 L6 2.0	Dunlop	Not present	0		0		0
Ascari and Villoresi exchanged their cars, as Ascari had been experiencing handling problems.

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Formula 1 1953 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	33.5 (37.5)
2	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	20
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	19
4	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	18 (20)
5	José Froilán González	Maserati	13.5 (14.5)
6	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	13
7	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	9
8	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	7
9	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	6
10	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	5
11	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	4
12	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	2
12	Duane Carter	Lesovsky	2
13	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	2
14	Óscar Alfredo Gálvez	Maserati	2
15	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	2
16	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	2
17	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	1.5
18	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	1.5