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30th GP – Germany 1953

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 500 [05] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli
2 Italy Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 500 [04] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli
3 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 500 [01] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli
4 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 500 [03] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli
5 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati A6GCM [2040/41/44] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli
6 Argentina José Froilán González Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati A6GCM [2041/44] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli
7 Italy Felice Bonetto Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati A6GCM [2046] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli
8 Argentina Onofre Marimón Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati A6GCM [2048] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli
9 France Jean Behra Amédée Gordini France Gordini T16 [33] Gordini T20 L6 2.0 Englebert
10 France Maurice Trintignant Amédée Gordini France Gordini T16 [31] Gordini T20 L6 2.0 Englebert
11 United States Harry Schell Amédée Gordini France Gordini T16 [32] Gordini T20 L6 2.0 Englebert
12 Belgium Johnny Claes Écurie Belge Great Britain Connaught A [A4] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Englebert
13 Germany Mauritz Von Strachwitz Von Strachwitz Germany MSM Lancia Lancia V6 2.0 Dunlop
14 Thailand Prince Bira Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop
15 Great Britain Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A7] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop
16 Great Britain Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A1] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop
17 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Baron de Graffenried Italy Maserati A6GCM [2038] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli
18 Belgium Jacques Swaters Ecurie Francorchamps Italy Ferrari 500 [0208-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Englebert
19 Great Britain Stirling Moss Cooper Car Co. Great Britain Cooper T24 [CB-10-53] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop
20 France Louis Rosier Écurie (Louis) Rosier Italy Ferrari 500 [0186-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop
21 Germany Hans Von Stuck Hans Stuck Germany AFM Type 50 [M4] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop
22 Germany Wolfgang Seidel Wolfgang Seidel Germany Veritas RS [85395] Veritas 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop
23 Germany Willi Heeks Willi Heeks Germany Veritas Meteor ['Meteor 11'] Veritas L6 2.0 Dunlop
24 Germany Theo Helfrich Theo Helfrich Germany Veritas RS [V49-18] Veritas 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop
25 Germany Hans Blees Hans Blees Germany AFM Type 50 [M8] BMW 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop
26 Germany Oswald Karch Oswald Karch Germany Veritas RS [V49-20] Veritas 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop
28 East Germany Theo Fitzau Helmut Niedermayr Germany AFM Type 50 [M7] BMW 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop
29 Germany Hans Klenk Hans Klenk Germany Veritas Meteor [4110] Veritas L6 2.0 Dunlop
30 Germany Ernst Loof Renngemeinshaft Nürburgring Germany Veritas Meteor [RS/2 4203] Veritas L6 2.0 Dunlop
31 Germany Erwin Bauer Hans Klenk Germany Veritas Meteor [85325] BMW 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop
32 Germany Hans Herrmann Hans Klenk Germany Veritas Meteor [4110] Veritas L6 2.0 Dunlop
33 Germany Adolf Lang Adolf Lang Germany Veritas RS BMW 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop
34 Germany Kurt Adolff Ecurie Espadon Italy Ferrari 500 [0184-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli
35 East Germany Edgar Barth EMW Rennkollectiv East Germany EMW R1/53 BMW 328 L6 2.0 Pirelli
36 East Germany Rudolf Krause Dora Greifzu Germany BMW Greifzu BMW 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop
37 East Germany Ernst Klodwig Ernst Klodwig Germany BMW Heck BMW 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop
38 Great Britain Alan Brown Ecurie Richmond Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-7-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop
39 Germany Helm Glöckler Ecurie Richmond Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop
40 Great Britain Rodney Nuckey R. Nuckey Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-3-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop
41 Germany Bernard Nacke (Günther Bechem) Günther Bechem Germany 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.

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

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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 Italy Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 500 [04] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli 03:02:25.000 18 11 3 8
2 5 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati A6GCM [2040/41/44] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli 03:03:29.000 18 0 2 6
3 3 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 500 [01] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli 03:04:08.600 18 3 4 4
4 7 Italy Felice Bonetto Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati A6GCM [2046] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli 03:11:13.600 18 0 7 3
5 17 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Baron de Graffenried Italy Maserati A6GCM [2038] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli +1 lap 17 0 11 2
6 19 Great Britain Stirling Moss Cooper Car Co. Great Britain Cooper T24 [CB-10-53] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop +1 lap 17 0 12 0
7 18 Belgium Jacques Swaters Ecurie Francorchamps Italy Ferrari 500 [0208-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Englebert +1 lap 17 0 19 0
8 1 Italy Luigi Villoresi
Italy Alberto Ascari
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 500 [05] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli +1 lap 8
9
0
4
1 0
0
9 32 Germany Hans Herrmann Hans Klenk Germany Veritas Meteor [4110] Veritas L6 2.0 Dunlop +1 lap 17 0 14 0
10 20 France Louis Rosier Écurie (Louis) Rosier Italy Ferrari 500 [0186-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop +1 lap 17 0 22 0
11 40 Great Britain Rodney Nuckey R. Nuckey Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-3-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop +2 laps 16 0 20 0
12 24 Germany Theo Helfrich Theo Helfrich Germany Veritas RS [V49-18] Veritas 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop +2 laps 16 0 28 0
13 16 Great Britain Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A1] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop +2 laps 16 0 16 0
14 36 East Germany Rudolf Krause Dora Greifzu Germany BMW Greifzu BMW 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop +2 laps 16 0 26 0
15 37 East Germany Ernst Klodwig Ernst Klodwig Germany BMW Heck BMW 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop +3 laps 15 0 32 0
16 22 Germany Wolfgang Seidel Wolfgang Seidel Germany Veritas RS [85395] Veritas 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop +4 laps 14 0 29 0
DNF 4 Italy Luigi Villoresi
Italy Alberto Ascari
Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 500 [03] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli Engine 10
5
09:56.000 0
0
6

0
1
DNF 38 Great Britain Alan Brown Ecurie Richmond Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-7-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop Engine 15 0 17 0
DNF 8 Argentina Onofre Marimón Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati A6GCM [2048] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli Suspension 13 0 8 0
DNF 35 East Germany Edgar Barth EMW Rennkollectiv East Germany EMW R1/53 BMW 328 L6 2.0 Pirelli Exhaust 12 0 24 0
DNF 12 Belgium Johnny Claes Écurie Belge Great Britain Connaught A [A4] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Englebert Engine 12 0 25 0
DNF 26 Germany Oswald Karch Oswald Karch Germany Veritas RS [V49-20] Veritas 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop Engine 10 0 34 0
DNF 23 Germany Willi Heeks Willi Heeks Germany Veritas Meteor ['Meteor 11'] Veritas L6 2.0 Dunlop Transmission 8 0 18 0
DNF 9 France Jean Behra Amédée Gordini France Gordini T16 [33] Gordini T20 L6 2.0 Englebert Gearbox 7 0 9 0
DNF 11 United States Harry Schell Amédée Gordini France Gordini T16 [32] Gordini T20 L6 2.0 Englebert Engine 6 0 10 0
DNF 14 Thailand Prince Bira Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A8] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop Suspension 6 0 15 0
DNF 28 East Germany Theo Fitzau Helmut Niedermayr Germany AFM Type 50 [M7] BMW 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop Engine 3 0 21 0
DNF 34 Germany Kurt Adolff Ecurie Espadon Italy Ferrari 500 [0184-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli Transmission 3 0 27 0
DNF 41 Germany Bernard Nacke (Günther Bechem) Günther Bechem Germany AFM Type 50 [M5] BMW 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop Engine 2 0 30 0
DNF 10 France Maurice Trintignant Amédée Gordini France Gordini T16 [31] Gordini T20 L6 2.0 Englebert Differential 1 0 5 0
DNF 15 Great Britain Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Great Britain Connaught A [A7] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop Engine 1 0 13 0
DNF 31 Germany Erwin Bauer Hans Klenk Germany Veritas Meteor [85325] BMW 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop Engine 1 0 33 0
DNF 21 Germany Hans Von Stuck Hans Stuck Germany AFM Type 50 [M4] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop Engine 0 0 23 0
DNF 30 Germany Ernst Loof Renngemeinshaft Nürburgring Germany Veritas Meteor [RS/2 4203] Veritas L6 2.0 Dunlop Fuel pump 0 0 31 0
DNS 39 Germany Helm Glöckler Ecurie Richmond Great Britain Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-5-53] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop Engine 0 0 0
T 31 Germany Hans Herrmann Hans Klenk Germany Veritas Meteor [85325] BMW 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop Practice 0 0 0
T 32 Germany Erwin Bauer Hans Klenk Germany Veritas Meteor [4110] Veritas L6 2.0 Dunlop Practice 0 0 0
T 5 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati A6GCM [2040/41] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli Practice 0 0 0
S 1 - - Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 500 [06] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli Spare car 0 0 0
DNA 6 Argentina José Froilán González Officine Alfieri Maserati Italy Maserati A6GCM [2041/44] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli Injury 0 0 0
DNA 13 Germany Mauritz Von Strachwitz Von Strachwitz Germany MSM Lancia Lancia V6 2.0 Dunlop Not present 0 0 0
DNA 25 Germany Hans Blees Hans Blees Germany AFM Type 50 [M8] BMW 328 L6 2.0 Dunlop Not present 0 0 0
DNA 29 Germany Hans Klenk Hans Klenk Germany Veritas Meteor [4110] Veritas L6 2.0 Dunlop Not present 0 0 0
DNA 33 Germany Adolf Lang Adolf Lang Germany 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 Italy Alberto Ascari Italy Ferrari 33.5 (37.5)
2 Italy Giuseppe Farina Italy Ferrari 20
3 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Italy Maserati 19
4 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn Italy Ferrari 18 (20)
5 Argentina José Froilán González Italy Maserati 13.5 (14.5)
6 Italy Luigi Villoresi Italy Ferrari 13
7 United States Bill Vukovich United States Kurtis Kraft 9
8 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Italy Maserati 7
9 United States Art Cross United States Kurtis Kraft 6
10 Italy Felice Bonetto Italy Maserati 5
11 Argentina Onofre Marimón Italy Maserati 4
12 United States Duane Carter United States Kurtis Kraft 2
United States Lesovsky
13 United States Sam Hanks United States Kurtis Kraft 2
14 Argentina Óscar Alfredo Gálvez Italy Maserati 2
15 United States Jack McGrath United States Kurtis Kraft 2
16 France Maurice Trintignant France Gordini 2
17 United States Fred Agabashian United States Kurtis Kraft 1.5
18 United States Paul Russo United States Kurtis Kraft 1.5
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Tags: 4th season, Ferrari, Ferrari 500, Giuseppe Farina, Grosser Preis von Deutschland, Nürburgring, Pirelli, Scuderia Ferrari

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