Pit Lane F1
1953 Season - Round 4 - 1953-06-21
Alberto Ascari won the 1953 Belgian Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Luigi Villoresi (Ferrari) second and Onofre Marimón (Maserati) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Onofre Marimón (Maserati) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P16 on the grid to P3 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
21 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1953 Belgian Grand Prix, completing round 4 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 8 | |
| 2 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 16 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Toulo de Graffenried |
| Maserati |
| 9 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 8 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 7 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 7 | Harry Schell | Gordini | 12 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 13 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Fred Wacker | Gordini | 15 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Paul Frère | HWM | 11 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | André Pilette | Connaught | 18 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Johnny Claes | Maserati | 10 | Accident | 0 |
| 12 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 10 | Accident | 0 |
| 13 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 3 | Throttle | 1 |
| 17 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Peter Collins | HWM | 16 | Clutch | 0 |
| 19 | Georges Berger | Simca | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Arthur Legat | Veritas | 19 | Transmission | 0 |
