1953 Season - Round 9 - 1953-09-13
Juan Fangio won the 1953 Italian Grand Prix for Maserati, with Nino Farina (Ferrari) second and Luigi Villoresi (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Louis Chiron (OSCA) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
30 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1953 Italian Grand Prix, completing round 9 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 5 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Mike Hawthorn |
| Ferrari |
| 6 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 8 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Roberto Mieres | Gordini | 16 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Luigi Musso | Maserati | 12 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Sergio Mantovani | Maserati | 12 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Umberto Maglioli | Ferrari | 11 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Harry Schell | Gordini | 15 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Louis Chiron | OSCA | 25 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Prince Bira | Maserati | 23 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Alan Brown | Cooper | 24 | +10 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Stirling Moss | Cooper | 10 | +10 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Hans von Stuck | AFM | 29 | +13 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Yves Cabantous | HWM | 28 | +13 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 17 | +15 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 7 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 19 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 4 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Jack Fairman | Connaught | 22 | Not classified | 0 |
| 22 | Ken Wharton | Cooper | 19 | Not classified | 0 |
| 23 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught | 18 | Not classified | 0 |
| 24 | Piero Carini | Ferrari | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught | 14 | Throttle | 0 |
| 26 | Chico Landi | Maserati | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 27 | Élie Bayol | OSCA | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 28 | John Fitch | HWM | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| 29 | Johnny Claes | Connaught | 30 | Fuel system | 0 |