1953
Season

1953

Drivers' Champion
P1 A.Ascari 35 pts
P2 J.Fangio 28 pts
P3 N.Farina 26 pts
Constructors' Champion
P1 Ferrari 97 pts
P2 Maserati 63 pts
P3 Kurtis Kraft 22 pts

Driver Standings

Points System
# Driver Team Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 35 5 — — -176 2,395 2,609
2 Juan Fangio Maserati 28 1 — — +57 2,435 2,617
3 Nino Farina Ferrari 26 1 — — +34 2,463 2,482
4 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 19 1 — — +12 2,435 2,435
5 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 17 — — — +80 2,295 2,389
6 José Froilán González Maserati 14 — — — +62 2,288 2,438
7 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 9 1 — — +231 2,164 2,287
8 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 7 — — — -111 2,048 2,201
9 Felice Bonetto Maserati 7 — — — -85 2,068 2,272
10 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 6 — — — +113 2,261 2,261
11 Onofre Marimón Maserati 4 — — — -53 1,991 2,204
12 Maurice Trintignant Gordini 4 — — — +190 2,073 2,366
13 Duane Carter Lesovsky 2 — — — -197 2,028 2,232
14 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 2 — — — +97 2,257 2,286
15 Oscar Gálvez Maserati 2 — — — +105 2,105 2,105
16 Hermann Lang Maserati 2 — — — +113 2,113 2,124
17 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 2 — — — +74 2,238 2,307
18 Paul Russo Kurtis Kraft 2 — — — -158 1,953 2,279
19 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 2 — — — +241 2,085 2,199
20 Stirling Moss Cooper 0 — — — -22 2,121 2,403
21 Jean Behra Gordini 0 — — — +1 1,934 2,389
22 Roberto Mieres Gordini 0 — — — +188 2,044 2,260
23 Jimmy Daywalt Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +144 2,144 2,144
24 Harry Schell Gordini 0 — — — +143 1,996 2,267
25 Louis Rosier Ferrari 0 — — — -10 2,016 2,218
26 Ken Wharton Cooper 0 — — — -121 2,005 2,166
27 Prince Bira Maserati 0 — — — +67 2,050 2,206
28 Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +50 2,196 2,342
29 Jacques Swaters Ferrari 0 — — — -133 1,992 2,125
30 Eddie Johnson Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +127 2,139 2,185
31 Sergio Mantovani Maserati 0 — — — +112 2,112 2,189
32 Luigi Musso Maserati 0 — — — +112 2,112 2,320
33 Peter Collins HWM 0 — — — +17 1,974 2,343
34 John Barber Cooper 0 — — — +41 2,041 2,041
35 Max de Terra Ferrari 0 — — — +114 1,956 1,956
36 Umberto Maglioli Ferrari 0 — — — +94 2,094 2,330
37 Ernie McCoy Stevens 0 — — — +112 2,112 2,112
38 Alan Brown Cooper 0 — — — +32 2,071 2,152
39 Chuck Stevenson Kuzma 0 — — — -129 1,842 2,036
40 Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -70 1,803 2,111
41 Tony Bettenhausen Kuzma 0 — — — +145 2,059 2,221
42 Hans Herrmann Veritas 0 — — — +113 2,113 2,251
43 Albert Scherrer HWM 0 — — — +54 2,054 2,054
44 Fred Wacker Gordini 0 — — — +47 2,047 2,106
45 Peter Whitehead Cooper 0 — — — +130 2,021 2,157
46 Louis Chiron OSCA 0 — — — +115 2,009 2,155
47 Paul Frère HWM 0 — — — -60 1,882 2,297
48 Jimmy Davies Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +84 2,097 2,265
49 Bob Gerard Cooper 0 — — — +13 2,115 2,201
50 Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +112 2,050 2,086
51 Rodney Nuckey Cooper 0 — — — +90 2,090 2,090
52 André Pilette Connaught 0 — — — +1 2,047 2,182
53 Johnny Claes Maserati 0 — — — -140 1,834 2,085
54 Bob Scott Bromme 0 — — — -93 1,759 1,869
55 Theo Helfrich Veritas 0 — — — +146 1,996 2,023
56 Carl Scarborough Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +76 2,063 2,063
57 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught 0 — — — -80 1,918 2,016
58 Manny Ayulo Kuzma 0 — — — +34 2,082 2,186
59 Yves Cabantous HWM 0 — — — +5 2,024 2,140
60 Hans von Stuck AFM 0 — — — +128 1,845 1,890
61 Jimmy Bryan Schroeder 0 — — — -20 2,116 2,253
62 Rudolf Krause BMW 0 — — — +84 2,027 2,027
63 Bill Holland Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -61 2,142 2,222
64 Ernst Klodwig BMW 0 — — — +22 2,072 2,072
65 Andy Linden Stevens 0 — — — -125 1,750 2,161
66 Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +118 1,926 1,972
67 Wolfgang Seidel Veritas 0 — — — +35 2,035 2,035
68 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +81 1,951 2,063
69 Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -48 2,036 2,199
70 Johnny Mantz Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +5 2,005 2,005
71 Chico Landi Maserati 0 — — — -165 1,954 2,119
72 Robert Manzon Gordini 0 — — — -27 2,088 2,200
73 Jimmy Stewart Cooper 0 — — — +62 2,062 2,062
74 Tony Rolt Connaught 0 — — — +112 1,945 1,945
75 Lance Macklin HWM 0 — — — -96 1,738 2,070
76 Carlos Menditeguy Gordini 0 — — — -55 1,945 2,112
77 Pablo Birger Simca 0 — — — -71 1,929 1,929
78 Adolfo Cruz Cooper 0 — — — -87 1,913 1,913
79 Jack Fairman Connaught 0 — — — -52 1,935 2,188
80 Peter Hirt Ferrari 0 — — — -15 1,816 1,991
81 Roy Salvadori Connaught 0 — — — -28 1,780 2,339
82 Marshall Teague Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -16 1,984 2,130
83 Élie Bayol OSCA 0 — — — -92 1,823 2,062
84 Johnny Thomson Del Roy 0 — — — -176 1,824 2,205
85 Georges Berger Simca 0 — — — -100 1,900 1,900
86 Jackie Holmes Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -1 1,927 1,927
87 Travis Webb Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — +12 1,936 1,964
88 Edgar Barth EMW 0 — — — -10 1,990 2,130
89 Arthur Legat Veritas 0 — — — -111 1,878 1,989
90 Bob Sweikert Kuzma 0 — — — +8 1,897 2,268
91 Mike Nazaruk Turner 0 — — — -150 2,037 2,199
92 Pat Flaherty Kuzma 0 — — — -119 1,979 2,219
93 Oswald Karch Veritas 0 — — — -32 1,968 1,968
94 Ian Stewart Connaught 0 — — — -76 1,924 1,924
95 Willi Heeks Veritas 0 — — — -54 1,969 2,023
96 Jerry Hoyt Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -56 1,898 1,950
97 Piero Carini Ferrari 0 — — — +4 1,749 1,847
98 Duncan Hamilton HWM 0 — — — -96 1,891 1,997
99 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -169 1,943 2,236
100 Tony Crook Cooper 0 — — — -119 1,832 1,951
101 Theo Fitzau AFM 0 — — — -88 1,912 1,912
102 Don Freeland Watson 0 — — — -123 1,877 2,204
103 Kurt Adolff Ferrari 0 — — — -99 1,901 1,901
104 John Fitch HWM 0 — — — -139 1,861 2,018
105 Günther Bechem AFM 0 — — — -96 1,874 1,970
106 Cal Niday Kurtis Kraft 0 — — — -155 1,845 2,047
107 Erwin Bauer Veritas 0 — — — -144 1,856 1,856
108 Ernst Loof Veritas 0 — — — -166 1,834 1,834

Driver Results

# Driver Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9
1 Ascari 35 9 8 8 3 8 9
2 Fangio 28 7 6 6 1 9
3 Farina 26 6 2 4 8 6 6
4 Hawthorn 19 3 3 8 2 4 4 3
5 Villoresi 17 6 1 6 4
6 González 14 4 1 4 3
7 Vukovich 9 9
8 de Graffenried 7 2 3 2
9 Bonetto 7 2 3
10 Cross 6 6
11 Marimón 4 4
12 Trintignant 4 2 DNF DNF DNF 2
13 Carter 2 DNF
14 Hanks 2 2
15 Gálvez 2 2
16 Lang 2 2
17 McGrath 2 2
18 Russo 2 DNF
19 Agabashian 2 1
20 Moss 0
21 Behra 0 DNF DNF
22 Mieres 0 DNF
23 Daywalt 0
24 Schell 0 DNF DNF DNF
25 Rosier 0
26 Wharton 0 DNF
27 Bira 0 DNF
28 Rathmann 0
29 Swaters 0
30 Johnson 0
31 Mantovani 0
32 Musso 0
33 Collins 0
34 Barber 0
35 de Terra 0
36 Maglioli 0
37 McCoy 0
38 Brown 0
39 Stevenson 0 DNF
40 Hartley 0 DNF
41 Bettenhausen 0
42 Herrmann 0
43 Scherrer 0
44 Wacker 0
45 Whitehead 0
46 Chiron 0
47 Frère 0
48 Davies 0
49 Gerard 0
50 Nalon 0
51 Nuckey 0
52 Pilette 0
53 Claes 0 DNF DNF
54 Scott 0 DNF
55 Helfrich 0
56 Scarborough 0
57 McAlpine 0 DNF DNF
58 Ayulo 0
59 Cabantous 0
60 von Stuck 0 DNF
61 Bryan 0
62 Krause 0
63 Holland 0
64 Klodwig 0
65 Linden 0 DNF
66 Dinsmore 0
67 Seidel 0
68 Ward 0
69 Faulkner 0
70 Mantz 0
71 Landi 0 DNF
72 Manzon 0
73 Stewart 0
74 Rolt 0
75 Macklin 0 DNF DNF
76 Menditeguy 0
77 Birger 0
78 Cruz 0
79 Fairman 0 DNF
80 Hirt 0
81 Salvadori 0 DNF DNF DNF
82 Teague 0
83 Bayol 0 DNF
84 Thomson 0 DNF
85 Berger 0
86 Holmes 0
87 Webb 0
88 Barth 0
89 Legat 0
90 Sweikert 0
91 Nazaruk 0 DNF
92 Flaherty 0 DNF
93 Karch 0 DNF
94 Stewart 0 DNF
95 Heeks 0 DNF
96 Hoyt 0 DNF
97 Carini 0 DNF
98 Hamilton 0 DNF
99 Parsons 0 DNF
100 Crook 0 DNF
101 Fitzau 0 DNF
102 Freeland 0 DNF
103 Adolff 0 DNF
104 Fitch 0 DNF
105 Bechem 0 DNF
106 Niday 0 DNF
107 Bauer 0 DNF
108 Loof 0 DNF

Driver Standings

Constructor Standings

# Constructor Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Ferrari 97 7 — — -23 1,903 2,524
2 Maserati 63 1 — — -44 1,817 1,945
3 Kurtis Kraft 22 1 — — — 1,714 1,892
4 Gordini 4 — — — +49 1,930 2,022
5 Lesovsky 2 — — — — 2,002 2,002
6 Cooper 0 — — — -9 2,026 2,140
7 HWM 0 — — — +12 1,826 1,982
8 Stevens 0 — — — — 1,937 2,062
9 Kuzma 0 — — — — 1,869 2,110
10 Veritas 0 — — — — 1,912 2,055
11 OSCA 0 — — — -5 2,109 2,114
12 Connaught 0 — — — -27 1,829 2,012
13 Bromme 0 — — — — 1,953 2,004
14 AFM 0 — — — +47 2,034 2,034
15 Schroeder 0 — — — — 2,039 2,042
16 BMW 0 — — — — 2,005 2,005
17 Simca 0 — — — — 2,075 2,075
18 Del Roy 0 — — — — 1,980 1,980
19 EMW 0 — — — — 2,051 2,051
20 Turner 0 — — — — 2,041 2,041
21 Watson 0 — — — — 1,933 2,034

Constructor Standings

Calendar

Rd Circuit Date
1 Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez Argentina Jan 18
2 Indianapolis Motor Speedway USA May 30
3 Circuit Park Zandvoort Netherlands Jun 07
4 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Belgium Jun 21
5 Reims-Gueux France Jul 05
6 Silverstone Circuit UK Jul 18
7 Nürburgring Germany Aug 02
8 Circuit Bremgarten Switzerland Aug 23
9 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Italy Sep 13

Teams

AFM
Theo Fitzau 1912
Günther Bechem 1874
Hans von Stuck 1845
BMW
Rudolf Krause 2027
Ernst Klodwig 2072
Bromme
Bob Scott 1759
Connaught
Kenneth McAlpine 1918
Roy Salvadori 1780
André Pilette 2047
Tony Rolt 1945
Jack Fairman 1935
Ian Stewart 1924
Cooper
John Barber 2041
Alan Brown 2071
Adolfo Cruz 1913
Stirling Moss 2121
Ken Wharton 2005
Bob Gerard 2115
Peter Whitehead 2021
Jimmy Stewart 2062
Tony Crook 1832
Rodney Nuckey 2090
Del Roy
Johnny Thomson 1824
EMW
Edgar Barth 1990
Ferrari
Alberto Ascari 2395
Luigi Villoresi 2295
Mike Hawthorn 2435
Nino Farina 2463
Louis Rosier 2016
Jacques Swaters 1992
Kurt Adolff 1901
Max de Terra 1956
Peter Hirt 1816
Umberto Maglioli 2094
Piero Carini 1749
Gordini
Jean Behra 1934
Maurice Trintignant 2073
Robert Manzon 2088
Carlos Menditeguy 1945
Harry Schell 1996
Roberto Mieres 2044
Fred Wacker 2047
HWM
Peter Collins 1974
Lance Macklin 1738
Paul Frère 1882
Yves Cabantous 2024
Duncan Hamilton 1891
Albert Scherrer 2054
John Fitch 1861
Kurtis Kraft
Bill Vukovich 2164
Art Cross 2261
Sam Hanks 2257
Fred Agabashian 2085
Jack McGrath 2238
Jimmy Daywalt 2144
Jim Rathmann 2196
Jimmy Davies 2097
Duke Nalon 2050
Carl Scarborough 2063
Bill Holland 2142
Rodger Ward 1951
Walt Faulkner 2036
Marshall Teague 1984
Travis Webb 1936
Jerry Hoyt 1898
Paul Russo 1953
Johnnie Parsons 1943
Gene Hartley 1803
Cal Niday 1845
Eddie Johnson 2139
Duke Dinsmore 1926
Johnny Mantz 2005
Jackie Holmes 1927
Kuzma
Tony Bettenhausen 2059
Manny Ayulo 2082
Bob Sweikert 1897
Pat Flaherty 1979
Chuck Stevenson 1842
Lesovsky
Duane Carter 2028
Maserati
José Froilán González 2288
Oscar Gálvez 2105
Juan Fangio 2435
Felice Bonetto 2068
Toulo de Graffenried 2048
Johnny Claes 1834
Onofre Marimón 1991
Prince Bira 2050
Hermann Lang 2113
Chico Landi 1954
Sergio Mantovani 2112
Luigi Musso 2112
OSCA
Louis Chiron 2009
Élie Bayol 1823
Schroeder
Jimmy Bryan 2116
Simca
Pablo Birger 1929
Georges Berger 1900
Stevens
Ernie McCoy 2112
Andy Linden 1750
Turner
Mike Nazaruk 2037
Veritas
Arthur Legat 1878
Hans Herrmann 2113
Theo Helfrich 1996
Wolfgang Seidel 2035
Oswald Karch 1968
Willi Heeks 1969
Erwin Bauer 1856
Ernst Loof 1834
Watson
Don Freeland 1877

Points System

Race Points
P1 8
P2 6
P3 4
P4 3
P5 2
Fastest Lap
+1 point

Fastest lap point awarded to any finisher. Shared drives allowed.

Elo Ratings

Elo Progression

Season MVP (Elo) M.Hawthorn +310
Biggest Race Gain F.Agabashian Indianapolis Motor Speedway (+242)
Biggest Race Drop D.Carter Indianapolis Motor Speedway (-197)
Avg Field Elo 2,010

Season Elo Gainers

1 M.Hawthorn +310
2 F.Agabashian +242
3 B.Vukovich +232
4 L.Chiron +176
5 T.de Graffenried +159

Season Elo Losers

1 R.Salvadori -340
2 D.Carter -197
3 J.Thomson -176
4 J.Parsons -169
5 E.Loof -166