1953

World Championship races

Round Race number Class Date Event Circuit 1 24 F2 January 18  Argentine GP  Buenos Aires 2 25 Indy May 30  Indianapolis 500  Indianapolis 3 26 F2 June 7  Dutch GP  Zandvoort 4 27 F2 June 21  Belgian GP  Spa-Francorchamps 5 28 F2 July 5  ACF GP  Reims 6 29 F2 July 18  British GP  Silverstone 7 30 F2 August 2  German GP  Nürburgring 8 31 F2 August 23  Swiss GP  Bremgarten 9 32 F2 September 13  Italian GP  Monza - Cancelled F2 October 26  Spanish GP  Pedralbes

East German Championship races

Round Race number Class Date Event Circuit 1 5 F2 May 3  Karl-Marx-Stadt Road Race  Karl-Marx-Stadt 2 6 F2 June 7  Paul Greifzu Memorial Race  Dessau 3 7 F2 July 5  Halle-Saale Road Race  Halle-Saale 4 8 F2 July 26  Dresden Road Race  Dresden-Hellerau 5 9 F2 September 6  Sachsenring Race  Sachsenring

West German Championship races

Round Race number Class Date Event Circuit 1 5 F2 May 31  Eifelrennen  Nürburgring 2 6 F2 July 12  Avusrennen  Berlin 3 7 F2 August 2  German GP  Nürburgring 4 8 - August 9 Schauinsland Hillclimb Schauinsland

Non-championship races

Round Race number Class Date Event Circuit 1 - F2 March 22  Syracuse GP  Syracuse 2 - F2 April 6  Pau GP  Pau 3 - F2 April 6  Lavant Cup  Goodwood 4 - F2 April 18  Aston Martin Owners Club  Snetterton 5 - F2 May 3  Bordeaux GP  Bordeaux 6 - F2 May 9  BRDC International Trophy  Silverstone 7 - F2 May 10  Eläintarhajot  Djurgards Park 8 - F2 May 10  Naples GP  Posillipo 9 - F2 May 16  Ulster Trophy  Dundrod 10 - F2 May 23  Winfield JC  Charterhall 11 - F2 May 24  Frontières GP  Chimay 12 - F2 May 25  Coronation Trophy  Crystal Palace 13 - F2 May 30  Snetterton Coronation Trophy  Snetterton 14 - F1, F2 May 31  Albi GP  Albi 15 - F2 May 31  Spring Cup  Montlhéry 16 - F2 June 27  West Essex CC  Snetterton 17 - F2 June 27  Midlands MECC  Silverstone 18 - F1, F2 June 28  Rouen GP  Rouen 19 - F2 July 11  Crystal Palace Trophy  Crystal Palace 20 - F2 July 25  United States Air Force Trophy  Snetterton 21 - F2 July 26  Lake Circuit  Aix-les-Bains 22 - F2 August 3  Bristol MC & LCC  Thruxton 23 - F2 August 8  Mid-Cheshire MC  Oulton Park 24 - F2 August 9  Sables d'Olonne GP  Sables d'Olonne 25 - F2 August 15  Newcastle Journal Trophy  Charterhall 26 - F2 August 30  Cadours Circuit  Cadours 27 - F2 September 12  RedeX Trophy  Snetterton 28 - F1 September 13  Skarpnacksloppet  Skarpnack 29 - F2 September 19  London Trophy  Crystal Palace 30 - F2 September 20  Modena GP  Modena 31 - F2 September 26  Madgwick Cup  Goodwood 32 - F2 September 27  Bernau Road Race  Bernau 33 - F2 October 3  Joe Fry Memorial Trophy  Castle Combe 34 - F2 October 17  Curtis Trophy  Snetterton