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1953 Halle-Saale Road Race
1953 Belgian GP
1952 ACF GP

1953 ACF GP

1953 Crystal Palace Trophy
1953 British GP
1954 ACF GP
 XL  Grand Prix de l'ACF

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 5 July 1953
Start time14:00
Event ACF GP
Circuit Reims
Event FormatRace of 60 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#5 of 9 in 1953
#28 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps60
Circuit Perimeter8347 m
Race Distance8347 × 60 = 500.820 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherHot, Dry
Participants
Entries25
Qualifiers25
Finishers15
Debutants
Cooper T24 (Car Model),    Louis Chiron (Entrant)
Milestones Mike Hawthorn – 1st Win (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most Retirements Maurice Trintignant (10),
2. Most Consecutive 8th Place Finishes Louis Rosier (2),
3. Most 3rd Place Finishes in a Season Maserati (5),
4. Most 8th Place Finishes in a Season Louis Rosier (2),
5. Most Poles Alberto Ascari (10),
6. Most 7th Place Qualifications Ferrari (6),
7. Most 8th Place Qualifications Maserati (6)
Records Extended 1. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (41),
2. Most Retirements Maserati (52),
3. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (56),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Alberto Ascari (18),
5. Most Race Wins Ferrari (14),
6. Most 4th Place Finishes Ferrari (10),
7. Most 6th Place Finishes Ferrari (8),
8. Most 9th Place Finishes Maserati (5),
9. Most Fastest Laps Juan Manuel Fangio (9),
10. Most Laps Led Ferrari (798),
11. Most Race Entries Ferrari (116),
12. Most Race Entries Nino Farina (24),
13. Most Poles Ferrari (13),
14. Most 3rd Place Qualifications Ferrari (12),
15. Most 6th Place Qualifications Ferrari (11),
16. Most 21st Place Qualifications Johnny Claes (3)

World Championship standings
1  Alberto Ascari 28 
2  Mike Hawthorn 14 up
3  Luigi Villoresi 13 up
4  José Froilan González 11 
5  Bill Vukovich 9 up
6  Nino Farina 8 up
7  Juan Manuel Fangio 7 
8  Art Cross 6 up
9  Emmanuel de Graffenried 5 up
10  Onofre Marimón 4 up
11  Duane Carter 2 up
  Sam Hanks 2 up
  Felice Bonetto 2 up
14  Oscar Gálvez 2 up
  Maurice Trintignant 2 up
  Jack McGrath 2 up
17  Fred Agabashian 1.5 up
  Paul Russo 1.5 up
1  Ferrari / Ferrari 32 
2  Maserati / Maserati 18 
3  Gordini / Gordini 2 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 16Car 10Car 18
EntrantScuderia FerrariScuderia FerrariOfficine Alfieri Maserati
Driver Mike Hawthorn Alberto Ascari Juan Manuel Fangio
Car Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500 Maserati A6GCM-53
EngineFerrari 2.0 L4Ferrari 2.0 L4Maserati 2.0 L6
Time2:44'18.62'41.22'41.0
Speed182.881 km/h186.409 km/h186.641 km/h