1953 season/Round 4
Belgian Grand Prix 1953
- Spa-Francorchamps
- Spa
- 21 June 1953
- 36 laps
- 508.3 km
- 14.120 km a lap
- P1Alberto AscariFerrari2:48:30.300
- P2Luigi VilloresiFerrari+2:38.200
- P3Onofre MarimónMaserati+1 lap
- Pole positionJuan Manuel FangioMaserati · 4:30.100
- Fastest lapJosé Froilán González4:34.000 · lap 2
- Winner started fromP2on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | 10 | Ferrari | 2 | 36 | 2:48:30.300 | 8 |
| 2 | Luigi Villoresi | 8 | Ferrari | 5 | 36 | +2:38.200 | 6 |
| 3 | Onofre Marimón | 28 | Maserati | 6 | 35 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 30 | Maserati | 9 | 35 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | 18 | Gordini | 8 | 35 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | 14 | Ferrari | 7 | 35 | +1 lap | |
| 7 | Harry Schell | 20 | Gordini | 12 | 33 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | Louis Rosier | 32 | Ferrari | 13 | 33 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | Fred Wacker | 38 | Gordini | 15 | 32 | +4 laps | |
| 10 | Paul Frère | 24 | HWM · Alta | 11 | 30 | +6 laps | |
| 11 | André Pilette | 40 | Connaught · Lea Francis | 18 | 29 | +7 laps | |
| DNF | Johnny Claes | 6 | Maserati | 10 | 35 | Accident | |
| DNF | Juan Manuel Fangioshared | 6 | Maserati | – | |||
| DNF | Lance Macklin | 22 | HWM · Alta | 17 | 19 | Engine | |
| DNF | Nino Farina | 12 | Ferrari | 4 | 16 | Engine | |
| DNF | Juan Manuel Fangio | 4 | Maserati | 1 | 13 | Engine | |
| DNF | José Froilán Gonzálezfastest lap | 2 | Maserati | 3 | 11 | Throttle | 1 |
| DNF | Jean Behra | 16 | Gordini | 14 | 9 | Engine | |
| DNF | Peter Collins | 26 | HWM · Alta | 16 | 4 | Clutch | |
| DNF | Georges Berger | 34 | Simca-Gordini · Gordini | 20 | 3 | Engine | |
| DNF | Arthur Legat | 36 | Veritas | 19 | 0 | Transmission | |
| DNS | Jacques Swaters | 42 | Ferrari | – | |||
| DNS | Charles de Tornaco | 44 | Ferrari | – |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 4:30.100 | |
| 2 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 4:32.000 | +1.900 |
| 3 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 4:32.000 | +1.900 |
| 4 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 4:36.000 | +5.900 |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 4:39.000 | +8.900 |
| 6 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 4:40.000 | +9.900 |
| 7 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 4:42.000 | +11.900 |
| 8 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 4:45.000 | +14.900 |
| 9 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati | 4:49.000 | +18.900 |
| 10 | Johnny Claes | Maserati | 4:50.000 | +19.900 |
| 11 | Paul Frère | HWM | 4:52.000 | +21.900 |
| 12 | Harry Schell | Gordini | 4:53.000 | +22.900 |
| 13 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 4:56.000 | +25.900 |
| 14 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 4:57.000 | +26.900 |
| 15 | Fred Wacker | Gordini | 5:03.000 | +32.900 |
| 16 | Peter Collins | HWM | 5:03.000 | +32.900 |
| 17 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 5:14.000 | +43.900 |
| 18 | André Pilette | Connaught | 5:23.000 | +52.900 |
| 19 | Arthur Legat | Veritas | 5:41.000 | +1:10.900 |
| 20 | Georges Berger | Simca-Gordini | 5:58.000 | +1:27.900 |
| 21 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari | ||
| 22 | Charles de Tornaco | Ferrari |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Froilán González | 2 | 4:34.000 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | 25 | |
| 2 | Luigi Villoresi | 13 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Bill Vukovich | 9 | ▼1 |
| 4 | José Froilán González | 7 | ▲2 |
| 5 | Art Cross | 6 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Nino Farina | 6 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Mike Hawthorn | 6 | |
| 8 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 5 | ▲3 |
| 9 | Onofre Marimón | 4 | |
| 10 | Duane Carter | 2 | ▼2 |