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Gran Premio d'Italia 1953 · race

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Name: Gran Premio d'Italia 1953 · race

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/32-race

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F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

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Grand Prix context

Gran Premio d'Italia 1953 · Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Technical formula: Formula 2. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1953 Formula 1 World Championship · round 9

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	2:49:45.900 · 80 laps · maserati	9
2	Nino Farina	Ferrari	2:49:47.300 · 80 laps · ferrari	6
3	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 79 laps · ferrari	4
4	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 79 laps · ferrari	3
5	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	Time not recorded · 79 laps · gordini	2
6	Roberto Mieres	Gordini	Time not recorded · 77 laps · gordini	Unknown / not applicable
7	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	Time not recorded · 76 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
7	Luigi Musso	Maserati	Shared drive · Time not recorded · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
8	Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 75 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
9	Harry Schell	Gordini	Time not recorded · 75 laps · gordini	Unknown / not applicable
10	Louis Chiron	O.S.C.A.	Time not recorded · 72 laps · osca	Unknown / not applicable
11	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati	Time not recorded · 72 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
12	Alan Brown	Cooper	Time not recorded · 70 laps · bristol	Unknown / not applicable
13	Stirling Moss	Cooper	Time not recorded · 70 laps · alta	Unknown / not applicable
14	Hans Stuck	AFM	Time not recorded · 67 laps · bristol	Unknown / not applicable
15	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	HWM	Time not recorded · 67 laps · alta	Unknown / not applicable
16	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 65 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Accident · Time not recorded · 79 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 77 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	Accident · Time not recorded · 75 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	Engine · Time not recorded · 70 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Jack Fairman	Connaught	Time not recorded · 61 laps · lea-francis	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Ken Wharton	Cooper	Time not recorded · 57 laps · bristol	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught	Time not recorded · 56 laps · lea-francis	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Piero Carini	Ferrari	Engine · Time not recorded · 40 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Roy Salvadori	Connaught	Throttle · Time not recorded · 33 laps · lea-francis	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Chico Landi	Maserati	Engine · Time not recorded · 18 laps · maserati	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Élie Bayol	O.S.C.A.	Engine · Time not recorded · 17 laps · osca	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	John Fitch	HWM	Engine · Time not recorded · 14 laps · alta	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Johnny Claes	Connaught	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 7 laps · lea-francis	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Lance Macklin	HWM	Engine · Time not recorded · 6 laps · alta	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	2:02.700 · ferrari
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	2:03.200 · maserati
3	Nino Farina	Ferrari	2:03.900 · ferrari
4	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	2:04.100 · maserati
5	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	2:04.600 · ferrari
6	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:04.900 · ferrari
7	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	2:05.100 · maserati
8	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	2:05.700 · gordini
9	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	2:05.900 · maserati
10	Stirling Moss	Cooper	2:06.600 · alta
11	Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari	2:06.900 · ferrari
12	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	2:07.500 · maserati
13	Élie Bayol	O.S.C.A.	2:07.800 · osca
14	Roy Salvadori	Connaught	2:08.000 · lea-francis
15	Harry Schell	Gordini	2:08.000 · gordini
16	Roberto Mieres	Gordini	2:08.700 · gordini
17	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	2:09.300 · ferrari
18	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught	2:09.500 · lea-francis
19	Ken Wharton	Cooper	2:10.100 · bristol
20	Piero Carini	Ferrari	2:11.200 · ferrari
21	Chico Landi	Maserati	2:12.800 · maserati
22	Jack Fairman	Connaught	2:13.500 · lea-francis
23	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati	2:13.600 · maserati
24	Alan Brown	Cooper	2:14.800 · bristol
25	Louis Chiron	O.S.C.A.	2:15.000 · osca
26	John Fitch	HWM	2:18.100 · alta
27	Lance Macklin	HWM	2:18.200 · alta
28	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	HWM	2:20.800 · alta
29	Hans Stuck	AFM	2:24.100 · bristol
30	Johnny Claes	Connaught	2:28.200 · lea-francis

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	2:02.700 · ferrari
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	2:03.200 · maserati
3	Nino Farina	Ferrari	2:03.900 · ferrari
4	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	2:04.100 · maserati
5	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	2:04.600 · ferrari
6	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:04.900 · ferrari
7	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	2:05.100 · maserati
8	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	2:05.700 · gordini
9	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	2:05.900 · maserati
10	Stirling Moss	Cooper	2:06.600 · alta
11	Umberto Maglioli	Ferrari	2:06.900 · ferrari
12	Sergio Mantovani	Maserati	2:07.500 · maserati
13	Élie Bayol	O.S.C.A.	2:07.800 · osca
14	Roy Salvadori	Connaught	2:08.000 · lea-francis
15	Harry Schell	Gordini	2:08.000 · gordini
16	Roberto Mieres	Gordini	2:08.700 · gordini
17	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	2:09.300 · ferrari
18	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught	2:09.500 · lea-francis
19	Ken Wharton	Cooper	2:10.100 · bristol
20	Piero Carini	Ferrari	2:11.200 · ferrari
21	Chico Landi	Maserati	2:12.800 · maserati
22	Jack Fairman	Connaught	2:13.500 · lea-francis
23	Birabongse Bhanudej	Maserati	2:13.600 · maserati
24	Alan Brown	Cooper	2:14.800 · bristol
25	Louis Chiron	O.S.C.A.	2:15.000 · osca
26	John Fitch	HWM	2:18.100 · alta
27	Lance Macklin	HWM	2:18.200 · alta
28	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	HWM	2:20.800 · alta
29	Hans Stuck	AFM	2:24.100 · bristol
30	Johnny Claes	Connaught	2:28.200 · lea-francis

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alberto Ascari	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	34.5
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	28
3	Nino Farina	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	26
4	Mike Hawthorn	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
5	Luigi Villoresi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	17
6	José Froilán González	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13.5
7	Bill Vukovich	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
8	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
9	Felice Bonetto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6.5
10	Art Cross	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
11	Onofre Marimón	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
12	Maurice Trintignant	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
13	Sam Hanks	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
13	Duane Carter	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Jack McGrath	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Hermann Lang	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
18	Fred Agabashian	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1.5
18	Paul Russo	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1.5