Round 6 · 1953
British Grand Prix
WinnerASCFerrari · from P1
PoleASC
Fastest lap1:50.000Ascari
Biggest gain+14Rosier P24→P10
Retirements18of 28 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari ASC | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 90 | 2:50:00.000 FL | — | 8.5 |
| 2 | Maserati | 4 | +2 | 90 | +1:00.000 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Nino Farina FAR | Ferrari | 5 | +2 | 88 | +2 laps | — | 4 |
| 4 | Maserati | 2 | -2 | 88 | +2 laps FL | — | 3.5 | |
| 5 | Mike Hawthorn HAO | Ferrari | 3 | -2 | 87 | +3 laps | — | 2 |
| 6 | Felice Bonetto BOF | Maserati | 16 | +10 | 82 | +8 laps | — | |
| 7 | Prince Bira BIP | Connaught | 19 | +12 | 82 | +8 laps | — | |
| 8 | Ken Wharton WHA | Cooper | 11 | +3 | 80 | +10 laps | — | |
| 9 | Peter Whitehead WHT | Cooper | 14 | +5 | 79 | +11 laps | — | |
| 10 | Louis Rosier ROI | Ferrari | 24 | +14 | 78 | +12 laps | — | |
| — | Jim Stewart STT | Cooper | 15 | 79 | DNF · L79 | — | ||
| — | Tony Rolt ROL | Connaught | 10 | 70 | DNF · L70 | — | ||
| — | Bob Gerard GER | Cooper | 18 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Maserati | 26 | 34 | DNF · L34 | — | |||
| — | Louis Chiron CHO | Osca | — | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Gigi Villoresi VIL | Ferrari | 6 | 65 | DNF · L65 | — | ||
| — | Harry Schell SCY | Gordini | 9 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | ||
| — | Gordini | 8 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | |||
| — | Duncan Hamilton HAD | HWM | 17 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | Maserati | 7 | 65 | DNF · L65 | — | |||
| — | Jean Behra BEH | Gordini | 22 | 30 | DNF · L30 | — | ||
| — | Peter Collins COL | HWM | 23 | 56 | DNF · L56 | — | ||
| — | Lance Macklin MKL | HWM | 12 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | ||
| — | Alan Brown BRO | Cooper | 21 | 56 | DNF · L56 | — | ||
| — | Ken McAlpine MCA | Connaught | 13 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Roy Salvadori SAV | Connaught | 28 | 50 | DNF · L50 | — | ||
| — | Tony Crook CRK | Cooper | 25 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Jack Fairman FAI | HWM | 27 | 54 | DNF · L54 | — | ||
| — | Ian Stewart STW | Connaught | 20 | 24 | DNF · L24 | — |
Session schedule
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Recent winners at Silverstone Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | British Grand Prix | Alberto Ascari ASC | Ferrari | 2 |
| 1951 | British Grand Prix | Ferrari | 1 | |
| 1950 | British Grand Prix | Nino Farina FAR | Alfa Romeo (1950–51) | 1 |