The Garagiste.

The Season in Review  ·  Round 4

Belgian Grand Prix

1953  ·  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps  ·  21 June 1953  ·  36 laps

  1. 1st Alberto Ascari Ferrari · 02:48:30.3
  2. 2nd Luigi Villoresi Ferrari · +2:48.200
  3. 3rd Onofre Marimón Maserati

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Juan Fangio

Maserati  —  Pole position

02 Lap 11

José Froilán González

Retirement Maserati  —  Throttle

03 Lap 13

Juan Fangio

Retirement Maserati  —  Engine

04 Lap 16

Nino Farina

Retirement Ferrari  —  Engine

05 Lap 35

Johnny Claes

Retirement Maserati  —  Accident

06 Lap 35

Juan Fangio

Retirement Maserati  —  Accident

07 On the Charge

Onofre Marimón

Maserati  —  P16 → P3

08 Victory

Alberto Ascari

Ferrari  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2 36 02:48:30.3 8
2 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 5 36 +2:48.200 6
3 Onofre Marimón Maserati 16 35 +1 Lap 4
4 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 9 35 +1 Lap 3
5 Maurice Trintignant Gordini 8 35 +1 Lap 2
6 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 7 35 +1 Lap
7 Harry Schell Gordini 12 33 +3 Laps
8 Louis Rosier Ferrari 13 33 +3 Laps
9 Fred Wacker Gordini 15 32 +4 Laps
10 Paul Frère HWM 11 30 +6 Laps
11 André Pilette Connaught 18 29 +7 Laps
12 Johnny Claes Maserati 10 35 Accident
12 Juan Fangio Maserati 10 35 Accident
13 Lance Macklin HWM 17 19 Engine
14 Nino Farina Ferrari 4 16 Engine
15 Juan Fangio Maserati 1 13 Engine
16 José Froilán González Maserati 3 11 Throttle 1
17 Jean Behra Gordini 14 9 Engine
18 Peter Collins HWM 16 4 Clutch
19 Georges Berger Simca 20 3 Engine
20 Arthur Legat Veritas 19 0 Transmission

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