1953 German Grand Prix

Nürburgring · 2 August 1953

Round 7🇩🇪 Germany

Nino Farina won the 1953 German Grand Prix for Ferrari from 3rd on the grid, 1:04.000 ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio. Ernst Klodwig gained the most places, from 32nd on the grid to 15th.

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First GP

1951

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Weekend Points

Pos	Team	Points Breakdown	Pts
1	Ferrari Farina 8 + Hawthorn 4 + Ascari 1 + Swaters 0 + Villoresi 0 + Rosier 0 + Adolff 0	Farina 8 + Hawthorn 4 + Ascari 1 + Swaters 0 + Villoresi 0 + Rosier 0 + Adolff 0	13
2	Maserati Fangio 6 + Bonetto 3 + de Graffenried 2 + Marimón 0	Fangio 6 + Bonetto 3 + de Graffenried 2 + Marimón 0	11
3	Cooper Moss 0 + Nuckey 0 + Brown 0	Moss 0 + Nuckey 0 + Brown 0	0
4	Veritas Herrmann 0 + Helfrich 0 + Seidel 0 + Karch 0 + Heeks 0 + Bauer 0 + Loof 0	Herrmann 0 + Helfrich 0 + Seidel 0 + Karch 0 + Heeks 0 + Bauer 0 + Loof 0	0
5	Connaught McAlpine 0 + Claes 0 + Bira 0 + Salvadori 0	McAlpine 0 + Claes 0 + Bira 0 + Salvadori 0	0
6	Greifzu Krause 0	Krause 0	0
7	Heck Klodwig 0	Klodwig 0	0
8	EMW Barth 0	Barth 0	0
9	Gordini Behra 0 + Schell 0 + Trintignant 0	Behra 0 + Schell 0 + Trintignant 0	0
10	AFM Fitzau 0 + Bechem 0 + von Stuck 0	Fitzau 0 + Bechem 0 + von Stuck 0	0

Race Result

Pos	Driver	Team	Race time / Gap	Laps	Stops	Pts
1	Nino Farina Ferrari	Ferrari	3:02	18	—	8
2	Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati	Maserati	+1:04.000	18	—	6
3	Mike Hawthorn Ferrari	Ferrari	+1:43.600	18	—	4
4	Felice Bonetto Maserati	Maserati	+8:48.600	18	—	3
5	Toulo de Graffenried Maserati	Maserati	+1 Lap	17	—	2
6	Stirling Moss Cooper	Cooper	+1 Lap	17	—	—
7	Jacques Swaters Ferrari	Ferrari	+1 Lap	17	—	—
8	Luigi Villoresi Ferrari	Ferrari	+1 Lap	17	—	—
8	Alberto Ascari Ferrari	Ferrari	+1 Lap	17	—	1
9	Hans Herrmann Veritas	Veritas	+1 Lap	17	—	—
10	Louis Rosier Ferrari	Ferrari	+1 Lap	17	—	—
11	Rodney Nuckey Cooper	Cooper	+2 Laps	16	—	—
12	Theo Helfrich Veritas	Veritas	+2 Laps	16	—	—
13	Kenneth McAlpine Connaught	Connaught	+2 Laps	16	—	—
14	Rudolf Krause Greifzu	Greifzu	+2 Laps	16	—	—
15	Ernst Klodwig Heck	Heck	+3 Laps	15	—	—
16	Wolfgang Seidel Veritas	Veritas	+4 Laps	14	—	—
DNF	Alan Brown Cooper	Cooper	DNF Engine	15	—	—
DNF	Onofre Marimón Maserati	Maserati	DNF Suspension	13	—	—
DNF	Edgar Barth EMW	EMW	DNF Exhaust	12	—	—
DNF	Johnny Claes Connaught	Connaught	DNF	12	—	—
DNF	Oswald Karch Veritas	Veritas	DNF	10	—	—
DNF	Willi Heeks Veritas	Veritas	DNF	8	—	—
DNF	Jean Behra Gordini	Gordini	DNF Gearbox	7	—	—
DNF	Harry Schell Gordini	Gordini	DNF Engine	6	—	—
DNF	Prince Bira Connaught	Connaught	DNF Suspension	6	—	—
DNF	Theo Fitzau AFM	AFM	DNF	3	—	—
DNF	Kurt Adolff Ferrari	Ferrari	DNF	3	—	—
DNF	Günther Bechem AFM	AFM	DNF	2	—	—
DNF	Maurice Trintignant Gordini	Gordini	DNF Differential	1	—	—
DNF	Roy Salvadori Connaught	Connaught	DNF Engine	1	—	—
DNF	Erwin Bauer Veritas	Veritas	DNF	1	—	—
DNF	Hans von Stuck AFM	AFM	DNF	0	—	—
DNF	Ernst Loof Veritas	Veritas	DNF Fuel pump	0	—	—