1953 - British Grand Prix

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1953 - British Grand Prix

Race Name - British Grand Prix
Date - 7/18/1953
Race Track - Silverstone Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 27
Laps Run - 90
Pole Winner Alberto Ascari
Average Race Speed - 149.628 kph
Lead Changes - 1 Leader(s) with 0 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Alberto Ascari
Race Number - 6

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4
2	4	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6
3	5	Nino Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4
4	2	Jos Froiln Gonzlez	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6
5	3	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4
6	16	Felice Bonetto	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6
7	19	Prince Bira	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4
8	11	Ken Wharton	Ken Wharton	Cooper T23	Bristol 2.0 L6
9	14	Peter Whitehead	Atlantic Stable	Cooper T24	Alta 1.5
10	24	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4
11	15	Jimmy Stewart	Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper T20	Bristol 2.0 L6
12	10	Tony Rolt	Rob Walker Racing Team	Connaught A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4
13	6	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4
14	7	Onofre Marimn	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6
15	21	Alan Brown	RJ Chase	Cooper T23	Bristol 2.0 L6
16	23	Peter Collins	HW Motors	HWM	Alta 1.5
17	27	Jack Fairman	John Heath	HWM	Alta 1.5
18	28	Roy Salvadori	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4
19	26	Toulo de Graffenried	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6
20	12	Lance Macklin	HW Motors	HWM	Alta 1.5
21	22	Jean Behra	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6
22	20	Ian Stewart	Ecurie Ecosse	Connaught A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4
23	8	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6
24	17	Duncan Hamilton	HW Motors	HWM	Alta 1.5
25	18	Bob Gerard	Bob Gerard	Cooper T23	Bristol 2.0 L6
26	9	Harry Schell	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6
27	13	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4
28	25	Tony Crook	Tony Crook	Cooper T20	Bristol 2.0 L6
29	29	Louis Chiron	Louis Chiron	Osca 20	Osca