F1 CHAMPIONSHIP ARCHIVE Standings 1953 From the first championship in 1950 to today’s grid. History, with the points system of its era.
POS DRIVER / TEAM WINS POINTS
1 AA Alberto Ascari ASC 🇮🇹 Italy Ferrari WORLD CHAMPION
5 WINS 34.5 PTS LEADER 2 Juan Manuel Fangio FAN 🇦🇷 Argentina Maserati 1 WINS 28 PTS −6.5 TO LEADER 3 Nino Farina FAR 🇮🇹 Italy Ferrari 1 WINS 26 PTS −8.5 TO LEADER 4 MH Mike Hawthorn HAW 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Ferrari
1 WINS 19 PTS −15.5 TO LEADER 5 LV Luigi Villoresi VIL 🇮🇹 Italy Ferrari
0 WINS 17 PTS −17.5 TO LEADER 6 JF José Froilán González GON 🇦🇷 Argentina Maserati
0 WINS 13.5 PTS −21 TO LEADER 7 BV Bill Vukovich VUK #14 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
1 WINS 9 PTS −25.5 TO LEADER 8 Ed Emmanuel de Graffenried DEG 🇨🇭 Switzerland Maserati
0 WINS 7 PTS −27.5 TO LEADER 9 FB Felice Bonetto BON 🇮🇹 Italy Maserati
0 WINS 6.5 PTS −28 TO LEADER 10 AC Art Cross CRO #16 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 6 PTS −28.5 TO LEADER 11ⓘ OM Onofre Marimón MAR 🇦🇷 Argentina Maserati
0 WINS 4 PTS −30.5 TO LEADER 12ⓘ MT Maurice Trintignant TRI 🇫🇷 France Gordini
0 WINS 4 PTS −30.5 TO LEADER 13ⓘ SH Sam Hanks HAN #3 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 2 PTS −32.5 TO LEADER 13ⓘ DC Duane Carter CAR 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser / Lesovsky Offenhauser
0 WINS 2 PTS −32.5 TO LEADER 15ⓘ OA Oscar Alfredo Gálvez GAL #8 🇦🇷 Argentina Maserati
0 WINS 2 PTS −32.5 TO LEADER 15ⓘ JM Jack McGrath MCG #5 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 2 PTS −32.5 TO LEADER 15ⓘ HL Hermann Lang LAN #34 🇩🇪 Germany Maserati
0 WINS 2 PTS −32.5 TO LEADER 18ⓘ FA Fred Agabashian AGA #59 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 1.5 PTS −33 TO LEADER 18ⓘ PR Paul Russo RUS 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 1.5 PTS −33 TO LEADER NC AS Adolfo Schwelm Cruz SCH #24 🇦🇷 Argentina Cooper Bristol
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC AB Alan Brown BRO 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Cooper Bristol
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC AS Albert Scherrer SCH #18 🇨🇭 Switzerland HWM Alta
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC AP André Pilette PIL #40 🇧🇪 Belgium Connaught Lea Francis
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC AL Andy Linden LIN 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser / Stevens Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC AL Arthur Legat LEG #36 🇧🇪 Belgium Veritas
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC BH Bill Holland HOL #49 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC BB Birabongse Bhanudej BIR 🇹🇭 Thailand Connaught Lea Francis / Maserati
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC BG Bob Gerard GER 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Cooper Bristol
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC BS Bob Scott SCO 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser / Bromme Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC BS Bob Sweikert SWE #51 🇺🇸 United States Kuzma Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC CN Cal Niday NID #99 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC CS Carl Scarborough SCA #73 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC CM Carlos Menditéguy MEN #32 🇦🇷 Argentina Gordini
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC CL Chico Landi LAN 🇧🇷 Brazil Maserati
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC CS Chuck Stevenson STE 🇺🇸 United States Kuzma Offenhauser / Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC DF Don Freeland FRE #38 🇺🇸 United States Watson Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC DD Duke Dinsmore DIN #92 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC DN Duke Nalon NAL #9 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Novi
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC DH Duncan Hamilton HAM #3 🇬🇧 United Kingdom HWM Alta
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC EJ Eddie Johnson JOH #2 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC EB Edgar Barth BAR #35 🇩🇪 Germany EMW
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC EM Ernie McCoy MCC #12 🇺🇸 United States Stevens Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC EK Ernst Klodwig KLO #37 🇩🇪 Germany Heck BMW
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC EL Ernst Loof LOO #30 🇩🇪 Germany Veritas
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC EB Erwin Bauer BAU #32 🇩🇪 Germany Veritas
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC FW Fred Wacker WAC 🇺🇸 United States Gordini
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC GH Gene Hartley HAR 🇺🇸 United States Kuzma Offenhauser / Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC GB Georges Berger BER #34 🇧🇪 Belgium Simca-Gordini Gordini
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC HH Hans Herrmann HER #31 🇩🇪 Germany Veritas
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC HS Hans Stuck STU 🇩🇪 Germany AFM Bristol
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC HS Harry Schell SCH 🇺🇸 United States Gordini
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC IS Ian Stewart STE #15 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Connaught Lea Francis
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC JF Jack Fairman FAI 🇬🇧 United Kingdom HWM Alta / Connaught Lea Francis
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC JH Jackie Holmes HOL #62 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC JS Jacques Swaters SWA 🇧🇪 Belgium Ferrari
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC JB Jean Behra BEH 🇫🇷 France Gordini
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC JH Jerry Hoyt HOY #55 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC JR Jim Rathmann RAT 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC JB Jimmy Bryan BRY #8 🇺🇸 United States Schroeder Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC JD Jimmy Davies DAV #53 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC JD Jimmy Daywalt DAY #48 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC JS Jimmy Stewart STE #18 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Cooper Bristol
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC JB John Barber BAR #22 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Cooper Bristol
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC JF John Fitch FIT #18 🇺🇸 United States HWM Alta
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC JP Johnnie Parsons PAR #21 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC JC Johnny Claes CLA 🇧🇪 Belgium Connaught Lea Francis / Maserati
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC JM Johnny Mantz MAN #23 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC JT Johnny Thomson THO 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser / Del Roy Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC KB Karl-Günther Bechem BEC #41 🇩🇪 Germany AFM BMW
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC KW Ken Wharton WHA 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Cooper Bristol
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC KM Kenneth McAlpine MCA 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Connaught Lea Francis
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC KA Kurt Adolff ADO #34 🇩🇪 Germany Ferrari
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC LM Lance Macklin MAC 🇬🇧 United Kingdom HWM Alta
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC LC Louis Chiron CHI 🇲🇨 Monaco O.S.C.A. OSCA
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC LR Louis Rosier ROS 🇫🇷 France Ferrari
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC LM Luigi Musso MUS #56 🇮🇹 Italy Maserati
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC MA Manny Ayulo AYU #88 🇺🇸 United States Kuzma Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC MT Marshall Teague TEA #22 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC Md Max de Terra DET #40 🇨🇭 Switzerland Ferrari
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC MN Mike Nazaruk NAZ #83 🇺🇸 United States Turner Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC OK Oswald Karch KAR #26 🇩🇪 Germany Veritas
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC PB Pablo Birger BIR #34 🇦🇷 Argentina Simca-Gordini Gordini
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC PF Pat Flaherty FLA #77 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC PF Paul Frère FRE 🇧🇪 Belgium HWM Alta
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC PC Peter Collins COL 🇬🇧 United Kingdom HWM Alta
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC PH Peter Hirt HIR #38 🇨🇭 Switzerland Ferrari
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC PW Peter Whitehead WHI #20 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Cooper Alta
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC PC Piero Carini CAR #12 🇮🇹 Italy Ferrari
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC RM Robert Manzon MAN #26 🇫🇷 France Gordini
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC RM Roberto Mieres MIE 🇦🇷 Argentina Gordini
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC RW Rodger Ward WAR #92 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC RN Rodney Nuckey NUC #40 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Cooper Bristol
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC RS Roy Salvadori SAL 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Connaught Lea Francis
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC RK Rudolf Krause KRA #36 🇩🇪 Germany Greifzu BMW
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC SM Sergio Mantovani MAN #56 🇮🇹 Italy Maserati
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC SW Spider Webb WEB #62 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC SM Stirling Moss MOS 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Connaught Lea Francis / Cooper Alta
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC TF Theo Fitzau FIT #28 🇩🇪 Germany AFM BMW
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC TH Theo Helfrich HEL #24 🇩🇪 Germany Veritas
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC TB Tony Bettenhausen BET #98 🇺🇸 United States Kuzma Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC TC Tony Crook CRO #22 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Cooper Bristol
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC TR Tony Rolt ROL #14 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Connaught Lea Francis
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC UM Umberto Maglioli MAG #10 🇮🇹 Italy Ferrari
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC WF Walt Faulkner FAU #23 🇺🇸 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC WH Willi Heeks HEE #23 🇩🇪 Germany Veritas
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC WS Wolfgang Seidel SEI #22 🇩🇪 Germany Veritas
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC YG Yves Giraud-Cabantous CAB 🇫🇷 France HWM Alta
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER NC ÉB Élie Bayol BAY 🇫🇷 France O.S.C.A. OSCA
0 WINS 0 PTS −34.5 TO LEADER About these data Data: F1DB · Marcel Overdijk and contributors , CC BY 4.0 . Adapted for season-based display; source points are preserved.
Points are retained from the source standings. We do not recalculate historical seasons using the modern scoring system. Drivers who changed teams may have multiple constructors.
The Constructors’ Championship began in 1958; there are no constructors’ standings for this season.
Points are taken from the final F1DB standings; historical dropped-score rules are preserved. We do not sum race points.
NC rows document participants with at least one start, no points and no position in the final F1DB standings. NC is the display label for a missing position, not a placing assigned by us. Entries without any starts are excluded.
Team names use the constructor and engine from this season. A driver’s number is shown only when the same number is verified across all of their results that season.
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