French Grand Prix
1953 · Round 5 · Reims, France · Jul 5, 1953Race summary
Victory went to Hawthorn (from 7th on the grid), with a 1.000s margin. Behra made the biggest gain, from 22nd on the grid to 10th (up 12 places). Ascari had a difficult race, dropping from 1st to 4th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 7 | 60 | 2:44:18.600 | 8 |
| 2 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 4 | 60 | +1.000 | 7 |
| 3 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 5 | 60 | +1.400 | 4 |
| 4 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1 | 60 | +4.600 | 3 |
| 5 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 6 | 60 | +1:07.600 | 2 |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 3 | 60 | +1:15.900 | 0 |
| 7 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 9 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 10 | 56 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 8 | 55 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 22 | 55 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Bob Gerard | Cooper | 12 | 55 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Johnny Claes | Connaught | 21 | 53 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Peter Collins | HWM | 17 | 52 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Yves Cabantous | HWM | 18 | 50 | +10 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Louis Chiron | OSCA | 25 | 43 | +17 Laps | 0 |
| – | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 2 | 42 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Stirling Moss | Cooper | 13 | 38 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Prince Bira | Connaught | 11 | 29 | Differential | 0 |
| – | Élie Bayol | OSCA | 15 | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Ken Wharton | Cooper | 14 | 17 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| – | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 23 | 14 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Lance Macklin | HWM | 16 | 9 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Harry Schell | Gordini | 20 | 4 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Roberto Mieres | Gordini | 24 | 4 | Axle | 0 |
| – | Roy Salvadori | Connaught | 19 | 2 | Ignition | 0 |