German Grand Prix
1953 · Round 7 · Nürburg, Germany · Aug 2, 1953Race summary
Victory went to Farina (from 3rd on the grid), with a 64.0s margin. Klodwig made the biggest gain, from 32nd on the grid to 15th (up 17 places). Ascari had a difficult race, dropping from 1st to 8th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 3 | 18 | 3:02 | 8 |
| 2 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 2 | 18 | +1:04.000 | 6 |
| 3 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 4 | 18 | +1:43.600 | 4 |
| 4 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 7 | 18 | +8:48.600 | 3 |
| 5 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 11 | 17 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Stirling Moss | Cooper | 12 | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 7 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari | 19 | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1 | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 1 | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Hans Herrmann | Veritas | 14 | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 22 | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Rodney Nuckey | Cooper | 20 | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Theo Helfrich | Veritas | 28 | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught | 16 | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Rudolf Krause | BMW | 26 | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Ernst Klodwig | BMW | 32 | 15 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Wolfgang Seidel | Veritas | 29 | 14 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 6 | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 6 | 15 | Engine | 1 |
| – | Alan Brown | Cooper | 17 | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 8 | 13 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Edgar Barth | EMW | 24 | 12 | Exhaust | 0 |
| – | Johnny Claes | Connaught | 25 | 12 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Oswald Karch | Veritas | 34 | 10 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Willi Heeks | Veritas | 18 | 8 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Jean Behra | Gordini | 9 | 7 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Harry Schell | Gordini | 10 | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Prince Bira | Connaught | 15 | 6 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Theo Fitzau | AFM | 21 | 3 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Kurt Adolff | Ferrari | 27 | 3 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Günther Bechem | AFM | 30 | 2 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 5 | 1 | Differential | 0 |
| – | Roy Salvadori | Connaught | 13 | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Erwin Bauer | Veritas | 33 | 1 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Hans von Stuck | AFM | 23 | 0 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Ernst Loof | Veritas | 31 | 0 | Fuel pump | 0 |