Grand prix France 1953 - Formula 1 points

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Grandprix results of France - 1953

Pos		Driver	Team	Points	Laps

1	6	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	25	60
2	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	18	60
3	2	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Maserati	15	60
4	-3	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	12	60
5	1	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	10	60
6	-3	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	8	60
7	2	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	6	58
8	2	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	4	56
9	-1	Onofre Marimon	Maserati	2	55
10	12	Jean Behra	Gordini	1	55
11	1	Bob Gerard	Cooper	0	55
12	9	Johnny Claes	Connaught	0	53
13	4	Peter Collins	HWM	0	52
14	4	Yves Giraud Cabantous	HWM	0	50
15	10	Louis Chiron	OSCA	0	43
16	-14	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	0 (not classified)	42
17	-4	Stirling Moss	Cooper	0 (not classified)	38
18	-7	Prince Bira	Connaught	0 (not classified)	29
19	-4	Elie Bayol	OSCA	0 (not classified)	18
20	-6	Ken Wharton	Cooper	0 (not classified)	17
21	2	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	0 (not classified)	14
22	-6	Lance Macklin	HWM	0 (not classified)	9
23	-3	Harry Schell	Gordini	0 (not classified)	4
24		Roberto Mieres	Gordini	0 (not classified)	4
25	-6	Roy Salvadori	Connaught	0 (not classified)	2

Gained most places

Jean Behra GordiniFrom P22 to P10+12
Louis Chiron OSCAFrom P25 to P15+10
Johnny Claes ConnaughtFrom P21 to P12+9
Mike Hawthorn FerrariFrom P7 to P1+6
Peter Collins HWMFrom P17 to P13+4

Lost most places

Felice Bonetto MaseratiFrom P2 to P16-14
Prince Bira ConnaughtFrom P11 to P18-7
Roy Salvadori ConnaughtFrom P19 to P25-6
Lance Macklin HWMFrom P16 to P22-6
Ken Wharton CooperFrom P14 to P20-6

Qualifying to race progression

How each driver moved from qualifying, through the grid, to the race.

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Fastest laps - Grandprix of France - 1953

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Lap	Speed

1	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	-	37	0
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	-	25	0

Starting grid - Grandprix of France - 1953

Pos	Driver	Team	Time

1	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	0
2	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	0
3	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	0
4	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	0
5	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Maserati	0
6	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	0
7	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	0
8	Onofre Marimon	Maserati	0
9	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	0
10	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	0
11	Prince Bira	Connaught	0
12	Bob Gerard	Cooper	0
13	Stirling Moss	Cooper	0
14	Ken Wharton	Cooper	0
15	Elie Bayol	OSCA	0
16	Lance Macklin	HWM	0
17	Peter Collins	HWM	0
18	Yves Giraud Cabantous	HWM	0
19	Roy Salvadori	Connaught	0
20	Harry Schell	Gordini	0
21	Johnny Claes	Connaught	0
22	Jean Behra	Gordini	0
23	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	0
24	Roberto Mieres	Gordini	0
25	Louis Chiron	OSCA	0

Driver championship

Standings after this grand prix

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Alberto Ascari Ferrari	28
2	Mike Hawthorn Ferrari	14
3	Luigi Villoresi Ferrari	13
4	Jose Froilan Gonzalez Maserati	11
5	Bill Vukovich	9
6	Giuseppe Farina Ferrari	8
7	Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati	7
8	Art Cross	6
9	Toulo de Graffenried Maserati	5
10	Onofre Marimon Maserati	4
11	Felice Bonetto Maserati	2
12	Sam Hanks	2
13	Duane Carter	2
14	Maurice Trintignant Gordini	2
15	Oscar Alfredo Galvez	2
16	Jack McGrath	2
17	Paul Russo	1.5
18	Fred Agabashian	1.5
19	Jean Behra Gordini	0
20	Jimmy Daywalt	0
21	Harry Schell Gordini	0
22	Louis Rosier Ferrari	0
23	Eddie Johnson	0
24	Peter Collins HWM	0
25	John Barber	0
26	Ernie McCoy	0
27	Stirling Moss Cooper	0
28	Alan Brown	0
29	Fred Wacker	0
30	Tony Bettenhausen	0
31	Chuck Stevenson	0
32	Robert Manzon	0
33	Jimmy Davies	0
34	Paul Frere	0
35	Duke Nalon	0
36	Kenneth McAlpine	0
37	Andre Pilette	0
38	Bob Gerard Cooper	0
39	Johnny Claes Connaught	0
40	Carl Scarborough	0
41	Bob Scott	0
42	Lance Macklin HWM	0
43	Manny Ayulo	0
44	Carlos Menditeguy	0
45	Jimmy Bryan	0
46	Yves Giraud Cabantous HWM	0
47	Roberto Mieres Gordini	0
48	Pablo Birger	0
49	Louis Chiron OSCA	0
50	Jim Rathmann	0
51	Bill Holland	0
52	Ken Wharton Cooper	0
53	Adolfo Schwelm Cruz	0
54	Rodger Ward	0
55	Andy Linden	0
56	Duke Dinsmore	0
57	Roy Salvadori Connaught	0
58	Walt Faulkner	0
59	Johnny Mantz	0
60	Marshall Teague	0
61	Prince Bira Connaught	0
62	Georges Berger	0
63	Elie Bayol OSCA	0
64	Spider Webb	0
65	Johnny Thomson	0
66	Jackie Holmes	0
67	Bob Sweikert	0
68	Arthur Legat	0
69	Mike Nazaruk	0
70	Pat Flaherty	0
71	Jerry Hoyt	0
72	Johnnie Parsons	0
73	Don Freeland	0
74	Gene Hartley	0
75	Cal Niday	0

Constructor championship

Standings after this grand prix

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Ferrari	63
2	Maserati	31
3	Kurtis Kraft	24
4	Gordini	2
5	Cooper	0
6	HWM	0
7	Stevens	0
8	Kuzma	0
9	Connaught	0
10	Schroeder	0
11	OSCA	0
12	Simca	0
13	Veritas	0
14	Turner	0
15	Watson	0

Grandprix of France - location: Reims - circuit: Reims-Gueux

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