1953 Formula One season

As in, the 1953 Formula One season consisted of a small number of Formula One races, following the FIA's decision to once again run the World Drivers' Championship to Formula Two regulations rather than Formula One.

The 4th FIA World Drivers' Championship, which commenced on January 18, 1953, and ended on September 13 after nine races, was won by Alberto Ascari, driving for Scuderia Ferrari.

In addition to the Formula One races and the World Championship Formula Two races, numerous other Formula Two races, which did not count towards the Championship, were also held during the year.

World Championship season summary
Ferrari again dominated the championship, taking seven of the eight grands prix, although Juan Manuel Fangio's challenge in his Maserati took him to second place in the championship and a win at Monza. Ascari stretched his unbeaten run to nine grand prix before his team-mate Mike Hawthorn broke the sequence in becoming the first ever British winner in the French Grand Prix at Reims after a thrilling battle with Fangio.

Points were given to top 5 finishers (8, 6, 4, 3, 2). 1 point was given for fastest lap. Only the best four of nine scores counted towards the world championship. Points for shared drives were divided equally between the drivers, regardless of who had driven more laps. In 1953, all World Championship events (except the Indianapolis 500) were run under Formula 2 regulations. The 1953 season was all the first truly global World Championship, with an event in Argentina. The race was marred by an accident involving Ferrari's Giuseppe Farina, who crashed into an unprotected crowd, killing nine spectators – the first deaths in Formula One.

Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1953 FIA World Championship.

1953 Drivers Championship final standings

 * Italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded – point shared equally between drivers sharing fastest lap)
 * Bold indicates pole position
 * † Position shared between more drivers of the same car
 * ‡ Several cars were shared in this race. See the race page for details.
 * Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Non-Championship race results
Formula One/Two races also held in 1953, which did not count towards the World Championship.