| 1953 World Sportscar Championship season | |
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The 1953 World Sportscar Championship season was the first year of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for sportscars that ran in many worldwide endurance events. It ran from March 8, 1953 to November 23, 1953, comprising 7 races.
Schedule[]
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  12 Hours of Sebring
|
Sebring International Raceway | March 8 |
| 2 |  Mille Miglia
|
Brescia | April 26 |
| 3 |  24 Hours of Le Mans
|
Circuit de la Sarthe | June 13 June 14 |
| 4 |  24 Hours de Spa
|
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | July 25 July 26 |
| 5 |  ADAC 1000km Nürburgring
|
Nürburgring | August 30 |
| 6 |  RAC Tourist Trophy
|
Dundrod | September 5 |
| 7 |  Carrera Panamericana
|
Veracruz | November 23 |
Season results[]
Points were awarded for the top 6 finishers, in the order of 8-6-4-3-2-1. Constructors were only awarded points for their highest finishing car. Other finishers from the same manufacturer were merely skipped in the points count.
Races[]
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Sebring | #57 Briggs Cunningham
|
Results |
| Phil Walters John Fitch
| |||
| 2 | Brescia | #547 Scuderia Ferrari
|
Results |
| Giannino Marzotto Marco Crosara
| |||
| 3 | La Sarthe | #18 Jaguar Cars, Ltd.
|
Results |
| Tony Rolt Duncan Hamilton
| |||
| 4 | Spa- Francorchamps |
#8 Scuderia Ferrari
|
Results |
| Giuseppe Farina Mike Hawthorn
| |||
| 5 | Nürburgring | #1 Scuderia Ferrari
|
Results |
| Alberto Ascari Giuseppe Farina
| |||
| 6 | Dundrod | #20 Aston Martin Ltd.
|
Results |
| Peter Collins Pat Griffith
| |||
| 7 | Veracruz | #36 Scuderia Lancia
|
Results |
 Juan Manuel Fangio Gino Bronzoni
|
Manufacturers Championship[]
Only the best 4 results out of the 7 race season counted towards the championship. Points earned but not counted towards the championship total are listed in italics.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari
|
1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |
| 2 | Jaguar
|
4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 3 | Aston Martin
|
6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | ||||
| 4= | Lancia
|
4 | 8 | 12 | |||||
| 4= | Cunningham
|
8 | 4 | 12 | |||||
| 6 | Alfa Romeo
|
6 | 6 | ||||||
| 7 | Borgward
|
4 | 4 | ||||||
| 8= | Porsche
|
3 | 3 | ||||||
| 8= | D.B.
|
3 | 3 | ||||||
| 10= | Veritas
|
2 | 2 | ||||||
| 10= | Talbot
|
2 | 2 | ||||||
| 10= | O.S.C.A.
|
2 | 2 | ||||||
| 13= | Gordini
|
1 | 1 | ||||||
| 13= | Frazer Nash
|
1 | 1 |
External links[]
| World Sportscar Championship seasons | ||
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1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 | ||
| "Group 6" World Championship seasons | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1976 • 1977 | ||
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