1953 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 5 Jul 1953
- Circuit
- Reims-Gueux, Reims, France
- Round
- 5 of 9
- Winner
- Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 7 | 60 | 2:44:18.6 | 8 | |
| 2 | 18 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 4 | 60 | +1.0 | 7 | |
| 3 | 20 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 5 | 60 | +1.4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 10 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1 | 60 | +4.6 | 3 | |
| 5 | 14 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 6 | 60 | +1:07.6 | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 3 | 60 | +1:15.9 | 0 | |
| 7 | 46 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 9 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 44 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 10 | 56 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 22 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 8 | 55 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 22 | 55 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 38 | Bob Gerard | Cooper | 12 | 55 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 48 | Johnny Claes | Connaught | 21 | 53 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 28 | Peter Collins | HWM | 17 | 52 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 30 | Yves Cabantous | HWM | 18 | 50 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 32 | Louis Chiron | OSCA | 25 | 43 | +17 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 2 | 42 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 36 | Stirling Moss | Cooper | 13 | 38 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 42 | Prince Bira | Connaught | 11 | 29 | Differential | 0 | |
| R | 34 | Élie Bayol | OSCA | 15 | 18 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 40 | Ken Wharton | Cooper | 14 | 17 | Wheel bearing | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 23 | 14 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 16 | 9 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Harry Schell | Gordini | 20 | 4 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Roberto Mieres | Gordini | 24 | 4 | Axle | 0 | |
| R | 50 | Roy Salvadori | Connaught | 19 | 2 | Ignition | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | Bill Vukovich | 1 | 9 | |
| 6 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Art Cross | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 0 | 4 |