1953 Australian Grand Prix
Race details | |||
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Formula Libre race | |||
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Date | 21 November 1953 | ||
Location | Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
Course length | 5.03 km (3.125 mi) | ||
Distance | 64 laps, 321.92 km (250 mi) | ||
Weather | Sunny | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | Maybach Special | |
Time | 2'03 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Talbot-Lago | ||
Second | MG Special | ||
Third | MG |
The 1953 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula Libre [1] motor race held at Albert Park Street Circuit, Victoria on 21 November 1953. The race, which had 40 starters, was held over 64 laps of the five kilometre circuit for a total of 322 kilometres.
It was the eighteenth Australian Grand Prix. While much of the Grand Prix's history to this point had taken place on public road or street circuits, this was the first time it had been held on a circuit in a major population centre. The circuit was laid out on public roads surrounding the Albert Park Lake in inner Melbourne.
The race was won by Doug Whiteford, his third and final Australian Grand Prix victory, equalling the feat achieved by Bill Thompson in the 1930s. It was also the largest margin of victory in the race's history, Whiteford winning by five laps for a margin of 25 kilometres.
Classification
Results as follows.[2]
Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot-Lago 4.5L | 64 | 2h 24m 50s |
2 | 26 | ![]() |
MG TC Special / MG s/c 1.3L | 59 | |
3 | 22 | ![]() |
MG K3 / MG 1.1L | ||
4 | 23 | ![]() |
MG Q / MG 0.7L | ||
5 | 30 | ![]() |
MM Special / Holden 2.3L | ||
6 | 32 | ![]() |
Austin-Healey 100 / Austin-Healey 2.7L | ||
7 | 7 | ![]() |
Kleinig-Hudson 8 Special / Hudson 4.4L | ||
8 | 38 | ![]() |
Austin-Healey 100 / Austin-Healey 2.7L | ||
9 | 19 | ![]() |
Wylie Javelin / Jowett s/c 1.5L | ||
10 | 16 | ![]() |
Allard J2 / Cadillac 4.4L | ||
11 | 33 | ![]() |
Austin-Healey 100 / Austin-Healey 2.7L | ||
12 | 17 | ![]() ![]() |
BWA Special / Frazer Nash 1.5L | ||
13 | 40 | ![]() |
MG TC Special / MG 1.3L | ||
14 | 35 | ![]() |
Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3.4L | ||
15 | 9 | ![]() |
Maserati 6C / Maserati 1.5L | ||
16 | 42 | ![]() |
MG TB Special / MG 1.3L | ||
17 | 60 | ![]() |
Cooper Mk.V / JAP 0.5L | ||
18 | 31 | ![]() |
Plymouth Special / Plymouth 3.1L | ||
Ret | 2 | ![]() |
Maybach Special Mk.1 / Maybach 4.3L | 56 | |
Ret | 34 | ![]() |
Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3.4L | ||
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
Maserati 4CL / Maserati 1.5L | 51 | |
Ret | ![]() |
HRG Special | |||
Ret | ![]() |
Allard K2 / Ford 4.4L | |||
Ret | 25 | ![]() |
Bugatti T51A / Bugatti 1.5L | ||
Ret | 37 | ![]() |
BMW 328 / BMW 2.0L | ||
Ret | 24 | ![]() |
Talbot-Darracq / Talbot 1.5L | 14 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() |
Austin A40 Special / Austin 1.3L | ||
Ret | 12 | ![]() |
Bugatti T37 / Bugatti 2.0L | ||
Ret | 3 | ![]() |
HWM F2 / Jaguar 3.4L | 3 | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() |
Ford V8 Special / Ford 4.4L | ||
Ret | 11 | ![]() |
Alta / Ford 4.3L | ||
Ret | 16 | ![]() |
Ford V8 Special / Ford 4.3L | ||
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
MG K3 / MG 1.1L | ||
Ret | 27 | ![]() |
Dodge Special / Dodge 4.0L | ||
Ret | 28 | ![]() |
Ballot / Oldsmobile 3.9L | ||
Ret | 39 | ![]() |
MG Special / MG 1.3L | ||
Ret | ![]() |
Allard K2 / Ford 4.4L | |||
Ret | ![]() |
MG TC Special / MG 1.3L | |||
Ret | 65 | ![]() |
HRG Special / HRG 1.5L | ||
Notes
- Fastest lap: Stan Jones – 2'03
References
- ↑ Racing into history, A look back at the 1953 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, Australian Grand Prix Corporation, 2013, page 6
- ↑ Howard, Graham (1986). "1953". In Howard, Graham. The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 182–191. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
- 1 2 Alf Barrett: ‘The Maestro’: Alfa Romeo 8C2300 Monza, primotipo.com Retrieved 21 November 2015
Preceded by 1952 Australian Grand Prix |
Australian Grand Prix 1953 |
Succeeded by 1954 Australian Grand Prix |