- 1953 Dutch Grand Prix
The
1953 Dutch Grand Prix was aFormula Two race held onJune 7 ,1953 at theCircuit Zandvoort . It was part of the 1953 World Drivers' Championship, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used.Race report
The Ferraris returned to their standard configuration for the Dutch Grand Prix, which was held in very difficult conditions - the track was made slippery by loose grit. The Ferraris had better road holding and once again
Alberto Ascari led from start to finish fromNino Farina .José Froilán González took overFelice Bonetto 's car and ran out the winner of an exciting duel withMike Hawthorn .Juan Manuel Fangio retired with a broken back axle, whilstPeter Collins was eighth in the highest-placed British car.Classification
Notes
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Pole position : Alberto Ascari - 1:51.1
* Fastest l
Luigi Villoresi - 1:52.8
* Shared Drive - Car #16: Bonetto (25 laps) then González (64 laps). They shared the points for 3rd place.F1 race report
Name_of_race =Dutch Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1953
Previous_race_in_season =1953 Indianapolis 500
Next_race_in_season =1953 Belgian Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race =1952 Dutch Grand Prix
Next_year's_race =1955 Dutch Grand Prix
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