Round 5 · 5 July 1953
French Grand Prix
Reims-Gueux · Reims, France
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
70 drivers
After Round 4
1
Alberto Ascari
Ferrari
25
pts
2
Luigi Villoresi
Ferrari
13
pts
3
Bill Vukovich
Kurtis Kraft
9
pts
4
José Froilán González
Maserati
7
pts
5
Nino Farina
Ferrari
6
pts
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6
Art Cross
Kurtis Kraft
6
pts
7
Mike Hawthorn
Ferrari
6
pts
8
Toulo de Graffenried
Maserati
5
pts
9
Onofre Marimón
Maserati
4
pts
10
Felice Bonetto
Maserati
2
pts
11
Duane Carter
Lesovsky
2
pts
12
Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft
2
pts
13
Maurice Trintignant
Gordini
2
pts
14
Oscar Gálvez
Maserati
2
pts
15
Jack McGrath
Kurtis Kraft
2
pts
16
Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft
1.5
pts
17
Fred Agabashian
Kurtis Kraft
1.5
pts
-
Jean Behra
Gordini
0
pts
-
Jimmy Daywalt
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Harry Schell
Gordini
0
pts
-
Louis Rosier
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Eddie Johnson
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Jim Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Peter Collins
HWM
0
pts
-
John Barber
Cooper
0
pts
-
Ernie McCoy
Stevens
0
pts
-
Alan Brown
Cooper
0
pts
-
Tony Bettenhausen
Kuzma
0
pts
-
Gene Hartley
Kuzma
0
pts
-
Chuck Stevenson
Kuzma
0
pts
-
Stirling Moss
Connaught
0
pts
-
Fred Wacker
Gordini
0
pts
-
Jimmy Davies
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Paul Frère
HWM
0
pts
-
Duke Nalon
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
André Pilette
Connaught
0
pts
-
Bob Scott
Bromme
0
pts
-
Carl Scarborough
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Manny Ayulo
Kuzma
0
pts
-
Jimmy Bryan
Schroeder
0
pts
-
Bill Holland
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Duke Dinsmore
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Andy Linden
Stevens
0
pts
-
Rodger Ward
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Walt Faulkner
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Johnny Mantz
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Robert Manzon
Gordini
0
pts
-
Juan Fangio
Maserati
0
pts
-
Kenneth McAlpine
Connaught
0
pts
-
Johnny Claes
Maserati
0
pts
-
Lance Macklin
HWM
0
pts
-
Carlos Menditeguy
Gordini
0
pts
-
Pablo Birger
Simca
0
pts
-
Roberto Mieres
Gordini
0
pts
-
Adolfo Cruz
Cooper
0
pts
-
Ken Wharton
Cooper
0
pts
-
Marshall Teague
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Roy Salvadori
Connaught
0
pts
-
Johnny Thomson
Del Roy
0
pts
-
Travis Webb
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Jackie Holmes
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Georges Berger
Simca
0
pts
-
Bob Sweikert
Kuzma
0
pts
-
Arthur Legat
Veritas
0
pts
-
Mike Nazaruk
Turner
0
pts
-
Pat Flaherty
Kuzma
0
pts
-
Jerry Hoyt
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Don Freeland
Watson
0
pts
-
Cal Niday
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
After the race
75 drivers
After Round 5
1
Alberto Ascari
Ferrari
—
28
+3
2
Mike Hawthorn
Ferrari
↑5
14
+8
3
Luigi Villoresi
Ferrari
↓1
13
+0
4
José Froilán González
Maserati
—
11
+4
5
Bill Vukovich
Kurtis Kraft
↓2
9
+0
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6
Nino Farina
Ferrari
↓1
8
+2
7
Juan Fangio
Maserati
↑992
7
+7
8
Art Cross
Kurtis Kraft
↓2
6
+0
9
Toulo de Graffenried
Maserati
↓1
5
+0
10
Onofre Marimón
Maserati
↓1
4
+0
11
Felice Bonetto
Maserati
↓1
2
+0
12
Duane Carter
Lesovsky
↓1
2
+0
13
Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft
↓1
2
+0
14
Maurice Trintignant
Gordini
↓1
2
+0
15
Oscar Gálvez
Maserati
↓1
2
+0
16
Jack McGrath
Kurtis Kraft
↓1
2
+0
17
Paul Russo
Kurtis Kraft
↓1
1.5
+0
18
Fred Agabashian
Kurtis Kraft
↓1
1.5
+0
-
Jean Behra
Gordini
—
0
+0
-
Jimmy Daywalt
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Harry Schell
Gordini
—
0
+0
-
Louis Rosier
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Eddie Johnson
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Jim Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Peter Collins
HWM
—
0
+0
-
John Barber
Cooper
—
0
+0
-
Ernie McCoy
Stevens
—
0
+0
-
Stirling Moss
Cooper
—
0
+0
-
Alan Brown
Cooper
—
0
+0
-
Tony Bettenhausen
Kuzma
—
0
+0
-
Gene Hartley
Kuzma
—
0
+0
-
Chuck Stevenson
Kuzma
—
0
+0
-
Fred Wacker
Gordini
—
0
+0
-
Jimmy Davies
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Paul Frère
HWM
—
0
+0
-
Duke Nalon
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
André Pilette
Connaught
—
0
+0
-
Bob Gerard
Cooper
NEW
0
+0
-
Johnny Claes
Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Bob Scott
Bromme
—
0
+0
-
Carl Scarborough
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Manny Ayulo
Kuzma
—
0
+0
-
Jimmy Bryan
Schroeder
—
0
+0
-
Yves Cabantous
HWM
NEW
0
+0
-
Bill Holland
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Louis Chiron
OSCA
NEW
0
+0
-
Duke Dinsmore
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Andy Linden
Stevens
—
0
+0
-
Rodger Ward
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Walt Faulkner
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Johnny Mantz
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Robert Manzon
Gordini
—
0
+0
-
Kenneth McAlpine
Connaught
—
0
+0
-
Lance Macklin
HWM
—
0
+0
-
Carlos Menditeguy
Gordini
—
0
+0
-
Roberto Mieres
Gordini
—
0
+0
-
Pablo Birger
Simca
—
0
+0
-
Adolfo Cruz
Cooper
—
0
+0
-
Ken Wharton
Cooper
—
0
+0
-
Roy Salvadori
Connaught
—
0
+0
-
Marshall Teague
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Prince Bira
Connaught
NEW
0
+0
-
Johnny Thomson
Del Roy
—
0
+0
-
Travis Webb
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Jackie Holmes
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Georges Berger
Simca
—
0
+0
-
Élie Bayol
OSCA
NEW
0
+0
-
Bob Sweikert
Kuzma
—
0
+0
-
Arthur Legat
Veritas
—
0
+0
-
Mike Nazaruk
Turner
—
0
+0
-
Pat Flaherty
Kuzma
—
0
+0
-
Jerry Hoyt
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Don Freeland
Watson
—
0
+0
-
Cal Niday
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
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Race classification
25 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAW Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 7 | 2:44:18.600 | 8 |
| 2 | FAN Juan Fangio | Maserati | 4 | +1.000 | 7 |
| 3 | GON José Froilán González | Maserati | 5 | +1.400 | 4 |
| 4 | ASC Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1 | +4.600 | 3 |
| 5 | FAR Nino Farina | Ferrari | 6 | +1:07.600 | 2 |
| 6 | VIL Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 3 | +1:15.900 | 0 |
| 7 | DE Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 9 | 2L | 0 |
| 8 | ROS Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 10 | 4L | 0 |
| 9 | MAR Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 8 | 5L | 0 |
| 10 | BEH Jean Behra | Gordini | 22 | 5L | 0 |
| 11 | GER Bob Gerard | Cooper | 12 | 5L | 0 |
| 12 | CLA Johnny Claes | Connaught | 21 | 7L | 0 |
| 13 | COL Peter Collins | HWM | 17 | 8L | 0 |
| 14 | CAB Yves Cabantous | HWM | 18 | 10L | 0 |
| 15 | CHI Louis Chiron | OSCA | 25 | 17L | 0 |
| R | BON Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 2 | — | 0 |
| R | MOS Stirling Moss | Cooper | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | BIR Prince Bira | Connaught | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | BAY Élie Bayol | OSCA | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | WHA Ken Wharton | Cooper | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | TRI Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | MAC Lance Macklin | HWM | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | SCH Harry Schell | Gordini | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | MIE Roberto Mieres | Gordini | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | SAL Roy Salvadori | Connaught | 19 | — | 0 |