1953 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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The 1953 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the fifth F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of nine Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on 12 June, with Isle of Man TT and ended with Spanish Grand Prix on 4 October.
1953 Grand Prix season calendar[]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
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1 | 12 June | ![]() |
Snaefell Mountain | ![]() |
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2 | 27 June | ![]() |
Assen | ![]() |
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3 | 5 July | ![]() |
Spa-Francorchamps | ![]() |
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4 | 19 July | ![]() |
Schottenring | ![]() |
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5 | 2 August | ![]() |
Rouen-Les-Essarts | ![]() |
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6 | 15 August | ![]() |
Dundrod | ![]() |
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7 | 23 August | ![]() |
Bremgarten | ![]() |
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8 | 6 September | ![]() |
Monza | ![]() |
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9 | 4 October | ![]() |
Montjuïc | ![]() |
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† After pronouncing the track unsafe before practice had begun, all the factory teams withdrew from the 350cc and 500cc classes in the proposed German Grand Prix. The event continued, but with the agreement that these two classes were only counted as an ordinary international event.[1]
Standings[]
Scoring system[]
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races counted in the Sidecars, 125cc and 250cc, while in the 350cc and 500cc championships, the five best results were counted.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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Points | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
500cc final standings[]
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Bold – Pole |
350cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 34 | 3 | |
2 | ![]() |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 26 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
Southern Rhodesia | Norton | 18 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
Australia | Norton | 18 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Norton | 12 | 0 | |
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New Zealand | AJS | 9 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
New Zealand | Norton | 8 | 1 | |
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United Kingdom | AJS | 6 | 0 | |
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France | AJS | 6 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 4 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
Germany | DKW | 3 | 0 | |
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Switzerland | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | Velocette | 3 | 0 | |
14 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | AJS | 3 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | AJS | 3 | 0 | |
16 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
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Austria | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
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New Zealand | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
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Germany | DKW | 1 | 0 | |
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New Zealand | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | AJS | 1 | 0 | |
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Australia | Norton | 1 | 0 |
250cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Germany | NSU | 28 | 2 | |
2 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | NSU | 23 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 22 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 22 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 19 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
Australia | Moto Guzzi | 6 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
Germany | DKW | 6 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
Germany | DKW | 6 | 0 | |
9 | ![]() |
Germany | NSU | 6 | 0 | |
10 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 4 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
Germany | NSU | 3 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 3 | 0 | |
13 | ![]() |
Germany | NSU | 2 | 0 | |
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Australia | Velocette | 2 | 0 | |
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Italy | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
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Austria | Moto Guzzi | 1 | 0 |
125cc Standings[]
Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
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1 | ![]() |
Germany | NSU | 30 | 3 | |
2 | ![]() |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 20 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 18 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
Italy | MV Agusta | 17 | 1 | |
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United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 8 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() |
Germany | NSU | 7 | 0 | |
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Italy | Morini | 6 | 0 | |
8 | ![]() |
Germany | NSU | 5 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | NSU | 4 | 0 | |
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Austria | NSU | 4 | 0 | |
11 | ![]() |
Italy | Morini | 3 | 0 | |
12 | ![]() |
Spain | Montesa | 2 | 0 | |
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Italy | MV Agusta | 2 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 2 | 0 | |
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Germany | NSU | 2 | 0 | |
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Netherlands | Morini | 2 | 0 | |
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Germany | Mondial | 1 | 0 | |
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Italy | MV Agusta | 1 | 0 | |
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Germany | MV Agusta | 1 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 1 | 0 | |
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Netherlands | Mondial | 1 | 0 | |
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United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 1 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "A Farcical German Grand Prix". The Motor Cycle. London: Ilffe & Sons Ltd. 91 (2624): 124. 23 July 1953.
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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