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Alberto Ascari won the 1953 Dutch Grand Prix

Alberto Ascari won the 1953 Dutch Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Nino Farina and Felice Bonetto at Circuit Park Zandvoort.

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Race recap

Winner
Alberto Ascari
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Alberto Ascari, Nino Farina, and Felice Bonetto
Race date
June 7, 1953
Pole
Alberto Ascari
Fastest lap
Luigi Villoresi
Classified drivers
21
Circuit
Circuit Park Zandvoort

The decisive result

Alberto Ascari finished first for Ferrari. Nino Farina is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Felice Bonetto 3 for Maserati.

Grid to finish

Felice Bonetto from P13 to P3 (+10), Peter Collins from P16 to P8 (+8), and Maurice Trintignant from P12 to P6 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Alberto Ascari started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 3 Finished, 2 +1 lap, 2 Axle, 2 Engine, and 2 Throttle. Luigi Villoresi holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:52.800 on lap 59. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Alberto AscariFerrari2:53:35.8008
2Nino FarinaFerrari2:53:46.2006
3Felice BonettoMaserati+1 lap2
3José Froilán GonzálezMaseratiFinished2
4Mike HawthornFerrari+1 lap3
5Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati+2 laps2
6Maurice TrintignantGordini+3 laps0
7Louis RosierFerrari+4 laps0
8Peter CollinsHWM+6 laps0
9Stirling MossConnaught+7 laps0
DNFLuigi VilloresiFerrariThrottle1
DNFKenneth McAlpineConnaughtEngine0
DNFHarry SchellGordiniTransmission0
NCJohnny ClaesConnaught+38 laps0
DNFJuan Manuel FangioMaseratiAxle0
DNFRoberto MieresGordiniTransmission0
DNFJosé Froilán GonzálezMaseratiAxle0
DNFKen WhartonCooperPhysical0
DNFRoy SalvadoriConnaughtEngine0
DNFLance MacklinHWMThrottle0