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Alberto Ascari won the 1953 Belgian Grand Prix

Alberto Ascari won the 1953 Belgian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Luigi Villoresi and Onofre Marimón at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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Race recap

Winner
Alberto Ascari
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Alberto Ascari, Luigi Villoresi, and Onofre Marimón
Race date
June 21, 1953
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
José Froilán González
Classified drivers
23
Circuit
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The decisive result

Alberto Ascari finished first for Ferrari. Luigi Villoresi is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Onofre Marimón 3 for Maserati.

Grid to finish

André Pilette from P18 to P11 (+7), Fred Wacker from P15 to P9 (+6), and Emmanuel de Graffenried from P9 to P4 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Juan Manuel Fangio started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Engine, 4 +1 lap, 2 +3 laps, 2 DNS, and 2 Finished. José Froilán González holds the fastest-lap entry at 4:34.000 on lap 2. 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 AscariFerrari2:48:30.3008
2Luigi VilloresiFerrari2:51:08.5006
3Onofre MarimónMaserati+1 lap4
4Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati+1 lap3
5Maurice TrintignantGordini+1 lap2
6Mike HawthornFerrari+1 lap0
7Harry SchellGordini+3 laps0
8Louis RosierFerrari+3 laps0
9Fred WackerGordini+4 laps0
10Paul FrèreHWM+6 laps0
11André PiletteConnaught+7 laps0
DNFJohnny ClaesMaseratiAccident0
DNFJuan Manuel FangioMaseratiDNF0
DNFLance MacklinHWMEngine0
DNFNino FarinaFerrariEngine0
DNFJuan Manuel FangioMaseratiEngine0
DNFJosé Froilán GonzálezMaseratiThrottle1
DNFJean BehraGordiniEngine0
DNFPeter CollinsHWMClutch0
DNFGeorges BergerSimca-GordiniEngine0