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Nino Farina won the 1953 German Grand Prix

Nino Farina won the 1953 German Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio and Mike Hawthorn at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

Winner
Nino Farina
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Nino Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Mike Hawthorn
Race date
August 2, 1953
Pole
Alberto Ascari
Fastest lap
Alberto Ascari
Classified drivers
37
Circuit
Nürburgring

The decisive result

Nino Farina finished first for Ferrari. Juan Manuel Fangio is listed 2 for Maserati, with Mike Hawthorn 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Ernst Klodwig from P32 to P15 (+17), Theo Helfrich from P28 to P12 (+16), and Wolfgang Seidel from P29 to P16 (+13) 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 11 Engine, 6 +1 lap, 5 Finished, 4 +2 laps, and 2 Suspension. Alberto Ascari holds the fastest-lap entry at 9:56.000 on lap 12. 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
1Nino FarinaFerrari3:02:25.0008
2Juan Manuel FangioMaserati3:03:29.0006
3Mike HawthornFerrari3:04:08.6004
4Felice BonettoMaserati3:11:13.6003
5Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati+1 lap2
6Stirling MossCooper+1 lap0
7Jacques SwatersFerrari+1 lap0
8Alberto AscariFerrari+1 lap0
8Luigi VilloresiFerrariFinished0
9Hans HerrmannVeritas+1 lap0
10Louis RosierFerrari+1 lap0
11Rodney NuckeyCooper+2 laps0
12Theo HelfrichVeritas+2 laps0
13Kenneth McAlpineConnaught+2 laps0
14Rudolf KrauseGreifzu+2 laps0
15Ernst KlodwigHeck+3 laps0
16Wolfgang SeidelVeritas+4 laps0
DNFLuigi VilloresiFerrariEngine0
DNFAlberto AscariFerrariDNF1
DNFAlan BrownCooperEngine0