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Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1953 Italian Grand Prix

Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1953 Italian Grand Prix for Maserati, ahead of Nino Farina and Luigi Villoresi at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Juan Manuel Fangio
Team
Maserati
Top listed
Juan Manuel Fangio, Nino Farina, and Luigi Villoresi
Race date
September 13, 1953
Pole
Alberto Ascari
Fastest lap
Juan Manuel Fangio
Classified drivers
31
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Louis Chiron from P25 to P10 (+15), Hans Stuck from P29 to P14 (+15), and Yves Giraud-Cabantous from P28 to P15 (+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 6 Engine, 3 +1 lap, 3 Finished, 3 NC, and 2 +10 laps. Juan Manuel Fangio holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:04.500 on lap 39. 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
1Juan Manuel FangioMaserati2:49:45.9009
2Nino FarinaFerrari2:49:47.3006
3Luigi VilloresiFerrari+1 lap4
4Mike HawthornFerrari+1 lap3
5Maurice TrintignantGordini+1 lap2
6Roberto MieresGordini+3 laps0
7Sergio MantovaniMaserati+4 laps0
7Luigi MussoMaseratiFinished0
8Umberto MaglioliFerrari+5 laps0
9Harry SchellGordini+5 laps0
10Louis ChironO.S.C.A.+8 laps0
11Birabongse BhanudejMaserati+8 laps0
12Alan BrownCooper+10 laps0
13Stirling MossCooper+10 laps0
14Hans StuckAFM+13 laps0
15Yves Giraud-CabantousHWM+13 laps0
16Louis RosierFerrari+15 laps0
DNFAlberto AscariFerrariAccident0
DNFFelice BonettoMaseratiOut of fuel0
DNFOnofre MarimónMaseratiAccident0