1953 saw the first race away from Europe and USA. with Argentina entering the competition, and Ascari winning abroad. However, the 1953 Argentinian Grand Prix will only be remembered for the accident involving Nino Farina. The Italian crashed out, and due to no protection, nine spectators died. These were the first deaths in F1.
Alberto Ascari, for a second year running, had little to worry about through the year. He won three of the first four, and only failed to finish in the points twice - Germany and Italy. He was on a run of nine straight grand prix victories; however, his run was stopped by team-mate Mike Hawthorn. The English driver winning his first F1 victory at Reim, France. Bill Vuckovich won the Indianapolis that year, and other winners were Juan Manuel Fangio, and Nino Farina. Fangio was Ascari's main competitor; however, the Argentinian's poor Maserati let him down, with three DNF in the first four races.
With taking his second World Driver's Championship, Alberto Ascari also increased his lead in the F1 Rankings. Fangio regained ground he had lost in the previous year.
The Top 10 at the end of 1953 -
- Alberto Ascari - 1873.5
- Juan Manuel Fangio - 906
- Nino Farina - 880
- Mike Hawthorn - 499
- Luigi Villoresi - 486
- Jose Froilan Gonzalez - 462.5
- Umberto Maglioli - 262
- Felice Bonetto - 238
- Piero Taruffi - 227.5
- Bill Vukovich - 224
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