1953 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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The 1953 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the fifth competitive motorcycle season, with nine Grands Prix and 4 classes, 500cc, 350cc, 250cc and 125cc.
Contents |
[edit] Grands Prix
| Round | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125 winner | 250 winner | 350 winner | 500 winner | Report |
| 1 |  Isle of Man TT |
Isle of Man |  Leslie Graham |
Fergus Anderson |
 Ray Amm |
Ray Amm |
Report |
| 2 |  Dutch TT |
Assen |  Werner Haas |
Werner Haas |
 Enrico Lorenzetti |
Geoff Duke |
Report |
| 3 |  Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Fergus Anderson |
Alfredo Milani |
Report | ||
| 4 | West German Grand Prix |
Schottenring | Carlo Ubbiali |
Werner Haas |
Carlos Bandirola † |
Walter Zeller |
Report |
| 5 |  French Grand Prix |
Rouen | Fergus Anderson |
Geoff Duke |
Report | ||
| 6 |  Ulster Grand Prix |
Dundrod | Werner Haas |
 Reg Armstrong |
 Ken Mudford |
 Ken Kavanagh |
Report |
| 7 |  Swiss Grand Prix |
Bremgarten | Reg Armstrong |
Fergus Anderson |
Geoff Duke |
Report | |
| 8 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Werner Haas |
Enrico Lorenzetti |
Enrico Lorenzetti |
Geoff Duke |
Report |
| 9 |  Spanish Grand Prix |
Montjuïc Park | Angelo Copeta |
Enrico Lorenzetti |
Fergus Anderson |
Report |
† Upon arrival at the track, it was considered too dangerous to run an official race for large bikes on. Unofficial races were run without several teams taking part.
[edit] Championship Standings
[edit] 500cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Duke |
United Kingdom] | Gilera | 38 | 4 | |
| 2 | Reg Armstrong |
Ireland | Gilera | 24 | 0 | |
| 3 | Alfredo Milani |
Italy | Gilera | 18 | 1 | |
| = | Ken Kavanagh |
Australia | Norton | 18 | 1 | |
| 5 | Ray Amm |
Southern Rhodesia | Norton | 14 | 1 | |
| 6 | Jack Brett |
United Kingdom | Norton | 13 | 0 | |
| 7 | Dickie Dale |
United Kingdom | Gilera | 11 | 0 | |
| = | Giuseppe Colnago |
Italy | Gilera | 11 | 0 | |
| 9 | Fergus Anderson |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 8 | 1 | |
| 10 | Rod Coleman |
New Zealand | AJS | 7 | 0 | |
| 11 | Carlos Bandirola |
Italy | MV Agusta | 6 | 0 | |
| 12 | Libero Liberati |
Italy | Gilera | 4 | 0 | |
| 13 | William Doran |
United Kingdom | AJS | 3 | 0 | |
| = | Derek Farrant |
United Kingdom | AJS | 3 | 0 | |
| 15 | Nello Pagani |
Italy | Gilera | 2 | 0 | |
| = | Cecil Sandford |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | Tommy Wood |
United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Peter Davey |
United Kingdom | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Ken Mudford |
New Zealand | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Hermann Paul Müller |
Germany | MV Agusta | 1 | 0 |
[edit] 350cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergus Anderson |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 34 | 3 | |
| 2 | Enrico Lorenzetti |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 26 | 2 | |
| 3 | Ray Amm |
Southern Rhodesia | Norton | 18 | 1 | |
| 4 | Ken Kavanagh |
Australia | Norton | 18 | 0 | |
| 5 | Jack Brett |
United Kingdom | Norton | 12 | 0 | |
| 6 | Rod Coleman |
New Zealand | AJS | 9 | 0 | |
| 7 | Ken Mudford |
New Zealand | Norton | 8 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Bob McIntyre |
United Kingdom | AJS | 6 | 0 | |
| = | Pierre Monneret |
France | AJS | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | Duilio Agostini |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 | August Hobl |
Germany | DKW | 3 | 0 | |
| = | Josef Albisser |
Switzerland | Norton | 3 | 0 | |
| = | Harry Pearce |
United Kingdom | Velocette | 3 | 0 | |
| 14 | William Doran |
United Kingdom | AJS | 3 | 0 | |
| = | Derek Farrant |
United Kingdom | AJS | 3 | 0 | |
| 16 | Tommy Wood |
United Kingdom | Norton | 2 | 0 | |
| = |  Ernie Ring |
Austria | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
| = | Leo Simpson |
New Zealand | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
| = | Malcolm Templeton |
United Kingdom | AJS | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | Karl Hoffman |
Germany | DKW | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Ray Laurent |
New Zealand | Norton | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Ken Harwood |
United Kingdom | AJS | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Tony McAlpine |
Australia | Norton | 1 | 0 |
[edit] 250cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Werner Haas |
Germany | NSU | 28 | 2 | |
| 2 | Reg Armstrong |
United Kingdom | NSU | 23 | 2 | |
| 3 | Enrico Lorenzetti |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 22 | 2 | |
| 4 | Fergus Anderson |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 22 | 1 | |
| 5 | Alano Montanari |
Italy | Moto Guzzi | 19 | 0 | |
| 6 | Ken Kavanagh |
Australia | Moto Guzzi | 6 | 0 | |
| 7 | Siegfried Wünsche |
Germany | DKW | 6 | 0 | |
| 8 | August Hobl |
Germany | DKW | 6 | 0 | |
| 9 | Otto Daiker |
Germany | NSU | 6 | 0 | |
| 10 | Arthur Wheeler |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 | Walter Reichert |
Germany | NSU | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | Tommy Wood |
United Kingdom | Moto Guzzi | 3 | 0 | |
| 13 | Wolfgang Brandt |
Germany | NSU | 2 | 0 | |
| = | Sid Willis |
Australia | Velocette | 2 | 0 | |
| 15 | Umberto Masetti |
Italy | NSU | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Rupert Hollaus |
Austria | Moto Guzzi | 1 | 0 |
[edit] 125cc Standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Werner Haas |
Germany | NSU | 30 | 3 | |
| 2 | Cecil Sandford |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 20 | 0 | |
| 3 | Carlo Ubbiali |
Italy | MV Agusta | 18 | 1 | |
| 4 | Angelo Copeta |
Italy | MV Agusta | 17 | 1 | |
| 5 | Leslie Graham |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 8 | 1 | |
| 6 | Otto Daiker |
Germany | NSU | 7 | 0 | |
| 7 | Emilio Mendogni |
Italy | Morini | 6 | 0 | |
| 8 | Wolfgang Brandt |
Germany | NSU | 5 | 0 | |
| 9 | Reg Armstrong |
United Kingdom | NSU | 4 | 0 | |
| = | Rupert Hollaus |
Austria | NSU | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 | Luigi Zinzani |
Italy | Morini | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | Marcelo Cama |
Spain | Montesa | 2 | 0 | |
| = | Tito Forconi |
Italy | MV Agusta | 2 | 0 | |
| = | Arnold Jones |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 2 | 0 | |
| = | Walter Reichert |
Germany | NSU | 2 | 0 | |
| = | Drikus Veer |
Netherlands | Morini | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | Georg Braun |
Germany | Mondial | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Paolo Campanelli |
Italy | MV Agusta | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Karl Lottes |
Germany | MV Agusta | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Fron Purslow |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Lo Simons |
Netherlands | Mondial | 1 | 0 | |
| = | Bill Webster |
United Kingdom | MV Agusta | 1 | 0 |
