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 Flag of the United Kingdom Isle of Man TT Isle of Man Flag of the United Kingdom Leslie Graham Flag of the United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Flag of Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Flag of Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Report
2 Flag of the Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Flag of West Germany Werner Haas Flag of West Germany Werner Haas Flag of Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Report
3 Flag of Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa Flag of the United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Flag of Italy Alfredo Milani Report
4 Flag of West Germany West German Grand Prix Schottenring Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Flag of West Germany Werner Haas Flag of Italy Carlos Bandirola † Flag of West Germany Walter Zeller Report
5 Flag of France French Grand Prix Rouen Flag of the United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Report
6 Flag of Northern Ireland Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Flag of West Germany Werner Haas Flag of Ireland Reg Armstrong Flag of New Zealand Ken Mudford Flag of Australia Ken Kavanagh Report
7 Flag of Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten Flag of Ireland Reg Armstrong Flag of the United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Report
8 Flag of Italy Nations Grand Prix Monza Flag of West Germany Werner Haas Flag of Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Flag of Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Report
9 Flag of Spain Spanish Grand Prix Montjuïc Park Flag of Italy Angelo Copeta Flag of Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Flag of the United Kingdom 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 Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke United Kingdom Gilera 38 4
2 Flag of Ireland Reg Armstrong Ireland Gilera 24 0
3 Flag of Italy Alfredo Milani Italy Gilera 18 1
= Flag of Australia Ken Kavanagh Australia Norton 18 1
5 Flag of Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Southern Rhodesia Norton 14 1
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Jack Brett United Kingdom Norton 13 0
7 Flag of the United Kingdom Dickie Dale United Kingdom Gilera 11 0
= Flag of Italy Giuseppe Colnago Italy Gilera 11 0
9 Flag of the United Kingdom Fergus Anderson United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 8 1
10 Flag of New Zealand Rod Coleman New Zealand AJS 7 0
11 Flag of Italy Carlos Bandirola Italy MV Agusta 6 0
12 Flag of Italy Libero Liberati Italy Gilera 4 0
13 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Doran United Kingdom AJS 3 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Farrant United Kingdom AJS 3 0
15 Flag of Italy Nello Pagani Italy Gilera 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Cecil Sandford United Kingdom MV Agusta 2 0
17 Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Wood United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Davey United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Flag of New Zealand Ken Mudford New Zealand Norton 1 0
= Flag of West Germany Hermann Paul Müller Germany MV Agusta 1 0

[edit] 350cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Fergus Anderson United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 34 3
2 Flag of Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 26 2
3 Flag of Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Southern Rhodesia Norton 18 1
4 Flag of Australia Ken Kavanagh Australia Norton 18 0
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Jack Brett United Kingdom Norton 12 0
6 Flag of New Zealand Rod Coleman New Zealand AJS 9 0
7 Flag of New Zealand Ken Mudford New Zealand Norton 8 1
8 Flag of Scotland Bob McIntyre United Kingdom AJS 6 0
= Flag of France Pierre Monneret France AJS 6 0
10 Flag of Italy Duilio Agostini Italy Moto Guzzi 4 0
11 Flag of West Germany August Hobl Germany DKW 3 0
= Flag of Switzerland Josef Albisser Switzerland Norton 3 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Harry Pearce United Kingdom Velocette 3 0
14 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Doran United Kingdom AJS 3 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Farrant United Kingdom AJS 3 0
16 Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Wood United Kingdom Norton 2 0
= Flag of Austria Ernie Ring Austria AJS 2 0
= Flag of New Zealand Leo Simpson New Zealand AJS 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Malcolm Templeton United Kingdom AJS 2 0
20 Flag of West Germany Karl Hoffman Germany DKW 1 0
= Flag of New Zealand Ray Laurent New Zealand Norton 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Ken Harwood United Kingdom AJS 1 0
= Flag of Australia Tony McAlpine Australia Norton 1 0

[edit] 250cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of West Germany Werner Haas Germany NSU 28 2
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Reg Armstrong United Kingdom NSU 23 2
3 Flag of Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 22 2
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Fergus Anderson United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 22 1
5 Flag of Italy Alano Montanari Italy Moto Guzzi 19 0
6 Flag of Australia Ken Kavanagh Australia Moto Guzzi 6 0
7 Flag of West Germany Siegfried Wünsche Germany DKW 6 0
8 Flag of West Germany August Hobl Germany DKW 6 0
9 Flag of West Germany Otto Daiker Germany NSU 6 0
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 4 0
11 Flag of West Germany Walter Reichert Germany NSU 3 0
12 Flag of the United Kingdom Tommy Wood United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 3 0
13 Flag of West Germany Wolfgang Brandt Germany NSU 2 0
= Flag of Australia Sid Willis Australia Velocette 2 0
15 Flag of Italy Umberto Masetti Italy NSU 1 0
= Flag of Austria Rupert Hollaus Austria Moto Guzzi 1 0

[edit] 125cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of West Germany Werner Haas Germany NSU 30 3
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Cecil Sandford United Kingdom MV Agusta 20 0
3 Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 18 1
4 Flag of Italy Angelo Copeta Italy MV Agusta 17 1
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Leslie Graham United Kingdom MV Agusta 8 1
6 Flag of West Germany Otto Daiker Germany NSU 7 0
7 Flag of Italy Emilio Mendogni Italy Morini 6 0
8 Flag of West Germany Wolfgang Brandt Germany NSU 5 0
9 Flag of the United Kingdom Reg Armstrong United Kingdom NSU 4 0
= Flag of Austria Rupert Hollaus Austria NSU 4 0
11 Flag of Italy Luigi Zinzani Italy Morini 3 0
12 Flag of Spain Marcelo Cama Spain Montesa 2 0
= Flag of Italy Tito Forconi Italy MV Agusta 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Arnold Jones United Kingdom MV Agusta 2 0
= Flag of West Germany Walter Reichert Germany NSU 2 0
= Flag of the Netherlands Drikus Veer Netherlands Morini 2 0
17 Flag of West Germany Georg Braun Germany Mondial 1 0
= Flag of Italy Paolo Campanelli Italy MV Agusta 1 0
= Flag of West Germany Karl Lottes Germany MV Agusta 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Fron Purslow United Kingdom MV Agusta 1 0
= Flag of the Netherlands Lo Simons Netherlands Mondial 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Webster United Kingdom MV Agusta 1 0