Geoff Duke (foto tahun 1951) memenangkan gelar Kejuaraan Dunia 500cc keduanya pada tahun 1953. Werner Haas, Juara Dunia 125cc dan 250cc tahun 1953. Grand Prix Sepeda Motor musim 1953 merupakan edisi ke-5 dari kejuaraan MotoGP. Musim ini terdapat 8 Grand Prix dengan 5 kelas: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc dan Sidecars 500cc. Itu dimulai pada 12 Juni, dengan Isle of Man TT dan diakhiri dengan Grand Prix Spanyol pada tanggal 4 Oktober.
Kalender Ronde Tanggal Grand Prix Sirkuit Pemenang 125cc Pemenang 250cc Pemenang 350cc Pemenang 500cc Pemenang Sidecars 500cc Laporan 1 12 Juni Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain Leslie Graham Fergus Anderson Ray Amm Ray Amm Laporan 2 27 Juni Dutch TT Assen Werner Haas Werner Haas Enrico Lorenzetti Geoff Duke Laporan 3 5 Juli Grand Prix Belgia Spa-Francorchamps Fergus Anderson Alfredo Milani Oliver / Dibben Laporan 4 19 Juli Grand Prix Jerman Schottenring Carlo Ubbiali Werner Haas Carlo Bandirola † Walter Zeller † Laporan 5 2 Agustus Grand Prix Prancis Rouen-Les-Essarts Fergus Anderson Geoff Duke Oliver / Dibben Laporan 6 15 Agustus Grand Prix Ulster Dundrod Werner Haas Reg Armstrong Ken Mudford Ken Kavanagh Smith / Nutt Laporan 7 23 Agustus Grand Prix Swiss Bremgarten Reg Armstrong Fergus Anderson Geoff Duke Oliver / Dibben Laporan 8 6 September Grand Prix Nations Monza Werner Haas Enrico Lorenzetti Enrico Lorenzetti Geoff Duke Oliver / Dibben Laporan 9 4 Oktober Grand Prix Spanyol Montjuïc Angelo Copeta Enrico Lorenzetti Fergus Anderson Laporan
† Setelah menyatakan trek tidak aman sebelum latihan dimulai, semua tim pabrikan mundur dari kelas 350cc dan 500cc di Grand Prix Jerman yang diusulkan. Acara dilanjutkan, namun dengan kesepakatan kedua kelas ini hanya dihitung sebagai event internasional biasa.[1]
Klasemen
Sistem penilaian Poin diberikan kepada enam finis teratas di setiap balapan. Hanya empat balapan terbaik yang dihitung di Sidecars, 125cc dan 250cc, sedangkan di kejuaraan 350cc dan 500cc, lima hasil terbaik dihitung.
Posisi 1 2 3 4 5 6 Poin 8 6 4 3 2 1
Klasemen 500cc Pos Pembalap Motor MAN HOL BEL FRA ULS SUI NAC ESP Poin 1 Geoff Duke Gilera Ret 1 Ret 1 2 1 1 DNS 38 2 Reg Armstrong Gilera 3 2 3 2 4 3 4 Ret 24 (30) 3 Alfredo Milani Gilera Ret Ret 1 3 Ret 2 18 4 Ken Kavanagh Norton / Moto Guzzi Ret 3 4 4 1 Ret Ret 18 5 Ray Amm Norton 1 Ret 2 DNS 14 6 Jack Brett Norton 2 5 8 6 3 Ret 13 7 Dickie Dale Gilera Ret Ret 6 8 7 2 3 11 8 Giuseppe Colnago Gilera 4 Ret 5 4 4 11 9 Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Ret 7 Ret 1 8 10 Rod Coleman AJS / Norton 4 Ret 5 7 7 5 Ret 7 11 Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta Ret Ret 2 6 12 Libero Liberati Gilera 3 Ret 4 13 Bill Doran AJS 5 6 11 3 14 Derek Farrant Matchless / AJS Ret 5 6 3 15 Nello Pagani Gilera 9 7 5 2 16 Cecil Sandford MV Agusta 5 Ret 2 17 Ken Mudford Norton Ret Ret 14 6 Ret 1 18 Tommy Wood Norton Ret Ret 6 1 19 Hermann Paul Müller Horex / MV Agusta Ret 6 1 20 Peter Davey Norton 6 1 21 Walter Zeller BMW Ret 7 8 Ret 0 22 Javier de Ortueta Norton 7 0 = Ted Frend Norton 7 0 24 Robin Sherry AJS 8 Ret Ret 0 25 Piet Bakker Norton 8 0 = Louis Carter Norton 8 0 = Antonio Creus Norton 8 0 = Bruno Francisi MV Agusta 8 DNS 0 29 Auguste Goffin Norton 10 Ret 9 0 = Harry Pearce Matchless 9 Ret 10 0 31 Pierre Monneret AJS / Gilera 12 9 Ret 0 32 Charlie Salt BSA 16 9 0 33 Pierre Cherrier Norton 9 0 = Léon Martin Gilera 9 0 35 John Storr Norton Ret Ret 10 0 36 Hans Baltisberger BMW 10 Ret 0 = John Grace Norton 10 Ret 0 38 Robin Fitton Norton 10 0 = Alfredo Flores Norton 10 0 = Geoff Read Norton 10 0 41 Keith Bryen Norton Ret 11 18 0 42 Laurie Boulter Norton 11 0 = Leslie Dear Norton 11 0 = Enrico Galante Norton 11 0 = Sidney Mason Norton 11 0 = Heer Meyer BMW 11 0 = Heinz Thorn-Prikker Moto Guzzi 11 0 48 Leo Simpson Matchless / AJS Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 0 49 Jost Albisser Norton Ret 12 Ret 0 50 Felice Benasedo Moto Guzzi 12 0 = Ken Harwood AJS 12 0 = Frank Norris Norton 12 0 = Priem Rozenberg Matchless 12 0 = Siegfried Wünsche DKW 12 0 55 Arthur Wheeler Matchless Ret Ret 13 15 0 56 Jack Bailey Norton 20 13 0 57 Joe Glazebrook Norton 22 13 0 58 Lodweijk Simons Matchless 13 Ret 0 59 B. Botta Norton 13 0 = Lodovico Facchinelli Gilera 13 0 = Eric Houseley Norton 13 0 62 Ray Laurent Norton 15 9 14 0 63 Malcolm Templeton Matchless 14 Ret 0 = Leonard Williams Norton Ret 14 0 65 Florian Camathias BMW 14 DNS 0 66 Keith Campbell Norton 15 DNS 0 = Arthur Feen Norton 15 0 = Antonio Ronchei Gilera 15 0 69 Charlie Gray AJS 27 16 0 70 Roger Laurent Norton 16 0 = Henri Vidonne Norton 16 0 71 Sparky Campbell Norton Ret Ret 17 0 72 Charles Bruguiere Norton Ret 17 0 73 Eric Pantlin Norton 17 0 = Karl Rührschneck Norton 17 0 75 Nick Nicholson Norton 18 0 = Ernie Oliver Norton 18 0 77 Bill Beevers Norton 19 0 = Reg MacDonald AJS 19 0 = Andrè Wuyts Norton 19 0 80 Jimmy Hayes AJS 20 0 81 Ken Swallow AJS / Norton Ret 21 0 82 Les Dear Norton 21 0 83 Rally Dean Norton Ret Ret 22 0 84 George Scott AJS 23 Ret 0 85 Robert Browne AJS 23 0 86 Zachary Dean Norton 35 Ret 24 0 87 Peter Carter Matchless 24 0 88 Ray Travers Norton 25 0 = Stanley Williamson Norton 25 0 90 Fred Pusey Norton 26 0 = Roy Walker Norton 26 0 92 Jackie Joseph Wood Norton 27 0 93 Eric Hardy AJS 28 0 94 Kel Prince AJS 29 0 95 Sid Franklen AJS 30 0 96 Luis Gilbert AJS 31 0 97 Llewelyn Ranson AJS 32 0 98 John Fisher AJS 33 0 99 Bob McDonald AJS 34 0 100 Jack Harding Norton 36 0 – Tony McAlpine Norton Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 – Harold Clark Matchless / Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 – Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi Ret Ret Ret 0 – Peter Murphy Matchless Ret Ret Ret 0 – Ernie Ring Matchless / AJS Ret Ret Ret 0 – Friedel Schön Horex Ret Ret Ret 0 – Barry Stormont Norton Ret Ret Ret 0 – Fritz Kläger Horex Ret Ret 0 – Georges Monneret Gilera / Matchless Ret Ret 0 – Humphrey Ranson Norton Ret Ret 0 – Barde Norton Ret 0 – Syd Barnett Norton Ret 0 – Ernie Barrett Phoenix-JAP Ret 0 – Francis Basso Norton Ret 0 – Carletto Bellotti Norton Ret 0 – George Brown Norton Ret 0 – Georges Burgaff Norton Ret 0 – John Clark AJS Ret 0 – John Cooper Matchless Ret 0 – Archie Fenn Norton Ret 0 – Giulio Galbiati Moto Guzzi Ret 0 – Martino Giani MV Agusta DNS Ret 0 – Leslie Graham MV Agusta Ret 0 – Francesco Guglielminetti Norton Ret 0 – William Hall Norton Ret 0 – Phil Heath Matchless Ret 0 – Robert Herbert Triumph Ret 0 – August Hobl DKW Ret 0 – Karl Hoffman DKW Ret 0 – Kuno Johansson Triumph Ret 0 – Cyril Julian Norton Ret 0 – Rudolf Knees Norton Ret 0 – Dick Knox Norton Ret 0 – Gordon Laing Norton Ret 0 – George Leigh Norton Ret 0 – Umberto Masetti Gilera Ret 0 – Bob Matthews Norton Ret 0 – Alexander Mayer Norton Ret DNS 0 – Tommy McEwan Matchless Ret 0 – Bob McIntyre Matchless Ret 0 – John McKay Triumph Ret 0 – George Morgan Norton Ret 0 – Mike O'Rourke Matchless Ret 0 – Fred Passmore Norton Ret 0 – Jacques Raffeld Norton Ret 0 – Bob Rowbottom AJS Ret 0 – Ron Rudge Norton Ret 0 – Simon Sandys-Winsch Norton Ret 0 – Roland Schnell Horex Ret 0 – Emilio Soprani Gilera Ret 0 – Sven Sørensen Norton Ret 0 – Leo Starr Norton Ret 0 – Henk Steman Matchless Ret 0 – Edouard Texidor Norton Ret 0 – Harry Turner Norton Ret 0 – Geoff Walker Norton Ret 0 – Sid Willis Norton Ret 0 – Vic Willoughby Norton Ret 0 – Tito Forconi MV Agusta DNS 0 – Juan Leal Norton DNS 0 – Albert Moule Norton DNS 0 – Leonard Parry DKW DNS 0 – Bill Petch Norton DNS 0 Pos Pembalap Motor MAN HOL BEL FRA ULS SUI NAC ESP Poin
Kunci Warna Hasil Emas Pemenang Perak Posisi kedua Perunggu Posisi ketiga Hijau Finis zona poin Biru Finis tanpa poin Finis tak terklasifikasi (NC) Ungu Turun balapan (Retired /DNF) Merah Tidak terkualifikasi (DNQ) Tidak lolos prakualifikasi (DNPQ) Hitam Didiskualifikasi (DSQ) Putih Tidak memulai balapan (DNS) Mengundurkan diri (WD) Lomba dibatalkan (C) Kosong Tidak latihan (DNP) Tidak datang (DNA) Dikecualikan (EX) Anotasi Arti Tebal Pole position Miring Lap tercepat
Klasemen 350cc
Klasemen 250cc
Klasemen 125cc
Referensi Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000 . Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
Pranala luar ^ "A Farcical German Grand Prix". The Motor Cycle . London: Ilffe & Sons Ltd. 91 (2624): 124. 23 Juli 1953.