1953 Australian Grand Prix

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The start of the 1953 Australian Grand Prix. Davison (#3 HWM), Jones (#2 Maybach) and Whiteford (#1 Talbot-Lago)
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Race winner Doug Whiteford (Talbot-Lago T26C) contesting the 1953 Australian Grand Prix
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The 9th placed Wylie Javelin of Ken & Arthur Wylie, pictured during its first lap spin with Arthur driving
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Alf Barrett and Julian Barrett placed 12th driving the BWA
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Stan Jones (Maybach Special) set fastest lap of the race but did not finish

The 1953 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula Libre[1] motor race held at Albert Park Street Circuit, Victoria, Australia on 21 November 1953. The race, which had 40 starters, was held over 64 laps of the five kilometre circuit for a total of 322 kilometres. It was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia and Army Southern Command.[2]

It was the eighteenth Australian Grand Prix. While much of the Grand Prix's history to this point had taken place on public road or street circuits, this was the first time it had been held on a circuit in a major population centre. The circuit was laid out on public roads surrounding the Albert Park Lake in inner Melbourne.

The race was won by Doug Whiteford, his third and final Australian Grand Prix victory, equalling the feat achieved by Bill Thompson in the 1930s. It was also the largest margin of victory in the race's history, Whiteford winning by six laps for a margin of 30 kilometres.

Classification

Results as follows.[3]

Pos No. Driver Car / Engine Entrant[2] Laps[4] Time
1 1 Template:Flagicon Doug Whiteford Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot-Lago 4.5L D. Whiteford 64 2h 24m 50s
2 26 Template:Flagicon Curley Brydon MG TC Special / MG s/c 1.3L H. Brydon 58
3 22 Template:Flagicon Andy Brown MG K3 / MG 1.1L A.G. Brown 57
4 23 Template:Flagicon Les Murphy MG Q / MG 0.7L L.P. Murphy 57
5 30 Template:Flagicon Lou Molina MM Special / Holden 2.3L L. Molina 56
6 32 Template:Flagicon Jim Leach Austin-Healey 100 / Austin-Healey 2.7L C.R. Dickason 56
7 7 Template:Flagicon Frank Kleinig Kleinig-Hudson 8 Special / Hudson 4.4L F. Kleinig 56
8 38 Template:Flagicon Stuart Charge Austin-Healey 100 / Austin-Healey 2.7L L.J. Gray 55
9 19 Template:Flagicon Ken Wylie
Template:Flagicon Arthur Wylie 		Wylie Javelin / Jowett s/c 1.5L A.J. Wylie 55
10 16 Template:Flagicon Reg Hunt Allard J2 / Cadillac 4.4L R.H. Hunt 55
11 33 Template:Flagicon Bib Stillwell Austin-Healey 100 / Austin-Healey 2.7L B.S. Stillwell 54
12 17 Template:Flagicon Alf Barrett[5]
Template:Flagicon Julian Barrett[5] 		BWA Special / Frazer Nash 1.5L J. Barrett 53
13 40 Template:Flagicon Neil Charge MG TC Special / MG 1.3L N. and S. Charge 52
14 35 Template:Flagicon Frank Lobb Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3.4L F. Lobb 51
15 9 Template:Flagicon Ted McKinnon Maserati 6C / Maserati 1.5L E.D. McKinnon 50
16 42 Template:Flagicon John Nind MG TB Special / MG 1.3L J.P. Nind 45
17 60 Template:Flagicon Bill Patterson Cooper Mk.V / JAP 0.5L Ecurie Australie 43
18 31 Template:Flagicon Syd Negus Plymouth Special / Plymouth 3.1L S.A. Negus 39
Ret 2 Template:Flagicon Stan Jones Maybach Special Mk.1 / Maybach 4.3L Ecurie Australie 58
Ret 34 Template:Flagicon John Calvert Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3.4L J. Calvert 52
Ret 28 Template:Flagicon Les O'Donaghue Ballot / Oldsmobile 3.9L L.F. O'Donoghue 48
Ret 6 Template:Flagicon Peter Vennermark
Template:Flagicon Cec Warren[6] 		Maserati 4CL / Maserati 1.5L C. Warren 41
Ret 65 Template:Flagicon Harry Thompson
Template:Flagicon Wal Gillespie[7] 		HRG Special H. Thompson 39
Ret 15 Template:Flagicon Bill Wilcox Ford V8 Special / Ford 4.3L W. Wilcox 37
Ret 55[2] Template:Flagicon Ron Phillips Allard K2 / Ford 4.4L J.H. Phillips 34
Ret 57[2] Template:Flagicon Haig Hurst Allard K2 / Ford 4.4L H.W. Hurst 29
Ret 25 Template:Flagicon Phillip Catlin Bugatti T51A / Bugatti 1.5L P.C. Catlin 23
Ret 27 Template:Flagicon Phil Harrison Dodge Special / Dodge 4.0L P.G. Harrison 22
Ret 64 Template:Flagicon Silvio Masolla[8] HRG Special / HRG 1.5L S. Massola 19
Ret 10 Template:Flagicon W.H. Hayes Ford V8 Special / Ford 4.4L W.H. Hayes 17
Ret 11 Template:Flagicon Ted Gray Alta / Ford 4.3L E. Gray 13
Ret 18 Template:Flagicon Don McDonald Austin A40 Special / Austin 1.3L Weir and Male Motors 13
Ret 24 Template:Flagicon Reg Nutt Talbot-Darracq / Talbot 1.5L R.J. Nutt 11
Ret 37 Template:Flagicon Peter McKenna BMW 328 / BMW 2.0L P. McKenna 11
Ret 39 Template:Flagicon Jack O'Dea MG Special / MG 1.3L J.H. O'Dea 8
Ret[9] 45 Template:Flagicon Gordon Greig Cooper Mk.IV / JAP G. Greig 8
Ret 56[2] Template:Flagicon Vin Maloney MG TC Special / MG 1.3L V. Moloney 5
Ret 20 Template:Flagicon Jim Gullan MG K3 / MG 1.1L J. Gullan 3
Ret 12 Template:Flagicon Arthur Chick Bugatti T37 / Bugatti 2.0L A.E. Chick 3
Ret 3 Template:Flagicon Lex Davison HWM F2 / Jaguar 3.4L Ecurie Australie 1
DNS[10] 5 Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham Cooper / Bristol 2.0L J.A. Brabham -

Notes

References

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  1. ↑ Racing into history, A look back at the 1953 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, Australian Grand Prix Corporation, 2013, page 6
  2. ↑ a b c d e Official Souvenir Programme, XVIIIth Australian Grand Prix
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  4. ↑ Australian Grand Prix 1953 - Laps Completed, The official history of the Australian Grand Prix - 80 Races
  5. ↑ a b Alf Barrett: ‘The Maestro’: Alfa Romeo 8C2300 Monza, primotipo.com Retrieved 21 November 2015
  6. ↑ The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix page 189 states that Peter Vennermark drove Warren's car at the start and page 190 states that Vennermark handed over to Warren during the race.
  7. ↑ The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix page 189 states that Thompson and Gillespie both drove car 65.
  8. ↑ The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix uses both Messola and Massolla. The Official Programme uses Massola.
  9. ↑ Gordon Greig is listed as a DNS in the Entry List on page 191 of in The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix, but is also listed under Retirements on the same page. Greig is shown on the Laps Completed chart in The official history of the Australian Grand Prix - 80 Races
  10. ↑ Brabham is mentioned as a non-starter (due to mechanical problems in practice) on page 186 of The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix.
  11. ↑ Official Programme, Sandown, 9 February 1964, page 23

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