The 1953 French Grand Prix was Round 5 of the 1953 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Reims-Gueux, France on Sunday, 5 July 1953. Alberto Ascari started on pole position for Ferrari and his team-mate Mike Hawthorn was the race winner.
1953 French Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Mike Hawthorn | Great Britain | Ferrari | Pirelli | 60 | 2:44:18.600 | - | - | 2:41.700 | 8 | |
| 2 | 18 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Argentina | Maserati | Pirelli | 60 | 2:44:19.600 | +1.000 | +1.000 | 2:41.000 | 25 | 6.5 |
| 3 | 20 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | Argentina | Maserati | Pirelli | 60 | 2:44:20.000 | +1.400 | +0.400 | 2:41.900 | 4 | |
| 4 | 10 | Alberto Ascari | Italy | Ferrari | Pirelli | 60 | 2:44:23.200 | +4.600 | +3.200 | 2:41.100 | 3.5 | |
| 5 | 14 | Nino Farina | Italy | Ferrari | Pirelli | 60 | 2:45:26.200 | +1:07.600 | +1:03.000 | 2:41.600 | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | Luigi Villoresi | Italy | Ferrari | Pirelli | 60 | 2:45:34.500 | +1:15.900 | +8.300 | 2:41.800 | ||
| 7 | 46 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Switzerland | Maserati | Pirelli | 58 | 2 laps | 2 laps | 2:47.500 | |||
| 8 | 44 | Louis Rosier | France | Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 4 laps | 2 laps | 2:51.900 | |||
| 9 | 22 | Onofre Marimon | Argentina | Maserati | Pirelli | 55 | 5 laps | 1 lap | 2:42.200 | |||
| 10 | 2 | Jean Behra | France | Gordini | 55 | 5 laps | 2:47.800 | |||||
| 11 | 38 | Bob Gerard | Great Britain | Cooper Bristol | 55 | 5 laps | 2:55.700 | |||||
| 12 | 48 | Johnny Claes | Belgium | Connaught Lea Francis | 53 | 7 laps | 2 laps | 2:57.100 | ||||
| 13 | 28 | Peter Collins | Great Britain | HWM Alta | 52 | 8 laps | 1 lap | 2:59.800 | ||||
| 14 | 30 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | France | HWM Alta | 50 | 10 laps | 2 laps | 3:04.500 | ||||
| 15 | 32 | Louis Chiron | Monaco | OSCA | 43 | 17 laps | 7 laps | 2:51.800 | ||||
| DNF | 24 | Felice Bonetto | Italy | Maserati | Pirelli | 42 | 2:44.500 | |||||
| DNF | 36 | Stirling Moss | Great Britain | Cooper Alta | 38 | 2:52.500 | ||||||
| DNF | 42 | Prince Bira | Thailand | Connaught Lea | 29 | 2:49.000 | ||||||
| DNF | 34 | Elie Bayol | France | Osca | 18 | 2:55.600 | ||||||
| DNF | 40 | Ken Wharton | Great Britain | Cooper Bristol | 17 | 2:55.300 | ||||||
| DNF | 4 | Maurice Trintignant | France | Gordini | 14 | 2:45.300 | ||||||
| DNF | 26 | Lance Macklin | Great Britain | HWM Alta | 9 | 2:58.100 | ||||||
| DNF | 6 | Harry Schell | United States | Gordini | 4 | 2:53.400 | ||||||
| DNF | 8 | Roberto Mieres | Argentina | Gordini | 4 | 2:51.400 | ||||||
| DNF | 50 | Roy Salvadori | Great Britain | Connaught Lea Francis | 2 | 2:54.500 |