1953MotorsportVERIFIED

Ascari Retains the Drivers’ Crown

23 August 1953

Alberto Ascari wins the Swiss Grand Prix at Bremgarten and completes the decisive result in a season that gives him a second consecutive Drivers’ World Championship for Ferrari.

Harry Pot / Anefo — Wikimedia Commons — CC0

Alberto Ascari at Zandvoort in 1953, during the season in which he retained the Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championship for Ferrari. · Harry Pot / Anefo — Wikimedia Commons — CC0

Automotive significance

Ascari’s 1953 campaign included victories in Argentina, the Netherlands, Belgium, Britain and Switzerland. His second title confirmed that Ferrari’s early World Championship strength was not limited to a single season. As in 1952, the championship was run to Formula 2 rules and there was still no separate Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship.

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