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1953 Australian Grand Prix

Field	Value
Type	CUST
Description	Formula Libre race
Grand Prix	Australian
Country	Australia
Location	Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria
Date	21 November
Year	1953
Course	Temporary street circuit
Course_mi	3.125
Course_km	5.03
Distance_laps	64
Distance_mi	250
Distance_km	321.92
Weather	Sunny
Fast_Driver	Stan Jones
Fast_Team	Maybach Special
Fast_Time	2'03
Fast_Country	AUS
First_Driver	Doug Whiteford
First_Country	AUS
First_Team	Talbot-Lago
Second_Driver	Curley Brydon
Second_Country	AUS
Second_Team	MG Special
Third_Driver	Andy Brown
Third_Country	AUS
Third_Team	MG

The start of the 1953 Australian Grand Prix. Davison (#3 HWM), Jones (#2 Maybach) and Whiteford (#1 Talbot-Lago)

The 9th placed Wylie Javelin of Ken & Arthur Wylie, pictured during its first lap spin with Arthur driving

Alf Barrett and Julian Barrett placed 12th driving the BWA

The 1953 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula Libre 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.

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.

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

Notes

Winner's average speed: 82.85 mph
Fastest lap: Stan Jones – 2'03

References

Racing into history, A look back at the 1953 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, Australian Grand Prix Corporation, 2013, page 6
Official Souvenir Programme, XVIIIth Australian Grand Prix
(1986). "The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix". R & T Publishing.
Australian Grand Prix 1953 - Laps Completed, The official history of the Australian Grand Prix - 80 Races
[http://primotipo.com/2015/02/20/alf-barrett-the-maestro-alfa-romeo-8c2300-monza/ Alf Barrett: ‘The Maestro’: Alfa Romeo 8C2300 Monza, primotipo.com] Retrieved 21 November 2015
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.
The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix page 189 states that Thompson and Gillespie both drove car 65.
The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix uses both Messola and Massolla. The Official Programme uses Massola.
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
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.
Official Programme, Sandown, 9 February 1964, page 23

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