1953 GERMAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
02 Aug 1953
Nürburgring, Germany
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alberto AscariASC | Ferrari | 9:59.800 |
| 2 | 5 | Juan Manuel FangioFAN | Maserati | 10:03.700 |
| 3 | 2 | Nino FarinaFAR | Ferrari | 10:04.100 |
| 4 | 3 | Mike HawthornHAW | Ferrari | 10:12.600 |
| 5 | 10 | Maurice TrintignantTRI | Gordini | 10:21.700 |
| 6 | 4 | Luigi VilloresiVIL | Ferrari | 10:22.800 |
| 7 | 7 | Felice BonettoBON | Maserati | 10:40.800 |
| 8 | 8 | Onofre MarimonMAR | Maserati | 10:41.000 |
| 9 | 9 | Jean BehraBEH | Gordini | 10:45.500 |
| 10 | 11 | Harry SchellSCH | Gordini | 10:46.200 |
| 11 | 17 | Toulo de GraffenriedDEG | Maserati | 10:46.600 |
| 12 | 19 | Stirling MossMOS | Cooper Alta | 10:48.300 |
| 13 | 15 | Roy SalvadoriSAL | Connaught Lea Francis | 10:57.500 |
| 14 | 31 | Hans HerrmannHER | Veritas | 10:59.800 |
| 15 | 14 | Prince BiraBIR | Connaught Lea Francis | 11:02.100 |
| 16 | 16 | Kenneth McAlpineMCA | Connaught Lea Francis | 11:07.300 |
| 17 | 38 | Alan BrownBRO | Cooper Bristol | 11:08.700 |
| 18 | 23 | Willi HeeksHEE | Veritas | 11:18.000 |
| 19 | 18 | Jacques SwatersSWA | Ferrari | 11:18.900 |
| 20 | 40 | Rodney NuckeyNUC | Cooper Bristol | 11:22.100 |
| 21 | 28 | Theo FitzauFIT | AFM BMW | 11:23.400 |
| 22 | 20 | Louis RosierROS | Ferrari | 11:27.400 |
| 23 | 21 | Hans Von StuckSTU | AFM Bristol | 11:37.200 |
| 24 | 35 | Edgar BarthBAR | EMW | 11:40.800 |
| 25 | 12 | Johnny ClaesCLA | Connaught Lea Francis | 11:45.500 |
| 26 | 36 | Rudolf KrauseKRA | BMW | 11:49.500 |
| 27 | 34 | Kurt AdolffADO | Ferrari | 11:53.100 |
| 28 | 24 | Theo HelfrichHEL | Veritas | 11:56.300 |
| 29 | 22 | Wolfgang SeidelSEI | Veritas | 11:59.300 |
| 30 | 41 | Günther BechemBEC | AFM BMW | 12:13.300 |
| 31 | 30 | Ernst LoofLOO | Veritas | 12:16.800 |
| 32 | 37 | Ernst KlodwigKLO | BMW | 12:24.600 |
| 33 | 32 | Erwin BauerBAU | Veritas | |
| 34 | 26 | Oswald KarchKAR | Veritas |