1953 Formula 1 Indianapolis Grand Prix

Race results

POS.	NO.	Driver	Team	TIME	Laps	Fastest Lap	Grid	PTS
1	14	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	3:53:01.69	200	1:06.240	1	9
2	16	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	+3:30.870	200	-	12	6
3	3	Duane Carter Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	+4:11.500	200	-	9	2
4	59	Fred Agabashian Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	+4:39.240	200	-	2	1.5
5	5	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	+7:49.640	200	-	3	2
6	48	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft	+8:10.210	200	-	21	0
7	2	Jim Rathmann Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft	+8:46.020	200	-	25	0
8	12	Ernie McCoy	Stevens	+10:04.550	200	-	20	0
9	98	Chuck Stevenson Gene Hartley Tony Bettenhausen	Kuzma	Accident	196	-	6	0
10	53	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft	+7 Laps	193	-	32	0
11	9	Duke Nalon	Kurtis Kraft	Accident	191	-	26	0
12	73	Carl Scarborough Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft	+10 Laps	190	-	19	0
13	88	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma	Engine	184	-	4	0
14	8	Jimmy Bryan	Schroeder	+17 Laps	183	-	31	0
DNF	49	Jim Rathmann Bill Holland	Kurtis Kraft	Magneto	177	-	28	0
DNF	92	Andy Linden Rodger Ward Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft	Axle	177	-	10	0
17	23	Walt Faulkner Johnny Mantz	Kurtis Kraft	+24 Laps	176	-	14	0
DNF	22	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft	Oil leak	169	-	22	0
DNF	62	Johnny Thomson Jackie Holmes Travis Webb	Kurtis Kraft	Oil leak	166	-	18	0
DNF	51	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma	Suspension	151	-	29	0
DNF	83	Mike Nazaruk	Turner	Transmission	146	-	23	0
DNF	77	Pat Flaherty	Kuzma	Accident	115	-	24	0
DNF	55	Chuck Stevenson Jerry Hoyt Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft	Overheating	107	-	7	0
DNF	4	Duane Carter	Lesovsky	Ignition	94	-	27	0
DNF	7	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	Magneto	89	-	17	0
DNF	21	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	Engine	86	-	8	0
DNF	38	Don Freeland	Watson	Accident	76	-	15	0
DNF	41	Gene Hartley	Kurtis Kraft	Accident	53	-	13	0
DNF	97	Chuck Stevenson	Kuzma	Fuel leak	42	-	16	0
DNF	99	Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft	Magneto	30	-	30	0
DNF	29	Bob Scott	Bromme	Oil leak	14	-	11	0
DNF	56	Johnny Thomson	Del Roy	Ignition	6	-	33	0
DNF	32	Andy Linden	Stevens	Accident	3	-	5	0

DNF: Did not finish

Chuck Stevenson is classified 9th because the car completed at least 90% of the race distance.

Duke Nalon is classified 11th because the car completed at least 90% of the race distance.

Manny Ayulo is classified 13th because the car completed at least 90% of the race distance.

Race information

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Race information

Round: ROUND 2
Official name: -
Circuit: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Venue: Indianapolis, USA
Course length: -
GP first held: 1950
Same-name GP races: 4
Fastest lap: -
Race laps: -
Race distance: -

GP first held and GP races held count only same-name grands prix that were part of the F1 World Championship.

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