500 Milhas de Indianápolis de 1953

Resultados da trigésima sétima edição das 500 Milhas de Indianápolis realizadas no Indianapolis Motor Speedway à 30 de maio de 1953, valendo também como segunda etapa do mundial de Fórmula 1. O vencedor foi o norte-americano Bill Vukovich.

Resumo

Quinze dias antes da prova duas mortes abalaram o referido evento: Chet Miller perdeu o controle do carro e atingiu o muro de concreto a cerca de 160 km/h e, naquele mesmo 15 de maio, Carl Scarborough morreu após sofrer um colapso por conta do forte calor.

Classificação da prova

Treino classificatório

Pos.	Nº	Piloto	Equipe	Chassi	Motor	Pneu	Tempo	Diferença
1	14	Bill Vukovich	Fuel Injection/Howard Keck	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'05"033
2	59	Fred Agabashian	Grancor-Elgin Piston Pin	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'05"460	0.427
3	5	Jack McGrath	Jack Hinkle	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'05"930	0.897
4	88	Manny Ayulo	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'05"990	0.957
5	32	Andy Linden	Cop-Sil-Loy/Rotary Engineering	Stevens ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'06"210	1.177
6	98	Tony Bettenhausen	J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'06"210	1.177
7	55	Jerry Hoyt	John Zink	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'06"380	1.347
8	21	Johnnie Parsons	Belond Equa-Flow	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'06"420	1.387
9	3	Sam Hanks	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'06"440	1.407
10	92	Rodger Ward	M.A. Walker Electric	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'06"470	1.437
11	29	Bob Scott	Belond Equa-Flow/Bromme	Bromme ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'06"550	1.517
12	16	Art Cross	Springfield Welding/Paoli	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'06"590	1.557
13	41	Gene Hartley	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'06"640	1.607
14	23	Walt Faulkner	Automobile Shippers/Casaroll	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'06"700	1.667
15	38	Don Freeland	Bob Estes	Watson Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'06"820	1.787
16	97	Chuck Stevenson	J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'06"950	1.917
17	7	Paul Russo	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'07"070	2.037
18	62	Spider Webb	Lubri-Loy/3-L Racing Team	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'07"140	2.107
19	73	Carl Scarborough	McNamara/Lee Elkins	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'07"280	2.247
20	12	Ernie McCoy	H.A. Chapman	Stevens ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'08"240	3.207
21	48	Jimmy Daywalt	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'08"300	3.267
22	22	Marshall Teague	Pure Oil/Hart Fullerton	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'08"330	3.297
23	83	Mike Nazaruk	Kalamazoo/Lee Elkins	Turner ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'09"320	4.287
24	77	Pat Flaherty	Peter Schmidt	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'09"410	4.377
25	2	Jim Rathmann	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'09"420	4.387
26	9	Duke Nalon	Novi Governor	Kurtis Kraft ???	Novi L8 c 3.0	F	01'09"440	4.407
27	4	Duane Carter	Miracle Power	Lesovsky ?	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'09"580	4.547
28	49	Bill Holland	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'10"280	5.247
29	51	Bob Sweikert	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'10"800	5.767
30	99	Cal Niday	Miracle Power	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'11"130	6.097
31	8	Jimmy Bryan	Blakely Oil	Schroeder ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'11"490	6.457
32	53	Jimmy Davies	Pat Clancy	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'11"610	6.577
33	56	Johnny Thomson	Dr. R.N. Sabourin	Del Roy ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	01'11"610	6.577

Corrida

Pos.	Nº	Piloto	Equipe	Chassi	Motor	Pneu	Voltas	Tempo	Grid	Pontos
1	14	Bill Vukovich	Fuel Injection/Howard Keck	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 53m 01.690s (207.168 km/h)	1	9
2	16	Art Cross	Springfield Welding/Paoli	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	3h 56m 32.562s (+3m 30.871s)	12	6
3	3	Sam Hanks	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	151		9	2
-	3	Duane Carter	Bardahl/Ed Walsh	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	49	3h 57m 13.190s (+4m 11.500s)	9	2
4	59	Fred Agabashian	Grancor-Elgin Piston Pin	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	104		2	1,5
-	59	Paul Russo	Grancor-Elgin Piston Pin	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	96	3h 57m 40.930s (+4m 39.239s)	2	1,5
5	5	Jack McGrath	Jack Hinkle	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	4h 00m 51.390s (+7m 49.699s)	3	2
6	48	Jimmy Daywalt	Sumar/Chapman Root	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	4h 01m 11.900s (+8m 10.210s)	21
7	2	Jim Rathmann	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	112		25
-	2	Eddie Johnson	Travelon Trailer / Ernest Ruiz	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	88	4h 01m 47.710s (+8m 46.020s)	25
8	12	Ernie McCoy	H.A. Chapman	Stevens ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	200	4h 03m 06.240s (+10m 04.550s)	20
9	98	Tony Bettenhausen	J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	115		6
-	98	Chuck Stevenson	J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	44		6
-	98	Gene Hartley	J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	37	Colisão	6
10	53	Jimmy Davies	Pat Clancy	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	193		32
11	9	Duke Nalon	Novi Governor	Kurtis Kraft ???	Novi L8 c 3.0	F	191	Rotação	26
12	73	Carl Scarborough	McNamara/Lee Elkins	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	69		19
-	73	Bob Scott	McNamara/Lee Elkins	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	121		19
13	88	Manny Ayulo	Peter Schmidt	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	184	Biela	4
14	8	Jimmy Bryan	Blakely Oil	Schroeder ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	183		31
15	49	Bill Holland	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	141		28
-	49	Jim Rathmann	Ray Crawford	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	36	Câmbio	28
16	92	Rodger Ward	M.A. Walker Electric	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	138	Transmissão	10
-	92	Andy Linden	M.A. Walker Electric	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	29		10
-	92	Duke Dinsmore	M.A. Walker Electric	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	10		10
17	23	Walt Faulkner	Automobile Shippers/Casaroll	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	134		14
-	23	Johnny Mantz	Automobile Shippers/Casaroll	Kurtis Kraft 500A	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	42		14
18	22	Marshall Teague	Pure Oil/Hart Fullerton	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	169	Vazamento de óleo	22
19	62	Spider Webb	Lubri-Loy/3-L Racing Team	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	112		18
-	62	Johnny Thomson	Lubri-Loy/3-L Racing Team	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	45		18
-	62	Jackie Holmes	Lubri-Loy/3-L Racing Team	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	9	Vazamento de óleo	18
20	51	Bob Sweikert	Dean Van Lines	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	151	Suspensão	29
21	83	Mike Nazaruk	Kalamazoo/Lee Elkins	Turner ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	146	Motor	23
22	77	Pat Flaherty	Peter Schmidt	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	115	Colisão	24
23	55	Jerry Hoyt	John Zink	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	82		7
-	55	Chuck Stevenson	John Zink	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	13		7
-	55	Andy Linden	John Zink	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	12	Superaquecimento	7
24	4	Duane Carter	Miracle Power	Lesovsky ?	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	94	Ignição	27
25	7	Paul Russo	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	89	Magneto	17
26	21	Johnnie Parsons	Belond Equa-Flow	Kurtis Kraft 500B	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	86	Motor	8
27	38	Don Freeland	Bob Estes	Watson Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	76	Colisão	15
28	41	Gene Hartley	Federal Engineering	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	53	Colisão	13
29	97	Chuck Stevenson	J.C. Agajanian	Kuzma Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	42	Fuga de gasolina	16
30	99	Cal Niday	Miracle Power	Kurtis Kraft 4000	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	30	Magneto	30
31	29	Bob Scott	Belond Equa-Flow/Bromme	Bromme ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	14	Fuga de óleo	11
32	56	Johnny Thomson	Dr. R.N. Sabourin	Del Roy ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	6	Ignição	33
33	32	Andy Linden	Cop-Sil-Loy/Rotary Engineering	Stevens ???	Offenhauser L4 4.5	F	3	Colisão	5

Tabela do campeonato após a corrida

Classificação do mundial de pilotos

	Pos.	Piloto	Pontos
	1	Alberto Ascari	9
16	2	Bill Vukovich	9
1	3	Luigi Villoresi	6
14	4	Art Cross	6
2	5	José Froilán González	4

• Nota: Somente as primeiras cinco posições estão listadas. Entre 1950 e 1953 cada piloto podia computar quatro resultados válidos por temporada havendo divisão de pontos em caso de monopostos compartilhados.

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