F1WRCR 1953 season - Post-season prize money up!

Post by **tommykl** » 16 Nov 2013, 17:57

Actually, both Claes and Wharton failed to qualify

To be fair to them, they were unlucky that their main competition was also very quick.

Post by **tommykl** » 22 Nov 2013, 18:56

Qualifying results
1. Consalvo Sanesi (Gordini) - 1:43.52
2. Aldo Gordini (Gordini) - 1:44.08
3. B. Bira (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 1:44.17
4. Reg Parnell (Ferrari) - 1:44.19
5. Maurice Trintignant (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 1:44.27
6. Giovanni Bracco (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) - 1:44.48
7. Peter Whitehead (Alfa Romeo) - 1:44.53
8. Robert Manzon (Gordini) - 1:44.69
9. Alberto Ascari (Phoenix-Mercedes) - 1:44.90
10. José Froilan Gonzalez (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 1:44.93
11. Tony Bettenhausen (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 1:45.03
12. Stirling Moss (Alfa Romeo) - 1:45.07
13. Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari) - 1:45.41
14. Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo) - 1:45.62
15. David Hampshire (Aston Martin-Bentley) - 1:46.36
16. Porfirio Rubirosa (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) - 1:46.65
17. Jacques Swaters (Aston Martin-Bentley) - 1:47.03
18. Edgar Barth (Ultimate-O.S.C.A.) - 1:47.06
19. Nello Pagani (Maserati) - 1:47.24
20. Piero Taruffi (O.S.C.A.) - 1:47.47
21. Stan Jones (Maserati) - 1:47.60
22. Jack Brabham (Ferrari) - 1:47.71
23. Luigi Villoresi (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 1:47.73
24. Maria Teresa de Filippis (Bentley-O.S.C.A.) - 1:47.92
25. Rudi Fischer (Alfa Romeo-Maserati) - 1:47.97
26. Johnny Claes (Leader-Mercedes) - 1:48.41
27. Lance Macklin (Bentley-Jaguar) - 1:48.68
28. Ken Wharton (Bentley-Jaguar) - 1:49.10
29. Manfred von Brauchitsch (Bentley) - 1:49.33
30. André Pilette (Bentley-Jaguar) - 1:49.42
31. Peter Collins (Leader-Jaguar) - 1:50.36
32. Roberto Mières (Maserati) - 1:50.80

Sanesi takes his second consecutive pole in a Gordini 1-2-8. Great performances from Bracco, Hampshire, Swaters, but a disappointing showing from André Pilette and Peter Collins.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 22 Nov 2013, 23:34

Maria Teresa de Filippis qualifies!!!

Post by **tommykl** » 23 Nov 2013, 08:39

Here's race performance for you.

Fangio -43
Bira -42
Barth -31
Hampshire -27
Ascari -25
Brabham -17
Sanesi -16
Swaters -14
Rubirosa -7
Chiron -4
Manzon -3
Whitehead -1
Trintignant 3
Taruffi 3
Bracco 6
Jones 6
Parnell 7
Pagani 8
Villoresi 10
Gonzalez 11
Moss 11
Bettenhausen 13
de Filippis 15
Gordini 22

There will be 11 retirements (for 13 finishers), with two category 1 accidents and a category 3 accident. No engine failures this time around.

Post by **tommykl** » 28 Nov 2013, 18:22

July 12th 1953, British Grand Prix

Aldo Gordini took the best start and had the early lead, while Trintignant's clutch broke on the grid. By lap 4, Sanesi and Bira had caught and passed him, and Aldo only lost pace from then. While Sanesi and Bira were duelling, were fighting intensely, Robert Manzon broke out of the pack, passed his teammate Gordini and by lap 16, he was right on the tail of the leaders, followed distantly by Reg Parnell and Alberto Ascari. In the meantime, the only interesting event was Giovanni Bracco continuing his bad habit of throwing cars off the road, although this time a puncture was to blame.

On lap 21, Manzon passed Bira for second place, making for a Gordini 1-2, while Piero Taruffi's suspension failed out of 21st position. On the following lap, Bira passed Manzon again to retake second position, before taking the lead on lap 23. On the very following lap, Reg Parnell caught up to Manzon and Sanesi (Bira had created a gap ahead). In the meantime, Fangio and Barth had caught up to Ascari for fifth place. By lap 28, Sanesi and Bira were a fair way ahead of Manzon and Parnell.

On lap 30, Nello Pagani's gearbox failed out of 17th position. At the same time, Sanesi left the track and rejoined in third place just behind Reg Parnell. Manzon, meanwhile, was getting caught by Fangio and Ascari. By lap 34, both had passed him, and Edgar Barth was right behind him. On the following lap, he was ahead. On lap 36, Sanesi passed Parnell for second again, just in time as both were getting caught by Ascari, Fangio, Manzon and Barth. On the following lap, all of them had gained a place as Bira's transmission decided to explode.

On lap 37, Sanesi was leading from Ascari, Parnell, Manzon, Fangio, Barth, Gordini, Gonzalez, Hampshire, Whitehead, Bettenhausen, Rubirosa, Moss, Chiron, Swaters, Jones, Brabham, Villoresi and de Filippis. But those first few positions were constantly changing behind Sanesi, and even he wasn't safe: on lap 41, Ascari briefly took the lead, only to lose it on the following lap. Edgar Barth's steering then chose to fail, ending a great race from sixth position. At this point, Fangio, who had started 13th, was a magnificent third! On lap 47, Stan Jones retired due to an oil leak out of 15th position. This left 17 cars in the race.

The situation remained stable for a few laps, with Sanesi out in front and Fangio, Parnell and Ascari fighting for second (with Manzon a distant fifth). By lap 51, Fangio and Parnell had caught Sanesi and were looking for a way through. On the following lap, Fangio was in the lead, and Parnell was through on lap 53. On the following lap, Sanesi was ahead of both again...only for his suspension to collapse, ending his race. This left Reg Parnell in the lead ahead of Fangio, Ascari, Gonzalez and Manzon. Ascari and Gonzalez were fighting hard for third, while Manzon was having to defend from Gordini, Whitehead, Bettenhausen, Hampshire and Rubirosa in a momumental scrap for the final points position. In fact, Gonzalez quickly dropped behind Ascari and was engulfed in the battle, while Ascari caught the two leaders. On lap 56, Fangio took the lead from Parnell.

The battles raged but didn't really change. On lap 64, de Filippis lost control at Copse and span into the straw bales. Race over. At the very front, Fangio was still in the lead and pulling away, already smelling the long-awaited victory. With five laps remaining, his lead was uncatchable bar any mechanical failure, while Parnell just had the edge over Ascari. With three laps remaining, Luigi Villoresi suffered an oil leak and Stirling Moss span on the oil, crashing into the barriers.

None of this stopped Juan Manuel Fangio from taking his second Formula One victory and his first in three whole years, since the 1950 Swiss Grand Prix. He lapped the entire field, while Alberto Ascari managed to beat Reg Parnell to Phoenix' first podium of the season. Parnell would also walk away with the fastest lap. The fight behind them was eventually won by Robert Manzon, ahead of Peter Whitehead, who took the final points position.

1. Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari) 2:13:05.25
2. Alberto Ascari (Phoenix-Mercedes) +1 lap
3. Reg Parnell (Ferrari) +1 lap
4. Robert Manzon (Gordini) +2 laps
5. Peter Whitehead (Alfa Romeo) +2 laps
6. Aldo Gordini (Gordini) +3 laps
7. Tony Bettenhausen (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +3 laps
8. Porfirio Rubirosa (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) +3 laps
9. José Froilan Gonzalez (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +3 laps
10. David Hampshire (Aston Martin-Bentley) +3 laps
11. Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo) +4 laps
12. Jacques Swaters (Aston Martin-Bentley) +4 laps
13. Jack Brabham (Ferrari) +5 laps
14. Stirling Moss (Alfa Romeo) +7 laps/Accident
Ret. Luigi Villoresi (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +9 laps/Oil leak
Ret. Maria Teresa de Filippis (Bentley-O.S.C.A.) +17 laps/Accident
Ret. Consalvo Sanesi (Gordini) +21 laps/Suspension
Ret. Stan Jones (Maserati) +32 laps/Oil leak
Ret. Edgar Barth (Ultimate-O.S.C.A.) +33 laps/Steering
Ret. B. Bira (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +39 laps/Transmission
Ret. Nello Pagani (Maserati) +47 laps/Gearbox
Ret. Piero Taruffi (O.S.C.A.) +55 laps/Suspension
Ret. Giovanni Bracco (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) +68 laps/Spin
Ret. Maurice Trintignant (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +75 laps/Clutch

Fastest lap: Reg Parnell (Ferrari) - 1:44.12

Championship standings
Drivers
1. Tony Bettenhausen - 18 (1 win, 1 2nd)
2. Reg Parnell - 18 (1 win, 2 3rds)
3. Maurice Trintignant - 14
4. Robert Manzon - 12
5. Peter Whitehead - 11
6. Alberto Ascari - 10
7. Juan Manuel Fangio - 8 (1 win, 2 6ths)
8. Consalvo Sanesi - 8 (1 win, 4 Rets)
9. B. Bira - 7
10. Dries van der Lof - 4 (1 3rd)
11. Giovanni Bracco - 3
12. José Froilan Gonzalez - 2 (1 5th, 1 9th)
13. David Hampshire - 2 (1 5th, 1 10th)
14. Dorino Serafini - 2 (4 Rets)
15. Giuseppe Farina - 1

Constructors
1. Aston Martin-Jaguar - 28
2. Ferrari - 22
3. Gordini - 17
4. Alfa Romeo - 12
5. Phoenix-Mercedes - 10
6. Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo - 3
7. Aston Martin-Bentley - 2

Entrants
1. Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing - 28
2. Scuderia Ferrari - 22
3. Alexander Racing Team-Gordini - 17
4. Alfa Romeo SpA - 12
5. Phoenix Racing Organisation - 10
6. Asso di Fiori - 4
7. Scuderia Ambrosiana - 3
8. Hampshire Racing Alliance - 2

The post-race report should be up in a couple of days.

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 28 Nov 2013, 19:07

Can we bring Simon again for the next round?

Post by **tommykl** » 28 Nov 2013, 19:08

FantometteBR wrote:Can we bring Simon again for the next round?

Sure.

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 28 Nov 2013, 21:26

tommykl wrote:
FantometteBR wrote:Can we bring Simon again for the next round?

Sure.

Thanks. If can bring us enough close to qualify, we are going to make him our second driver for the remaining races and perhaps beyond

Post by **tommykl** » 29 Nov 2013, 16:18

Post-race report
Repair costs and injuries

Stirling Moss' chassis (Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 2) - £13 915
Maria Teresa de Filippis' chassis (Bentley Speed 3 chassis 4) - £4 223
Giovanni Bracco's chassis (Ambrosiana A-002 chassis 1) - £1 555

No injuries this time around.

Prize money

Juan Manuel Fangio - £2 000
Alberto Ascari - £1 987
Reg Parnell - £1 987
Robert Manzon - £1 974
Peter Whitehead - £1 974
Aldo Gordini - £1 960
Tony Bettenhausen - £1 960
Porfirio Rubirosa - £1 960
José Froilan Gonzalez - £1 960
David Hampshire - £1 960
Louis Chiron - £1 947
Jacques Swaters - £1 947
Jack Brabham - £1 934
Stirling Moss - £1 907
Luigi Villoresi - £1 880
Maria Teresa de Filippis - £1 774
Consalvo Sanesi - £1 720
Stan Jones - £1 574
Edgar Barth - £1 560
B. Bira - £1 480
Nello Pagani - £1 374
Piero Taruffi - £1 267
Giovanni Bracco - £1 094
Maurice Trintignant - £1 000
Rudi Fischer - £500
Johnny Claes - £500
Lance Macklin - £500
Ken Wharton - £500
Manfred von Brauchitsch - £500
André Pilette - £500
Peter Collins - £500
Roberto Mières - £500

£86 000 from entry fees, to which we add £164 000 from the organisers to make £250 000, £125 000 of which get redistributed. The top 20 each get money in increments of £250, making for £52 500. Add other increments of £250 for the top 15 for £30 000, making £82 500. Add other increments of £250 for the top ten, and we get a total of £96 250, then the same for the top five to make an even £100 000. Add £5 000 for increments of £500 for the top four, £6 000 for increments of £1 000 for the podium finishers, £6 000 for increments of £2 000 for the top two and an extra £5 000 for the race winner, and we have £122 000. The last £3 000 go to the fastest lap scorer.

Juan Manuel Fangio - £26 500
Alberto Ascari - £17 000
Reg Parnell - £15 500
Robert Manzon - £10 000
Peter Whitehead - £8 500
Aldo Gordini - £7 500
Tony Bettenhausen - £6 750
Porfirio Rubirosa - £6 000
José Froilan Gonzalez - £5 250
David Hampshire - £4 500
Louis Chiron - £3 750
Jacques Swaters - £3 250
Jack Brabham - £2 750
Stirling Moss - £2 250
Luigi Villoresi - £1 750
Maria Teresa de Filippis - £1 250
Consalvo Sanesi - £1 000
Stan Jones - £750
Edgar Barth - £500
B. Bira - £250

Budgets have been updated.

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 29 Nov 2013, 16:40

Alfa Romeo will repair the chassis belonging to Stirling Moss.

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 29 Nov 2013, 18:38

Sad that we didn't get to score points in our home race. At least Tony still has the championship lead.

Please send Bettenhausens' chassis/engine combo for a double upgrade, and Trintignants combo for a regular upgrade. (The combos are #3 and #1 respectively upon further reflection.)

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 29 Nov 2013, 18:39

de Filippis will repair her Bentley chassis.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 30 Nov 2013, 02:13

Havent my cars been updated for the British GP? In case not: upgrade for all 3 cars. In case you did: only update for the Maserati.

Post by **tommykl** » 30 Nov 2013, 06:27

This wrote:Havent my cars been updated for the British GP? In case not: upgrade for all 3 cars. In case you did: only update for the Maserati.

I don't really recommend that, you've got £95 000 left, and the upgrades would cost £85 000...

Samster · Post by **Samster** » 30 Nov 2013, 14:30

Ambrosiana will repair Bracco's chassis.... Again. :roll:

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 30 Nov 2013, 22:41

tommykl wrote:
This wrote:Havent my cars been updated for the British GP? In case not: upgrade for all 3 cars. In case you did: only update for the Maserati.

I don't really recommend that, you've got £95 000 left, and the upgrades would cost £85 000...

Well, then only upgrade the damn Maserati, that crapbox needs it the most.

Post by **tommykl** » 11 Dec 2013, 14:01

August 1st 1953, German Grand Prix qualifying

At the halfway point of the season, the championship race is, as last year, very close. Anyone can still win the title, while Tony Bettenhausen and Reg Parnell are tied for the lead with 18 points, with the American ahead thanks to his second place. Trintignant, Manzon, Whitehead and Ascari also have over ten points. No driver has managed to score two victories this year so far, with Parnell, Trintignant, Bettenhausen, Sanesi and Fangio each with one win.

With 42 drivers competing for 34 gris spots, the German Grand Prix marks the first time this season that no pre-qualifying session is needed.

2. Eric Brandon (Mercedes-Benz Team Europe) - Mercedes WM-1 chassis 4, Mercedes UM153 engine 13
4. Helmut Niedermayr (Mercedes-Benz Team Europe) - Mercedes WM-1 chassis 3, Mercedes UM153 engine 12
6. Johnny Claes (Leader) - Leader LF153 chassis 1, Mercedes UM153 engine 6
8. Hermann Lang (Anglo Racing Engineering) - Leader LF153 chassis 2, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 5
10. Joe Kelly (Reatherson Racing Developments) - Bentley Speed 3 chassis 7, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 6
12. Günther Bechem (Scuderia Aqua) - Bentley 53C chassis 1, Aqua SAMC-1A engine 1
14. Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo SpA) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 1, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 1
16. Stirling Moss (Alfa Romeo SpA) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 2, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 2
18. Peter Whitehead (Alfa Romeo SpA) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 3, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 3
20. Reg Parnell (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 555 chassis 1, Ferrari 555 engine 1
22. Dorino Serafini (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 555 chassis 2, Ferrari 555 engine 2
24. Juan Manuel Fangio (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 555 chassis 3, Ferrari 555 engine 3
26. Aldo Gordini (Balkan Eagle) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 4, Maserati 200F engine 9
28. Rudi Fischer (Balkan Eagle) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 5, Maserati 200F engine 8
30. Lance Macklin (Balkan Eagle) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 6, Maserati 200F engine 7
32. Robert Manzon (Alexander Racing Team-Gordini) - Gordini G-953 chassis 1, Gordini ART-004 engine 1
34. Consalvo Sanesi (Alexander Racing Team-Gordini) - Gordini G-953 chassis 2, Gordini ART-004 engine 2
36. Paul Frère (Officine Alfieri Maserati) - Maserati AM53 chassis 1, Maserati 200F engine 1
38. André Simon (Officine Alfieri Maserati) - Maserati AM53 chassis 2, Maserati 200F engine 2
40. Ken Wharton (F. H. Warden Competition) - Bentley Speed 3 chassis 6, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 9
42. Edgar Barth (Team Ultimate) - Ultimate chassis 002a, O.S.C.A. 3000V8 engine 2
44. Duncan Hamilton (Royal Racing Automobile Company) - Maserati AM53 chassis 7, Maserati 200F engine 10
46. Charles de Tornaco (Ecurie Nationale Belge) - Maserati AM53 chassis 4, Maserati 200F engine 4
48. André Pilette (Ecurie Nationale Belge) - Bentley Speed 3 chassis 5, Bentley 163-1 engine 4
50. Jacques Swaters (Ecurie Nationale Belge) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 6, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 7
52. Maurice Trintignant (Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 1, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 1
54. Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 2, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 2
56. Tony Bettenhausen (Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 3, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 3
58. Nello Pagani (Redman Racing Team) - Maserati AM53 chassis 5, Maserati 200F engine 5
60. Stan Jones (Redman Racing Team) - Maserati AM53 chassis 6, Maserati 200F engine 6
62. Piero Taruffi (O.S.C.A. Automobili) - O.S.C.A. 53 chassis 1, O.S.C.A. 3000V8 engine 1
64. Maria Teresa de Filippis (Privateer) - Bentley Speed 3 chassis 4, O.S.C.A. 3000V8 engine 4
66. David Hampshire (Hampshire Racing Alliance) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 7, Bentley 163-1 engine 6
68. Roberto Mieres (Erne Racing Development) - Maserati AM53 chassis 3, Maserati 200F engine 3
70. Giovanni Bracco (Scuderia Ambrosiana) - Ambrosiana A-002 chassis 1, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 4
72. Porfirio Rubirosa (Scuderia Ambrosiana) - Ambrosiana A-002 chassis 2, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 5
74. Lex Davison (Rennkollektiv EMW) - EMW 01 chassis 1, Mercedes-Benz UM153 engine 3
76. B. Bira (Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 4, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 13
78. Luigi Villoresi (Asso di Fiori) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 5, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 8
80. Alberto Ascari (Phoenix Racing Organisation) - Phoenix PRO-4 chassis 1, Mercedes-Benz UM153 engine 7
82. Peter Collins (Alexander Racing Team-Gordini) - Gordini G-953 chassis 3, Gordini ART-004 engine 4
84. John Fitch (Assasti Millanti) - Leader LF153 chassis 3, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 1

-Once again, Mercedes-Benz have hired a local driver to drive the second car, this time it's Le Mans runner-up Helmut Niedermayr.
-Peter Collins steps back into the third works Gordini after bringing ARE up to pace. His spot in the English team is taken by pre-war ace Hermann Lang, at 44 years of age.
-Despite Macklin's decent qualifying effort at Silverstone, Joe Kelly steps back in the Reatherson. Macklin returns to Balkan Eagle alongside Fischer and Gordini.
-Scuderia Aqua is back, miraculously still in business. Günther Bechem is driving, leaving Lex Davison back in the EMW.
-Dorino Serafini has returned from his injury, so Jack Brabham has returned to Australia.
-Marimon steps out of the second Maserati and is once again replaced by super sub André Simon.
-Bentley one again skips a Grand Prix, deciding not to show up at the Nürburgring.
-ENB are back to three cars for the German Grand Prix, with Pilette and Swaters in the usual car, while young Charles de Tornaco gets the Maserati this time around.

No pre-qualifying this time around, just 8 DNQs.

Post by **tommykl** » 13 Dec 2013, 13:13

Qualifying performance

Pagani - 81
Serafini - 82
Pilette - 84
Bettenhausen - 86
Rubirosa - 86
Collins - 88
Barth - 89
Hamilton - 89
Kelly - 91
Swaters - 91
Sanesi - 92
de Filippis - 92
Bracco - 92
Fischer - 93
Villoresi - 93
Jones - 94
Manzon - 95
Taruffi - 96
Claes - 97
Whitehead - 97
Davison - 97
Fitch - 97
Moss - 98
Wharton - 99
Bechem - 100
Trintignant - 100
Bira - 101
Macklin - 102
Niedermayr - 102
Chiron - 103
de Tornaco - 104
Gonzalez - 104
Hampshire - 105
Gordini - 106
Frère - 106
Simon - 107
Brandon - 107
Parnell - 110
Lang - 111
Ascari - 111
Fangio - 113
Mieres - 116

This should be fun...

Post by **Nuppiz** » 13 Dec 2013, 14:13

99... Wharton sure is consistent!

Post by **tommykl** » 14 Dec 2013, 07:45

Qualifying results
1. Dorino Serafini (Ferrari) - 9:52.22
2. Consalvo Sanesi (Gordini) - 9:55.83
3. Tony Bettenhausen (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 9:56.01
4. Peter Collins (Gordini) - 10:02.17
5. Robert Manzon (Gordini) - 10:03.47
6. Porfirio Rubirosa (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) - 10:05.13
7. Peter Whitehead (Alfa Romeo) - 10:05.49
8. B. Bira (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 10:06.49
9. Giovanni Bracco (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) - 10:07.26
10. Maurice Trintignant (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 10:07.74
11. José Froilan Gonzalez (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 10:08.09
12. Reg Parnell (Ferrari) - 10:08.33
13. Stirling Moss (Alfa Romeo) - 10:09.81
14. Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari) - 10:10.87
15. Nello Pagani (Maserati) - 10:12.83
16. Luigi Villoresi (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 10:14.84
17. Edgar Barth (Ultimate-O.S.C.A.) - 10:14.90
18. Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo) - 10:16.80
19. Alberto Ascari (Phoenix-Mercedes) - 10:18.28
20. Jacques Swaters (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 10:18.69
21. Rudi Fischer (Alfa Romeo-Maserati) - 10:22.36
22. Piero Taruffi (O.S.C.A.) - 10:23.25
23. Stan Jones (Maserati) - 10:24.32
24. André Pilette (Bentley) - 10:25.15
25. Maria Teresa de Filippis (Bentley-O.S.C.A.) - 10:25.74
26. David Hampshire (Aston Martin-Bentley) - 10:25.83
27. Aldo Gordini (Alfa Romeo-Maserati) - 10:27.58
28. Johnny Claes (Leader-Mercedes) - 10:29.23
29. Joe Kelly (Bentley-Jaguar) - 10:31.42
30. Ken Wharton (Bentley-Jaguar) - 10:33.20
31. Lance Macklin (Alfa Romeo-Maserati) - 10:34.33
32. John Fitch (Leader-Jaguar) - 10:36.34
33. Eric Brandon (Mercedes) - 10:40.60
34. Duncan Hamilton (Maserati) - 10:41.37
35. André Simon (Maserati) - 10:41.55
36. Charles de Tornaco (Maserati) - 10:42.26
37. Helmut Niedermayr (Mercedes) - 10:43.33
38. Lex Davison (EMW-Mercedes) - 10:45.99
39. Paul Frère (Maserati) - 10:46.88
40. Roberto Mieres (Maserati) - 10:50.73
41. Günther Bechem (Bentley-Aqua) - 10:50.97
42. Hermann Lang (Leader-Jaguar) - 10:52.74

So, pre-war ace Hermann Lang over a minute behind Dorino Serafini! First ever starts for Duncan Hamilton, Ken Wharton, RRAC, Warden and Assasti Millanti, and first of the season for Reatherson Racing Developments as well, and despite all their best efforts, still no works Maserati, Aqua or EMW on the grid...

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 14 Dec 2013, 08:59

No #DriesVanDerBoss this time around?

Post by **tommykl** » 14 Dec 2013, 09:11

Wizzie wrote:No #DriesVanDerBoss this time around?

Indeed, no VanDerBoss this time around, but he's back for Switzerland and Sebring

FantometteBR · Post by **FantometteBR** » 14 Dec 2013, 14:32

Crapper!

andrew · Post by **andrew** » 14 Dec 2013, 15:35

Yes, we will start the race this time, hope all goes well

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 14 Dec 2013, 20:51

Wow! Maria a long way from last place!

Post by **tommykl** » 15 Dec 2013, 08:44

Race performance

Sanesi -16
Swaters -15
Whitehead -14
Taruffi -12
Fitch -11
Rubirosa -10
Ascari -7
Bracco -4
Moss -4
Barth -4
Brandon -3
Collins -2
Manzon -2
Parnell -2
Bira 2
Bettenhausen 3
Fangio 3
Villoresi 3
Fischer 3
Hamilton 4
Macklin 5
Trintignant 6
de Filippis 6
Claes 6
Wharton 7
Pagani 8
Pilette 8
Hampshire 8
Chiron 9
Gordini 11
Jones 12
Kelly 12
Gonzalez 16
Serafini 19

There will be 19 finishers for 15 retirements, including 5 accidents (4 category 1 crashes and a single category 2 accident) and a whopping 8 engine failures in a very hot day at the Nürburgring...

andrew · Post by **andrew** » 15 Dec 2013, 08:45

Is -11 good or bad?

Post by **tommykl** » 15 Dec 2013, 08:46

andrew wrote:Is -11 good or bad?

It's very good

pi314159 · Post by **pi314159** » 15 Dec 2013, 08:47

Once again a poor race performance for de Filippis. But Taruffi could score a good result if he gets to the end of the race.

andrew · Post by **andrew** » 15 Dec 2013, 09:19

tommykl wrote:
andrew wrote:Is -11 good or bad?

It's very good

Ah thank you

Post by **tommykl** » 18 Dec 2013, 14:54

August 2nd 1953, German Grand Prix

Sanesi got the best start and led into the Südkehre, but was passed by Serafini at Bergwerk, and the Ferrari driver led the first lap from Sanesi, Bettenhausen, Manzon, Collins, Whitehead and Rubirosa. Sanesi retook the lead on the following lap after Serafini had a moment at Hedwigshöhe, while Bracco was spun out of the race, probably tapped out by Bira. Sanesi led the second lap, while Collins repassed Manzon for fourth place.

Manzon then began to claw back the positions, passing Collins and Bettenhausen on the third lap. Meanwhile, Sanesi was increasing lead, already feeling a second victory just a few weeks after his first. Bettenhausen, desperate for a good result to maintain his championship lead, passed Manzon for third place. By lap 5, the unusual heat of the day claimed its first victim, as Porfirio Rubirosa's Alfa Romeo engine gave up at Flugplatz, while John Fitch's Leader pulled up in the pits with a suspension failure, reducing the field to 31 cars.

Peter Collins then passed his team mate Manzon for fourth place, the 21-year-old smelling his first points in front of him. On lap 6, Bettenhausen took second place from Serafini with a risky move at Aremberg. Jacques Swaters then saw his engine let go, soon followed by Nello Pagani, Robert Manzon, who retired from fifth position and Louis Chiron, while Lance Macklin also retired after spinning on Chiron's oil. On lap 9, Peter Collins overtook Serafini for a brilliant third position, and took second from Bettenhausen on the following lap! David Hampshire then threw his very expensive Aston Martin off the road at Karussell.

On lap 11, Bettenhausen repassed Collins for second place, while Serafini started to lose more and more time. On lap 12, he was passed by both Reg Parnell and Peter Whitehead. On the very next lap, the Italian's race was ended by a lazy spin at Schwalbenschwanz. A gripping battle for second place was now developping between Bettenhausen, Collins, Whitehead and Parnell, but the latter was knocked out with two laps remaining with another engine failure, joined on the sidelines by the unusually anonymous Alberto Ascari, also from an engine failure. On the final lap, three more drivers retired: Eric Brandon from a gearbox failure out of third-last, Duncan Hamilton from an engine failure out of bog-last and Juan Manuel Fangio, who span off on oil out of sixth place.

But nothing could prevent Consalvo Sanesi from winning his second Grand Prix of the season, with Peter Whitehead a commendable second (with Alfa still to win a race this season) ahead of Tony Bettenhausen, who comforts his championship lead. Peter Collins takes his maiden points, while Bira finishes his first race since the Netherlands. Sanesi's crushing performance culminated in the fastest lap, scored on his final lap around the Green Hell.

1. Consalvo Sanesi (Gordini) 2:41:22.08
2. Peter Whitehead (Alfa Romeo) +3:45.59
3. Tony Bettenhausen (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +4:24.32
4. Peter Collins (Gordini) +5:16.60
5. B. Bira (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +6:17.60
6. Maurice Trintignant (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +8:05.07
7. Stirling Moss (Alfa Romeo) +:8:19.60
8. José Froilan Gonzalez (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +9:28.34
9. Juan Manuel Fangio (Ferrari) +1 lap/Spin
10. Luigi Villoresi (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +1 lap
11. Edgar Barth (Ultimate-O.S.C.A.) +1 lap
12. Piero Taruffi (O.S.C.A.) +1 lap
13. Rudi Fischer (Alfa Romeo-Maserati) +1 lap
14. Maria Teresa de Filippis (Bentley-O.S.C.A.) +1 lap
15. Stan Jones (Maserati) +1 lap
16. Aldo Gordini (Alfa Romeo-Maserati) +1 lap
17. Reg Parnell (Ferrari) +2 laps/Engine
18. Alberto Ascari (Phoenix-Mercedes) +2 laps/Engine
19. André Pilette (Bentley) +2 laps
20. Johnny Claes (Leader-Mercedes) +2 laps
21. Ken Wharton (Bentley-Jaguar) +2 laps
22. Eric Brandon (Mercedes) +2 laps/Gearbox
23. Joe Kelly (Bentley-Jaguar) +2 laps
Ret. Dorino Serafini (Ferrari) +3 laps/Spin
Ret. Duncan Hamilton (Maserati) +3 laps/Engine
Ret. David Hampshire (Aston Martin-Bentley) +6 laps/Accident
Ret. Louis Chiron (Alfa Romeo) +8 laps/Engine
Ret. Lance Macklin (Alfa Romeo-Maserati) +8 laps/Spin
Ret. Robert Manzon (Gordini) +9 laps/Engine
Ret. Nello Pagani (Maserati) +9 laps/Engine
Ret. Jacques Swaters (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +10 laps/Engine
Ret. Porfirio Rubirosa (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) +12 laps/Engine
Ret. John Fitch (Leader-Jaguar) +12 laps/Suspension
Ret. Giovanni Bracco (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) +15 laps/Spin

Fastest lap: Consalvo Sanesi (Gordini) - 9:57.26

Championship standings
Drivers
1. Tony Bettenhausen - 22
2. Reg Parnell - 18
3. Consalvo Sanesi - 17 (2 wins)
4. Peter Whitehead - 17 (2 2nds)
5. Maurice Trintignant - 14
6. Robert Manzon - 12
7. Alberto Ascari - 10
8. B. Bira - 9
9. Juan Manuel Fangio - 8 (1 win, 2 6ths)
10. Dries van der Lof - 4 (1 3rd)
11. Peter Collins - 3 (1 4th, 1 16th)
12. Giovanni Bracco - 3 (1 4th, 5 Rets)
13. José Froilan Gonzalez - 2 (1 5th, 1 8th)
14. David Hampshire - 2 (1 5th, 1 10th)
15. Dorino Serafini - 2 (5 Rets)
16. Giuseppe Farina - 1

Constructors
1. Aston Martin-Jaguar - 32
2. Gordini - 26
3. Ferrari - 22
4. Alfa Romeo - 18
5. Phoenix-Mercedes - 10
6. Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo - 3
7. Aston Martin-Bentley - 2

Entrants
1. Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing - 32
2. Alexander Racing Team-Gordini - 26
3. Scuderia Ferrari - 22
4. Alfa Romeo SpA - 18
5. Phoenix Racing Organisation - 10
6. Asso di Fiori - 4
7. Scuderia Ambrosiana - 3
8. Hampshire Racing Alliance - 2

Post-race report and budgets up later today, hopefully.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 18 Dec 2013, 15:12

Yes! Maria finishes in the midfield!

And tommykl, where on earth did you get your klon quotation from? It's shocking! :shock:

Post by **tommykl** » 18 Dec 2013, 15:31

dr-baker wrote:Yes! Maria finishes in the midfield!

And tommykl, where on earth did you get your klon quotation from? It's shocking!

That was in the chatroom, where someone (I believe it was Stramala, not really sure) joined under the name bathplug, and Klon wrote that when attempting to impersonate said bathplug. That quote was just too good not to sig it

andrew · Post by **andrew** » 18 Dec 2013, 15:34

Where was John when he retired

Post by **tommykl** » 18 Dec 2013, 16:11

andrew wrote:Where was John when he retired

Same as where he started, ahead of Brandon and Hamilton. He didn't really have the time to get any higher.

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 18 Dec 2013, 16:17

British Bentley Racing Motors will enter two of our spiffing Speed 2 cars in the next Grand Prix, for both Von Brautisich and Geoff Richardson.

Post by **tommykl** » 18 Dec 2013, 16:57

pasta_maldonado wrote:British Bentley Racing Motors will enter two of our spiffing Speed 2 cars in the next Grand Prix, for both Von Brautisich and Geoff Richardson.

No problem, and [rant] STAHP MISSPELLING HIS NAME! IT'S VON BRAUCHITSCH! NOT BRAUTISICH! [/rant]

Oh, and you need to specify which chassis and engine will be making the trip to Bern

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 18 Dec 2013, 17:00

tommykl wrote:
pasta_maldonado wrote:British Bentley Racing Motors will enter two of our spiffing Speed 2 cars in the next Grand Prix, for both Von Brautisich and Geoff Richardson.

No problem, and [rant] STAHP MISSPELLING HIS NAME! IT'S VON BRAUCHITSCH! NOT BRAUTISICH! [/rant]

Oh, and you need to specify which chassis and engine will be making the trip to Bern

Hey, I never learnt to spell it in the first place

Such a British attitude - I don't car who he is or how you say his name as long as he drives my car and he drives it fast :lol:

Chassis 2 and 3 will make the trip along with engines 1 and 5

Post by **tommykl** » 18 Dec 2013, 17:47

pasta_maldonado wrote:
tommykl wrote:
pasta_maldonado wrote:British Bentley Racing Motors will enter two of our spiffing Speed 2 cars in the next Grand Prix, for both Von Brautisich and Geoff Richardson.

No problem, and [rant] STAHP MISSPELLING HIS NAME! IT'S VON BRAUCHITSCH! NOT BRAUTISICH! [/rant]

Oh, and you need to specify which chassis and engine will be making the trip to Bern

Hey, I never learnt to spell it in the first place Such a British attitude - I don't car who he is or how you say his name as long as he drives my car and he drives it fast

Chassis 2 and 3 will make the trip along with engines 1 and 5

And finally, who drives which car?

Post by **Nuppiz** » 18 Dec 2013, 17:58

In light of this result, F. H. Warden Competion confirms that they will take part in the Swiss GP to cap off their season. Same driver, chassis and engine.