F1WRCR 1953 season - Post-season prize money up!

[Nessafox]

Monza - Monaco - Bremgarten - Reims - Nürburgring - Zandvoort - Silverstone - Sebring
Because in that sequence, the loyal ENB fans could travel the easiest!

[takagi_for_the_win]

1. Silverstone
2. Reims
3. Monaco
4. Spa-Francorchamps
5. Zandvoort
6. Nurburgring
7. Bremgarten
8. Monza
9. Sebring

By my reckoning, that's the most efficient way of reaching all tracks.

[dr-baker]

I don't see Maria Teresa de Filippis on this list, so can I try entering her under the BRUNEL banner for some races in 1954 please? And I'm guessing I still have to wait until 1955 for Pat Moss?

De Filippis has her own team, which I'll continue to run in 1954.

OK. Would she be interested in driving for BRUNEL at Sebring again in 1954?

[tommykl]

I don't see Maria Teresa de Filippis on this list, so can I try entering her under the BRUNEL banner for some races in 1954 please? And I'm guessing I still have to wait until 1955 for Pat Moss?

De Filippis has her own team, which I'll continue to run in 1954.

OK. Would she be interested in driving for BRUNEL at Sebring again in 1954?

Just to clarify, Pat Moss does indeed qualify for a British GP one-off in 1955.

Also, This, I believe you forgot Spa in there I'll put it between Nürburgring and Zandvoort, because that's where it would fit following your logic.

[HawkAussie]

1. Monaco
2. Zandvoort
3. Spa-Francorchamps
4. Nurburgring
5. Silverstone
6. Monza
7. Bremgarten
8. Reims
9. Sebring

[dr-baker]

I don't see Maria Teresa de Filippis on this list, so can I try entering her under the BRUNEL banner for some races in 1954 please? And I'm guessing I still have to wait until 1955 for Pat Moss?

Just to clarify, Pat Moss does indeed qualify for a British GP one-off in 1955.

Can I provisionally nab her now for an entry into that race? If not, this is a polite request to everyone else of my intentions!

[Nessafox]

Also, This, I believe you forgot Spa in there I'll put it between Nürburgring and Zandvoort, because that's where it would fit following your logic.

Eh... This silly mistake never happened, okay? (and yes, you understood the logic very well)

Altough in my defence, the loyal ENB fans wouldn't have to 'travel' to Spa, because they obviously live there, which means it's not 'travelling' but 'coming home'

[pycku]

Our vote (as Leader and as Balkan Eagle):

Sebring, Monaco, Reims, Bremgarten, Nurburgring Zandvoort, Spa, Silverstone and Monza.

[tommykl]

Alright then, I believe I have enough votes right now. I'd just like to ask to split the tie between Silverstone and Bremgarten, so the next three posters simply state which one they would prefer to visit first. First track to get two votes goes first.

[Nuppiz]

Visiting Silverstone before Bremgarten sounds logical to me.

[pycku]

I agree that Silverstone should be first.

[roblo97]

RRAC vote Silverstone to go first.

[DanielPT]

Silverstone

[tommykl]

Alrighty then, so that's the calendar all set!

1. Monaco Grand Prix (Monaco) - May 16th
2. French Grand Prix (Reims-Gueux) - May 30th
3. Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps) - June 20th
4. Dutch Grand Prix (Zandvoort) - June 27th
5. British Grand Prix (Silverstone) - July 18th
6. Swiss Grand Prix (Bremgarten) - August 8th
7. German Grand Prix (Nürburgring) - August 22nd
8. United States Grand Prix (Sebring) - September 5th
9. Italian Grand Prix (Monza) - September 26th

Yes, we're going to Florida at the end of the Summer

And before I run Sebring, a couple of issues need to be adressed.

-Asso di Fiori haven't yet repaired their chassis.
-Bardahl Oil Company still need to decide which driver drives which chassis and with which engine.
-BRUNEL need to decide which Bentley chassis they're buying.

[RonDenisDeletraz]

I will repair my damaged car then

[TomWazzleshaw]

-Bardahl Oil Company still need to decide which driver drives which chassis and with which engine.

it's not that hard, is it?

[tommykl]

-Bardahl Oil Company still need to decide which driver drives which chassis and with which engine.

it's not that hard, is it?

Oh shite Well, it's fixed now

[dr-baker]

And before I run Sebring, a couple of issues need to be addressed.

-BRUNEL need to decide which Bentley chassis they're buying.

Assuming the choice is the list in the first post of this thread, I'll choose the 20,000 pound Speed 3 chassis.

[Klon]

In a spontaneous decision, Cliff Bergere has decided to enter the United States Grand Prix, leasing Mercedes WM-1 Chassis 4 and Mercedes UM153 engine 12 for 75,000 minus whatever transport costs apply.

[tommykl]

October 24th 1953, United States Grand Prix qualifying

Well, what a season it's been. JAMR dominated the field through reliability alone while the Gordinis proved to be the faster cars (let down by unreliability). Aston Martin-Jaguar sealed the constructors' title in Italy, but coming into the final race of the season, many places are still to be fought over.

The drivers' title once again comes down to the wire. Tony Bettenhausen leads on 27 points, with five podiums this season, while Consalvo Sanesi is right behind on 26, every point scored in his three victories. Sanesi has won every race he's finished. Reg Parnell is also still in the title race on 24 points with four podiums and consistency, but he would need a podium to even hope to take the crown.

On the contructors' side, second place is also still to be decided as Gordini only has a six-point lead over Ferrari. On the entrants' side, the Gordini-Ferrari fight is repeated while Asso di Fiori will attempt to profit from Phoenix's absence to take fifth place and valuable prize money.

All in all, 34 drivers have made the expensive trip to Sebring and will be competing for 32 spots on the grid.

2. Johnny Claes (Leader) - Leader LF153 chassis 1, Mercedes UM153 engine 6
4. Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo SpA) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 1, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 1
6. Stirling Moss (Alfa Romeo SpA) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 2, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 2
8. Peter Whitehead (Alfa Romeo SpA) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 3, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 3
10. Reg Parnell (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 555 chassis 1, Ferrari 555 engine 5
12. Dorino Serafini (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 555 chassis 2, Ferrari 555 engine 2
14. Jack Brabham (Scuderia Ferrari) - Ferrari 555 chassis 3, Ferrari 555 engine 3
16. Aldo Gordini (Balkan Eagle) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 4, Maserati 200F engine 9
18. Rudi Fischer (Balkan Eagle) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 5, Maserati 200F engine 8
20. Lance Macklin (Balkan Eagle) - Alfa Romeo AR160 chassis 6, Maserati 200F engine 7
22. Robert Manzon (Alexander Racing Team-Gordini) - Gordini G-953 chassis 1, Gordini ART-004 engine 1
24. Consalvo Sanesi (Alexander Racing Team-Gordini) - Gordini G-953 chassis 2, Gordini ART-004 engine 2
26. Paul Frère (Officine Alfieri Maserati) - Maserati AM53 chassis 1, Maserati 200F engine 1
28. André Simon (Officine Alfieri Maserati) - Maserati AM53 chassis 2, Maserati 200F engine 2
30. Duncan Hamilton (Royal Racing Automobile Company) - Maserati AM53 chassis 7, Maserati 200F engine 10
32. Maurice Trintignant (Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 1, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 1
34. Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 2, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 2
36. Tony Bettenhausen (Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 3, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 3
38. Nello Pagani (Redman Racing Team) - Maserati AM53 chassis 5, Maserati 200F engine 5
40. Stan Jones (Redman Racing Team) - Maserati AM53 chassis 6, Maserati 200F engine 6
42. Giovanni Bracco (Scuderia Ambrosiana) - Ambrosiana A-002 chassis 1, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 4
44. Porfirio Rubirosa (Scuderia Ambrosiana) - Ambrosiana A-002 chassis 2, Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 5
46. Maria Teresa de Filippis (BRUNEL) - Bentley Speed 3 chassis 8, Bentley 163-1 engine 7
48. B. Bira (Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 4, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 13
50. Dries van der Lof (Asso di Fiori) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 5, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 8
52. Fred Wacker (Alexander Racing Team-Gordini) - Gordini G-953 chassis 3, Gordini ART-004 engine 4
54. Peter Collins (Anglo Racing Engineering) - Leader LF153 chassis 2, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 5
56. Bill Vukovich (Bardahl Oil Company) - O.S.C.A. 53 chassis 2, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 11
58. Sam Hanks (Bardahl Oil Company) - O.S.C.A. 53 chassis 1, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 10
60. André Pilette (Ecurie Nationale Belge) - Bentley Speed 3 chassis 5, Bentley 163-1 engine 4
62. Harry Schell (Team Ultimate) - Ultimate chassis 002a, O.S.C.A. 3000V8 engine 2
64. Toulo de Graffenried (Ferrari America) - Ferrari 555 chassis 4, Ferrari 555 engine 4
66. Olivier Gendebien (Ecurie Nationale Belge) - Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 6, Jaguar JFE-2 engine 7
68. Cliff Bergere (Cliff Bergere) - Mercedes WM-1 chassis 4, Mercedes UM153 engine 12

-Here are the entrants simply not bothering to go from Monza to Sebring: Reatherson, Aqua, O.S.C.A., de Filippis, Hampshire, Erne, EMW
-Anglo Racing Engineering will enter Peter Collins after Wacker was given the third Gordini.
-Scuderia Ferrari decided to fire Juan Manuel Fangio with immediate effect after the Italian Grand Prix and have replaced him with Jack Brabham, who already appeared as substitute for the injured Dorino Serafini.
-Lance Macklin, without a Reatherson to drive, returns to Balkan Eagle.
-For this race, the third Gordini is handed to local driver Fred Wacker.
-With André Simon out of a drive after O.S.C.A. decided not to go to Sebring, he promptly steps back into the Maserati, almost certain of making the race.
-Only Harry Schell and Toulo de Graffenried represent Group Ultimate at Sebring, with Schell in the Ultimate and de Graffenried in the 555.
-ENB send the Bentley and Aston to Sebring, driven by Pilette and Gendebien respectively.
-As announced, Ambrosiana revert to two cars for the final race.
-With de Filippis not sending her own car to Sebring, she drives for the separate BRUNEL outfit, created solely to make sure she competes in Sebring.
-Asso di Fiori put Dries van der Lof back in the Aston-Jag in a desperate bid to outscore Phoenix.
-The Bardahl Oil Company, after missing out on last year's race, enter two cars for reigning AAA champion and Indy 500 winner Sam Hanks and Bill Vukovich respectively. They were given special permission from the AAA to take part, as any AAA driver taking part in another race is normally banned.
-Cliff Bergere, polesitter for the 1946 Indy 500, comes out of retirement at age 56 to take part in one last race. Best of luck to him.

[tommykl]

Qualifying performance

Parnell - 81
Bettenhausen - 84
Trintignant - 88
Wacker - 88
Schell - 89
Bira - 92
Farina - 93
Sanesi - 93
Gonzalez - 93
Rubirosa - 93
Brabham - 94
Bergere - 95
Bracco - 97
Manzon - 98
Hamilton - 98
Claes - 99
Pagani - 99
Macklin - 100
Vukovich - 101
Serafini - 102
Frère - 102
de Graffenried - 102
Moss - 103
Gordini - 104
de Filippis - 104
Jones - 106
Collins - 106
Whitehead - 107
Hanks - 107
Pilette - 107
Gendebien - 107
Fischer - 108
van der Lof - 113
Simon - 124

[Aerospeed]

Wow, that's very encouraging for Bettenhausen.

[tommykl]

Qualifying results
1. Reg Parnell (Ferrari) - 3:35.26
2. Tony Bettenhausen (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 3:35.54
3. Consalvo Sanesi (Gordini) - 3:36.29
4. Maurice Trintignant (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 3:37.58
5. B. Bira (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 3:38.25
6. José Froilan Gonzaez (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 3:38.27
7. Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo) - 3:38.30
8. Dorino Serafini (Ferrari) - 3:38.38
9. Robert Manzon (Gordini) - 3:39.69
10. Porfirio Rubirosa (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) - 3:40.73
11. Fred Wacker (Gordini) - 3:41.16
12. Giovanni Bracco (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) - 3:41.67
13. Peter Whitehead (Alfa Romeo) - 3:41.93
14. Stirling Moss (Alfa Romeo) - 3:42.21
15. Jack Brabham (Ferrari) - 3:42.49
16. Harry Schell (Ultimate-O.S.C.A.) - 3:42.99
17. Toulo de Graffenried (Ferrari) - 3:43.85
18. Dries van der Lof (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 3:44.17
19. Nello Pagani (Maserati) - 3:47.44
20. Aldo Gordini (Alfa Romeo-Maserati) - 3:48.46
21. Rudi Fischer (Alfa Romeo-Maserati) - 3:49.47
22. Stan Jones (Maserati) - 3:50.26
23. Lance Macklin (Alfa Romeo-Maserati) - 3:50.29
24. Johnny Claes (Leader-Mercedes) - 3:50.76
25. Peter Collins (Leader-Jaguar) - 3:51.94
26. André Pilette (Bentley) - 3:53.54
27. Maria Teresa de Filippis (Bentley) - 3:53.88
28. Olivier Gendebien (Aston Martin-Jaguar) - 3:54.03
29. Paul Frère (Maserati) - 3:54.18
30. Bill Vukovich (O.S.C.A.-Jaguar) - 3:54.81
31. Duncan Hamilton (Maserati) - 3:55.06
32. Cliff Bergere (Mercedes) - 3:55.88
33. Sam Hanks (O.S.C.A.-Jaguar) - 3:56.74
34. André Simon (Maserati) - 3:58.40

The top three in the championship start the race in the top three positions, guaranteeing a titanic struggle for the title in the final race. Also, you may notice than a factory Maserati makes the grid. Yes. That just happened.

[tommykl]

Race performance

Parnell -40
Trintignant -34
Sanesi -23
Jones -23
Schell -22
Brabham -20
Farina -18
Fischer -18
Gordini -12
Collins -9
Whitehead -8
Moss -5
Pagani -5
Wacker -4
Pilette -3
de Graffenried -1
de Filippis -1
Vukovich -1
Rubirosa 0
Bira 2
Manzon 4
van der Lof 6
Gonzalez 7
Hamilton 8
Gendebien 11
Bergere 14
Macklin 16
Bracco 22
Claes 24
Serafini 26
Bettenhausen 32
Frère 32

16 drivers will finish. There will be five engine failures, two Cat. 1 crashes, one Cat. 2 crash and two Cat. 3 crashes.

[tommykl]

October 25th 1953, United States Grand Prix
The start was fairly uneventful and every driver got away cleanly. Nello Pagani's Maserati engine failed halfway through the first lap, ending his race very early indeed. On lap 3, Sanesi and Trintignant passed Bettenhausen, who was already obviously having a bad day. On the next lap, the Frenchman took second place from Sanesi. Then, Olivier Gendebien, in his first race start, skidded on oil at the Esses and retired in a violent shunt out of 28th position. He was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

Consalvo Sanesi's engine then started to smoke, although he didn't seem to notice it. Bettenhausen made his way through on lap 5 and the Gordini engine finally decided to give up altogether four laps later. In the meantime, Trintignant decided not to slow down to let Bettenhausen through and instead took the race lead, demoting Parnell to second place. Bettenhausen had a lot of ground behind him but failed to keep the gap open very long. By lap 12, he had been passed by Bira, Gonzalez and Farina, leaving Reg Parnell provisionally World Champion. Robert Manzon and Fred Wacker both retired during that time, on laps 13 and 7 and due to an oil leak and a gearbox failure respectively. Gordini were left with yet another triple retirement. Johnny Claes also threw his Leader into the straw on the following lap, followed by de Filippis and Stirling Moss, both with blown engines. Stan Jones promptly threw his Maserati off the road as well.

On lap 18, Parnell made a move on Trintignant and took the lead once more. For fifth place, Bettenhausen passed Gonzalez, but had to relinquish his spot a few laps later, only to pass Bira on the following lap. Peter Collins anonymously retired on lap 22 with a suspension failure before the championship was ultimately decided. On lap 22, while lapping Paul Frère, Parnell ran wide and into the straw bales, spinning out of control and ending his race. With the two other contenders knocked out, Tony Bettenhausen had won the World Championship. And he promptly decided he didn't need to care anymore. In two laps, he was passed by Brabham, Whitehead, Serafini and de Graffenried.

On lap 29, the order was changed once more when Maurice Trintignant, the race leader, span on oil and into the retaining wall. He was followed by Bill Vukovich, whose Jaguar engine exploded after an otherwise promising race for the inexperienced driver. On the next lap, down in seventh place, Tony Bettenhausen figured that with nothing left to play for, he might as well just stop the car after a few victory laps, and he did just that, pulling up into the pits and stepping out of his car to enjoy a glass of World Champion-level champagne. He'd earned it.

But the race was still going on, and it was a really good one. While Bettenhausen had finished his champagne and was now celebrating with the spectators, Giuseppe Farina was left in a comfortable lead and in a position to take his first victory in over two years. Gonzalez was leading Bira and Brabham for second place by a small margin while the battle for fifth place was raging between Serafini, Rubirosa, Whitehead, Schell and de Graffenried. Brabham soon let go of the JAMRs and fell into the other pack, turning it into a fight for fourth place. On lap 35, Bira had taken second place while Porfirio Rubirosa was closing in on Gonzalez.

With three laps remaining, Dries van der Lof and Paul Frère both retired with gearbox failures while the battle for fourth ended up with Jack Brabham taking his first points for Ferrari with Whitehead just behind. Rubirosa once again comes close to scoring, but alas, no cigar. Giuseppe Farina takes his and Alfa Romeo's first victory since the 1951 British Grand Prix. Tony Bettenhausen takes the first World Championship for an American driver.

1. Giuseppe Farina (Alfa Romeo) 2:34:10.92
2. B. Bira (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +2:35.42
3. José Froilan Gonzalez (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +1 lap
4. Jack Brabham (Ferrari) +1 lap
5. Peter Whitehead (Alfa Romeo) +1 lap
6. Porfirio Rubirosa (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) +1 lap
7. Dorino Serafini (Ferrari) +1 lap
8. Harry Schell (Ultimate-O.S.C.A.) +1 lap
9. Toulo de Graffenried (Ferrari) +2 laps
10. Giovanni Bracco (Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo) +2 laps
11. Aldo Gordini (Alfa Romeo-Maserati) +2 laps
12. Rudi Fischer (Alfa Romeo-Maserati) +2 laps
13. Dries van der Lof (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +4 laps/Gearbox
14. André Pilette (Bentley) +4 laps
15. Lance Macklin (Alfa Romeo-Maserati) +4 laps
16. Duncan Hamilton (Maserati) +6 laps
17. Cliff Bergere (Mercedes) +6 laps
Ret. Paul Frère (Maserati) +8 laps/Gearbox
Ret. Tony Bettenhausen (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +12 laps/Celebration
Ret. Maurice Trintignant (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +14 laps/Accident
Ret. Bill Vukovich (O.S.C.A.-Jaguar) +15 laps/Engine
Ret. Reg Parnell (Ferrari) +20 laps/Accident
Ret. Peter Collins (Leader-Jaguar) +22 laps/Suspension
Ret. Stan Jones (Maserati) +26 laps/Spin
Ret. Stirling Moss (Alfa Romeo) +27 laps/Engine
Ret. Maria Teresa de Filippis (Bentley) +29 laps/Engine
Ret. Robert Manzon (Gordini) +30 laps/Oil leak
Ret. Johnny Claes (Leader-Mercedes) +30 laps/Accident
Ret. Consalvo Sanesi (Gordini) +34 laps/Engine
Ret. Fred Wacker (Gordini) +36 laps/Gearbox
Ret. Olivier Gendebien (Aston Martin-Jaguar) +38 laps/Accident
Ret. Nello Pagani (Maserati) +42 laps/Engine

Fastest lap: Dorino Serafini (Ferrari) - 3:36.54

Championship standings
Drivers
1. Tony Bettenhausen - 27
2. Consalvo Sanesi - 26
3. Reg Parnell - 24
4. B. Bira - 23
5. Peter Whitehead - 19
6. Giuseppe Farina - 15
7. Maurice Trintignant - 14
8. José Froilan Gonzalez - 12 (1 2nd, 1 3rd)
9. Robert Manzon - 12 (1 2nd, 2 4ths)
10. Alberto Ascari - 10
11. Juan Manuel Fangio - 8
12. Dries van der Lof - 6 (1 3rd)
13. Dorino Serafini - 6 (1 4th)
14. Peter Collins - 3 (1 4th, 1 8th)
15. Giovanni Bracco - 3 (1 4th, 1 10th)
16. Edgar Barth - 3 (1 4th, 2 11ths)
17. Jack Brabham - 3 (1 4th, 1 13th)
18. David Hampshire - 2 (1 5th, 1 10th)

Constructors
1. Aston Martin-Jaguar - 50
2. Gordini - 35
3. Ferrari - 32 (2 wins)
4. Alfa Romeo - 32 (1 win)
5. Phoenix-Mercedes - 10
6. Ambrosiana-Alfa Romeo - 3 (1 4th, 2 6ths)
7. Ultimate-O.S.C.A. - 3 (1 4th, 1 8th)
8. Aston Martin-Bentley - 2

Entrants
1. Jaguar-Aston Martin Racing - 50
2. Alexander Racing Team-Gordini - 35
3. Scuderia Ferrari - 32 (2 wins)
4. Alfa Romeo SpA - 32 (1 win)
5. Phoenix Racing Organisation - 10
6. Asso di Fiori - 6
7. Scuderia Ambrosiana - 3 (1 4th, 2 6ths)
8. Group Ultimate - 3 (1 4th, 1 8th)
9. Hampshire Racing Alliance - 2

Post-race report and full season report should be up in the coming weeks.

[TomWazzleshaw]

JAMR are the world champions for 1953!

This has been a great year for us all, and as rewards for all the efforts of 1953, we request 17.5% of all prize-money earned by Aston Martin since Reims (which adds up to $35 207 plus whatever percentage of the winnings of Sebring) in order to pay for a nice day out in Cornwall for all our Jaguar employees. And for some off-season engine developments, naturally.

[pi314159]

Overall, it was a good year for O.S.C.A. Unfortunately, the works team didn't score any points, but our engine customers Ultimate scored three points at Bremgarten, the first in O.S.C.A. history. For 1954, our plan is to build a new, top-level chassis which will also be made available to customers. For smaller privateer teams, our two OSCA 53 chassis will be available for 20 000 credits each.

[Aerospeed]

JAMR are the world champions for 1953!

This has been a great year for us all, and as rewards for all the efforts of 1953, we request 17.5% of all prize-money earned by Aston Martin since Reims (which adds up to $35 207 plus whatever percentage of the winnings of Sebring) in order to pay for a nice day out in Cornwall for all our Jaguar employees. And for some off-season engine developments, naturally.

Would an even $30 000 do instead?

Still,

World Champions! Tony has had a fantastic season. Everyone has had a fantastic season. Our partnership with Jaguar has been unstoppable against everyone. The power of Great Britain has been solidified even more with these results. I can't be any happier.

yes, yes, I know an American drives the car... And a Frenchman, and a Thai prince, and a Spainard... Your argument is meaningless, these cars obviously bring up the best drivers in the world!

Also, Gonzalez has done enough to retain his seat for JAMR. Hopefully his DNFing ways will wane in the following years.

[tommykl]

Post-race report
Injuries
Despite their heavy accidents, both Gendebien and Jones were uninjured and so was everyone else.

Repair costs

Maurice Trintignant's chassis (Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 1) - £7 625
Bill Vukovich's engine (Jaguar JFE-2 engine 11) - £7 333
Reg Parnell's chassis (Ferrari 555 chassis 1) - £3 709
Stan Jones' chassis (Maserati AM53 chassis 6) - £11 039
Stirling Moss' engine (Alfa Romeo ARV8 engine 2) - £8 783
Maria Teresa de Filippis' engine (Bentley 163-1 engine 7) - £2 798
Johnny Claes' chassis (Leader LF153 chassis 1) - £156
Consalvo Sanesi's engine (Gordini ART-004 engine 2) - £8 492
Olivier Gendebien's chassis (Aston Martin AM-04 chassis 6) - £13 917
Nello Pagani's engine (Maserati 200F engine 5) - £3 754

Prize money
Giuseppe Farina - £2 000
B. Bira - £2 000
José Froilan Gonzalez - £1 976
Jack Brabham - £1 976
Peter Whitehead - £1 976
Porfirio Rubirosa - £1 976
Dorino Serafini - £1 976
Harry Schell - £1 976
Toulo de Graffenried - £1 952
Giovanni Bracco - £1 952
Aldo Gordini - £1 952
Rudi Fischer - £1 952
Dries van der Lof - £1 905
André Pilette - £1 905
Lance Macklin - £1 905
Duncan Hamilton - £1 857
Cliff Bergere - £1 857
Paul Frère - £1 810
Tony Bettenhausen - £1 714
Maurice Trintignant - £1 667
Bill Vukovich - £1 643
Reg Parnell - £1 524
Peter Collins - £1 476
Stan Jones - £1 381
Stirling Moss - £1 357
Maria Teresa de Filippis - £1 310
Robert Manzon - £1 286
Johnny Claes - £1 286
Consalvo Sanesi - £1 190
Fred Wacker - £1 143
Olivier Gendebien - £1 095
Nello Pagani - £1 000
Sam Hanks - £500
André Simon - £500

To make the trip worthwile, the pot was always going to be enormous...American investors all wanted to be part of the event and a total (entry fees included) equivalent to a million pounds was raised! This meant that £500 000 was redistributed as prize money, and it went to absolutely everyone. The whole field gets prize money in increments of £500 first, leaving £236 000. Then once again for the top 20, leaving £131 000. And again for the top 15, leaving £71 000. And again for the top 10, but in increments of £1 000, leaving £16 000. And again in increments of £1 000 for the top five, leaving £1 000, half of which goes to the winner and the other half to the fastest lap scorer.

Giuseppe Farina - £49 000
B. Bira - £45 000
José Froilan Gonzalez - £41 500
Jack Brabham - £38 000
Peter Whitehead - £34 500
Porfirio Rubirosa - £31 000
Dorino Serafini - £29 000
Harry Schell - £26 000
Toulo de Graffenried - £23 500
Giovanni Bracco - £21 000
Aldo Gordini - £18 500
Rudi Fischer - £17 000
Dries van der Lof - £15 500
André Pilette - £14 000
Lance Macklin - £12 500
Duncan Hamilton - £11 000
Cliff Bergere - £10 000
Paul Frère - £9 000
Tony Bettenhausen - £8 000
Maurice Trintignant - £7 000
Bill Vukovich - £6 000
Reg Parnell - £5 500
Peter Collins - £5 000
Stan Jones - £4 500
Stirling Moss - £4 000
Maria Teresa de Filippis - £3 500
Robert Manzon - £3 000
Johnny Claes - £2 500
Consalvo Sanesi - £2 000
Fred Wacker - £1 500
Olivier Gendebien - £1 000
Nello Pagani - £500

Budgets have been updated.

[Nessafox]

That was a reasonable race. We hope Olivier gets better soon. Oh, i see he already is better! Good work by these 'merican nurses
We'll probably not purchase any new cars, but keep updating the current ones. They've shown reasonable reliability, and reasonable pace. Except for the rubbish Maserati, which will be kept as a backup car. (but will still be put up for sale)

[simonracer]

We won't bother repairing either the chassis or engine, as we'll only be running one car next season and we'll be buying a new car if we can afford it - and anyhow if we need a backup car we'll just combine the engine from Pagani's car & the chassis from Jones's car.

[Samster]

Ah for once, no repair bills. And once again Rubirosa just barely misses out on points but he'll get there soon. All in all another strong season that could have been even better were it not for Bracco's string of DNFs.

[tommykl]

The full drivers' standings are now uploaded on the wiki. Constructors and entrants should take less time.

[Aerospeed]

The full drivers' standings are now uploaded on the wiki. Constructors and entrants should take less time.

Beautiful job! Thanks for the table, it looks nice.

[tommykl]

Alrighty then, here's a bit of news.

First of all, the Constructors' and Entrants' championships have now been uploaded on the wiki.

Secondly, the post-season prize money pot has been fixed at a total of £1 475 000, with half going to the entrants' title and half to the constructors' title and is split amongst chassis and engine manufacturers evenly.

Thirdly, a new addition for 1954 that will be tested out in the non-championship races: before, during and after each qualifying session, an RNG will determine if a driver experiences mechanical issues and/or an accident that will prevent him from taking part. The chances of these incidents will be low in order to avoid half the field DNS-ing, but high enough to have the odd driver fail to start. The trial will help to finetune the process.

Any questions, ideas or further proposals for next season?

[pasta_maldonado]

Any questions, ideas or further proposals for next season?

Given the ever higher number of entrants finishing the races, Bentley feels that points for 6th position is a necessary addition. Perhaps a 9-6-4-3-2-1 points system could be implemented?

[Aerospeed]

Any questions, ideas or further proposals for next season?

Given the ever higher number of entrants finishing the races, Bentley feels that points for 6th position is a necessary addition. Perhaps a 9-6-4-3-2-1 points system could be implemented?

I agree with this

[tommykl]

Any questions, ideas or further proposals for next season?

Given the ever higher number of entrants finishing the races, Bentley feels that points for 6th position is a necessary addition. Perhaps a 9-6-4-3-2-1 points system could be implemented?

I agree with this

Alright then, I'll bring this issue to a vote. You have until Tuesday February 11th at noon CET. Feel free to suggest other points systems. A vote may be changed at any time before the deadline in light of later suggestions.

Tally
8-6-4-3-2 +1 FL - 1
9-6-4-3-2-1 - 4

[TomWazzleshaw]

Jaguar has no problem with the proposed system from Bentley, and will therefore vote in favour of it.

And as far as our money from Aston Martin goes, running such a revolutionary and comprehensive customer program doesn't come cheap, and 17.5% was the agreed rate from our last agreement at Reims.

[DanielPT]

Alfa is ok with the new points system.