A Temporada do Campeonato Mundial de Motovelocidade de 1953 foi a quinta edição promovida pela F.I.M..

Nos primeiros 26 anos da categoria de 500cc, as fabricantes italianas conquistaram títulos 24 vezes. A histórica MV Augusta foi particularmente dominante, vencendo o seu primeiro campeonato em 1956 e somando títulos consecutivos entre 1958 e 1974. Entre os seus campeões estão os britânicos John Surtees (4 títulos) e Mike Hailwood (4) e o italiano Giacomo Agostini (7).

Noutras classes a competição era muito mais aguerrida, com construtoras como a Honda, Suzuki, Norton e NSU conquistando troféus.

Calendário #DataGrande PrêmioCircuito 1 12 de Junho Troféu Turístico da Ilha de ManIlha de Man 2 27 de Junho Grande Prêmio da HolandaTT Circuit Assen 3 5 de Julho Grande Prêmio da BélgicaCircuito de Spa-Francorchamps 4 19 de Julho Grande Prêmio da Alemanha OcidentalSchottenring 5 2 de Agosto Grande Prêmio da FrançaRouen-Les-Essarts 6 15 de Agosto Grande Prêmio da Irlanda do NorteDundrod 7 23 de Agosto Grande Prêmio da SuíçaCircuito de Bremgarten 8 6 de Setembro Grande Prêmio das NaçõesAutódromo Nacional de Monza 9 4 de Outubro22px Grande Prêmio da EspanhaCircuito de Montjuïc

Resultado das corridas #Grande Prêmio125cc250cc350cc500ccInfo 1 Tourist Trophy Leslie Graham Fergus Anderson 22px Ray Amm 22px Ray Amm 2 GP da Holanda Werner Haas Werner Haas Enrico Lorenzetti Geoff Duke 3 GP da BélgicaSem DisputaSem Disputa Fergus Anderson Alfredo Milani 4 GP da Alemanha Ocidental Carlo Ubbiali Werner Haas Carlos Bandirola † Walter Zeller † 5 GP da FrançaSem DisputaSem Disputa Fergus Anderson Geoff Duke 6 GP da Irlanda do Norte Werner Haas Reg Armstrong Ken Mudford Ken Kavanagh 7 GP da SuíçaSem Disputa Reg Armstrong Fergus Anderson Geoff Duke 8 GP das Nações Werner Haas Enrico Lorenzetti Enrico Lorenzetti Geoff Duke 922px GP da Espanha Angelo Copeta Enrico LorenzettiSem Disputa Fergus Anderson

† A pista, foi considerado muito perigosa para ser disputada uma corrida oficial com motocicletas. Foram corridas não oficiais por iniciativa das equipes.

Pilotos e equipes Os seguintes pilotos e equipes foram inscritos para participar do Campeonato Mundial:

500cc Equipe Construtor Moto Pneu N.° Nome do piloto Rodada Scuderia GileraGileraRJ028 Geoff Duke1–1653 Reg Armstrong1–16 Seagram CompanyGileraRJ0211 Alfredo Milani1–1624 Dickie Dale1–16 Norton Motorcycle CompanyNortonAllied Polymer21 Ken Kavanagh1–1648 Ray Amm1–16 Hite Sports LimitedNortonAllied Polymer17 Jack Brett1–1612 Ken Mudford1–16 Graeme Lawrence AutosportGileraRJ0275 Giuseppe Colnago1–1667 Libero Liberati1–1679 Nello Pagani1–1696 Pierre Monneret1–16 Moto GuzziMoto Guzzi72E78 Fergus Anderson1–16 46 Heinz Thorn-Prikker1–16 AJS CompanyAJSDN3B85 Rod Coleman1–1289 Bill Doran1–1619 Robin Sherry13–21 Scuderia MV AgustaMV AgustaTomos D944 Carlo Bandirola1–1630 Cecil Sandford1–16 Matchless Motorcycle CompanyMatchlessVPJ490 Derek Farrant1–1258 Harry Pearce1–1682 Leo Simpson13–21 Doyle-Risi RacingNortonAllied Polymer32 Tommy Wood1–162 Peter Davey1–16 Horex RacingHorexAF10193 Hermann Paul Müller1–16 BMW TeamBMW50 Twin80 Walter Zeller1–1616 Hans Baltisberger1–16 Ralt Australia RacingNortonAllied Polymer88 Javier de Ortueta1–1668 Ted Frend1–16 Team AltechNortonAllied Polymer99 Piet Bakker1–1610 Louis Carter1–16 Team GPMNortonAllied Polymer27 Antonio Creus1–121 Auguste Goffin1–1623 Pierre Cherrier13–21 Dyson RacingMV AgustaTomos D920 Bruno Francisi1–1672 Martino Giani1–16 BSA CompanyBSARE 5065 Charlie Salt1–12 Intersport RacingGileraRJ0257 Léon Martin1–1684 Lodovico Facchinelli1–16 Doran EnterprisesNortonAllied Polymer60 John Storr1–1292 John Grace1–1661 Robin Fitton13–21 Transatlantic Racing ServicesNortonAllied Polymer97 Alfredo Flores1–1642 Geoff Read1–16 Matthews-Colucci RacingNortonAllied Polymer64 Keith Bryen1–1214 Laurie Boulter1–1631 Leslie Dear13–21 Dollahite RacingNortonAllied Polymer50 Enrico Galante1–1659 Sidney Mason1–16 Genesis RacingBMW50 Twin70 Heer Meyer1–1277 Florian Camathias1–16 Kopf Race ProductsNortonAllied Polymer71 Jost Albisser1–1652 Frank Norris1–16 TRV MotorsportsMoto Guzzi72E40 Felice Benasedo1–16 Team CascandiaAJSDN3B69 Ken Harwood1–1651 Charlie Gray1–1633 Reg MacDonald1–1649 Jimmy Hayes1–16 Denaba RacingMatchlessVPJ474 Priem Rozenberg1–1663 Arthur Wheeler1–166 Lodweijk Simons1–1622 Malcolm Templeton1–16 DKW Auto Union RacingDKWShadow45 Siegfried Wünsche1–1635 August Hobl1–1681 Karl Hoffman1–1686 Leonard Parry1–16 Fantasy Junction TeamNortonAllied Polymer47 Jack Bailey1–1636 Joe Glazebrook1–1615 B. Botta1–169 Eric Houseley1–16 Panoz Motor SportsNortonAllied Polymer95 Ray Laurent1–1625 Leonard Williams1–1629 Keith Campbell1–1655 Arthur Feen1–16 Champion MotorsGileraRJ0298 Antonio Ronchei1–1628 Georges Monneret1–16 Mosler AutomotiveAJSDN3B4 Ken Swallow1–16 Rock Valley RacingAJSDN3B37 George Scott1–1638 Robert Browne1–16 G & W MotorsportsNortonAllied Polymer91 Zachary Dean1–167 George Brown1–16 Art Pilla TT Grand PrixMatchlessVPJ454 Peter Carter1–1673 John Cooper1–16 Robinson RacingMoto Guzzi72E87 Enrico Lorenzetti1–1676 Giulio Galbiati1–16 Prototype Technology GroupNortonAllied Polymer26 Roger Laurent1–1662 Henri Vidonne1–163 Sparky Campbell1–165 Charles Bruguiere1–1656 Eric Pantlin1–1618 Karl Rührschneck1–16 C.J. MotorsportsNortonAllied Polymer41 Nick Nicholson1–1694 Ernie Oliver1–1634 Bill Beevers1–1613 Andrè Wuyts1–1639 Les Dear1–1683 Rally Dean1–16 Saleen-Allen SpeedlabNortonAllied Polymer66 Ray Travers1–1643 Stanley Williamson1–16 Vincent MotorcyclesNortonAllied Polymer97 Fred Pusey1–1669 Roy Walker1–16 American Spirit RacingNortonAllied Polymer63 Jackie Joseph Wood1–1625 Jack Harding1–16 Scuderia BenetinniAJSDN3B50 Eric Hardy1–1638 Kel Prince1–16 Schumacher RacingAJSDN3B20 Sid Franklen1–1699 Luis Gilbert1–16 AF CorseAJSDN3B41 Llewelyn Ranson1–1694 John Fisher1–16 Martin Snow RacingAJSDN3B86 Bob McDonald1–1658 John Clark1–16 Bell MotorsportsNortonAllied Polymer18 Tony McAlpine1–1649 Harold Clark1–16 Freisinger MotorsportMatchlessVPJ437 Peter Murphy1–1612 Ernie Ring1–16 Larbre CompétitionHorexAF10173 Friedel Schön1–1681 Fritz Kläger1–16 Scuderia TorinoNortonAllied Polymer14 Barry Stormont1–1674 Humphrey Ranson1–16 Reisman Property InterestsNortonAllied Polymer43 Barde1–1667 Syd Barnett1–16 JDC-Miller MotorSportsNortonAllied Polymer47 Francis Basso1–165 Carletto Bellotti1–16 Phoenix-JAP Racing UnionPhoenix-JAPPJ0698 Ernie Barrett1–16 GRT Grasser Racing TeamNortonAllied Polymer60 Georges Burgaff1–1615 Archie Fenn1–16 DS Marcos Racing InternationalMV AgustaTomos D98 Leslie Graham1–1677 Tito Forconi1–16 Whelen Engineering RacingNortonAllied Polymer57 Francesco Guglielminetti1–1628 William Hall1–16 Konrad MotorsportMatchlessVPJ427 Phil Heath1–1635 Mike O'Rourke1–16 Triumph EngineeringTriumphDMPG GP7952 Robert Herbert1–1693 Kuno Johansson1–16 Tower Motorsport By StarworksNortonAllied Polymer70 Cyril Julian1–1662 Rudolf Knees1–16 PR1 Mathiasen MotorsportsNortonAllied Polymer31 Dick Knox1–1682 Gordon Laing1–16 Pfaff MotorsportsNortonAllied Polymer36 George Leigh1–1695 Bob Matthews1–16 Heart Of Racing TeamGileraRJ0210 Umberto Masetti1–1611 Emilio Soprani1–16 AIM Vasser Sullivan RacingNortonAllied Polymer46 Alexander Mayer1–163 George Morgan1–16 Black Swan RacingMatchlessVPJ461 Tommy McEwan1–1664 Bob McIntyre1–16 Heinricher RacingTriumphDMPG GP7972 John McKay1–16 Wright MotorsportsNortonAllied Polymer54 Fred Passmore1–169 Jacques Raffeld1–16 Double R RacingAJSDN3B68 Bob Rowbottom1–16 British Transport CommissionNortonAllied Polymer48 Ron Rudge1–1666 Simon Sandys-Winsch1–16 NSU Motorenwerke AGHorexAF10183 Roland Schnell1–16 Longin RacingNortonAllied Polymer76 Sven Sørensen1–1687 Leo Starr1–16 Unilever RacingMatchlessVPJ471 Henk Steman1–16 Fortec MotorsportNortonAllied Polymer7 Edouard Texidor1–1619 Harry Turner1–16 Team WestpacNortonAllied Polymer65 Geoff Walker1–1617 Sid Willis1–16 BS Racing by BaticonsultNortonAllied Polymer30 Vic Willoughby1–164 Juan Leal1–16 NDS GroupNortonAllied Polymer88 Albert Moule1–1640 Bill Petch1–16Legenda Piloto da Temporada Piloto Convidado Piloto Substituto

350cc Equipe Construtor Moto Pneu N.° Nome do piloto Rodada Moto GuzziMoto GuzziRM P20032 Fergus Anderson1–1633 Enrico Lorenzetti1–16 Norton Motorcycle CompanyNortonMS73 32822x22px Ray Amm1–1611 Ken Kavanagh1–16 Fortec MotorsportNortonMS73 331 Jack Brett1–162 Ken Mudford1–16 AJS CompanyAJSFW0420 Rod Coleman1–1612 Bob McIntyre1–16 Double R RacingAJSFW0415 Pierre Monneret1–1625 William Doran1–1610 Derek Farrant1–16 ADM MotorsportMoto GuzziRM P20036 Duilio Agostini1–16 DKW Auto UnionDKWFD0330 August Hobl1–1221 Karl Hoffman1–16 MotoparkNortonMS73 337 Josef Albisser1–163 Tommy Wood1–16 Velocette RacingVelocetteP201B41 Harry Pearce1–12 Performance RacingAJSFW0446 Ernie Ring1–1645 Leo Simpson1–16 Threebond with T-SportAJSFW0438 Malcolm Templeton1–16 Team West-Tec F3NortonMS73 318 Ray Laurent1–16 CF RacingAJSFW046 Ken Harwood1–16 Mark Bailey RacingNortonMS73 327 Tony McAlpine1–16 Great Wall MotorsGreat WallGH126 Henry Grandsire1–1223 Heimo Hietarinta1–1642 Curt Lincoln13–21 Isuzu RacingIsuzu50 Van Veen4 Jean-Pierre Beltoise1–169 John Nielsen1–16 JAC MotorsJAC312T21 Johnny Servoz-Gavin1–127 Roger Clark1–16 Soyat AutomobileSoyatF101B8 Willi Deutsch1–1635 Franz Konrad1–16 Mahindra RacingMahindra115-1219 Giorgio Francia1–1217 Alberto Colombo1–165 Franco Bernabei13–21 Team LotusLotus007P3416 Ernst Maring1–1639 Frank Jelinski1–16 Jo Zeller RacingGreat WallGH124 Rafaelli Pinto1–12 Wuling AutomobileWuling3.0 F1234 Kurt Thiim1–1644 Gianluigi Picchi1–16 GU-RacingIsuzu50 Van Veen99 Volker Weidler1–1298 Giancarlo Naddeo1–16 AF CorseSoyatF101B86 Giovanni Salvati1–16Legenda Piloto da Temporada Piloto Convidado Piloto Substituto

250cc Equipe Construtor Moto Pneu N.° Nome do piloto Rodada NSU Motorenwerke AGNSUBRM P8 Werner Haas1–163 Reg Armstrong1–16 Moto GuzziMoto GuzziTS1921 Enrico Lorenzetti1–1628 Fergus Anderson1–16 Scuderia ParillaMoto GuzziTS1918 Alano Montanari1–162 Ken Kavanagh1–16 DKW Auto UnionDKWEF114 Siegfried Wünsche1–1622 August Hobl1–16 Mücke MotorsportNSUBRM P9 Otto Daiker1–1619 Walter Reichert1–164 Wolfgang Brandt1–1615 Umberto Masetti1–16 Hitech RacingMoto GuzziTS1912 Arthur Wheeler1–1625 Tommy Wood1–16 Velocette RacingVelocette761B7717 Sid Willis1–12 Sino Vision RacingMoto GuzziTS191 Rupert Hollaus1–16 Ashok Leyland LimitedAshok LeylandMatra MS17 Paco Godia1–1246 Jud Larson1–1623 Carel Godin de Beaufort13–21 Navistar InternationalInternationalDN5B6 Jack Fairman1–1616 Giulio Cabianca1–16 Kenworth CompanyKenworthBT45B29 Carroll Shelby1–16 Team LotusLotusKE00710 Hans Herrmann1–1626 Horace Gould1–16 Peterbilt Motors CompanyPeterbiltWR231 Gerino Gerini1–1632 Robert La Caze1–16 Mahindra RacingMahindraN17649 Eddie Johnson1–1650 Al Keller1–16 Lifan Industry RacingLifanCRP196 Troy Ruttman1–1285 Ivor Bueb1–16 Scuderia MilanoKenworthBT45B53 Giorgio Scarlatti1–16 T-SportLotusKE00740 Ian Burgess1–1233 Wolfgang Seidel1–16 Starling MotorsportMahindraN17670 Johnnie Parsons1–1671 Johnnie Tolan1–16 Signature TeamAshok LeylandMatra MS72 Bob Christie1–12Legenda Piloto da Temporada Piloto Convidado Piloto Substituto

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