The 1953 German Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor racing event held on 2 August 1953 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It was race 7 of 9 in the 1953 World Championship of Drivers, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used. This race had the highest number of cars on the grid of any World Drivers' Championship race, with 34 starters. Round 7 of 9 · 1953 Formula One World Championship August 2, 1953 Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany Podium: 1. Nino Farina · 2. Juan Manuel Fangio · 3. Mike Hawthorn Wiki link