1953 Grand Prix Season Calendar
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 350cc winner | 500cc winner | Sidecars 500cc winner | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 12 | Isle of Man TT | Snaefell mountain course | Leslie Graham | Fergus Anderson | Ray Amm | Ray Amm | Report | |
| 2 | June 27 | Dutch TT | TT Circuit Assen | Werner Haas | Werner Haas | Enrico Lorenzetti | Geoff Duke | Report | |
| 3 | July 5 | Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Fergus Anderson | Alfredo Milani | Oliver / Dibben | Report | ||
| 4 | July 19 | German Grand Prix | Schottenring | Carlo Ubbiali | Werner Haas | Carlo Bandirola † | Walter Zeller † | Report | |
| 5 | August 2 | French Grand Prix | Rouen-Les-Essarts | Fergus Anderson | Geoff Duke | Oliver / Dibben | Report | ||
| 6 | August 15 | Ulster Grand Prix | Dundrod Circuit | Werner Haas | Reg Armstrong | Ken Mudford | Ken Kavanagh | Smith / Nutt | Report |
| 7 | August 23 | Swiss Grand Prix | Circuit Bremgarten | Reg Armstrong | Fergus Anderson | Geoff Duke | Oliver / Dibben | Report | |
| 8 | September 6 | Nations Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Werner Haas | Enrico Lorenzetti | Enrico Lorenzetti | Geoff Duke | Oliver / Dibben | Report |
| 9 | October 4 | Spanish Grand Prix | Montjuïc circuit | Angelo Copeta | Enrico Lorenzetti | Fergus Anderson | Report |
† The German Grand Prix was boycotted by all top riders due to insufficient safety measures and counted as an ordinary international event.
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