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Swiss Grand Prix

Grosser Preis der Schweiz 1952

Round 1 of 8Circuit Bremgarten, BernMay 18 195262 laps

Podium

FISFerrari
2
TARFerrari
1
BEHGordini
3

Key facts

WinnerTAR3:01:46.100 from P2
PoleFAR2:47.500
Fastest lapTAR2:49.100 on lap 46
Finishers8 / 23classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1TARPiero TaruffiFerrari2▲1623:01:46.10092:49.100
2FISRudi FischerFerrari5▲362+157.200s6–
3BEHJean BehraGordini7▲461+1 lap4–
4WHAKen WhartonFrazer-Nash13▲960+2 laps3–
5BROAlan BrownCooper15▲1059+3 laps2–
6DEGEmmanuel De GraffenriedMaserati8▲258+4 laps–
7HIRPeter HirtFerrari19▲1256+6 laps–
8BRAEric BrandonCooper17▲955+7 laps–
DNFBIRBirabongse BhanudejGordini1152Engine–
DNFSIMAndré SimonFerrari451Magneto–
DNFFARNino FarinaFerrari–0Retired–
DNFSCHHarry SchellMaserati1831Engine–
DNFMOSStirling MossHWM924Withdrew–
DNFMACLance MacklinHWM1224Withdrew–
DNFMANRobert ManzonGordini320Radiator–
DNFFARNino FarinaFerrari116Magneto–
DNFCOLPeter CollinsHWM612Halfshaft–
DNFABEGeorge AbecassisHWM1012Halfshaft–
DNFULMToni UlmenVeritas164Fuel leak–
DNFSTUHans StuckAFM144Engine–
DNFROSLouis RosierFerrari202Accident–
DNFDETMax De TerraSimca-Gordini211Magneto–
DNSTRIMaurice TrintignantFerrari220Engine–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1FARNino FarinaFerrari2:47.500
2TARPiero TaruffiFerrari2:50.100+2.600s
3MANRobert ManzonGordini2:52.100+4.600s
4SIMAndré SimonFerrari2:52.400+4.900s
5FISRudi FischerFerrari2:53.300+5.800s
6COLPeter CollinsHWM2:55.900+8.400s
7BEHJean BehraGordini2:55.900+8.400s
8DEGEmmanuel De GraffenriedMaserati2:56.400+8.900s
9MOSStirling MossHWM2:56.400+8.900s
10ABEGeorge AbecassisHWM2:56.900+9.400s
11BIRBirabongse BhanudejGordini2:59.300+11.800s
12MACLance MacklinHWM3:00.200+12.700s
13WHAKen WhartonFrazer-Nash3:00.900+13.400s
14STUHans StuckAFM3:01.700+14.200s
15BROAlan BrownCooper3:02.500+15.000s
16ULMToni UlmenVeritas3:05.600+18.100s
17BRAEric BrandonCooper3:05.800+18.300s
18SCHHarry SchellMaserati3:07.600+20.100s
19HIRPeter HirtFerrari3:10.200+22.700s
20ROSLouis RosierFerrari–
21DETMax De TerraSimca-Gordini–
22TRIMaurice TrintignantFerrari–

Circuit Bremgarten

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1952. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1951Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo
1950Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo

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