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Swiss Grand Prix

Grosser Preis der Schweiz 1953

Round 8 of 9Circuit Bremgarten, BernAug 23 195365 laps

Podium

FARFerrari
2
ASCFerrari
1
HAWFerrari
3

Key facts

WinnerASC3:01:34.400 from P2
PoleFAN2:40.100
Fastest lapASC2:41.300 on lap 50
Finishers10 / 25classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1ASCAlberto AscariFerrari2▲1653:01:34.40092:41.300
2FARNino FarinaFerrari3▲165+72.930s6–
3HAWMike HawthornFerrari7▲465+95.960s4–
4FANJuan Manuel FangioMaserati1▼364+1 lap1.5–
5BONFelice BonettoMaserati–0+65 laps1.5–
6LANHermann LangMaserati11▲562+3 laps2–
7VILLuigi VilloresiFerrari6▼162+3 laps–
8WHAKen WhartonCooper9▲162+3 laps–
9DETMax De TerraFerrari19▲1051+14 laps–
10SC2Albert ScherrerHWM18▲849+16 laps–
DNFLACChico LandiMaserati2054Gearbox–
DNFDEGEmmanuel De GraffenriedMaserati848Transmission–
DNFMAROnofre MarimónMaserati546Engine–
DNFTRIMaurice TrintignantGordini443Axle–
DNFBEHJean BehraGordini1237Oil pressure–
DNFBONFelice BonettoMaserati1029Engine–
DNFFANJuan Manuel FangioMaserati–0Retired–
DNFMACLance MacklinHWM1529Engine–
DNFHIRPeter HirtFerrari1717Engine–
DNFPFRPaul FrèreHWM161Engine–
DNFROSLouis RosierFerrari140Spun off–
DNFSWAJacques SwatersFerrari130Spun off–
DNSCHILouis ChironO.S.C.A.–0Did not start–
DNSBAYÉlie BayolO.S.C.A.–0Did not start–
DNSWACFred WackerGordini–0Did not start–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1FANJuan Manuel FangioMaserati2:40.100
2ASCAlberto AscariFerrari2:40.700+0.600s
3FARNino FarinaFerrari2:42.600+2.500s
4TRIMaurice TrintignantGordini2:43.800+3.700s
5MAROnofre MarimónMaserati2:44.500+4.400s
6VILLuigi VilloresiFerrari2:44.600+4.500s
7HAWMike HawthornFerrari2:48.100+8.000s
8DEGEmmanuel De GraffenriedMaserati2:49.900+9.800s
9WHAKen WhartonCooper2:51.500+11.400s
10BONFelice BonettoMaserati2:52.000+11.900s
11LANHermann LangMaserati2:54.800+14.700s
12BEHJean BehraGordini2:55.000+14.900s
13SWAJacques SwatersFerrari2:55.100+15.000s
14ROSLouis RosierFerrari2:55.400+15.300s
15MACLance MacklinHWM2:57.100+17.000s
16PFRPaul FrèreHWM2:57.900+17.800s
17HIRPeter HirtFerrari3:01.500+21.400s
18SC2Albert ScherrerHWM3:07.400+27.300s
19DETMax De TerraFerrari3:21.100+41.000s
20LACChico LandiMaserati3:29.700+49.600s

Circuit Bremgarten

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1953. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1952Piero TaruffiFerrari
1951Juan Manuel FangioAlfa Romeo
1950Nino FarinaAlfa Romeo

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