1953 Swiss Grand Prix
The 1953 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 23 August 1953 at Bremgarten Circuit. It was race 8 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. World Champion Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari won the race.
| 1953 Swiss Grand Prix | |||||
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 Circuit Bremgarten track layout | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 23 August 1953 | ||||
| Official name | XIII Großer Preis der Schweiz | ||||
| Location | Bremgarten, Bern, Switzerland | ||||
| Course | Motorcycle track | ||||
| Course length | 7.280 km (4.524 mi) | ||||
| Distance | 65 laps, 473.200 km (294.033 mi) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny, mild, dry | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Maserati | ||||
| Time | 2:40:1 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 2:41.3 on lap 50 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
| Ferrari | |||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders
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The race marked the brief return of Grand Prix-era legend Hermann Lang. He was given a chance to participate in Formula 1 racing driving for Officine Alfieri Maserati after one of their team drivers was injured. He raced in two World Drivers' Championship events overall—one in 1953 and one in 1954—and his result here, a fifth-place finish, was his best result.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 |  Juan Manuel Fangio |
Maserati | 2:40.1 | — | |
| 2 | 46 | Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari | 2:40.7 | + 0.6 | |
| 3 | 24 | Nino Farina |
Ferrari | 2:42.6 | + 2.5 | |
| 4 | 8 |  Maurice Trintignant |
Gordini | 2:43.8 | + 3.7 | |
| 5 | 36 | Onofre Marimón |
Maserati | 2:44.5 | + 4.4 | |
| 6 | 28 | Luigi Villoresi |
Ferrari | 2:44.6 | + 4.5 | |
| 7 | 26 |  Mike Hawthorn |
Ferrari | 2:48.1 | + 8.0 | |
| 8 | 42 |  Toulo de Graffenried |
Maserati | 2:49.9 | + 9.8 | |
| 9 | 20 | Ken Wharton |
Cooper-Bristol | 2:51.5 | + 11.4 | |
| 10 | 30 | Felice Bonetto |
Maserati | 2:52.0 | + 11.9 | |
| 11 | 34 |  Hermann Lang |
Maserati | 2:54.8 | + 14.7 | |
| 12 | 6 | Jean Behra |
Gordini | 2:55.0 | + 14.9 | |
| 13 | 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jacques Swaters |
Ferrari | 2:55.1 | + 15.0 | |
| 14 | 10 | Louis Rosier |
Ferrari | 2:55.4 | + 15.3 | |
| 15 | 16 | Lance Macklin |
HWM-Alta | 2:57.1 | + 17.0 | |
| 16 | 14 | Paul Frère |
HWM-Alta | 2:57.9 | + 17.8 | |
| 17 | 38 | Peter Hirt |
Ferrari | 3:01.5 | + 21.4 | |
| 18 | 18 | Albert Scherrer |
HWM-Alta | 3:07.4 | + 27.3 | |
| 19 | 40 | Max de Terra |
Ferrari | 3:21.1 | + 41.0 | |
| 20 | 4 |  Chico Landi |
Maserati | 3:29.1 | + 49.0 | |
| 21 | 12 |  Louis Chiron |
OSCA | No time | — | |
| 22 | 22 | Élie Bayol |
OSCA | No time | — | |
| 23 | 44 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Fred Wacker |
Gordini | No time | — | |
Source:[1] | ||||||
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari | 65 | 3:01:34.40 | 2 | 91 |
| 2 | 24 | Nino Farina |
Ferrari | 65 | + 1:12.93 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Mike Hawthorn |
Ferrari | 65 | + 1:35.96 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 32 | Juan Manuel Fangio Felice Bonetto |
Maserati | 64 | + 1 Lap | 1 | 1.5 1.5 |
| 5 | 34 | Hermann Lang |
Maserati | 62 | + 3 Laps | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 28 | Luigi Villoresi |
Ferrari | 62 | + 3 Laps | 6 | |
| 7 | 20 | Ken Wharton |
Cooper-Bristol | 62 | + 3 Laps | 9 | |
| 8 | 40 | Max de Terra |
Ferrari | 51 | + 14 Laps | 19 | |
| 9 | 18 | Albert Scherrer |
HWM-Alta | 49 | + 16 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 4 | Chico Landi |
Maserati | 54 | Gearbox | 20 | |
| Ret | 42 | Toulo de Graffenried |
Maserati | 49 | Transmission | 8 | |
| Ret | 36 | Onofre Marimón |
Maserati | 46 | Engine | 5 | |
| Ret | 8 | Maurice Trintignant |
Gordini | 43 | Axle | 4 | |
| Ret | 6 | Jean Behra |
Gordini | 37 | Oil Pressure | 12 | |
| Ret | 30 | Felice Bonetto Juan Manuel Fangio |
Maserati | 29 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 16 | Lance Macklin |
HWM-Alta | 29 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 38 | Peter Hirt |
Ferrari | 17 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 14 | Paul Frère |
HWM-Alta | 1 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 2 | Jacques Swaters |
Ferrari | 0 | Spun Off | 13 | |
| Ret | 10 | Louis Rosier |
Ferrari | 0 | Spun Off | 14 | |
| DNS | 12 | Louis Chiron |
OSCA | 0 | Did not start | ||
| DNS | 22 | Élie Bayol |
OSCA | 0 | Did not start | ||
| DNS | 44 | Fred Wacker |
Gordini | 0 | Did not start | ||
Source:[2] | |||||||
- Notes
- ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap
Notes
- Shared Drives: (Fangio and Bonetto switched cars)
- Car #32: Fangio (12 laps) then Bonetto (52 laps). They shared the points for 4th place.
- Car #30: Bonetto (12 laps) then Fangio (17 laps)
- Last win, podium, point finish and race finish – Alberto Ascari
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
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1 | Alberto Ascari |
34.5 (46.5) |
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2 | Nino Farina |
24 (26) |
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3 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
20.5 |
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4 | Mike Hawthorn |
19 (24) |
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5 | José Froilán González |
13.5 (14.5) |
| Source: [3] | |||
- Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.
References
- "Switzerland 1953 - Qualifying". statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- "1953 Swiss Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- "Switzerland 1953 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1953 season |
Next race: 1953 Italian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1952 Swiss Grand Prix |
Swiss Grand Prix | Next race: 1954 Swiss Grand Prix |
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