1935 Swiss Grand Prix

1935 Swiss Grand Prix
Race 5 of 7 in the 1935 European Championship
Race details
Date	25 August 1935
Official name	II Großer Preis der Schweiz
Location	Bremgarten Bern, Switzerland
Course	Road course
Course length	7.28 km (4.52 miles)
Distance	70 laps, 509.60 km (316.65 miles)
Weather	Heavy rain
Pole position
Driver	Achille Varzi	Auto Union
Time	2:41.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz
Time	2:44.4
Podium
First	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz
Second	Luigi Fagioli	Mercedes-Benz
Third	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union

The 1935 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Bremgarten on 25 August 1935.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W25	70	3:31:12.2	2	1
2	12	Luigi Fagioli	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W25	70	+35.9	4	2
3	2	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Auto Union B	70	+1:07.8	5	3
4	6	Achille Varzi	Auto Union	Auto Union B	69	+1 Lap	1	4
5	32	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	68	+2 Laps	7	4
6	42	Hermann Lang	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W25	67	+3 Laps	6	4
7	30	René Dreyfus	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	66	+4 Laps	8	4
8	22	Giuseppe Farina	Gino Rovere	Maserati 6C-34	64	+6 Laps	11	4
9	16	Raymond Sommer	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	63	+7 Laps	16	4
10	18	Earl Howe	Earl Howe	Bugatti T59	60	+10 Laps	12	4
11	4	Hans Stuck	Auto Union	Auto Union B	57	+13 Laps	3	4
		Paul Pietsch						n/a
12	26	Renato Balestrero	Gruppo San Giorgio	Maserati 26M	53	+17 Laps	17	4
Ret	40	László Hartmann	Private entry	Maserati 8CM	24	Accident	14	6
Ret	24	Ferdinando Barbieri	Franco Sardi	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	15	Spark plugs	18	7
Ret	8	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W25	14	Engine	9	7
Ret	28	Louis Chiron	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	7	Accident	10	7
Ret	20	Brian Lewis	Earl Howe	Maserati 8CM	3	Mechanical	15	7
Ret	34	Philippe Étancelin	Scuderia Subalpina	Maserati 6C-34	0	Accident	13	7
DNS		Hanns Geier	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W25		Practice accident		8

Notes

• Hanns Geier crashed in practice, ending his driving career.
• Paul Pietsch took over Hans Stuck's car after it developed a mechanical problem.

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