1935 Swiss Grand Prix

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1935 Swiss Grand Prix
Race 5 of 7 in the 1935 European Championship
Circuit Bremgarten.svg
Race details
Date25 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 Auto Union
Time 2:41.8
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg Rudolf Caracciola Mercedes-Benz
Time 2:44.4
Podium
First Mercedes-Benz
Second Mercedes-Benz
Third Auto Union

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

Classification

PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
110 Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg Rudolf Caracciola Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W25703:31:12.221
212 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Luigi Fagioli Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W2570+35.942
32 Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg Bernd Rosemeyer Auto Union Auto Union B70+1:07.853
46 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Achille Varzi Auto Union Auto Union B69+1 Lap14
532 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Tazio Nuvolari Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Tipo B68+2 Laps74
642 Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg Hermann Lang Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W2567+3 Laps64
730 Flag of France.svg René Dreyfus Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Tipo B66+4 Laps84
822 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Giuseppe Farina Gino Rovere Maserati 6C-3464+6 Laps114
916 Flag of France.svg Raymond Sommer Private entry Alfa Romeo Tipo B63+7 Laps164
1018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Earl Howe Earl Howe Bugatti T5960+10 Laps124
114 Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg Hans Stuck Auto Union Auto Union B57+13 Laps34
Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg Paul Pietsch n/a
1226 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Renato Balestrero Gruppo San Giorgio Maserati 26M53+17 Laps174
Ret40 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg László Hartmann Private entry Maserati 8CM24Accident146
Ret24 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Ferdinando BarbieriFranco Sardi Alfa Romeo Tipo B15Spark plugs187
Ret8 Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg Manfred von Brauchitsch Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W2514Engine97
Ret28 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo Tipo B7Accident107
Ret20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Lewis Earl Howe Maserati 8CM3Mechanical157
Ret34 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Scuderia Subalpina Maserati 6C-340Accident137
DNS Flag of Germany (1933-1935).svg Hanns Geier Daimler-Benz AG Mercedes-Benz W25Practice accident8

Notes

Grand Prix Race
Previous race:
1935 German Grand Prix
1935 Grand Prix season
Grandes Épreuves
Next race:
1935 Italian Grand Prix
Previous race:
1934 Swiss Grand Prix
Swiss Grand Prix Next race:
1936 Swiss Grand Prix


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