1953 Swiss Grand Prix | |||||
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Race details | |||||
Date | 23 August 1953 | ||||
Official name | XIII Großer Preis der Schweiz | ||||
Location | Bremgarten, Bern, Switzerland | ||||
Course | Temporary street/road circuit | ||||
Course length | 7.280 km (4.524 miles) | ||||
Distance | 65 laps, 473.200 km (294.033 miles) | ||||
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 | ||||
Lap leaders |
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, the last race win and finish of his career.
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.
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | |
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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 | 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 | Fred Wacker | Gordini | No time | — | |
Source: [1] |
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 46 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 65 | 3:01:34.40 | 2 | 9 1 |
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] |
Pos | Driver | Points | |
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1 | Alberto Ascari | 34.5 (46.5) | |
2 | Nino Farina | 24 (26) | |
3 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 20.5 | |
4 | Mike Hawthorn | 19 (24) | |
5 | José Froilán González | 13.5 (14.5) | |
Source: [3] |
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