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1937 Swiss Grand Prix

Field	Value
Type	EC
Image	Circuit Bremgarten.svg
Grand Prix	Swiss
Date	22 August
Year	1937
Official name	IV Großer Preis der Schweiz
Country	Switzerland
Race_No	4
Season_No	5
Previous_round	1937 Monaco Grand Prix
Next_round	1937 Italian Grand Prix
Location	Bremgarten
Bern, Switzerland
Course	Road course
Course_mi	4.52
Course_km	7.28
Distance_laps	50
Distance_mi	226.18
Distance_km	364.00
Weather	Wet, drying
Pole_Driver	Rudolf Caracciola
Pole_Team	Mercedes-Benz
Pole_Country	Germany
Pole_flag_suffix	Nazi
Pole_Time	2:32.0
Fast_Driver	Bernd Rosemeyer
Fast_Team	Auto Union
Fast_Time	2:36.1
Fast_Country	Germany
Fast_flag_suffix	Nazi
First_Driver	Rudolf Caracciola
First_Team	Mercedes-Benz
First_Country	Germany
First_flag_suffix	Nazi
Second_Driver	Hermann Lang
Second_Team	Mercedes-Benz
Second_Country	Germany
Second_flag_suffix	Nazi
Third_Driver	Manfred von Brauchitsch
Third_Team	Mercedes-Benz
Third_Country	Germany
Third_flag_suffix	Nazi

Bern, Switzerland

The 1937 Swiss Grand Prix was a 750 kg Formula race held on 22 August 1937 at the Bremgarten Circuit.

Race Report

After the start, Hans Stuck chopped across the nose of the other drivers to take the early lead, followed by Caracciola and Rosemeyer. Rosemeyer was soon in trouble though, under pressure from Lang he skidded off the circuit and was bogged down in the wet ground. Some spectators came to his assistance but their help would have resulted in a disqualification so he retired his car.

Stuck could not maintain his early pace under pressure from the Mercedes' and was soon passed by Caracciola, Lang and von Brauchitsch.

Nuvolari drove for the Auto Union team for this race as he wasn't impressed with the new Alfa. However, the tricky rear-engined Auto Union was not a car to race without some practice, even for a man of Nuvolari's skill. The wet track simply compounded his problems. Whilst running in 8th place he was called into the pits and the car-less Rosemeyer took over, eventually getting up to 5th place and putting in the fastest lap in his chase after the Mercedes'.

Fagioli was also having problems being in some pain with his hip, when he retired Nuvolari decided to give it another go and brought the car home 7th.

In the closing laps Lang closed on Caracciola but was ordered to maintain position and von Brauchitsch passed Stuck for a Mercedes 1,2,3.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
14	DEU Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	50	2:17:39.3	1	1
18	DEU Hermann Lang	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	50	+ 29.4	5	2
12	DEU Manfred von Brauchitsch	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	50	+ 1:06.4	4	3
10	DEU Hans Stuck	Auto Union	Auto Union C	50	+ 1:07.5	3	4
6	ITA Tazio Nuvolari	Auto Union	Auto Union C	50	+ 1:21.2	7	4
DEU Bernd Rosemeyer	n/a
16	CHE Christian Kautz	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W125	49	+ 1 Lap	9	4
4	ITA Luigi Fagioli	Auto Union	Auto Union C	49	+ 1 Lap	8	4
ITA Tazio Nuvolari	n/a
22	FRA Raymond Sommer	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo 12C-36	47	+ 3 Laps	10	4
38	HUN László Hartmann	Private entry	Maserati 6CM/4CM	42	+ 8 Laps	13	4
2	DEU Paul Pietsch	Private entry	Maserati 6C-34	41	+ 9 Laps	12	4
32	CHE Henri Simonet	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	35		16	5
36	CHE Adolfo Mandirola	Ecurie Genevoise	Maserati 8CM	28	Mechanical	17	5
20	ITA Giovanni Minozzi	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Monza	26	Mechanical	14	5
24	ITA Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo 12C-36	22	Rear axle	6	6
40	CHE Hans Ruesch	Private entry	Alfa Romeo 8C-35	8	Cracked cylinder	11	7
30	CHE Max Christen	Private entry	Maserati Tipo 26	4	Mechanical	15	7
8	DEU Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Auto Union C	1	Outside assistance	2	7

Year_of_race = 1937 | Previous_year's_race = 1936 Swiss Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1938 Swiss Grand Prix

References

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