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1953 Swiss Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountrySwitzerland
Grand PrixSwiss
Official nameXIII Großer Preis der Schweiz
ImageCircuit Bremgarten.svg
CaptionCircuit Bremgarten track layout
Date23 August
Year1953
Previous_round1953 German Grand Prix
Next_round1953 Italian Grand Prix
LocationBremgarten, Bern, Switzerland
CourseTemporary street/road circuit
Course_mi4.524
Course_km7.280
Distance_laps65
Distance_mi294.033
Distance_km473.200
WeatherSunny, mild, dry
Pole_DriverJuan Manuel Fangio
Pole_TeamMaserati
Pole_Time2:40:1
Pole_CountryArgentina
Fast_DriverAlberto Ascari
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time2:41.3
Fast_Lap50
Fast_CountryItaly
First_DriverAlberto Ascari
First_TeamFerrari
First_CountryItaly
Second_DriverNino Farina
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryItaly
Third_DriverMike Hawthorn
Third_TeamFerrari
Third_CountryUnited Kingdom
Lapchart

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.

Entries

TeamNoDriverCarEngineTyre
Belgium Ecurie Francorchamps2Belgium Jacques SwatersFerrari Tipo 500Ferrari 500 2.0 L4
Brazil Escuderia Bandeirantes4Brazil Chico LandiMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6
France Equipe Gordini6France Jean BehraGordini Type 16Gordini 20 2.0 L6
8France Maurice Trintignant
44United States Fred Wacker
France Ecurie Rosier10France Louis RosierFerrari Tipo 500Ferrari 500 2.0 L4
Monaco Louis Chiron12Monaco Louis ChironOSCA 20OSCA 2000 2.0 L6
UK HW Motors14Belgium Paul FrèreHWM 53Alta GP 2.5 L4
16UK Lance Macklin
18Switzerland Albert Scherrer
UK Ken Wharton20UK Ken WhartonCooper T23Bristol BS1 2.0 L6
France Élie Bayol22France Élie BayolOSCA 20OSCA 2000 2.0 L6
Italy Scuderia Ferrari24Italy Nino FarinaFerrari Tipo 500Ferrari 500 2.0 L4
26UK Mike Hawthorn
28Italy Luigi Villoresi
46Italy Alberto Ascari
Italy Officine Alfieri Maserati30Italy Felice BonettoMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6
32Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio
34Germany Hermann Lang
36Argentina Onofre Marimón
Switzerland Ecurie Espadon38Switzerland Peter HirtFerrari Tipo 500Ferrari 500 2.0 L4
40Switzerland Max de TerraFerrari 212 F1Ferrari 166 2.0 V12
Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried42Switzerland Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap1234567891011121314151617181920212223
32Argentina Juan Manuel FangioMaserati2:40.1—
46Italy Alberto AscariFerrari2:40.7+ 0.6
24Italy Nino FarinaFerrari2:42.6+ 2.5
8France Maurice TrintignantGordini2:43.8+ 3.7
36Argentina Onofre MarimónMaserati2:44.5+ 4.4
28Italy Luigi VilloresiFerrari2:44.6+ 4.5
26UK Mike HawthornFerrari2:48.1+ 8.0
42Switzerland Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati2:49.9+ 9.8
20UK Ken WhartonCooper-Bristol2:51.5+ 11.4
30Italy Felice BonettoMaserati2:52.0+ 11.9
34Germany Hermann LangMaserati2:54.8+ 14.7
6France Jean BehraGordini2:55.0+ 14.9
2Belgium Jacques SwatersFerrari2:55.1+ 15.0
10France Louis RosierFerrari2:55.4+ 15.3
16UK Lance MacklinHWM-Alta2:57.1+ 17.0
14Belgium Paul FrèreHWM-Alta2:57.9+ 17.8
38Switzerland Peter HirtFerrari3:01.5+ 21.4
18Switzerland Albert ScherrerHWM-Alta3:07.4+ 27.3
40Switzerland Max de TerraFerrari3:21.1+ 41.0
4Brazil Chico LandiMaserati3:29.1+ 49.0
12Monaco Louis ChironOSCANo time—
22France Élie BayolOSCANo time—
44United States Fred WackerGordiniNo time—

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNSDNS
46Italy **Alberto Ascari****Ferrari**653:01:34.402**9**
24Italy **Nino Farina****Ferrari**65+ 1:12.933**6**
26UK **Mike Hawthorn****Ferrari**65+ 1:35.967**4**
32Argentina **Juan Manuel Fangio**
Italy **Felice Bonetto****Maserati**64+ 1 Lap1**1.5**
**1.5**
34Germany **Hermann Lang****Maserati**62+ 3 Laps11**2**
28Italy Luigi VilloresiFerrari62+ 3 Laps6
20UK Ken WhartonCooper-Bristol62+ 3 Laps9
40Switzerland Max de TerraFerrari51+ 14 Laps19
18Switzerland Albert ScherrerHWM-Alta49+ 16 Laps18
4Brazil Chico LandiMaserati54Gearbox20
42Switzerland Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati49Transmission8
36Argentina Onofre MarimónMaserati46Engine5
8France Maurice TrintignantGordini43Axle4
6France Jean BehraGordini37Oil Pressure12
30Italy Felice Bonetto
Argentina Juan Manuel FangioMaserati29Engine10
16UK Lance MacklinHWM-Alta29Engine15
38Switzerland Peter HirtFerrari17Engine17
14Belgium Paul FrèreHWM-Alta1Engine16
2Belgium Jacques SwatersFerrari0Spun Off13
10France Louis RosierFerrari0Spun Off14
12Monaco Louis ChironOSCA0Did not start
22France Élie BayolOSCA0Did not start
44United States Fred WackerGordini0Did not start

;Notes

  • – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

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)

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1Italy Alberto Ascari34.5 (46.5)
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2Italy Nino Farina24 (26)
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio20.5
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4UK Mike Hawthorn19 (24)
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5Argentina José Froilán González13.5 (14.5)
  • 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

Name_of_race = Swiss Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1953 | Previous_race_in_season = 1953 German Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1953 Italian Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1952 Swiss Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1954 Swiss Grand Prix

References

  1. "1953 Swiss GP".
  2. "Switzerland 1953 - Qualifying". statsf1.com.
  3. "1953 Swiss Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "Switzerland 1953 - Championship • STATS F1".
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