1953 Swiss Grand Prix
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The 1953 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on August 23, 1953 at Bremgarten Circuit. It was part of the 1953 World Drivers' Championship, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 |  Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari | 65 | 3:01'34.4 | 2 | 9 |
| 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 |
Maserati | 64 | + 1 Lap | 1 | 1.5 |
| Shr | 32 | Felice Bonetto |
Maserati | 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 Marimon |
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 |
Maserati | 29 | Engine | 10 | |
| Shr | 30 | Juan Manuel Fangio |
Maserati | ||||
| Ret | 16 | Lance Macklin |
HWM-Alta | 29 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 38 | Peter Hirt |
Ferrari | 17 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 14 |  Paul Frere |
HWM-Alta | 1 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 2 | Jacques Swaters |
Ferrari | 0 | Spun Off | 13 | |
| Ret | 10 | Louis Rosier |
Ferrari | 0 | Spun off | 14 |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 2'40.1
- Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari 2'41.3
- 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)
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FIA Formula One World Championship, 1953 season |
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