1953 Swiss Grand Prix

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description 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

Team	No	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Francorchamps	2	Template:Flagicon Jacques Swaters	Ferrari Tipo 500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	E
Template:Flagicon Escuderia Bandeirantes	4	Template:Flagicon Chico Landi	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P
Template:Flagicon Equipe Gordini	6	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Gordini Type 16	Gordini 20 2.0 L6	E
	8	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant
	44	Template:Flagicon Fred Wacker
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Rosier	10	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Ferrari Tipo 500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4
Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron	12	Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron	OSCA 20	OSCA 2000 2.0 L6	P
Template:Flagicon HW Motors	14	Template:Flagicon Paul Frère	HWM 53	Alta GP 2.5 L4	D
	16	Template:Flagicon Lance Macklin
	18	Template:Flagicon Albert Scherrer
Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	20	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	Cooper T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6
Template:Flagicon Élie Bayol	22	Template:Flagicon Élie Bayol	OSCA 20	OSCA 2000 2.0 L6	P
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ferrari	24	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina	Ferrari Tipo 500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4
	26	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn
	28	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi
	46	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari
Template:Flagicon Officine Alfieri Maserati	30	Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6
	32	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio
	34	Template:Flagicon Hermann Lang
	36	Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón
Template:Flagicon Ecurie Espadon	38	Template:Flagicon Peter Hirt	Ferrari Tipo 500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4
	40	Template:Flagicon Max de Terra	Ferrari 212 F1	Ferrari 166 2.0 V12
Template:Flagicon Emmanuel de Graffenried	42	Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6
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Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	32	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	2:40.1	—
2	46	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	2:40.7	+ 0.6
3	24	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina	Ferrari	2:42.6	+ 2.5
4	8	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	2:43.8	+ 3.7
5	36	Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón	Maserati	2:44.5	+ 4.4
6	28	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	2:44.6	+ 4.5
7	26	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	2:48.1	+ 8.0
8	42	Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	2:49.9	+ 9.8
9	20	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	Cooper-Bristol	2:51.5	+ 11.4
10	30	Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto	Maserati	2:52.0	+ 11.9
11	34	Template:Flagicon Hermann Lang	Maserati	2:54.8	+ 14.7
12	6	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Gordini	2:55.0	+ 14.9
13	2	Template:Flagicon Jacques Swaters	Ferrari	2:55.1	+ 15.0
14	10	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Ferrari	2:55.4	+ 15.3
15	16	Template:Flagicon Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	2:57.1	+ 17.0
16	14	Template:Flagicon Paul Frère	HWM-Alta	2:57.9	+ 17.8
17	38	Template:Flagicon Peter Hirt	Ferrari	3:01.5	+ 21.4
18	18	Template:Flagicon Albert Scherrer	HWM-Alta	3:07.4	+ 27.3
19	40	Template:Flagicon Max de Terra	Ferrari	3:21.1	+ 41.0
20	4	Template:Flagicon Chico Landi	Maserati	3:29.1	+ 49.0
21	12	Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron	OSCA	No time	—
22	22	Template:Flagicon Élie Bayol	OSCA	No time	—
23	44	Template:Flagicon Fred Wacker	Gordini	No time	—
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	46	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	65	3:01:34.40	2	91
2	24	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina	Ferrari	65	+ 1:12.93	3	6
3	26	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	65	+ 1:35.96	7	4
4	32	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto	Maserati	64	+ 1 Lap	1	1.5 1.5
5	34	Template:Flagicon Hermann Lang	Maserati	62	+ 3 Laps	11	2
6	28	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	62	+ 3 Laps	6
7	20	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	Cooper-Bristol	62	+ 3 Laps	9
8	40	Template:Flagicon Max de Terra	Ferrari	51	+ 14 Laps	19
9	18	Template:Flagicon Albert Scherrer	HWM-Alta	49	+ 16 Laps	18
Ret	4	Template:Flagicon Chico Landi	Maserati	54	Gearbox	20
Ret	42	Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	49	Transmission	8
Ret	36	Template:Flagicon Onofre Marimón	Maserati	46	Engine	5
Ret	8	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	43	Axle	4
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Gordini	37	Oil Pressure	12
Ret	30	Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	29	Engine	10
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	29	Engine	15
Ret	38	Template:Flagicon Peter Hirt	Ferrari	17	Engine	17
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Paul Frère	HWM-Alta	1	Engine	16
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon Jacques Swaters	Ferrari	0	Spun Off	13
Ret	10	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Ferrari	0	Spun Off	14
DNS	12	Template:Flagicon Louis Chiron	OSCA	0	Did not start
DNS	22	Template:Flagicon Élie Bayol	OSCA	0	Did not start
DNS	44	Template:Flagicon Fred Wacker	Gordini	0	Did not start
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Notes

• ^1 – 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

	Pos	Driver	Points
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	1	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	34.5 (46.5)
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	2	Template:Flagicon Nino Farina	24 (26)
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	3	Template:Flagicon Juan Manuel Fangio	20.5
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	4	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	19 (24)
File:1rightarrow blue.svg	5	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	13.5 (14.5)
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• 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.