1953 Swiss Grand Prix

February 2021 F1 Switzerland Swiss XIII Großer Preis der Schweiz Circuit Bremgarten.svg Circuit Bremgarten track layout 23 August 1953 1953 German Grand Prix 1953 Italian Grand Prix Bremgarten, Bern, Switzerland Temporary street/road circuit 4.524 7.280 65 294.033 473.200 Sunny, mild, dry Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 2:40:1 Argentina Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:41.3 50 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari Italy Nino Farina Ferrari Italy Mike Hawthorn Ferrari United Kingdom SUI 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. This race was the last time an Italian driver won a World Championship Grand Prix using Italian Pirelli tyres until Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix. Entries +TeamNoDriverCarEngineTyreBelgium Ecurie Francorchamps2Belgium Jacques SwatersFerrari Tipo 500Ferrari 500 2.0 L4EnglebertBrazil Escuderia Bandeirantes4Brazil Chico LandiMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6PirelliFrance Equipe Gordini6France Jean BehraGordini Type 16Gordini 20 2.0 L6Englebert8France Maurice Trintignant44United States 1912 Fred WackerFrance Ecurie Rosier10France Louis RosierFerrari Tipo 500Ferrari 500 2.0 L4Monaco Louis Chiron12Monaco Louis ChironOSCA 20OSCA 2000 2.0 L6PirelliUK HW Motors14Belgium Paul FrèreHWM 53Alta GP 2.5 L4Dunlop16UK Lance Macklin18Switzerland Albert ScherrerUK Ken Wharton20UK Ken WhartonCooper T23Bristol BS1 2.0 L6France Élie Bayol22France Élie BayolOSCA 20OSCA 2000 2.0 L6PirelliItaly Scuderia Ferrari24Italy Nino Farina Ferrari Tipo 500Ferrari 500 2.0 L426UK Mike Hawthorn28Italy Luigi Villoresi46Italy Alberto AscariItaly Officine Alfieri Maserati30Italy Felice BonettoMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L632Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio34Germany Hermann Lang36Argentina Onofre MarimónSwitzerland Ecurie Espadon38Switzerland Peter HirtFerrari Tipo 500Ferrari 500 2.0 L440Switzerland Max de TerraFerrari 212 F1Ferrari 166 2.0 V12Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried42Switzerland Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati A6GCMMaserati A6 2.0 L6Source:https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1953&gp=Swiss%20GP&r=1&type=ent 1953 Swiss GP ChicaneF1 9 January 2025 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 32 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 2:40.1 — 2 46 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:40.7 + 0.6 3 24 Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 2:42.6 + 2.5 4 8 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 2:43.8 + 3.7 5 36 Argentina Onofre Marimón Maserati 2:44.5 + 4.4 6 28 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 2:44.6 + 4.5 7 26 UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 2:48.1 + 8.0 8 42 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 2:49.9 + 9.8 9 20 UK Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol 2:51.5 + 11.4 10 30 Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati 2:52.0 + 11.9 11 34 Germany Hermann Lang Maserati 2:54.8 + 14.7 12 6 France Jean Behra Gordini 2:55.0 + 14.9 13 2 Belgium Jacques Swaters Ferrari 2:55.1 + 15.0 14 10 France Louis Rosier Ferrari 2:55.4 + 15.3 15 16 UK Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 2:57.1 + 17.0 16 14 Belgium Paul Frère HWM-Alta 2:57.9 + 17.8 17 38 Switzerland Peter Hirt Ferrari 3:01.5 + 21.4 18 18 Switzerland Albert Scherrer HWM-Alta 3:07.4 + 27.3 19 40Switzerland Max de Terra Ferrari 3:21.1 + 41.0 20 4 Brazil Chico Landi Maserati 3:29.1 + 49.0 21 12 Monaco Louis Chiron OSCA No time — 22 22 France Élie Bayol OSCA No time — 23 44 United States 1912 Fred Wacker Gordini No time —Source:http://www.statsf1.com/en/1953/suisse/qualification.aspx Switzerland 1953 - Qualifying statsf1.com 5 May 2016 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 46 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 65 3:01:34.40 2 91 1 2 24 Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 65 + 1:12.93 3 6 3 26 UK Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 65 + 1:35.96 7 4 4 32 Argentina Juan Manuel FangioItaly Felice Bonetto Maserati 64 + 1 Lap 1 1.51.5 5 34 Germany Hermann Lang Maserati 62 + 3 Laps 11 2 6 28 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 62 + 3 Laps 6   7 20 UK Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol 62 + 3 Laps 9   8 40 Switzerland Max de Terra Ferrari 51 + 14 Laps 19   9 18 Switzerland Albert Scherrer HWM-Alta 49 + 16 Laps 18   Ret Retired 4 Brazil Chico Landi Maserati 54 Gearbox 20   Ret Retired 42 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 49 Transmission 8   Ret Retired 36 Argentina Onofre Marimón Maserati 46 Engine 5   Ret Retired 8 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 43 Axle 4   Ret Retired 6 France Jean Behra Gordini 37 Oil Pressure 12   Ret Retired 30 Italy Felice BonettoArgentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 29 Engine 10   Ret Retired 16 UK Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 29 Engine 15   Ret Retired 38 Switzerland Peter Hirt Ferrari 17 Engine 17   Ret Retired 14 Belgium Paul Frère HWM-Alta 1 Engine 16   Ret Retired 2 Belgium Jacques Swaters Ferrari 0 Spun Off 13   Ret Retired 10 France Louis Rosier Ferrari 0 Spun Off 14   DNS Did not start 12 Monaco Louis Chiron OSCA 0 Did not start   DNS Did not start 22 France Élie Bayol OSCA 0 Did not start   DNS Did not start 44 United States 1912 Fred Wacker Gordini 0 Did not start  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1953/696/ 1953 Swiss Grand Prix formula1.com 4 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150118201455/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1953/696/ 18 January 2015 Notes 1 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 10px 1 Italy Alberto Ascari 34.5 (46.5) 10px 2 Italy Nino Farina 24 (26) 10px 3 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 20.5 10px 4 UK Mike Hawthorn 19 (24) 10px 5 Argentina José Froilán González 13.5 (14.5)Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1953/suisse/championnat.aspx Switzerland 1953 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 5 March 2019 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 30em Swiss Grand Prix 1953 1953 German Grand Prix 1953 Italian Grand Prix 1952 Swiss Grand Prix 1954 Swiss Grand Prix Swiss Grand Prix Category:Swiss Grand Prix Grand Prix Swiss Grand Prix