1953 seasonR8 · 23 August 1953 · Bremgarten

Swiss Grand Prix 1953

Alberto Ascari won for Ferrari. Started from P2. This race decided the championship.

Laps65PoleFangioFastest lapAscariDistance473.2 km
Start → finish · top tenP1 Ascari3P2 FarinaP3 Hawthorn1P4 FangiopitP4 Bonetto11P5 Lang6P6 Villoresi9P7 WhartonP8 De Terra18P9 Scherrer

Race results

01Alberto Ascarifastest lapFerrari3:01:34.4009
02Nino FarinaFerrari+1:12.9306
03Mike HawthornFerrari+1:35.9604
04Juan Manuel FangioMaserati+1 lap1.5
04Felice BonettoMaserati1.5
05Hermann LangMaserati+3 laps2
06Luigi VilloresiFerrari+3 laps
07Ken WhartonCooper+3 laps
08Max de TerraFerrari+14 laps
09Albert ScherrerHWM+16 laps
—Chico LandiMaseratiGearbox
—Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaseratiTransmission
—Onofre MarimónMaseratiEngine
—Maurice TrintignantGordiniAxle
—Jean BehraGordiniOil pressure
—Felice BonettoMaseratiEngine
—Juan Manuel FangioMaseratiRetired
—Lance MacklinHWMEngine
—Peter HirtFerrariEngine
—Paul FrèreHWMEngine
—Louis RosierFerrariSpun off
—Jacques SwatersFerrariSpun off
—Louis ChironO.S.C.A.Did not start
—Élie BayolO.S.C.A.Did not start
—Fred WackerGordiniDid not start