1953 Swiss Grand Prix

1953 Swiss Grand Prix
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Circuit Bremgarten track layout
Race details
Date 23 August 1953
Official name XIII Großer Preis der Schweiz
Location Bremgarten, Bern, Switzerland
Course Temporary street/road circuit
Course length 7.280 km (4.524 miles)
Distance 65 laps, 473.200 km (294.033 miles)
Weather Sunny, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver
Maserati
Time 2:40:1
Fastest lap
Driver Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Time 2:41.3 on lap 50
Podium
First
  • Alberto Ascari
 Ferrari
Second
Ferrari
Third
Ferrari
Lap leaders

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
Ecurie Francorchamps 2 Jacques Swaters Ferrari Tipo 500 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 E
Escuderia Bandeirantes 4 Chico Landi Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6 2.0 L6 P
Equipe Gordini 6 Jean Behra Gordini Type 16 Gordini 20 2.0 L6 E
8 Maurice Trintignant
44 Fred Wacker
Ecurie Rosier 10 Louis Rosier Ferrari Tipo 500 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4
Louis Chiron 12 Louis Chiron OSCA 20 OSCA 2000 2.0 L6 P
HW Motors 14 Paul Frère HWM 53 Alta GP 2.5 L4 D
16 Lance Macklin
18 Albert Scherrer
Ken Wharton 20 Ken Wharton Cooper T23 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6
Élie Bayol 22 Élie Bayol OSCA 20 OSCA 2000 2.0 L6 P
Scuderia Ferrari 24 Nino Farina Ferrari Tipo 500 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4
26 Mike Hawthorn
28 Luigi Villoresi
46 Alberto Ascari
Officine Alfieri Maserati 30 Felice Bonetto Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6 2.0 L6
32 Juan Manuel Fangio
34 Hermann Lang
36 Onofre Marimón
Ecurie Espadon 38 Peter Hirt Ferrari Tipo 500 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4
40 Max de Terra Ferrari 212 F1 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12
Emmanuel de Graffenried 42 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6 2.0 L6
Source:[1]

Classification

Qualifying

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

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 46 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 65 3:01:34.40 2 91
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
Felice Bonetto 		Maserati 64 + 1 Lap 1 1.5
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 Marimón 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
Juan Manuel Fangio 		Maserati 29 Engine 10  
Ret 16 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 29 Engine 15  
Ret 38 Peter Hirt Ferrari 17 Engine 17  
Ret 14 Paul Frère HWM-Alta 1 Engine 16  
Ret 2 Jacques Swaters Ferrari 0 Spun Off 13  
Ret 10 Louis Rosier Ferrari 0 Spun Off 14  
DNS 12 Louis Chiron OSCA 0 Did not start  
DNS 22 Élie Bayol OSCA 0 Did not start  
DNS 44 Fred Wacker Gordini 0 Did not start  
Source:[3]
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
1 Alberto Ascari 34.5 (46.5)
2 Nino Farina 24 (26)
3 Juan Manuel Fangio 20.5
4 Mike Hawthorn 19 (24)
5 José Froilán González 13.5 (14.5)
Source: [4]
  • 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

  1. ^ "1953 Swiss GP". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Switzerland 1953 - Qualifying". statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ "1953 Swiss Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Switzerland 1953 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 5 March 2019.


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