1937 Swiss Grand Prix
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| Date | 22 August 1937 |
| Location | Bremgarten Circuit |
| Course | 7.280km |
| Distance | 50 laps 364.00km |
| Weather | Wet > drying |
| Pole Position | Rudolf Caracciola, 2'32.0 |
| Fastest Lap | Bernd Rosemeyer 2'36.1 |
| Winner | Rudolf Caracciola, 2:17'39.3 |
| 2nd Place | Hermann Lang |
| 3rd Place | Manfred von Brauchitsch |
The 1937 Swiss Grand Prix was a 750kg Formula race held on August 22, 1937 at the Bremgarten Circuit.
[edit] Race Report
After the start, Hans Stuck chopped across the nose of the other drivers to take the early lead, followed by Caracciola and Rosemeyer. Rosemeyer was soon in trouble though, under pressure from Lang he skidded off the circuit and was bogged down in the wet ground. Some spectators came to his assistance but their help would have resulted in a disqualification so he retired his car.
Stuck could not maintain his early pace under pressure from the Mercedes' and was soon passed by Caracciola, Lang and von Brauchitsch.
Nuvolari drove for the Auto Union team for this race as he wasn't impressed with the new Alfa. However, the tricky rear-engined Auto Union was not a car to race without some practice, even for a man of Nuvolari's skill. The wet track simply compounded his problems. Whilst running in 8th place he was called into the pits and the carless Rosemeyer took over, eventually getting up to 5th place and putting in the fastest lap in his chase after the Mercedes'.
Fagioli was also having problems being in some pain with his hip, when he retired Nuvolari decided to give it another go and brought the car home 7th.
In the closing laps Lang closed on Caracciola but was ordered to maintain position and von Brauchitsch passed Stuck for a Mercedes 1,2,3.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 |  Rudolf Caracciola |
Mercedes-Benz | 50 | 2:17'39.3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 18 | Hermann Lang |
Mercedes-Benz | 50 | + 29.4 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | 12 | Manfred von Brauchitsch |
Mercedes-Benz | 50 | + 1'06.4 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Hans Stuck |
Auto Union | 50 | + 1'07.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 |  Tazio Nuvolari/Bernd Rosemeyer |
Auto Union | 50 | + 1'21.2 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | 16 |  Christian Kautz |
Mercedes-Benz | 49 | + 1 lap | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | 4 | Luigi Fagioli/Tazio Nuvolari |
Auto Union | 49 | + 1 lap | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | 22 |  Raymond Sommer |
Alfa Romeo | 47 | + 3 laps | 10 | 4 |
| 9 | 38 |  László Hartmann |
Maserati | 42 | + 8 laps | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | Paul Pietsch |
Maserati | 41 | + 9 laps | 12 | 4 |
| DNF | 32 | Henri Simonet |
Alfa Romeo | 35 | + 15 laps | 16 | 5 |
| DNF | 36 | Adolfo Mandirola |
Maserati | 28 | + 22 laps | 17 | 5 |
| DNF | 20 | Giovanni Minozzi |
Alfa Romeo | 26 | + 24 laps | 14 | 5 |
| DNF | 24 | Giuseppe Farina |
Alfa Romeo | 22 | Rear axle | 6 | 6 |
| DNF | 40 | Hans Rüesch |
Alfa Romeo | 8 | Engine | 11 | 7 |
| DNF | 30 | Max Christen |
Maserati | 4 | technical | 15 | 7 |
| DNF | 8 | Bernd Rosemeyer |
Auto Union | 1 | Outside assistance | 2 | 7 |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Rudolf Caracciola - 2'32.0
- Fastest Lap: Bernd Rosemeyer - 2'36.1
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