1953 Swiss Grand Prix

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The 1953 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 23, 1953 at Bremgarten Circuit.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	46	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	65	3:01'34.4	2	9
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	Maserati	64	+ 1 Lap	1	1.5
Shr	32	Felice Bonetto	Maserati				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 Marimon	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	Maserati	29	Engine	10
Shr	30	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
Ret	16	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	29	Engine	15
Ret	38	Peter Hirt	Ferrari	17	Engine	17
Ret	14	Paul Frere	HWM-Alta	1	Engine	16
Ret	2	Jacques Swaters	Ferrari	0	Spun Off	13
Ret	10	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	0	Spun off	14

[edit] Notes

• Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio - 2'40.1
• Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari 2'41.3
• 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)

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