| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 8 of 9 in the 1953 Formula One season | ||
Circuit Bremgarten track layout |
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| Date | August 23, 1953 | |
| Official name | XIII Großer Preis der Schweiz | |
| Location | Bremgarten, Bern, Switzerland | |
| Course | Motorcycle track 7.280 km (4.524 mi) |
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| Distance | 65 laps, 473.200 km (294.033 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny, mild, dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati |
| Time | 2:40:1 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| Time | 2:41.3 on lap 50 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| Second | Nino Farina | Ferrari |
| Third | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
The 1953 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on August 23, 1953 at Bremgarten Circuit. It was the eighth round of the 1953 World Drivers' Championship, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used. With his victory at this race, Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari won his second Driver's championship in a row; as teammate and countryman Nino Farina could not overhaul Ascari's total with one race left.
It 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.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 65 | 3:01:34.40 | 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 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 |
| 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) |
| Previous race: 1953 German Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1953 season |
Next race: 1953 Italian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1952 Swiss Grand Prix |
Swiss Grand Prix | Next race: 1954 Swiss Grand Prix |
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