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1953 Swiss Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitBremgarten, 65 laps
Round8 of 9
Race numbers

The 1953 Swiss Grand Prix was the:

  • 31st World Championship race
  • 4th World Championship Swiss Grand Prix
  • 4th World Championship race at Bremgarten
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari653hr 01m 34.400s9 FL
2+1(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari65+1m 12.930s6
3+4(GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari65+1m 35.960s4
4-3Maserati64+1 lap
  • 1.5
  • 1.5
5+6(DEU) Hermann LangMaserati62+3 laps2
6 (ITA) Luigi VilloresiFerrari62+3 laps 
7+2(GBR) Ken WhartonCooper-Bristol (privateer)62+3 laps 
R (BRA) Chico LandiMaserati (privateer)54DNF 
8+11(CHE) Max de TerraFerrari (privateer)51+14 laps 
9+9(CHE) Albert ScherrerHWM-Alta49+16 laps 
R (CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)48DNF 
R (ARG) Onofre MarimonMaserati46DNF 
R (FRA) Maurice TrintignantGordini43DNF 
R (FRA) Jean BehraGordini37DNF 
R Maserati29DNF 
R (GBR) Lance MacklinHWM-Alta29DNF 
R (CHE) Peter HirtFerrari (privateer)17DNF 
R (BEL) Paul FrereHWM-Alta1DNF 
R (FRA) Louis RosierFerrari (privateer)0DNF 
R (BEL) Jacques SwatersFerrari (privateer)0DNF 
Did not start
  (MCO) Louis ChironOSCA (privateer)   
  (FRA) Elie BayolOSCA (privateer)   
  (USA) Fred WackerGordini   

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:40.100

PosDriverConstructor
1(ARG) Juan Manuel FangioMaserati
2(ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari
3(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari
4(FRA) Maurice TrintignantGordini
5(ARG) Onofre MarimonMaserati
6(ITA) Luigi VilloresiFerrari
7(GBR) Mike HawthornFerrari
8(CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)
9(GBR) Ken WhartonCooper-Bristol (privateer)
10(ITA) Felice BonettoMaserati
11(DEU) Hermann LangMaserati
12(FRA) Jean BehraGordini
13(BEL) Jacques SwatersFerrari (privateer)
14(FRA) Louis RosierFerrari (privateer)
15(GBR) Lance MacklinHWM-Alta
16(BEL) Paul FrereHWM-Alta
17(CHE) Peter HirtFerrari (privateer)
18(CHE) Albert ScherrerHWM-Alta
19(CHE) Max de TerraFerrari (privateer)
20(BRA) Chico LandiMaserati (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ITA) Alberto Ascari34.5
2(ITA) Giuseppe Farina24
3(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio20.5
4(GBR) Mike Hawthorn19
5(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez13.5
6(ITA) Luigi Villoresi13
7(USA) Bill Vukovich9
8(CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried7
9(ITA) Felice Bonetto6.5
10(USA) Art Cross6
11(ARG) Onofre Marimon4
12(USA) Duane Carter2
=(USA) Sam Hanks2
14(ARG) Oscar Galvez2
=(USA) Jack McGrath2
=(FRA) Maurice Trintignant2
=(DEU) Hermann Lang2
18(USA) Paul Russo1.5
=(USA) Fred Agabashian1.5

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Hermann Lang
Albert Scherrer (only start)
Last start
Max de Terra
Peter Hirt
Wins
13th and last for Alberto Ascari (last Italian winner until 1956)
17th for Ferrari
Race 1-2
11th for Ferrari
Podiums
17th and last for Alberto Ascari
15th for Giuseppe Farina
4th for Mike Hawthorn
44th, 45th & 46th for Ferrari
Poles
10th for Juan Manuel Fangio (2nd driver to take ten pole positions, 1st Argentine driver)
2nd for Maserati
Fastest laps
10th for Alberto Ascari (1st driver to set ten fastest laps, 1st Italian driver; last for Ferrari) NEW RECORD
12th for Ferrari
Front row starts
24th for Giuseppe Farina
19th for Juan Manuel Fangio & Alberto Ascari
Points finishes
8th and last for Felice Bonetto
1st and only for Hermann Lang (53rd different point scorer, 1st German driver)
Win & fastest lap
9th and last for Alberto Ascari (last Italian driver to win and set the fastest lap until 1966)