1953 Swiss Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 23 August 1953 |
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| Winner | |
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| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Bremgarten, 65 laps |
| Round | 8 of 9 |
| Race numbers | The 1953 Swiss Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 65 | 3hr 01m 34.400s | 9 FL |
| 2 | +1 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | 65 | +1m 12.930s | 6 |
| 3 | +4 |  Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 65 | +1m 35.960s | 4 |
| 4 | -3 | Maserati | 64 | +1 lap |
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| 5 | +6 |  Hermann Lang | Maserati | 62 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 62 | +3 laps | ||
| 7 | +2 | Ken Wharton | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) | 62 | +3 laps | |
| R |  Chico Landi | Maserati (privateer) | 54 | DNF | ||
| 8 | +11 |  Max de Terra | Ferrari (privateer) | 51 | +14 laps | |
| 9 | +9 | Albert Scherrer | HWM-Alta | 49 | +16 laps | |
| R | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) | 48 | DNF | ||
| R |  Onofre Marimon | Maserati | 46 | DNF | ||
| R |  Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 43 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean Behra | Gordini | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | Maserati | 29 | DNF | |||
| R | Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | 29 | DNF | ||
| R | Peter Hirt | Ferrari (privateer) | 17 | DNF | ||
| R |  Paul Frere | HWM-Alta | 1 | DNF | ||
| R | Louis Rosier | Ferrari (privateer) | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari (privateer) | 0 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
 Louis Chiron | OSCA (privateer) | |||||
| Elie Bayol | OSCA (privateer) | |||||
 Fred Wacker | Gordini | |||||
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:40.100
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati |
| 2 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 3 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini |
| 5 | Onofre Marimon | Maserati |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari |
| 7 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari |
| 8 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) |
| 9 | Ken Wharton | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) |
| 10 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati |
| 11 | Hermann Lang | Maserati |
| 12 | Jean Behra | Gordini |
| 13 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari (privateer) |
| 14 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari (privateer) |
| 15 | Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta |
| 16 | Paul Frere | HWM-Alta |
| 17 | Peter Hirt | Ferrari (privateer) |
| 18 | Albert Scherrer | HWM-Alta |
| 19 | Max de Terra | Ferrari (privateer) |
| 20 | Chico Landi | Maserati (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | 34.5 |
| 2 | Giuseppe Farina | 24 |
| 3 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 20.5 |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | 19 |
| 5 | Jose Froilan Gonzalez | 13.5 |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | 13 |
| 7 | Bill Vukovich | 9 |
| 8 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 7 |
| 9 | Felice Bonetto | 6.5 |
| 10 | Art Cross | 6 |
| 11 | Onofre Marimon | 4 |
| 12 | Duane Carter | 2 |
| = | Sam Hanks | 2 |
| 14 | Oscar Galvez | 2 |
| = | Jack McGrath | 2 |
| = | Maurice Trintignant | 2 |
| = | Hermann Lang | 2 |
| 18 | Paul Russo | 1.5 |
| = | Fred Agabashian | 1.5 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Statistics & 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)