1953 Swiss Grand Prix
31st World Championship race, 4th World Championship Swiss Grand Prix, 4th World Championship race at Bremgarten
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 23 August 1953 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Alberto Ascari Ferrari |
| Pole position: |  Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati |
| Fastest lap: | Alberto Ascari Ferrari |
| Circuit: | Bremgarten, 65 laps |
| Round: | 8 of 9 |
Race Result
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Juan
Manuel Fangio & Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 64 | +1 lap | 1.5 1.5 |
| 5 | +6 |  Hermann Lang | Maserati | 62 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 62 | +3 laps | ||
| 7 | +2 | Ken Wharton | Cooper-Bristol (P) | 62 | +3 laps | |
| R |  Chico Landi | Maserati (P) | 54 | DNF | ||
| 8 | +11 |  Max de Terra | Ferrari (P) | 51 | +14 laps | |
| 9 | +9 | Albert Scherrer | HWM-Alta | 49 | +16 laps | |
| R | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (P) | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | Onofre Marimon | Maserati | 46 | DNF | ||
| R |  Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 43 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean Behra | Gordini | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | Felice Bonetto & Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 29 | DNF | ||
| R | Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | 29 | DNF | ||
| R | Peter Hirt | Ferrari (P) | 17 | DNF | ||
| R |  Paul Frere | HWM-Alta | 1 | DNF | ||
| R | Louis Rosier | Ferrari (P) | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari (P) | 0 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
 Louis Chiron | OSCA (P) | |||||
| Elie Bayol | OSCA (P) | |||||
 Fred Wacker | Gordini | |||||
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
- (P): privateer entry
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 2:40.100 |
| 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 (P) | |
| 9 | Ken Wharton | Cooper-Bristol (P) | |
| 10 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | |
| 11 | Hermann Lang | Maserati | |
| 12 | Jean Behra | Gordini | |
| 13 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari (P) | |
| 14 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari (P) | |
| 15 | Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | |
| 16 | Paul Frere | HWM-Alta | |
| 17 | Peter Hirt | Ferrari (P) | |
| 18 | Albert Scherrer | HWM-Alta | |
| 19 | Max de Terra | Ferrari (P) | |
| 20 | Chico Landi | Maserati (P) |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1953
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 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Hermann Lang, Albert Scherrer (only start)
- Last start
- Driver: Max de Terra, Peter Hirt
- Wins
- Driver: 13th and last for Alberto Ascari
- Constructor: 17th for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- Constructor: 11th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- Driver: 17th and last for Alberto Ascari, 15th for Giuseppe Farina, 4th for Mike Hawthorn
- Constructor: 44th, 45th & 46th for Ferrari
- Poles
- Driver: 10th for Juan Manuel Fangio
- Constructor: 2nd for Maserati
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 10th for Alberto Ascari NEW RECORD
- Constructor: 12th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- Driver: 24th for Giuseppe Farina, 19th for Juan Manuel Fangio & Alberto Ascari
- Points finishes
- Driver: 8th and last for Felice Bonetto, 1st and only for Hermann Lang (53rd different point scorer, 1st German driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 9th and last for Alberto Ascari