1953 Swiss Grand Prix

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The 1953 Swiss Grand Prix started August 23rd, 1953 at 01:00 on Circuit Bremgarten in Bern, Switzerland. Juan Fangio started from pole position with Alberto Ascari next to him. Nino Farina started from third place.
After 3 hour, 01 minutes and 34 seconds Alberto Ascari finished the race first. The podium was completed with Nino Farina in second and Mike Hawthorn in third place.
After the 1953 Swiss Grand Prix, Alberto Ascari is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 34.5 points. Ascari is 10.5 points ahead of Nino Farina.

Circuit

Circuit Bremgarten

Location

Bern, Switzerland

Date

August 23rd, 1953 at 01:00

Round

8/9

Winner

Alberto Ascari

Winning time

3:01:34.40

Pole position

Juan Fangio

Results

Race

Pos	Driver	Car	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Pts
1 1	#46 Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	3:01:34.40	2	65	9
2 1	#24 Nino Farina	Ferrari	+1:12.93	3	65	6
3 4	#26 Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	+1:35.96	7	65	4
4 3	#32 Juan Fangio	Maserati	+1 Lap	1	64	1.5
4 3	#32 Felice Bonetto	Maserati	+1 Lap	1	64	1.5
5 6	#34 Hermann Lang	Maserati	+3 Laps	11	62	2
6	#28 Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	+3 Laps	6	62	0
7 2	#20 Ken Wharton	Cooper	+3 Laps	9	62	0
8 11	#40 Max de Terra	Ferrari	+14 Laps	19	51	0
9 9	#18 Albert Scherrer	HWM	+16 Laps	18	49	0
-	#4 Chico Landi	Maserati	DNF (Gearbox)	20	54	0
-	#42 Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	DNF (Transmission)	8	49	0
-	#36 Onofre Marimón	Maserati	DNF (Engine)	5	46	0
-	#8 Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	DNF (Axle)	4	43	0
-	#6 Jean Behra	Gordini	DNF (Oil pressure)	12	37	0
-	#16 Lance Macklin	HWM	DNF (Engine)	15	29	0
-	#38 Peter Hirt	Ferrari	DNF (Engine)	17	17	0
-	#14 Paul Frère	HWM	DNF (Engine)	16	1	0
-	#2 Jacques Swaters	Ferrari	DNF (Spun off)	13	0	0
-	#10 Louis Rosier	Ferrari	DNF (Spun off)	14	0	0

Standings after race

Driver

Pos	Driver	Car	Wins	Podiums	Pts	Gap
1	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	5	5	34.5
2	Nino Farina	Ferrari	1	4	24	-10.5
3	Juan Fangio	Maserati		3	20.5	-14
4	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	1	3	19	-15.5
5	José Froilán González	Maserati		3	13.5	-21
6	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari		2	13	-21.5
7	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	1	1	9	-25.5
8	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati			7	-27.5
9	Felice Bonetto	Maserati		1	6.5	-28
10	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft		1	6	-28.5
11	Onofre Marimón	Maserati		1	4	-30.5
12	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft		1	2	-32.5
13	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft		1	2	-32.5
14	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini			2	-32.5
15	Oscar Gálvez	Maserati			2	-32.5
16	Hermann Lang	Maserati			2	-32.5
17	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft			2	-32.5
18	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft			1.5	-33
19	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft			1.5	-33
20	Stirling Moss	Cooper			0	-34.5
21	Jean Behra	Gordini			0	-34.5
22	Jimmy Daywalt	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
23	Harry Schell	Gordini			0	-34.5
24	Louis Rosier	Ferrari			0	-34.5
25	Ken Wharton	Cooper			0	-34.5
26	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
27	Prince Bira	Connaught			0	-34.5
28	Jacques Swaters	Ferrari			0	-34.5
29	Eddie Johnson	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
30	Peter Collins	HWM			0	-34.5
31	John Barber	Cooper			0	-34.5
32	Max de Terra	Ferrari			0	-34.5
33	Ernie McCoy	Stevens			0	-34.5
34	Alan Brown	Cooper			0	-34.5
35	Chuck Stevenson	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
36	Gene Hartley	Kuzma			0	-34.5
37	Tony Bettenhausen	Kuzma			0	-34.5
38	Hans Herrmann	Veritas			0	-34.5
39	Albert Scherrer	HWM			0	-34.5
40	Fred Wacker	Gordini			0	-34.5
41	Peter Whitehead	Cooper			0	-34.5
42	Paul Frère	HWM			0	-34.5
43	Jimmy Davies	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
44	Bob Gerard	Cooper			0	-34.5
45	Duke Nalon	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
46	Rodney Nuckey	Cooper			0	-34.5
47	André Pilette	Connaught			0	-34.5
48	Johnny Claes	Maserati			0	-34.5
49	Bob Scott	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
50	Theo Helfrich	Veritas			0	-34.5
51	Carl Scarborough	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
52	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught			0	-34.5
53	Manny Ayulo	Kuzma			0	-34.5
54	Jimmy Bryan	Schroeder			0	-34.5
55	Yves Cabantous	HWM			0	-34.5
56	Rudolf Krause	BMW			0	-34.5
57	Louis Chiron	OSCA			0	-34.5
58	Bill Holland	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
59	Ernst Klodwig	BMW			0	-34.5
60	Andy Linden	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
61	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
62	Wolfgang Seidel	Veritas			0	-34.5
63	Rodger Ward	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
64	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
65	Johnny Mantz	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
66	Chico Landi	Maserati			0	-34.5
67	Robert Manzon	Gordini			0	-34.5
68	Jimmy Stewart	Cooper			0	-34.5
69	Tony Rolt	Connaught			0	-34.5
70	Lance Macklin	HWM			0	-34.5
71	Carlos Menditeguy	Gordini			0	-34.5
72	Roberto Mieres	Gordini			0	-34.5
73	Pablo Birger	Simca			0	-34.5
74	Adolfo Cruz	Cooper			0	-34.5
75	Jack Fairman	HWM			0	-34.5
76	Peter Hirt	Ferrari			0	-34.5
77	Roy Salvadori	Connaught			0	-34.5
78	Marshall Teague	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
79	Johnny Thomson	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
80	Élie Bayol	OSCA			0	-34.5
81	Georges Berger	Simca			0	-34.5
82	Jackie Holmes	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
83	Travis Webb	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
84	Edgar Barth	EMW			0	-34.5
85	Arthur Legat	Veritas			0	-34.5
86	Bob Sweikert	Kuzma			0	-34.5
87	Mike Nazaruk	Turner			0	-34.5
88	Pat Flaherty	Kuzma			0	-34.5
89	Oswald Karch	Veritas			0	-34.5
90	Ian Stewart	Connaught			0	-34.5
91	Willi Heeks	Veritas			0	-34.5
92	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
93	Duncan Hamilton	HWM			0	-34.5
94	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
95	Tony Crook	Cooper			0	-34.5
96	Theo Fitzau	AFM			0	-34.5
97	Don Freeland	Watson			0	-34.5
98	Kurt Adolff	Ferrari			0	-34.5
99	Günther Bechem	AFM			0	-34.5
100	Cal Niday	Kurtis Kraft			0	-34.5
101	Erwin Bauer	Veritas			0	-34.5
102	Hans von Stuck	AFM			0	-34.5
103	Ernst Loof	Veritas			0	-34.5

Other race results

Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Pole position
1982	#6 Keke Rosberg	Alain Prost	Niki Lauda	Alain Prost
1954	#4 Juan Fangio	José Froilán González	Hans Herrmann	José Froilán González
1952	#30 Piero Taruffi	Rudi Fischer	Jean Behra	Nino Farina
1951	#24 Juan Fangio	Piero Taruffi	Nino Farina	Juan Fangio
1950	#16 Nino Farina	Luigi Fagioli	Louis Rosier	Juan Fangio