1953 season/Round 8
Swiss Grand Prix 1953
- Bremgarten
- Bern
- 23 August 1953
- 65 laps
- 473.2 km
- 7.280 km a lap
- Title decided here
- P1Alberto AscariFerrari3:01:34.400
- P2Nino FarinaFerrari+1:12.930
- P3Mike HawthornFerrari+1:35.960
- Pole positionJuan Manuel FangioMaserati · 2:40.100
- Fastest lapAlberto Ascari2:41.300 · lap 50
- Winner started fromP2on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascarifastest lap | 46 | Ferrari | 2 | 65 | 3:01:34.400 | 9 |
| 2 | Nino Farina | 24 | Ferrari | 3 | 65 | +1:12.930 | 6 |
| 3 | Mike Hawthorn | 26 | Ferrari | 7 | 65 | +1:35.960 | 4 |
| 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 32 | Maserati | 1 | 64 | +1 lap | 1.5 |
| 4 | Felice Bonettoshared | 32 | Maserati | – | 1.5 | ||
| 5 | Hermann Lang | 34 | Maserati | 11 | 62 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | 28 | Ferrari | 6 | 62 | +3 laps | |
| 7 | Ken Wharton | 20 | Cooper · Bristol | 9 | 62 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | Max de Terra | 40 | Ferrari | 19 | 51 | +14 laps | |
| 9 | Albert Scherrer | 18 | HWM · Alta | 18 | 49 | +16 laps | |
| DNF | Chico Landi | 4 | Maserati | 20 | 54 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 42 | Maserati | 8 | 48 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Onofre Marimón | 36 | Maserati | 5 | 46 | Engine | |
| DNF | Maurice Trintignant | 8 | Gordini | 4 | 43 | Axle | |
| DNF | Jean Behra | 6 | Gordini | 12 | 37 | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Felice Bonetto | 30 | Maserati | 10 | 29 | Engine | |
| DNF | Juan Manuel Fangioshared | 30 | Maserati | – | |||
| DNF | Lance Macklin | 16 | HWM · Alta | 15 | 29 | Engine | |
| DNF | Peter Hirt | 38 | Ferrari | 17 | 17 | Engine | |
| DNF | Paul Frère | 14 | HWM · Alta | 16 | 1 | Engine | |
| DNF | Louis Rosier | 10 | Ferrari | 14 | 0 | Spun off | |
| DNF | Jacques Swaters | 2 | Ferrari | 13 | 0 | Spun off | |
| DNS | Louis Chiron | 12 | O.S.C.A. · OSCA | – | |||
| DNS | Élie Bayol | 22 | O.S.C.A. · OSCA | – | |||
| DNS | Fred Wacker | 44 | Gordini | – |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 2:40.100 | |
| 2 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2:40.700 | +0.600 |
| 3 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 2:42.600 | +2.500 |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 2:43.800 | +3.700 |
| 5 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 2:44.500 | +4.400 |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 2:44.600 | +4.500 |
| 7 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 2:48.100 | +8.000 |
| 8 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati | 2:49.900 | +9.800 |
| 9 | Ken Wharton | Cooper | 2:51.500 | +11.400 |
| 10 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 2:52.000 | +11.900 |
| 11 | Hermann Lang | Maserati | 2:54.800 | +14.700 |
| 12 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 2:55.000 | +14.900 |
| 13 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari | 2:55.100 | +15.000 |
| 14 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 2:55.400 | +15.300 |
| 15 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 2:57.100 | +17.000 |
| 16 | Paul Frère | HWM | 2:57.900 | +17.800 |
| 17 | Peter Hirt | Ferrari | 3:01.500 | +21.400 |
| 18 | Albert Scherrer | HWM | 3:07.400 | +27.300 |
| 19 | Max de Terra | Ferrari | 3:21.100 | +41.000 |
| 20 | Chico Landi | Maserati | 3:29.700 | +49.600 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | 50 | 2:41.300 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 8. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | 34.5 | |
| 2 | Nino Farina | 24 | |
| 3 | Juan Manuel Fangio | 20.5 | |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | 19 | |
| 5 | José Froilán González | 13.5 | |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | 13 | |
| 7 | Bill Vukovich | 9 | |
| 8 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 7 | |
| 9 | Felice Bonetto | 6.5 | ▲1 |
| 10 | Art Cross | 6 | ▼1 |