Race result

Race results
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / StatusPts
1ItalianAlberto AscariFerrari2653:01:34.4009
2ItalianNino FarinaFerrari365+1:12.9306
3BritishMike HawthornFerrari765+1:35.9604
4ItalianFelice BonettoMaserati164+1 Lap1.5
4ArgentineJuan FangioMaserati164+1 Lap1.5
5GermanHermann LangMaserati1162+3 Laps2
6ItalianLuigi VilloresiFerrari662+3 Laps0
7BritishKen WhartonCooper962+3 Laps0
8SwissMax de TerraFerrari1951+14 Laps0
9SwissAlbert ScherrerHWM1849+16 Laps0
RBrazilianChico LandiMaserati2054Gearbox0
RSwissToulo de GraffenriedMaserati849Transmission0
RArgentineOnofre MarimónMaserati546Engine0
RFrenchMaurice TrintignantGordini443Axle0
RFrenchJean BehraGordini1237Oil pressure0
RArgentineJuan FangioMaserati1029Engine0
RItalianFelice BonettoMaserati1029Engine0
RBritishLance MacklinHWM1529Engine0
RSwissPeter HirtFerrari1717Engine0
RBelgianPaul FrèreHWM161Engine0
RAmericanJacques SwatersFerrari130Spun off0
RFrenchLouis RosierFerrari140Spun off0

About the Grand Prix

The 1953 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 23 August 1953 at Bremgarten Circuit. It was race 8 of 9 in the 1953 World Championship of Drivers, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used. World Champion Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari won the race, the last race win and finish of his career.

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