The Garagiste.

The Season in Review  ·  Round 1

Swiss Grand Prix

1952  ·  Circuit Bremgarten  ·  18 May 1952  ·  62 laps

  1. 1st Piero Taruffi Ferrari · 03:01:46.1
  2. 2nd Rudi Fischer Ferrari · +2:37.200
  3. 3rd Jean Behra Gordini

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Nino Farina

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 12

Peter Collins

Retirement HWM  —  Halfshaft

03 Lap 16

Nino Farina

Retirement Ferrari  —  Magneto

04 Lap 20

Robert Manzon

Retirement Gordini  —  Radiator

05 Lap 51

Nino Farina

Retirement Ferrari  —  Magneto

06 Lap 51

André Simon

Retirement Ferrari  —  Magneto

07 Lap 52

Prince Bira

Retirement Simca  —  Engine

08 On the Charge

Peter Hirt

Ferrari  —  P19 → P7

09 Victory

Piero Taruffi

Ferrari  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 2 62 03:01:46.1 9
2 Rudi Fischer Ferrari 5 62 +2:37.200 6
3 Jean Behra Gordini 7 61 +1 Lap 4
4 Ken Wharton Frazer Nash 13 60 +2 Laps 3
5 Alan Brown Cooper 15 59 +3 Laps 2
6 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 8 58 +4 Laps
7 Peter Hirt Ferrari 19 56 +6 Laps
8 Eric Brandon Cooper 17 55 +7 Laps
9 Prince Bira Simca 11 52 Engine
10 Nino Farina Ferrari 4 51 Magneto
10 André Simon Ferrari 4 51 Magneto
11 Harry Schell Maserati 18 31 Engine
12 Stirling Moss HWM 9 24 Withdrew
13 Lance Macklin HWM 12 24 Withdrew
14 Robert Manzon Gordini 3 20 Radiator
15 Nino Farina Ferrari 1 16 Magneto
16 Peter Collins HWM 6 12 Halfshaft
17 George Abecassis HWM 10 12 Halfshaft
18 Hans von Stuck AFM 14 4 Engine
19 Toni Ulmen Veritas 16 4 Fuel leak
20 Louis Rosier Ferrari 20 2 Accident
21 Max de Terra Simca 21 1 Magneto

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