The Garagiste.

The Season in Review  ·  Round 8

Swiss Grand Prix

1953  ·  Circuit Bremgarten  ·  23 August 1953  ·  65 laps

  1. 1st Alberto Ascari Ferrari · 03:01:34.4
  2. 2nd Nino Farina Ferrari · +1:12.930
  3. 3rd Mike Hawthorn Ferrari · +1:35.960

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Felice Bonetto

Maserati  —  Pole position

02 Lap 43

Maurice Trintignant

Retirement Gordini  —  Axle

03 Lap 46

Onofre Marimón

Retirement Maserati  —  Engine

04 Lap 49

Toulo de Graffenried

Retirement Maserati  —  Transmission

05 Lap 54

Chico Landi

Retirement Maserati  —  Gearbox

06 On the Charge

Max de Terra

Ferrari  —  P19 → P8

07 Victory

Alberto Ascari

Ferrari  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2 65 03:01:34.4 9
2 Nino Farina Ferrari 3 65 +1:12.930 6
3 Mike Hawthorn Ferrari 7 65 +1:35.960 4
4 Felice Bonetto Maserati 1 64 +1 Lap 1.5
4 Juan Fangio Maserati 1 64 +1 Lap 1.5
5 Hermann Lang Maserati 11 62 +3 Laps 2
6 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 6 62 +3 Laps
7 Ken Wharton Cooper 9 62 +3 Laps
8 Max de Terra Ferrari 19 51 +14 Laps
9 Albert Scherrer HWM 18 49 +16 Laps
10 Chico Landi Maserati 20 54 Gearbox
11 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 8 49 Transmission
12 Onofre Marimón Maserati 5 46 Engine
13 Maurice Trintignant Gordini 4 43 Axle
14 Jean Behra Gordini 12 37 Oil pressure
15 Juan Fangio Maserati 10 29 Engine
15 Felice Bonetto Maserati 10 29 Engine
16 Lance Macklin HWM 15 29 Engine
17 Peter Hirt Ferrari 17 17 Engine
18 Paul Frère HWM 16 1 Engine
19 Jacques Swaters Ferrari 13 0 Spun off
20 Louis Rosier Ferrari 14 0 Spun off

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