1953 Swiss Grand Prix

Sun, August 23rd, 1953Round 8

Track:	Bremgarten
Official race name:	XIII Großer Preis der Schweiz
Round:	8 (of 9)
Race number:	31
Date:	Sun, August 23rd, 1953
Time:	14.00
Track length:	7.280 km
Laps:	65
Race distance:	473.200 km
Weather:	Sunny, mild and dry

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P	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Avg Speed	Grid	Pts
1	46	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	65	3:01:34.40	156.367	2	9
2	24	Nino Farina	Ferrari	65	+ 1m 12.93 secs	155.327	3	6
3	26	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	65	+ 1m 35.96 secs	155.001	7	4
4	32	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	12	+ 1 Lap	151.702	1	1.5
4	32	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	52	+ 1 Lap	151.702		1.5
5	34	Hermann Lang	Maserati	62	+ 3 Laps	148.524	11	2
6	28	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	62	+ 3 Laps	148.155	6
7	20	Ken Wharton	Cooper-Bristol	62	+ 3 Laps	146.499	9
Ret	4	Chico Landi	Maserati	54	Gearbox		20
8	40	Max de Terra	Ferrari	51	+ 14 Laps	121.211	19
Ret	42	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	49	Transmission		8
9	18	Albert Scherrer	HWM-Alta	49	+ 16 Laps	116.325	18
Ret	36	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	46	Engine		5
Ret	8	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	43	Axle		4
Ret	6	Jean Behra	Gordini	37	Oil pressure		12
Ret	30	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	12	Engine		10
Ret	30	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	17	Engine
Ret	16	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	29	Engine		15
Ret	38	Peter Hirt	Ferrari	17	Engine		17
Ret	14	Paul Frère	HWM-Alta	1	Engine		16
Ret	2	Jacques Swaters	Ferrari	0	Spun off		13
Ret	10	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	0	Spun off		14

DNQ	12	Louis Chiron	OSCA
DNQ	44	Fred Wacker	Gordini
DNQ	22	Élie Bayol	OSCA		Accident

Fastest lap: 2:41.30 - Alberto Ascari (Lap 50)
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