- 1953 Swiss Grand Prix
The
1953 Swiss Grand Prix was aFormula Two race held onAugust 23 ,1953 atBremgarten Circuit . It was part of the 1953 World Drivers' Championship, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used.It marked the brief return of Grand Prix-era legend
Hermann Lang . He was given a chance to participate in Formula 1 racing driving forOfficine Alfieri Maserati after one of their team drivers was injured. He raced in two Formula One World Championship events overall -- one in 1953 and one in 1954 -- and his result here, a fifth place finish, was his best result.Classification
Notes
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Pole position : Juan Manuel Fangio - 2:40.1
* Fastest L
Alberto Ascari 2:41.3
* Shared Drives: (Fangio and Bonetto switched cars)
** Car #32: Fangio (12 laps) then Bonetto (52 laps). They shared the points for 4th place.
** Car #30: Bonetto (12 laps) then Fangio (17 laps)F1 race report
Name_of_race =Swiss Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1953
Previous_race_in_season =1953 German Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season =1953 Italian Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race =1952 Swiss Grand Prix
Next_year's_race =1954 Swiss Grand Prix
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