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| Nr | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Hans Von Stuck | Hans Stuck |  AFM Type 50 [M4] | Kuchen V8 2.0 | Englebert | ||
| 4 |  Toni Ulmen | Toni Ulmen |  Veritas Meteor [85325] | BMW 328 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | ||
| 6 |  Jean Behra | Amédée Gordini |  Gordini T16 [32] | Gordini T20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | ||
| 8 |  Robert Manzon | Amédée Gordini |  Gordini T16 [31] | Gordini T20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | ||
| 10 |  Prince Bira | Amédée Gordini |  Simca Gordini T15 [11GC] | Gordini T18 L4 1.5 | Englebert | ||
| 12 |  Louis Rosier | Écurie (Louis) Rosier |  Ferrari 500 [0186-F2] | Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | ||
| 14 |  Maurice Trintignant | Écurie (Louis) Rosier |  Ferrari 166 F2 [112] | Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0 | Pirelli | ||
| 16 |  George Abecassis | HW Motors |  HWM 52 ["4-52"] | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | ||
| 18 |  Peter Collins | HW Motors |  HWM 52 ["2-52"] | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | ||
| 20 |  Lance Macklin | HW Motors |  HWM 52 [52-107] | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | ||
| 22 |  Ken Wharton | Scuderia Franera |  Frazer-Nash FN48 [421/200/172S] | Frazer-Nash FNS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | ||
| 24 |  Eric Brandon | Ecurie Richmond |  Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] | Bristol BS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | ||
| 26 |  Alan Brown | Ecurie Richmond |  Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-2-52] | Bristol BS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | ||
| 28 |  Giuseppe Farina | Scuderia Ferrari |  Ferrari 500 [04] | Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | ||
| 30 |  Piero Taruffi | Scuderia Ferrari |  Ferrari 500 [03] | Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | ||
| 32 |  André Simon | Scuderia Ferrari |  Ferrari 500 [02] | Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | ||
| 34 |  Juan Manuel Fangio | Officine Alfieri Maserati |  Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6G L6 2.0 | Pirelli | ||
| 36 |  José Froilán González | Officine Alfieri Maserati |  Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6G L6 2.0 | Pirelli | ||
| 38 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | Enrico Platé |  Maserati 4CLT [1601] | Platé 4CL L4 2.0 | Pirelli | ||
| 40 |  Harry Schell | Enrico Platé |  Maserati 4CLT [1598] | Platé 4CL L4 2.0 | Pirelli | ||
| 42 |  Rudolf Fischer | Ecurie Espadon |  Ferrari 500 [0184-F2] | Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | ||
| 44 |  Peter Hirt | Ecurie Espadon |  Ferrari 166 F2 [110] | Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0 | Pirelli | ||
| 46 |  Stirling Moss | Stirling Moss |  HWM 52 ["3-52"] | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | ||
| 50 |  Max de Terra | Alfred Dattner |  Simca Gordini T11 [2GC] | Gordini T16 L4 1.5 | Englebert | ||
| Fangio and González did not participate as they did not have their cars available. | |||||||
| Official Name | 12. Grosser Preis der Schweiz für Automobile | 
|---|---|
| Circuit | Bremgarten | 
| Date | May 18 | 
| Pole | Giuseppe Farina 02:47.500 | 
| Fastest Lap | Piero Taruffi 02:49.100 | 
| Podium | 1st Piero Taruffi (46) , 2nd Rudolf Fischer, 3rd Jean Behra | 
| GP Number | 16 | 
| Round | 1 | 
| Weather | Sunny | 
| Prev race | Gran Premio de España October 28 | 
| Next race | Indianapolis 500 May 30 | 
| P | N | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyre | Time | Laps | FL | Led | Gr | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 |  Piero Taruffi | Scuderia Ferrari |  Ferrari 500 [03] | Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | 03:01:46.100 | 62 | 02:49.100 | 46 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | 42 |  Rudolf Fischer | Ecurie Espadon |  Ferrari 500 [0184-F2] | Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | 03:04:23.300 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 6 |  Jean Behra | Amédée Gordini |  Gordini T16 [32] | Gordini T20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | +1 lap | 61 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 22 |  Ken Wharton | Scuderia Franera |  Frazer-Nash FN48 [421/200/172S] | Frazer-Nash FNS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | +2 laps | 60 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 26 |  Alan Brown | Ecurie Richmond |  Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-2-52] | Bristol BS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | +3 laps | 59 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 38 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | Enrico Platé |  Maserati 4CLT [1601] | Platé 4CL L4 2.0 | Pirelli | +4 laps | 58 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 44 |  Peter Hirt | Ecurie Espadon |  Ferrari 166 F2 [110] | Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0 | Pirelli | +6 laps | 56 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 24 |  Eric Brandon | Ecurie Richmond |  Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] | Bristol BS L6 2.0 | Dunlop | +7 laps | 55 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 10 |  Prince Bira | Amédée Gordini |  Simca Gordini T15 [11GC] | Gordini T18 L4 1.5 | Englebert | Engine | 52 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 32 |  Giuseppe Farina  André Simon | Scuderia Ferrari |  Ferrari 500 [02] | Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Magneto | 33 18 | 0 0 | 4 4 | 0 0 | ||
| DNF | 40 |  Harry Schell | Enrico Platé |  Maserati 4CLT [1598] | Platé 4CL L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Engine | 31 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 46 |  Stirling Moss | Stirling Moss |  HWM 52 ["3-52"] | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Withdrawn | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 20 |  Lance Macklin | HW Motors |  HWM 52 [52-107] | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Withdrawn | 24 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 8 |  Robert Manzon | Amédée Gordini |  Gordini T16 [31] | Gordini T20 L6 2.0 | Englebert | Radiator | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 28 |  Giuseppe Farina | Scuderia Ferrari |  Ferrari 500 [04] | Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Magneto | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 18 |  Peter Collins | HW Motors |  HWM 52 ["2-52"] | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Half shaft | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 16 |  George Abecassis | HW Motors |  HWM 52 ["4-52"] | Alta F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Half shaft | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 2 |  Hans Von Stuck | Hans Stuck |  AFM Type 50 [M4] | Kuchen V8 2.0 | Englebert | Engine | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 4 |  Toni Ulmen | Toni Ulmen |  Veritas Meteor [85325] | BMW 328 L6 2.0 | Dunlop | Fuel leak | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 12 |  Louis Rosier | Écurie (Louis) Rosier |  Ferrari 500 [0186-F2] | Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Dunlop | Accident | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| DNF | 50 |  Max de Terra | Alfred Dattner |  Simca Gordini T11 [2GC] | Gordini T16 L4 1.5 | Englebert | Magneto | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| DNS | 14 |  Maurice Trintignant | Écurie (Louis) Rosier |  Ferrari 166 F2 [112] | Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0 | Pirelli | Engine | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| T | 28 |  Giuseppe Farina | Scuderia Ferrari |  Ferrari 500 [01] | Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 | Pirelli | Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DNA | 34 |  Juan Manuel Fangio | Officine Alfieri Maserati |  Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6G L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Car unavailable | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DNA | 36 |  José Froilán González | Officine Alfieri Maserati |  Maserati A6GCM | Maserati A6G L6 2.0 | Pirelli | Car unavailable | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Maurice Trintignant did not start due to engine problems. Nino Farina withdrew from the race twice, once with his car #28 and other after taking over the wheel of his teammate André Simon #32 car. | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Piero Taruffi |  Ferrari | 9 | 
| 2 |  Rudolf Fischer |  Ferrari | 6 | 
| 3 |  Jean Behra |  Gordini | 4 | 
| 4 |  Ken Wharton |  Frazer-Nash | 3 | 
| 5 |  Alan Brown |  Cooper | 2 |