31st GP – Switzerland 1953

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
2	Jacques Swaters	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 500 [0208-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Englebert
4	Chico Landi	Francisco Landi	Maserati A6GCM [2032]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
6	Jean Behra	Amédée Gordini	Gordini T16 [33]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert
8	Maurice Trintignant	Amédée Gordini	Gordini T16 [31]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert
10	Louis Rosier	Écurie (Louis) Rosier	Ferrari 500 [0186-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
12	Prince Bira	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop
14	Duncan Hamilton	HW Motors	HWM 53 [“2-53”]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
14	Paul Frère	HW Motors	HWM 53 [“2-53”]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
16	Lance Macklin	HW Motors	HWM 53 [52-107]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
18	Albert Scherrer	HW Motors	HWM 53 [“3-53”]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop
20	Ken Wharton	K. H. Wharton	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-6-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop
22	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [05]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
24	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [04]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
26	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [01]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
28	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [03]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
30	Felice Bonetto	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2046]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
32	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2040/41]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
34	Piero Taruffi	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2041/44]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
34	Hermann Lang	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2041/44]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
36	Onofre Marimón	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2048]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
38	Peter Hirt	Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari 500 [0184-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
40	Max de Terra	Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari 166 F2 [110]	Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0	Pirelli
42	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Baron de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM [2038]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli
44	Fred Wacker	F. G. Wacker	Gordini T16 [35]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert
46	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [05]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli
Hamilton was initially entered, but replaced by Frère in #14 HWM, as was #34 Maserati, with Taruffi replaced by Lang. Bira withdrew from participating with #12 Connaught, and was replaced by Wacker with his Gordini, who ended up receiving #44. After these initial changes, Ascari who would use #22 ended up using #46.

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	32	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati A6GCM [2040/41]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	02:40.100	0
2	46	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 500 [05]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	02:40.700	0
3	24	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 500 [04]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	02:42.600	0
4	8	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini T16 [31]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	02:43.800	0
5	36	Onofre Marimón	Maserati A6GCM [2048]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	02:44.500	0
6	28	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari 500 [03]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	02:44.600	0
7	26	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari 500 [01]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	02:48.100	0
8	42	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM [2038]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	02:49.900	0
9	20	Ken Wharton	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-6-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	02:51.500	0
10	30	Felice Bonetto	Maserati A6GCM [2046]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	02:52.000	0
11	34	Hermann Lang	Maserati A6GCM [2041/44]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	02:54.800	0
12	6	Jean Behra	Gordini T16 [33]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	02:55.000	0
13	2	Jacques Swaters	Ferrari 500 [0208-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Englebert	02:55.100	0
14	10	Louis Rosier	Ferrari 500 [0186-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	02:55.400	0
15	16	Lance Macklin	HWM 53 [52-107]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	02:57.100	0
16	14	Paul Frère	HWM 53 [“2-53”]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	02:57.900	0
17	38	Peter Hirt	Ferrari 500 [0184-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	03:01.500	0
18	18	Albert Scherrer	HWM 53 [“3-53”]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	03:07.400	0
19	40	Max de Terra	Ferrari 166 F2 [110]	Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0	Pirelli	03:21.100	0
20	4	Chico Landi	Maserati A6GCM [2032]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	03:29.100	0
DNQ	44	Fred Wacker	Gordini T16 [35]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	Accident	0
Wacker had an accident in practice and did not qualify.

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Official Name	13. Grosser Preis der Schweiz für Automobile
Circuit	Bremgarten
Date	August 23
Pole	Juan Manuel Fangio 02:40.100
Fastest Lap	Alberto Ascari 02:41.300
Podium	1st Alberto Ascari (52) , 2nd Giuseppe Farina (13) , 3rd Mike Hawthorn
GP Number	31
Round	8
Weather	Sunny
Prev race	Grosser Preis von Deutschland August 2
Next race	Gran Premio d’Italia September 13

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P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	46	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [05]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	03:01:34.400	65	02:41.300	52	2	9
2	24	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [04]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	03:02:47.330	65		13	3	6
3	26	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [01]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	03:03:10.360	65		0	7	4
4	30	Felice Bonetto Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2046]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	+1 lap	52 12		0 0	10	1.5 1.5
5	34	Hermann Lang	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2041/44]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	+3 laps	62		0	11	2
6	28	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500 [03]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	+3 laps	62		0	6	0
7	20	Ken Wharton	K. H. Wharton	Cooper T23 Mk II [CB-6-53]	Bristol BS L6 2.0	Dunlop	+3 laps	62		0	9	0
8	40	Max de Terra	Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari 166 F2 [110]	Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0	Pirelli	+14 laps	51		0	19	0
9	18	Albert Scherrer	HW Motors	HWM 53 [“3-53”]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	+16 laps	49		0	18	0
DNF	4	Chico Landi	Francisco Landi	Maserati A6GCM [2032]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	Gearbox	54		0	20	0
DNF	42	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Baron de Graffenried	Maserati A6GCM [2038]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	Transmission	49		0	8	0
DNF	36	Onofre Marimón	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2048]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	Engine	46		0	5	0
DNF	8	Maurice Trintignant	Amédée Gordini	Gordini T16 [31]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	Axle	43		0	4	0
DNF	6	Jean Behra	Amédée Gordini	Gordini T16 [33]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	Oil pressure	37		0	12	0
DNF	32	Felice Bonetto Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2040/41]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	Engine	12 17		0 0	1	0 0
DNF	16	Lance Macklin	HW Motors	HWM 53 [52-107]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	Engine	29		0	15	0
DNF	38	Peter Hirt	Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari 500 [0184-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Pirelli	Engine	17		0	17	0
DNF	14	Paul Frère	HW Motors	HWM 53 [“2-53”]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	Engine	1		0	16	0
DNF	2	Jacques Swaters	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 500 [0208-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Englebert	Spun off	0		0	13	0
DNF	10	Louis Rosier	Écurie (Louis) Rosier	Ferrari 500 [0186-F2]	Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	Spun off	0		0	14	0
DNS	44	Fred Wacker	F. G. Wacker	Gordini T16 [35]	Gordini T20 L6 2.0	Englebert	Practice accident	0		0		0
DNA	12	Prince Bira	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A	Lea-Francis L4 2.0	Dunlop	Not present	0		0		0
DNA	14	Duncan Hamilton	HW Motors	HWM 53 [“2-53”]	Alta F2 L4 2.0	Dunlop	Replaced	0		0		0
DNA	34	Piero Taruffi	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM [2041/44]	Maserati A6G L6 2.0	Pirelli	Replaced	0		0		0
Fangio and Bonetto swapped their cars and shared the points for 4th place.

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Formula 1 1953 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	34.5 (46.5)
2	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	24 (26)
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	20.5
4	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	19 (24)
5	José Froilán González	Maserati	13.5 (14.5)
6	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	13
7	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	9
8	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	7
9	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	6.5
10	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	6
11	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	4
12	Duane Carter	Kurtis Kraft	2
12	Duane Carter	Lesovsky	2
13	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	2
14	Óscar Alfredo Gálvez	Maserati	2
15	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	2
16	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	2
17	Hermann Lang	Maserati	2
18	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	1.5
19	Paul Russo	Kurtis Kraft	1.5

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