1953 Swiss Grand Prix
The 1953 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 23 August 1953 at Bremgarten Circuit. It was race 8 of 9 in the 1953 World Championship of Drivers, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used. World Champion Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari won the race, the last race win and finish of his career.
| 1953 Swiss Grand Prix | |||||
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Circuit Bremgarten track layout | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 23 August 1953 | ||||
| Official name | XIII Großer Preis der Schweiz | ||||
| Location | Bremgarten, Bern, Switzerland | ||||
| Course | Temporary street/road circuit | ||||
| Course length | 7.280 km (4.524 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 65 laps, 473.200 km (294.033 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny, mild, dry | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Maserati | ||||
| Time | 2:40:1 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 2:41.3 on lap 50 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third |
| Ferrari | |||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The race marked the brief return of Grand Prix-era legend Hermann Lang. He was given a chance to participate in Formula 1 racing driving for Officine Alfieri Maserati after one of their team drivers was injured. He raced in two World Drivers' Championship events overall—one in 1953 and one in 1954—and his result here, a fifth-place finish, was his best result.
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