Swiss Grand Prix
1953 · Round 8 · Bern, Switzerland · Aug 23, 1953Race summary
Ascari won the race from 2nd on the grid, 72.9s ahead of Farina. de Terra was the standout mover, climbing from 19th to 8th. Bonetto lost the most ground, from 1st on the grid down to 4th (down 3 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2 | 65 | 3:01:34.400 | 9 |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 3 | 65 | +1:12.930 | 6 |
| 3 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 7 | 65 | +1:35.960 | 4 |
| 4 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 1 | 64 | +1 Lap | 1.5 |
| 4 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 1 | 64 | +1 Lap | 1.5 |
| 5 | Hermann Lang | Maserati | 11 | 62 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 6 | 62 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Ken Wharton | Cooper | 9 | 62 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Max de Terra | Ferrari | 19 | 51 | +14 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Albert Scherrer | HWM | 18 | 49 | +16 Laps | 0 |
| – | Chico Landi | Maserati | 20 | 54 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 8 | 49 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 5 | 46 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 4 | 43 | Axle | 0 |
| – | Jean Behra | Gordini | 12 | 37 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| – | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 10 | 29 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 10 | 29 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Lance Macklin | HWM | 15 | 29 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Peter Hirt | Ferrari | 17 | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Paul Frère | HWM | 16 | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari | 13 | 0 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 14 | 0 | Spun off | 0 |