Pit Lane F1
1953 Season - Round 8 - 1953-08-23
Alberto Ascari won the 1953 Swiss Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Nino Farina (Ferrari) second and Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Max de Terra (Ferrari) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P8 at the flag — a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1953 Swiss Grand Prix, completing round 8 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 7 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Felice Bonetto |
| Maserati |
| 1 |
| +1 Lap |
| 1.5 |
| 4 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 1 | +1 Lap | 1.5 |
| 5 | Hermann Lang | Maserati | 11 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 6 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Ken Wharton | Cooper | 9 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Max de Terra | Ferrari | 19 | +14 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Albert Scherrer | HWM | 18 | +16 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Chico Landi | Maserati | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 11 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 8 | Transmission | 0 |
| 12 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 4 | Axle | 0 |
| 14 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 12 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 15 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Peter Hirt | Ferrari | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Paul Frère | HWM | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
