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Piero Taruffi won the 1952 Swiss Grand Prix

Piero Taruffi won the 1952 Swiss Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Rudi Fischer and Jean Behra at Circuit Bremgarten.

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Race recap

Winner
Piero Taruffi
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Piero Taruffi, Rudi Fischer, and Jean Behra
Race date
May 18, 1952
Pole
Nino Farina
Fastest lap
Piero Taruffi
Classified drivers
23
Circuit
Circuit Bremgarten

The decisive result

Piero Taruffi finished first for Ferrari. Rudi Fischer is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Jean Behra 3 for Gordini.

Grid to finish

Peter Hirt from P19 to P7 (+12), Alan Brown from P15 to P5 (+10), and Ken Wharton from P13 to P4 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nino Farina started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 Engine, 3 Magneto, 2 Finished, 2 Halfshaft, and 2 Withdrew. Piero Taruffi holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:49.100 on lap 46. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Piero TaruffiFerrari3:01:46.1009
2Rudi FischerFerrari3:04:23.3006
3Jean BehraGordini+1 lap4
4Ken WhartonFrazer-Nash+2 laps3
5Alan BrownCooper+3 laps2
6Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati+4 laps0
7Peter HirtFerrari+6 laps0
8Eric BrandonCooper+7 laps0
DNFBirabongse BhanudejGordiniEngine0
DNFAndré SimonFerrariMagneto0
DNFNino FarinaFerrariDNF0
DNFHarry SchellMaseratiEngine0
DNFStirling MossHWMWithdrew0
DNFLance MacklinHWMWithdrew0
DNFRobert ManzonGordiniRadiator0
DNFNino FarinaFerrariMagneto0
DNFPeter CollinsHWMHalfshaft0
DNFGeorge AbecassisHWMHalfshaft0
DNFToni UlmenVeritasFuel leak0
DNFHans StuckAFMEngine0