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Alberto Ascari won the 1953 Swiss Grand Prix

Alberto Ascari won the 1953 Swiss Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Nino Farina and Mike Hawthorn at Circuit Bremgarten.

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Race recap

Winner
Alberto Ascari
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Alberto Ascari, Nino Farina, and Mike Hawthorn
Race date
August 23, 1953
Pole
Juan Manuel Fangio
Fastest lap
Alberto Ascari
Classified drivers
25
Circuit
Circuit Bremgarten

The decisive result

Alberto Ascari finished first for Ferrari. Nino Farina is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Mike Hawthorn 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Max de Terra from P19 to P8 (+11), Albert Scherrer from P18 to P9 (+9), and Hermann Lang from P11 to P5 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Juan Manuel Fangio started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Engine, 4 Finished, 3 +3 laps, 3 DNS, and 2 Spun off. Alberto Ascari holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:41.300 on lap 50. 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
1Alberto AscariFerrari3:01:34.4009
2Nino FarinaFerrari3:02:47.3306
3Mike HawthornFerrari3:03:10.3604
4Juan Manuel FangioMaserati+1 lap1.5
4Felice BonettoMaseratiFinished1.5
5Hermann LangMaserati+3 laps2
6Luigi VilloresiFerrari+3 laps0
7Ken WhartonCooper+3 laps0
8Max de TerraFerrari+14 laps0
9Albert ScherrerHWM+16 laps0
DNFChico LandiMaseratiGearbox0
DNFEmmanuel de GraffenriedMaseratiTransmission0
DNFOnofre MarimónMaseratiEngine0
DNFMaurice TrintignantGordiniAxle0
DNFJean BehraGordiniOil pressure0
DNFFelice BonettoMaseratiEngine0
DNFJuan Manuel FangioMaseratiDNF0
DNFLance MacklinHWMEngine0
DNFPeter HirtFerrariEngine0
DNFPaul FrèreHWMEngine0