1953 - Grand Prix of Switzerland

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1953 - Grand Prix of Switzerland

Race Name - Grand Prix of Switzerland
Date - 8/23/1953
Race Track - Bremgarten Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 20
Laps Run - 65
Pole Winner Juan Manuel Fangio
Average Race Speed - 156.372 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Alberto Ascari
Race Number - 8

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4
2	3	Nino Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4
3	7	Mike Hawthorn	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4
4	1	Juan Manuel Fangio	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6
5	11	Hermann Lang	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati 2.0 L6
6	6	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4
7	9	Ken Wharton	Ken Wharton	Cooper T23	Bristol 2.0 L6
8	19	Max de Terra	Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari 166C	Ferrari 106
9	18	Albert Scherrer	HW Motors	HWM	Alta 1.5
10	20	Chico Landi	Escuderia Bandeirantes	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati 2.0 L6
11	8	Toulo de Graffenried	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6
12	5	Onofre Marimn	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6
13	4	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6
14	12	Jean Behra	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6
15	10	Felice Bonetto	Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati A6SSG	Maserati 2.0 L6
16	15	Lance Macklin	HW Motors	HWM	Alta 1.5
17	17	Peter Hirt	Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4
18	16	Paul Frre	HW Motors	HWM	Alta 1.5
19	13	Jacques Swaters	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4
20	14	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4
21	21	Louis Chiron	Louis Chiron	Osca 20	Osca
22	22	Fred Wacker	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6
23	23	lie Bayol	Elie Bayol	Osca 20	Osca