Round 8 · 23 August 1953
1953 Swiss Grand Prix: results
Alberto Ascari (Ferrari) won the 1953 Swiss Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 23 August 1953 at Circuit Bremgarten (Switzerland), starting from position 2. Nino Farina (Ferrari) and Mike Hawthorn (Ferrari) completed the podium.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2 | 3:01:34.400 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 3 | +72.930 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Mike Hawthorn | Ferrari | 7 | +95.960 s | 4 | Finished |
| 5 | Hermann Lang | Maserati | 11 | +3 Laps | 2 | +3 Laps |
| 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 6 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 7 | Ken Wharton | Cooper | 9 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 8 | Max de Terra | Ferrari | 19 | +14 Laps | — | +14 Laps |
| 9 | Albert Scherrer | HWM | 18 | +16 Laps | — | +16 Laps |
| 10 | Chico Landi | Maserati | 20 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 11 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 8 | — | — | Transmission |
| 12 | Onofre Marimón | Maserati | 5 | — | — | Engine |
| 13 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 4 | — | — | Axle |
| 14 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 12 | — | — | Oil pressure |
| 15 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 10 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Juan Fangio | Maserati | 10 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Peter Hirt | Ferrari | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Paul Frère | HWM | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Jacques Swaters | Ferrari | 13 | — | — | Spun off |
| 20 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 14 | — | — | Spun off |