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1952 Switzerland Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Bremgarten circuit. Full information

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1952 Switzerland Grand Prix

1952 Switzerland Grand Prix is 16th Formula 1 race. Passed at the Bremgarten circuit. Giuseppe Farina won the pole position, Piero Taruffi won this race. Rudi Fischer and Jean Behra also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 62 laps (451 km).

Previous race: 1951 Spain Grand Prix
Next race: 1952 Indianapolis 500
Race Start: 18th May 1952

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1952 Switzerland Grand Prix

4th victory for the Ferrari team
1st victory for the Piero Taruffi
2nd podium for the Piero Taruffi
1st podium for the Rudi Fischer
1st podium for the Jean Behra

1952 Switzerland Grand Prix

Ferrari 500 #30 - 1952 Switzerland Grand Prix winner

1952 Switzerland Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari 500, #30	9.00	3h 01m 46.1s ( 148.990 km/h )	62	Scuderia Ferrari
2	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari 500, #42	6.00	3h 04m 23.3s ( +2m 37.2s )	62	Ecurie Espadon
3	Jean Behra	Gordini T16, #6	4.00		61	Equipe Gordini
4	Ken Wharton	Frazer Nash FN48, #22	3.00		60	Scuderia Franera
5	Alan Brown	Cooper T20, #26	2.00		59	Ecurie Richmond
6	Emmanuel De Graffenried	Maserati 4CLT, #38	0		58	Enrico Platé
7	Peter Hirt	Ferrari 212, #44	0		56	Ecurie Espadon
8	Eric Brandon	Cooper T20, #24	0		55	Ecurie Richmond
ab	Prince Bira	Simca Gordini T15, #10	0	Engine	52	Equipe Gordini
ab	Harry Schell	Maserati 4CLT, #40	0	Engine	31	Enrico Platé
ab	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 500, #32	0	Magneto	29	Scuderia Ferrari
ab	Stirling Moss	HWM 52, #46	0	Withdrew	24	HW Motors
ab	Lance Macklin	HWM 52, #20	0	Withdrew	24	HW Motors
ab	André Simon	Ferrari 500, #32	0		22	Scuderia Ferrari
ab	Robert Manzon	Gordini T16, #8	0	Exhaust	20	Equipe Gordini
ab	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 500, #28	0	Magneto	16	Scuderia Ferrari
ab	Peter Collins	HWM 52, #18	0	Accident	12	HW Motors
ab	George Abecassis	HWM 52, #16	0	Accident	12	HW Motors
ab	Hans Stuck	AFM 6, #2	0	Engine	4	AFM
ab	Toni Ulmen	Veritas Meteor, #4	0	Tank	4	Privé
ab	Louis Rosier	Ferrari 500, #12	0	Accident	2	Ecurie Rosier
ab	Max De Terra	Simca Gordini T11, #50	0	Magneto	1	Alfred Dattner
f	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati A6GCM, #34	0	Car unavailable		Officine Alfieri Maserati
f	Jose-Froilan Gonzalez	Maserati A6GCM, #36	0	Car unavailable		Officine Alfieri Maserati
np	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 166, #14	0	Engine		Ecurie Rosier
f	Alfred Dattner	Simca Gordini T11, #50	0	Driver ill		Alfred Dattner

Qualifying Results for the 1952 Switzerland Grand Prix on the Bremgarten circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 500, #28	2'47''5	Scuderia Ferrari
2	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari 500, #30	2'50''1	Scuderia Ferrari
3	Robert Manzon	Gordini T16, #8	2'52''1	Equipe Gordini
4	André Simon	Ferrari 500, #32	2'52''4	Scuderia Ferrari
5	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari 500, #42	2'53''3	Ecurie Espadon
6	Peter Collins	HWM 52, #18	2'55''9	HW Motors
7	Jean Behra	Gordini T16, #6	2'55''9	Equipe Gordini
8	Emmanuel De Graffenried	Maserati 4CLT, #38	2'56''4	Enrico Platé
9	Stirling Moss	HWM 52, #46	2'56''4	HW Motors
10	George Abecassis	HWM 52, #16	2'56''9	HW Motors
11	Prince Bira	Simca Gordini T15, #10	2'59''3	Equipe Gordini
12	Lance Macklin	HWM 52, #20	3'00''2	HW Motors
13	Ken Wharton	Frazer Nash FN48, #22	3'00''9	Scuderia Franera
14	Hans Stuck	AFM 6, #2	3'01''7	AFM
15	Alan Brown	Cooper T20, #26	3'02''5	Ecurie Richmond
16	Toni Ulmen	Veritas Meteor, #4	3'05''6	Privé
17	Eric Brandon	Cooper T20, #24	3'05''8	Ecurie Richmond
18	Harry Schell	Maserati 4CLT, #40	3'07''6	Enrico Platé
19	Peter Hirt	Ferrari 212, #44	3'10''2	Ecurie Espadon
20	Louis Rosier	Ferrari 500, #12	-	Ecurie Rosier
21	Max De Terra	Simca Gordini T11, #50	-	Alfred Dattner
22	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 166, #14	-	Ecurie Rosier
0	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati A6GCM, #34	0	Officine Alfieri Maserati
0	Jose-Froilan Gonzalez	Maserati A6GCM, #36	0	Officine Alfieri Maserati
0	Alfred Dattner	Simca Gordini T11, #50	0	Alfred Dattner
0	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 500, #32	0	Scuderia Ferrari