Season 1952 · Round 1

Swiss Grand Prix

1952 Season R2 →
1952-05-18 · Circuit Bremgarten · Switzerland · Swiss Grand Prix · 62Lap · 451.360km
14 Piero Taruffi
Ferrari 3:01:46.100
Team win 15pt P1 · P2 · P7 · P10 · P15 · P20 1-2
18 Rudi Fischer
Ferrari +2:37.200
6 Jean Behra
Gordini
Fastest Lap
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DNF
11
Prince Bira L52 André Simon L51 Harry Schell L31 Robert Manzon L20 Nino Farina L16 Peter Collins L12 George Abecassis L12 Hans von Stuck L4 Toni Ulmen L4 Louis Rosier L2 +1
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Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Closest finish · all-time P31
Circuit Info
Circuit Bremgarten Bern, Switzerland
62Lap 451.360km 5 races held (1950–)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Alberto Ascari 1 wins · → Juan Fangio -1
P2 Nino Farina 1 wins · → Juan Fangio -1
P2 Piero Taruffi 1 wins · → Juan Fangio -1
Podiums
P1 Nino Farina 3 · GP #1
P2 Piero Taruffi 2 · → Nino Farina -1
P4 Alberto Ascari 1 · → Piero Taruffi -1
Starts
P1 Nino Farina 4 starts · GP #1
P1 Louis Rosier 4 starts · GP #1
P1 Harry Schell 4 starts · GP #1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 10 20 30 40 50 60 L62 Taruffi · P2 → P1 · +1 2 Taruffi TAR 1 Taruffi TAR Fischer · P5 → P2 · +3 5 Fischer FIS 2 Fischer FIS Behra · P7 → P3 · +4 7 Behra BEH 3 Behra BEH Wharton · P13 → P4 · +9 13 Wharton WHA 4 Wharton WHA Brown · P15 → P5 · +10 15 Brown BRO 5 Brown BRO de Graffenried · P8 → P6 · +2 8 de Graffenried DE 6 de Graffenried DE Hirt · P19 → P7 · +12 19 Hirt HIR 7 Hirt HIR Brandon · P17 → P8 · +9 17 Brandon BRA 8 Brandon BRA Bira · P11 → retired L52 Bira · retired L52 11 Bira BIR R Bira BIR Simon · P4 → retired L51 Simon · retired L51 4 Simon SIM R Simon SIM Schell · P18 → retired L31 Schell · retired L31 18 Schell SCH R Schell SCH Moss · P9 → P12 · -3 9 Moss MOS 12 Moss MOS Macklin · P12 → P13 · -1 12 Macklin MAC 13 Macklin MAC Manzon · P3 → retired L20 Manzon · retired L20 3 Manzon MAN R Manzon MAN Farina · P1 → retired L16 Farina · retired L16 1 Farina FAR R Farina FAR Collins · P6 → retired L12 Collins · retired L12 6 Collins COL R Collins COL Abecassis · P10 → retired L12 Abecassis · retired L12 10 Abecassis ABE R Abecassis ABE von Stuck · P14 → retired L4 von Stuck · retired L4 14 von Stuck VON R von Stuck VON Ulmen · P16 → retired L4 Ulmen · retired L4 16 Ulmen ULM R Ulmen ULM Rosier · P20 → retired L2 Rosier · retired L2 20 Rosier ROS R Rosier ROS de Terra · P21 → retired L1 de Terra · retired L1 21 de Terra DE R de Terra DE
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 14 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 2 62 3:01:46.100 9
2 18 Rudi Fischer Ferrari 5 62 +2:37.200 6
3 6 Jean Behra Gordini 7 61 +1 Lap 4
4 40 Ken Wharton Frazer Nash 13 60 +2 Laps 3
5 38 Alan Brown Cooper 15 59 +3 Laps 2
6 32 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 8 58 +4 Laps
7 20 Peter Hirt Ferrari 19 56 +6 Laps
8 36 Eric Brandon Cooper 17 55 +7 Laps
R 26 Prince Bira Simca 11 52 Engine
R 8 André Simon Ferrari 4 51 Magneto
R 33 Harry Schell Maserati 18 31 Engine
W 32 Stirling Moss HWM 9 24 Withdrew
W 26 Lance Macklin HWM 12 24 Withdrew
R 2 Robert Manzon Gordini 3 20 Radiator
R 10 Nino Farina Ferrari 1 16 Magneto
R 29 Peter Collins HWM 6 12 Halfshaft
R 16 George Abecassis HWM 10 12 Halfshaft
R 2 Hans von Stuck AFM 14 4 Engine
R 125 Toni Ulmen Veritas 16 4 Fuel leak
R 62 Louis Rosier Ferrari 20 2 Accident
R 50 Max de Terra Simca 21 1 Magneto
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
10 Nino Farina
2
14 Piero Taruffi
3
2 Robert Manzon
4
8 André Simon
5
18 Rudi Fischer
6
29 Peter Collins
7
6 Jean Behra
8
32 Toulo de Graffenried
9
32 Stirling Moss
10
16 George Abecassis
11
26 Prince Bira
12
26 Lance Macklin
13
40 Ken Wharton
14
2 Hans von Stuck
15
38 Alan Brown
16
125 Toni Ulmen
17
36 Eric Brandon
18
33 Harry Schell
19
20 Peter Hirt
20
62 Louis Rosier
21
50 Max de Terra
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15