Swiss Grand Prix

Date
Sun 18th May 1952 (UTC)
Sun 18th May 1952 (Local)

Timestamp
1952-05-18T13:00:00

Time

13:00:00 UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1952

Round
1

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Location
Circuit Bremgarten

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Description

The 1952 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 18 May 1952 at Bremgarten Circuit. It was the first round of the 1952 World Championship of Drivers, in which each Grand Prix was run to Formula Two rules rather than the Formula One regulations normally used.
Pre-WWII Grand Prix great Rudolf Caracciola crashed heavily during a support sports car race. He survived with a broken leg, but this crash effectively ended his racing career. He was driving a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL; his brakes locked up going into a corner and the car skidded off the road and hit a tree.
Italian driver Piero Taruffi scored his only win in a World Championship race, driving for Ferrari.

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Result List

Result Description
1 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 3:01:46.1
2 Rudi Fischer Ferrari +2:37.2
3 Jean Behra Gordini +1 lap
4 Ken Wharton Frazer Nash-Bristol +2 laps
5 Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol +3 laps
6 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati-Platé +4 laps
7 Peter Hirt Ferrari +6 laps
8 Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol +7 laps

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