1952 Swiss Grand Prix: Full Weekend Report & Highlights

Piero Taruffi claimed his only Formula One victory at the season-opening 1952 Swiss Grand Prix at Bremgarten on May 18.

After his Ferrari teammate Nino Farina‘s car broke down, Farina took over Andre Simon’s car and regained second place, only for its engine to fail as well. Stirling Moss put in a strong performance in his second F1 race but had to withdraw his HWM early.

Second place went to local driver Rudi Fischer for a Ferrari 1-2 finish, and Jean Behra third for Gordini on his F1 debut.

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Qualifying

POS.	NO.	DRIVER	TEAM	TIME
1	28	Nino Farina	Ferrari	2:47.500
2	30	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	2:50.100
3	8	Robert Manzon	Gordini	2:52.100
4	32	Andre Simon	Ferrari	2:52.400
5	42	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari	2:53.300
6	18	Peter Collins	HWM Alta	2:55.900
7	6	Jean Behra	Gordini	2:55.900
8	38	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati Plate	2:56.400
9	46	Stirling Moss	HWM Alta	2:56.400
10	16	George Abecassis	HWM Alta	2:56.900
11	10	Prince Bira	Gordini	2:59.300
12	20	Lance Macklin	HWM Alta	3:00.200
13	22	Ken Wharton	Cooper Bristol	3:00.900
14	2	Hans Von Stuck	AFM Kuchen	3:01.700
15	26	Alan Brown	Cooper Bristol	3:02.500
16	4	Toni Ulmen	Veritas	3:05.600
17	24	Eric Brandon	Cooper Bristol	3:05.800
18	40	Harry Schell	Maserati Plate	3:07.600
19	44	Peter Hirt	Ferrari	3:10.200
20	12	Louis Rosier	Ferrari
21	50	Max de Terra	Simca-Gordini

1952 Swiss Grand Starting Grid

POS.	NO.	DRIVER	TEAM	TIME
1	28	Nino Farina	Ferrari	2:47.500
2	30	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	2:50.100
3	8	Robert Manzon	Gordini	2:52.100
4	32	Andre Simon	Ferrari	2:52.400
5	42	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari	2:53.300
6	18	Peter Collins	HWM Alta	2:55.900
7	6	Jean Behra	Gordini	2:55.900
8	38	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati Plate	2:56.400
9	46	Stirling Moss	HWM Alta	2:56.400
10	16	George Abecassis	HWM Alta	2:56.900
11	10	Prince Bira	Gordini	2:59.300
12	20	Lance Macklin	HWM Alta	3:00.200
13	22	Ken Wharton	Cooper Bristol	3:00.900
14	2	Hans Von Stuck	AFM Kuchen	3:01.700
15	26	Alan Brown	Cooper Bristol	3:02.500
16	4	Toni Ulmen	Veritas	3:05.600
17	24	Eric Brandon	Cooper Bristol	3:05.800
18	40	Harry Schell	Maserati Plate	3:07.600
19	44	Peter Hirt	Ferrari	3:10.200
20	12	Louis Rosier	Ferrari
21	50	Max de Terra	Simca-Gordini

1952 Swiss Grand Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	30	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	62	3:01:46.100	9
2	42	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari	62	+157.200s	6
3	6	Jean Behra	Gordini	61	+1 lap	4
4	22	Ken Wharton	Frazer Nash	60	+2 laps	3
5	26	Alan Brown	Cooper Bristol	59	+3 laps	2
6	38	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati Plate	58	+4 laps	0
7	44	Peter Hirt	Ferrari	56	+6 laps	0
8	24	Eric Brandon	Cooper Bristol	55	+7 laps	0
NC	10	Prince Bira	Gordini	52	DNF	0
NC	32	Andre Simon	Ferrari		SHC	0
NC	32	Nino Farina	Ferrari	51	DNF	0
NC	40	Harry Schell	Maserati Plate	31	DNF	0
NC	46	Stirling Moss	HWM Alta	24	DNF	0
NC	20	Lance Macklin	HWM Alta	24	DNF	0
NC	8	Robert Manzon	Gordini	20	DNF	0
NC	28	Nino Farina	Ferrari	16	DNF	0
NC	18	Peter Collins	HWM Alta	12	DNF	0
NC	16	George Abecassis	HWM Alta	12	DNF	0
NC	4	Toni Ulmen	Veritas	4	DNF	0
NC	2	Hans Von Stuck	AFM Kuchen	4	DNF	0
NC	12	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	2	DNF	0
NC	50	Max de Terra	Simca-Gordini	1	DNF	0

1952 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Piero Taruffi	9
2	Rudi Fischer	6
3	Jean Behra	4
4	Ken Wharton	3
5	Alan Brown	2

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