The 1952 Grand Prix of Switzerland

Timetable

18 May 1952

Other Grand Prix of Switzerland

Year	Circuit	Winner
29 Aug 1982	Dijon	Keke Rosberg
05 Jul 1981	Dijon	Alain Prost
03 Jul 1977	Dijon	Mario Andretti
07 Jul 1974	Dijon	Ronnie Peterson
22 Aug 1954	Bremgarten	Juan Manuel Fangio
23 Aug 1953	Bremgarten	Alberto Ascari
18 May 1952	Bremgarten	Piero Taruffi
27 May 1951	Bremgarten	Juan Manuel Fangio
04 Jun 1950	Bremgarten	Nino Farina

The 1952 Grand Prix of Switzerland was held on May 18 1952. It was the 1st event of the season. The Grand Prix was held at the Circuit Bremgarten circuit and was 62 laps long. The race was won by Piero Taruffi. The Italian, who drove for Ferrari, finished the race in 3.01:46.1. He had a lead of 157.2 secs to Rudi Fischer who came in second and finished 1 lap in front of Jean Behra who was third. Of the 19 drivers who competed in the race, 11 retired.
It was the 3rd time that the Grand Prix of Switzerland was held at the Circuit Bremgarten circuit.

Circuit: Bremgarten

Circuit Bremgarten

Location:	Bern
Country:	Switzerland
Lap record:	2:39.700
Length:	7.28m
Last Grandprix:	Switzerland 1954
Winner:	Juan Manuel Fangio

Last race
Ranking

Race result

P	Driver	Team	Time	Laps	Points
1	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	3.01:46.1	62	9
2	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari	+157.2 secs	62	6
3	Jean Behra	Gordini	+1 Lap	61	4
4	Ken Wharton	Frazer-Nash-Bristol	+2Laps	60	3
5	Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	+3 Laps	59	2
6	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati-Plate	+4 Laps	58
7	Peter Hirt	Ferrari	+6 Laps	56
8	Eric Brandon	Cooper-Bristol	+7 Laps	55
Ret	Prince Bira	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	Engine	52
Ret	Andre Simon	Ferrari	Magneto	51
Ret	Harry Schell	Maserati-Plate	Engine	31
WD	Stirling Moss	HWM-Alta	Withdrew	24
WD	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	Withdrew	24
Ret	Robert Manzon	Gordini	Radiator	20
Ret	Nino Farina	Ferrari	Magneto	16
Ret	Peter Collins	HWM-Alta	Halfshaft	12
Ret	George Abecassis	HWM-Alta	Halfshaft	12
Ret	Hans Von Stuck	AFM-Kuchen	Engine	4
Ret	Toni Ulmen	Veritas-BMW	Fuel leak	4
Ret	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	Accident	2
Ret	Max de Terra	Simca-Gordini-Simca	Magneto	1

Ranking: The 1952 Grand Prix of Switzerland

#1	Most retirements	1952 Switzerland	11 retirements	More info
#8	Least retirements	1952 Switzerland	11 retirements	More info
#7	Most contestants	1952 Switzerland	19 contestants	More info
#3	Least contestants	1952 Switzerland	19 contestants	More info
#4	Oldest Grandprix	1952 Switzerland	36 years 9 months 9 days	More info
#6	Youngest Grandprix	1952 Switzerland	36 years 9 months 9 days	More info
#9	Shortest Grandprix	1952 Switzerland	3.01:46.1	More info
#1	Longest Grandprix	1952 Switzerland	3.01:46.1	More info
#8	Smallest gap to points	1952 Switzerland	+3 Laps	More info
#1	Biggest lead winner	1952 Switzerland	+157.2 secs	More info
#4	Smallest lead winner	1952 Switzerland	+157.2 secs	More info
#1	Biggest gap to points	1952 Switzerland	+3 Laps	More info

Most retirements

	Grandprix	Retirements
1	1952 Switzerland	11
1	1953 Switzerland	11
3	1982 Switzerland	10
4	1954 Switzerland	8
4	1977 Switzerland	8

Least retirements

	Grandprix	Retirements
5	1977 Switzerland	8
7	1982 Switzerland	10
8	1952 Switzerland	11
8	1953 Switzerland	11

Most contestants

	Grandprix	Contestants
5	1951 Switzerland	21
6	1953 Switzerland	20
7	1952 Switzerland	19
8	1950 Switzerland	18
9	1954 Switzerland	16

Least contestants

	Grandprix	Contestants
1	1954 Switzerland	16
2	1950 Switzerland	18
3	1952 Switzerland	19
4	1953 Switzerland	20
5	1951 Switzerland	21

Oldest Grandprix

	Grandprix	Age
2	1951 Switzerland	39 years 7 months 10 days
3	1953 Switzerland	38 years 10 months 8 days
4	1952 Switzerland	36 years 9 months 9 days
5	1954 Switzerland	32 years 3 months 17 days
6	1974 Switzerland	30 years 9 months 21 days

Youngest Grandprix

	Grandprix	Age
4	1974 Switzerland	30 years 9 months 21 days
5	1954 Switzerland	32 years 3 months 17 days
6	1952 Switzerland	36 years 9 months 9 days
7	1953 Switzerland	38 years 10 months 8 days
8	1951 Switzerland	39 years 7 months 10 days

Shortest Grandprix

	Grandprix	Time
7	1954 Switzerland	3:00:34.5
8	1953 Switzerland	3:01:34.40
9	1952 Switzerland	3.01:46.1

Longest Grandprix

	Grandprix	Time
1	1952 Switzerland	3.01:46.1
2	1953 Switzerland	3:01:34.40
3	1954 Switzerland	3:00:34.5
4	1951 Switzerland	2:07:53.64
5	1950 Switzerland	2:02:53.7

Smallest gap to points

	Grandprix	Gap
5	1951 Switzerland	+2 Laps
5	1954 Switzerland	+ 2 Laps
8	1952 Switzerland	+3 Laps

Biggest lead winner

	Grandprix	Lead
1	1952 Switzerland	+157.2 secs
2	1953 Switzerland	+72.93 secs
3	1951 Switzerland	+55.24
4	1950 Switzerland	+0.4

Smallest lead winner

	Grandprix	Lead
2	1951 Switzerland	+55.24
3	1953 Switzerland	+72.93 secs
4	1952 Switzerland	+157.2 secs

Biggest gap to points

	Grandprix	Gap
1	1952 Switzerland	+3 Laps
2	1950 Switzerland	+2 Laps
2	1951 Switzerland	+2 Laps
2	1954 Switzerland	+ 2 Laps
5	1953 Switzerland	+ 1 Lap

#259	Most retirements	1952 Switzerland	11 retirements	More info
#508	Least retirements	1952 Switzerland	11 retirements	More info
#732	Most contestants	1952 Switzerland	19 contestants	More info
#89	Least contestants	1952 Switzerland	19 contestants	More info
#20	Oldest Grandprix	1952 Switzerland	36 years 9 months 9 days	More info
#823	Youngest Grandprix	1952 Switzerland	36 years 9 months 9 days	More info
#833	Shortest Grandprix	1952 Switzerland	3.01:46.1	More info
#7	Longest Grandprix	1952 Switzerland	3.01:46.1	More info
#702	Smallest gap to points	1952 Switzerland	+3 Laps	More info
#34	Biggest winner lead	1952 Switzerland	+157.2 secs	More info
#395	Smallest winner lead	1952 Switzerland	+157.2 secs	More info
#43	Biggest gap to points	1952 Switzerland	+3 Laps	More info

Most retirements

	Grandprix	Retirements
256	1951 Germany	11
256	1951 Italy	11
256	1952 Switzerland	11
256	1953 Switzerland	11
256	1953 Italy	11

Least retirements

	Grandprix	Retirements
505	1951 Germany	11
505	1951 Italy	11
505	1952 Switzerland	11
505	1953 Switzerland	11
505	1953 Italy	11

Most contestants

	Grandprix	Contestants
728	1950 France	19
728	1951 Spain	19
728	1952 Switzerland	19
728	1953 Netherlands	19
728	1957 Great Britain	19

Least contestants

	Grandprix	Contestants
85	1950 France	19
85	1951 Spain	19
85	1952 Switzerland	19
85	1953 Netherlands	19
85	1957 Great Britain	19

Oldest Grandprix

	Grandprix	Age
18	1952 Italy	37 years 4 months 30 days
19	1953 France	36 years 11 months 1 day
20	1952 Switzerland	36 years 9 months 9 days
21	1955 Monaco	36 years 7 months 6 days
22	1956 Belgium	36 years 6 months 23 days

Youngest Grandprix

	Grandprix	Age
821	1956 Belgium	36 years 6 months 23 days
822	1955 Monaco	36 years 7 months 6 days
823	1952 Switzerland	36 years 9 months 9 days
824	1953 France	36 years 11 months 1 day
825	1952 Italy	37 years 4 months 30 days

Shortest Grandprix

	Grandprix	Time
831	1958 Indianapolis 500	3:44:13.80
832	1954 Germany	3:45:45.8
833	1952 Switzerland	3.01:46.1
834	1954 Indianapolis 500	3:49:17.27
835	1952 Indianapolis 500	3:52:41.88

Longest Grandprix

	Grandprix	Time
5	1952 Indianapolis 500	3:52:41.88
6	1954 Indianapolis 500	3:49:17.27
7	1952 Switzerland	3.01:46.1
8	1954 Germany	3:45:45.8
9	1958 Indianapolis 500	3:44:13.80

Smallest gap to points

	Grandprix	Gap
700	2004 Monaco	+3 Laps
700	2004 United States	+3 Laps
700	1952 Switzerland	+3 Laps
700	1952 Great Britain	+3 Laps
700	1952 Netherlands	+3 Laps

Biggest winner lead

	Grandprix
32	1951 Belgium	+171 secs
33	1953 Belgium	+168.2 secs
34	1952 Switzerland	+157.2 secs
35	1960 Italy	+147.6 secs
36	1968 France	+118.6 secs

Smallest winner lead

	Grandprix
393	1968 France	+118.6 secs
394	1960 Italy	+147.6 secs
395	1952 Switzerland	+157.2 secs
396	1953 Belgium	+168.2 secs
397	1951 Belgium	+171 secs

Biggest gap to points

	Grandprix	Gap
41	2004 Monaco	+3 Laps
41	2004 United States	+3 Laps
41	1952 Switzerland	+3 Laps
41	1952 Great Britain	+3 Laps
41	1952 Netherlands	+3 Laps

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