1935 Swiss Grand Prix Explained

Type:EC
Country:Switzerland
Grand Prix:Swiss
Date:25 August
Year:1935
Official Name:II Großer Preis der Schweiz
Race No:5
Season No:7
Location:Bremgarten
Bern, Switzerland
Course:Road course
Course Mi:4.52
Course Km:7.28
Distance Laps:70
Distance Mi:316.65
Distance Km:509.60
Weather:Heavy rain
Pole Driver:Achille Varzi
Pole Team:Auto Union
Pole Time:2:41.8
Pole Country:Italy
Pole Flag Suffix:1861
Fast Driver:Rudolf Caracciola
Fast Team:Mercedes-Benz
Fast Time:2:44.4
Fast Country:Germany
Fast Flag Suffix:1933
First Driver:Rudolf Caracciola
First Team:Mercedes-Benz
First Country:Germany
First Flag Suffix:1933
Second Driver:Luigi Fagioli
Second Team:Mercedes-Benz
Second Country:Italy
Second Flag Suffix:1861
Third Driver:Bernd Rosemeyer
Third Team:Auto Union
Third Country:Germany
Third Flag Suffix:1933

The 1935 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Bremgarten on 25 August 1935.

Classification

PosNoDriverTeamCarLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
110 Rudolf CaracciolaDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W25703:31:12.221
212 Luigi FagioliDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W2570+35.942
32 Bernd RosemeyerAuto UnionAuto Union B70+1:07.853
46 Achille VarziAuto UnionAuto Union B69+1 Lap14
532 Tazio NuvolariScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo Tipo B68+2 Laps74
642 Hermann LangDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W2567+3 Laps64
730 René DreyfusScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo Tipo B66+4 Laps84
822 Giuseppe FarinaGino RovereMaserati 6C-3464+6 Laps114
916 Raymond SommerPrivate entryAlfa Romeo Tipo B63+7 Laps164
1018 Earl HoweEarl HoweBugatti T5960+10 Laps124
114 Hans StuckAuto UnionAuto Union B57+13 Laps34
Paul Pietschn/a
1226 Renato BalestreroGruppo San GiorgioMaserati 26M53+17 Laps174
Ret40 László HartmannPrivate entryMaserati 8CM24Accident146
Ret24 Ferdinando BarbieriFranco SardiAlfa Romeo Tipo B15Spark plugs187
Ret8 Manfred von BrauchitschDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W2514Engine97
Ret28 Louis ChironScuderia FerrariAlfa Romeo Tipo B7Accident107
Ret20 Brian LewisEarl HoweMaserati 8CM3Mechanical157
Ret34 Philippe ÉtancelinScuderia SubalpinaMaserati 6C-340Accident137
DNS Hanns GeierDaimler-Benz AGMercedes-Benz W25Practice accident8

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