The 1934 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race run to the 750 kg formula, held over 70 laps of Circuit Bremgarten, near Bern, on 26 August 1934. It was supported earlier in the day by the voiturette-class Prix de Berne, held over 15 laps of the same circuit.[2] The main event was won by Hans Stuck in an Auto Union, who led the race from the start. While Stuck's pole position had been earned by setting the fastest lap time in practice, starting positions following the German were decided by ballot.[1] The voiturette race was won by Dick Seaman driving an MG, having started from the ninth row of the grid.[2] The meeting was marred by the fatal accident of British driver Hugh Hamilton on the final lap of the Grand Prix.

1934 Swiss Grand Prix
Race details[1]
Date 26 August 1934 (1934-08-26)
Official name I Großer Preis der Schweiz
Location Bern
Course Circuit Bremgarten
Course length 7.28 km (4.52 miles)
Distance 70 laps, 509.6 km (316.4 miles)
Pole position
Driver Auto Union
Fastest lap
Driver Germany August Momberger Auto Union
Time 2:53.0
Podium
First Auto Union
Second Auto Union
Third Bugatti

Classification

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Großer Preis der Schweiz

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Pos. No. Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 6   Hans Stuck Auto Union A 70 3:37:51.6 1
2 4   August Momberger Auto Union A 69 + 1 lap 16
3 14   René Dreyfus Bugatti T59 69 + 1 lap 14
4 32   Achille Varzi
  Carlo Felice Trossi
Alfa Romeo P3 69 + 1 lap 2
5 28   Louis Chiron Alfa Romeo P3 69 + 1 lap 5
6 12   Luigi Fagioli Mercedes-Benz W25 68 + 2 laps 15
7 30   Pietro Ghersi Alfa Romeo P3 66 + 4 laps 10
8 26   Clemente Biondetti Maserati 4C 2500 66 + 4 laps 3
Ret 40   Hugh Hamilton Maserati 8CM 65 fatal accident 12
NC 16   Earl Howe Maserati 8CM 63 + 7 laps 17
NC 10   Rudolf Caracciola
  Hanns Geier
Mercedes-Benz W25 62 + 8 laps 9
Ret 8   Manfred von Brauchitsch Mercedes-Benz W25 52 oil pipe 11
Ret 24   Renato Balestrero Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 47 gearbox 8
Ret 20   Tazio Nuvolari Maserati 8CM 36 engine 7
Ret 2   Hermann of Leiningen Auto Union A 18 gearbox 13
Ret 38   László Hartmann Bugatti T35B 13 mechanical 6
DNS 36   Hans Ruesch Maserati 8CM 4
Source: [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "1934 – Part 5". The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
  2. ^ a b "The Grand Prix of Switzerland". Motor Sport. 10 (11): 523. September 1934.


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