The 1935 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Bremgarten on 25 August 1935.
| 1935 Swiss Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 7 in the 1935 European Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 25 August 1935 | ||
| Official name | II Großer Preis der Schweiz | ||
| Location |
Bremgarten Bern, Switzerland | ||
| Course | Road course | ||
| Course length | 7.28 km (4.52 miles) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 509.60 km (316.65 miles) | ||
| Weather | Heavy rain | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Auto Union | ||
| Time | 2:41.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Rudolf Caracciola | Mercedes-Benz | |
| Time | 2:44.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Second | Mercedes-Benz | ||
| Third | Auto Union | ||
Classification edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Rudolf Caracciola
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W25 | 70 | 3:31:12.2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 12 |  Luigi Fagioli
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W25 | 70 | +35.9 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Bernd Rosemeyer
|
Auto Union | Auto Union B | 70 | +1:07.8 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | Achille Varzi
|
Auto Union | Auto Union B | 69 | +1 Lap | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 32 | Tazio Nuvolari
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 68 | +2 Laps | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | 42 | Hermann Lang
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W25 | 67 | +3 Laps | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | 30 |  René Dreyfus
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 66 | +4 Laps | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | 22 | Giuseppe Farina
|
Gino Rovere | Maserati 6C-34 | 64 | +6 Laps | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 16 | Raymond Sommer
|
Private entry | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 63 | +7 Laps | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | 18 |  Earl Howe
|
Earl Howe | Bugatti T59 | 60 | +10 Laps | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | 4 | Hans Stuck
|
Auto Union | Auto Union B | 57 | +13 Laps | 3 | 4 |
| Paul Pietsch
|
n/a | |||||||
| 12 | 26 | Renato Balestrero
|
Gruppo San Giorgio | Maserati 26M | 53 | +17 Laps | 17 | 4 |
| Ret | 40 |  László Hartmann
|
Private entry | Maserati 8CM | 24 | Accident | 14 | 6 |
| Ret | 24 | Ferdinando Barbieri
|
Franco Sardi | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 15 | Spark plugs | 18 | 7 |
| Ret | 8 | Manfred von Brauchitsch
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W25 | 14 | Engine | 9 | 7 |
| Ret | 28 |  Louis Chiron
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 7 | Accident | 10 | 7 |
| Ret | 20 | Brian Lewis
|
Earl Howe | Maserati 8CM | 3 | Mechanical | 15 | 7 |
| Ret | 34 | Philippe Étancelin
|
Scuderia Subalpina | Maserati 6C-34 | 0 | Accident | 13 | 7 |
| DNS | Hanns Geier
|
Daimler-Benz AG | Mercedes-Benz W25 | Practice accident | 8 |
Notes edit
- Hanns Geier crashed in practice, ending his driving career.
- Paul Pietsch took over Hans Stuck's car after it developed a mechanical problem.
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