1936 Swiss Grand Prix

The 1936 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Bremgarten on 23 August 1936.

1936 Swiss Grand Prix
Race 3 of 4 in the 1936 European Championship
Race details
Date	23 August 1936
Official name	III 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)
Pole position
Driver	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes-Benz
Time	2:37.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union
Time	2:34.5
Podium
First	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union
Second	Achille Varzi	Auto Union
Third	Hans Stuck	Auto Union

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Bernd Rosemeyer	Auto Union	Auto Union C	70	3:09:01.6	2	1
2	8	Achille Varzi	Auto Union	Auto Union C	70	+52.6	3	2
3	6	Hans Stuck	Auto Union	Auto Union C	69	+1 Lap	9	3
4	16	Hermann Lang	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W25	69	+1 Lap	5	4
		Luigi Fagioli						n/a
5	2	Rudolf Hasse	Auto Union	Auto Union C	67	+3 Laps	10	4
		Ernst von Delius						n/a
DNF	20	Raymond Sommer	Private entry	Alfa Romeo Tipo B	51	Transmission	14	5
DNF	10	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W25	50	Overheating	4	5
DNF	18	Philippe Étancelin	Private entry	Maserati V8RI	34	Throttle linkage	15	6
DNF	12	Rudolf Caracciola	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W25	29	Rear axle	1	6
DNF	28	René Dreyfus	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo 12C-36	26	Magneto	7	6
DNF	24	Earl Howe	Private entry	Bugatti T59	24	Accident	16	6
DNF	32	Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo 12C-36	18	Magneto	6	6
DNF	36	Clemente Biondetti	Scuderia Maremmana	Maserati 6C-34	10	Transmission	13	7
DNF	14	Luigi Fagioli	Daimler-Benz AG	Mercedes-Benz W25	6	Oil pipe	8	7
DNF	30	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Alfa Romeo 8C 35	6	Engine	12	7
DNF	22	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Bugatti	Bugatti T59/50B	3	Gearbox	11	7
DNF	38	Jacques de Rham	Scuderia Maremmana	Maserati 8CM	1		17	7