The 1953 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 23 August 1953 at Bremgarten Circuit. It was race 8 of 9 in the 1953 World Championship of Drivers, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used. World Champion Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari won the race, the last race win and finish of his career.
The race marked the brief return of Grand Prix-era legend Hermann Lang. He was given a chance to participate in Formula 1 racing driving for Officine Alfieri Maserati after one of their team drivers was injured. He raced in two World Drivers' Championship events overallâÂÂone in 1953 and one in 1954âÂÂand his result here, a fifth-place finish, was his best result.
This race was the last time an Italian driver won a World Championship Grand Prix using Italian Pirelli tyres until Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix.