Circuit · Bern, Switzerland
Bremgarten
Switzerland banned circuit racing after the 1955 Le Mans disaster; the ban was only partially lifted in 2022 and no championship race has been held there since 1954.
- Championship races
- 5
- Seasons
- 1950–19545 seasons
- Length
- 7.28 kmcurrent layout
- Turns
- 12
- Direction
- clockwise
- Type
- permanent
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Fast, tree-lined roads through a forest with constantly changing light and no straights of note
Most wins here
| Driver | Wins | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Manuel Fangio | 2 | 1951–1954 |
| Alberto Ascari | 1 | 1953 |
| Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina | 1 | 1950 |
| Piero Taruffi | 1 | 1952 |
Constructors here
| Constructor | Wins | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Alfa Romeo | 2 | 1950–1951 |
| Ferrari | 2 | 1952–1953 |
| Mercedes | 1 | 1954 |
Where winners start here
All 5 races won here, counted together. No layout timeline is recorded for this circuit.
- Won from first on the grid
- 1 of 5 (20%), against 19 of 40 (48%) at every circuit, 1950–1954
- Won from the first two slots
- 5 of 5 (100%), against 31 of 40 (78%) at every circuit
- Lowest winning grid slot
- 2nd — Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina, 1950; Piero Taruffi, 1952; Alberto Ascari, 1953 and 1 more
- Most wins by a driver
- Juan Manuel Fangio, 2
- Most wins by a team
- Alfa Romeo and Ferrari, 2 each
A dot is a race won from that slot; over eight, the box shows the count. Boxes stand two abreast, as grids do now. Coloured by winner: the entrant’s national racing colour, not the team’s.
| Grid slot | Wins | Races won |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 1951 Juan Manuel Fangio (Alfa Romeo) |
| 2nd | 4 | 1950 Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina (Alfa Romeo); 1952 Piero Taruffi (Ferrari); 1953 Alberto Ascari (Ferrari); 1954 Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes) |
Race by race
- 1950s
- 1950 Swiss Grand Prix Alfa Romeo 2nd
- 1951 Swiss Grand Prix Alfa Romeo 1st
- 1952 Swiss Grand Prix Ferrari 2nd
- 1953 Swiss Grand Prix Ferrari 2nd
- 1954 Swiss Grand Prix Mercedes 2nd
Every race here 5
Held here as the Swiss Grand Prix (5 races).
The same on all 5 rows: Layout — not established.
| Season | Grand Prix | Winner | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Swiss Grand Prix | Juan Manuel Fangio | Mercedes |
| 1953 | Swiss Grand Prix | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 1952 | Swiss Grand Prix | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari |
| 1951 | Swiss Grand Prix | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alfa Romeo |
| 1950 | Swiss Grand Prix | Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina | Alfa Romeo |
Where this comes from
- Official name
- Circuit Bremgarten
- Location
- Bern, Switzerland
- Confidence
- high