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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details[1] | |||
| Date | 26 August 1934 | ||
| 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 |
 August Momberger | Auto Union | |
| Time | 2:53.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Auto Union | ||
| Second | Auto Union | ||
| Third | Bugatti | ||
Classification
editGroßer Preis der Schweiz
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "The Grand Prix of Switzerland". Motor Sport. 10 (11): 523. September 1934.
