behind Farina and Taruffi, before he had to stop. Moss and Macklin withdrew from the race. The main battle was between Behra and Simon, for second place (once Farina had retired). When Behra had to stop, due to his exhaust pipe having fallen off, Farina, who had taken over Simon's car, assumed second place. However, further problems meant that he once again had to retire, on lap 51, handing second to local driver Rudi Fischer. The Swiss driver took his first Championship podium, being the only driver not to be lapped by Taruffi, who took his first (and only) World Championship race victory. Behra completed the podium, taking third on debut, while Ken Wharton (fourth) and Alan Brown (fifth) took the first points finishes for Frazer Nash and Cooper, respectively. Entries — André Simon qualified and drove 21 laps of the race in the #32 Ferrari. Nino Farina, whose own vehicle had already retired, took over the car for a further 30 laps before again being forced to retire. — Juan Manuel Fangio and José Froilán González, whose cars were unavailable, withdrew from the event prior to practice. — Peter Hirt qualified and drove the entire race in the #44 Ferrari. Rudolf Schoeller, named substitute driver for the car, was not used during the Grand Prix. — Max de Terra drove the #50 Simca-Gordini in the race. Alfred Dattner, who was also entered in the same car, was unable to take part in the Grand Prix due to illness. Classification Qualifying Race Notes – Includes 1 point for fastest lap Shared drive Farina (33 laps) took over from Simon (18) after Farina retired from the race. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Note: Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. References Swiss Grand Prix Swiss Grand Prix Grand Prix Swiss Grand Prix