Alberto Ascari won the Swiss Grand Prix 1953 at Circuit Bremgarten on 23 August 1953, starting from P2 on the grid. Nino Farina finished second for Ferrari, with Mike Hawthorn completing the podium for Ferrari.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alberto AscariASC | Ferrari | 65 | 3:01:34.40 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | Nino FarinaFAR | Ferrari | 65 | +1:12.93 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | Mike HawthornHAW | Ferrari | 65 | +1:35.96 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | Juan FangioFAN | Maserati | 64 | +1 Lap | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 1 | Felice BonettoBON | Maserati | 64 | +1 Lap | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 11 | Hermann LangLAN | Maserati | 62 | +3 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | Luigi VilloresiVIL | Ferrari | 62 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 7 | 9 | Ken WhartonWHA | Cooper | 62 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 19 | Max de TerraDET | Ferrari | 51 | +14 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | Albert ScherrerSCH | HWM | 49 | +16 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Chico LandiLAN | Maserati | 54 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Toulo de GraffenriedDEG | Maserati | 49 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Onofre MarimónMAR | Maserati | 46 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Maurice TrintignantTRI | Gordini | 43 | Axle | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Jean BehraBEH | Gordini | 37 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Felice BonettoBON | Maserati | 29 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Juan FangioFAN | Maserati | 29 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Lance MacklinMAC | HWM | 29 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Peter HirtHIR | Ferrari | 17 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Paul FrèreFRR | HWM | 1 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Jacques SwatersSWA | Ferrari | 0 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Louis RosierROS | Ferrari | 0 | Spun off | 0 |