Swiss Grand Prix

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The Swiss Grand Prix was a historic motor racing event held in Switzerland that featured top drivers of its era in Grand Prix and later Formula One competition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Prix motor race
motor race
approximateLengthKm 7.28
bannedAfter 1955 Le Mans disaster NERFINISHED
category European Championship Grands Prix NERFINISHED
defunct Formula One Grands Prix
circuitName Circuit Bremgarten NERFINISHED
circuitType street circuit
city Bern NERFINISHED
country Switzerland
discipline single-seater racing
era early Formula One era
pre-war Grand Prix era
firstHeld 1934
frequency annual race
governingBody FIA NERFINISHED
grandPrixType Formula One World Championship race
pre-World Championship Grand Prix
heldAtCircuit Bremgarten Circuit NERFINISHED
hostNationBan Switzerland banned circuit racing in 1955
language Grand Prix de Suisse NERFINISHED
lapDirection anti-clockwise
lastHeld 1954
location Switzerland NERFINISHED
nearCity Bern NERFINISHED
notableConstructor Alfa Romeo NERFINISHED
Ferrari NERFINISHED
Maserati NERFINISHED
Mercedes-Benz NERFINISHED
notableFeature ran through Bremgarten forest
notableWinner Achille Varzi NERFINISHED
Giuseppe Farina NERFINISHED
Hermann Lang NERFINISHED
Juan Manuel Fangio NERFINISHED
Rudolf Caracciola NERFINISHED
Tazio Nuvolari NERFINISHED
partOf European Championship NERFINISHED
Formula One World Championship NERFINISHED
reasonForEnd ban on circuit motor racing in Switzerland
regulationChangeEffect ended by national ban on circuit racing
safetyRecord considered dangerous due to trees and poor visibility
sport auto racing
status defunct
successorEvent Swiss Grand Prix (Dijon non-championship races) NERFINISHED
surface road circuit
timePeriod 20th century

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Rudolf Caracciola winnerOf Swiss Grand Prix