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The Klausen Race (1922-1930)

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Created in 1930

Text:

Dr. H. Schmidlin

Photos:

ZG Archiv

Mercedes SSK bei der Zielankunft des Klausenrennens 1927

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Escher auf Bugatti am Klausenrennen 1929

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Klausenstrasse - Kehren oberhalb Linthtal

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Die Entwicklung der Klausenstrasse vom Flugzeug aus - links die Zielkehren

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Summary

The Klausen hill climb is to Switzerland what the Targa Florio is to Italy/Sicily. It was held for the first time back in 1922. Over time, the race became more and more prestigious and attracted more and more international drivers. This original article from the pre-war period summarizes the beginnings.

This article contains the following chapters

The first event in 1922
First repetition in 1923
The only international hill climb in Switzerland in 1924
Motorcycles and sidecars for the first time in 1925
The Klausen Race 1926
The event in 1927
Back in 1929 after a break
Another Klausen race in 1930

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The historic race route up the Klausen Pass has it all: The magnificent Klausen road, which serves as the test route for this most important mountain race in Europe, winds its way up the steep slopes of the Fruttberg from Linthal in a large number of hairpin bends, with magnificent views of the friendly, green Glarus countryside and the glistening snow-capped mountains. At 1000 m above sea level, the road turns into the picturesque alpine valley of Urnerboden (1313-1391 m above sea level) and then, winding up through the wild rocky basin of the Klus and the countless hairpin bends of the Vorfrutt, reaches the Klausen Pass at 1937 m above sea level, in the midst of an impressive, magnificent mountain landscape.

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