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1952 Formula One season

The 1952 Formula One season was the third of the championship. The champion was Alberto Ascari in a close battle.

World Championship season review

Rnd Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Tyres Report
1   Swiss Grand Prix May 18 Bremgarten   Piero Taruffi   Ferrari P Report
2   Indianapolis 500 May 30 Indianapolis   Troy Ruttman   Kuzma-Offenhauser F Report
3   Belgian Grand Prix June 22 Spa-Francorchamps   Alberto Ascari   Ferrari P Report
4   French Grand Prix July 6 Rouen-Les-Essarts   Alberto Ascari   Ferrari P Report
5   British Grand Prix July 19 Silverstone   Alberto Ascari   Ferrari P Report
6   German Grand Prix August 3 Nürburgring   Alberto Ascari   Ferrari E Report
7   Dutch Grand Prix August 17 Zandvoort   Alberto Ascari   Ferrari P Report
8   Italian Grand Prix September 7 Monza   Alberto Ascari   Ferrari P Report

1952 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos. Driver SUI
  		500
  		BEL
  		FRA
  		GBR
  		GER
  		NED
  		ITA
  		Pts.
1   Alberto Ascari Ret 1* 1* 1* 1* 1* 1** 36 (53.5)
2   Nino Farina Ret / Ret† 2 2 6 2 2 4 24 (27)
3   Piero Taruffi 1* Ret 3 2 4 7 22
4   Rudi Fischer 2 11† 13 3 Ret 10
5   Mike Hawthorn 4 Ret 3 4 Ret 10
6   Robert Manzon Ret 3 4 Ret Ret 5 14 9
7   Troy Ruttman 1 8
8   Luigi Villoresi 3 3 8
9   José Froilán González 2** 6.5
10   Jim Rathmann 2 6
11   Jean Behra 3 Ret 7 5 Ret Ret 6
12   Sam Hanks 3 4
13   Ken Wharton 4 Ret Ret 9 3
14   Dennis Poore 4 12 3
15   Duane Carter 4 3
16   Alan Brown 5 6 22 15 2
17   Maurice Trintignant 5 Ret Ret 6 Ret 2
18   Paul Frère 5 Ret Ret 2
19   Felice Bonetto Ret 5 2
20   Art Cross 5 2
21   Eric Thompson 5 2
22   Bill Vukovich 17* 1
23   Roger Laurent 12 6 0
24   Toulo de Graffenried 6 Ret† 19 DNQ 0
25   Peter Collins Ret Ret 6 Ret DNQ 0
26   Andre Simon Ret† 6 0
27   Jimmy Bryan 6 0
28   Peter Hirt 7 11† 0
29   Charles de Tornaco 7 Ret DNQ 0
30   Duncan Hamilton Ret 7 0
31   Jimmy Reece 7 0
32   Reg Parnell 7 0
33   Fritz Riess 7 0
34   Lance Macklin WD 11 9 15 8 DNQ 0
35   Eric Brandon 8 9 20 13 0
36   Chico Landi 9† 8 0
37   Johnny Claes 8 Ret 14 10 DNQ 0
38   Toni Ulmen Ret 8 0
39   George Connor 8 0
40   Philippe Etancelin 8 0
41   Roy Salvadori 8 0
42   Ken Downing 9 Ret 0
43   Cliff Griffith 9 0
44   Helmut Niedermayr 9 0
45   Jan Flinterman 9† 0
46   Prince Bira Ret 10 Ret 11 0
47   Louis Rosier Ret Ret Ret 10 0
48   Peter Whitehead Ret 10 DNQ 0
49   Johnnie Parsons 10 0
50   Yves Giraud Cabantous 10 0
51   Eitel Cantoni Ret Ret 11 0
52   Jack McGrath 11 0
53   Hans Klenk 11 0
54   Jim Rigsby 12 0
55   Franco Comotti 12 0
56   Graham Whitehead 12 0
57   Ernst Klodwig 12 0
58   Joe James 13 0
59   Bill Schindler 14 0
60   Robert O'Brien 14 0
61   Tony Gaze 15 Ret Ret DNQ 0
62   George Fonder 15 0
63   Kenneth McAlpine 16 Ret 0
64   Eddie Johnson 16 0
65   Harry Schell Ret Ret† 17 0
66   Gino Bianco 18 Ret Ret Ret 0
67   Chuck Stevenson 18 0
68   Henry Banks 19 0
69   Manny Ayulo 20 0
70   Johnny McDowell 21 0
71   Tony Crook 21 0
—   Stirling Moss WD Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
—   Piero Carini Ret Ret 0
—   Bill Aston DNS Ret DNQ 0
—   Hans Stuck Ret DNQ 0
—   George Abecassis Ret 0
—   Max de Terra Ret 0
—   Spider Webb Ret 0
—   Rodger Ward Ret 0
—   Tony Bettenhausen Ret 0
—   Duke Nalon Ret 0
—   Fred Agabashian Ret 0
—   Bob Sweikert Ret 0
—   Gene Hartley Ret 0
—   Bob Scott Ret 0
—   Chet Miller Ret 0
—   Bobby Ball Ret 0
—   Andy Linden Ret 0
—   Robin Montgomerie-Charrington Ret 0
—   David Murray Ret 0
—   Willi Heeks Ret 0
—   Adolf Brudes Ret 0
—   Marcel Balsa Ret 0
—   Bernd Nacke Ret 0
—   Rudolf Krause Ret 0
—   Rudolf Schoeller Ret 0
—   Paul Pietsch Ret 0
—   Theo Helfrich Ret 0
—   Josef Peters Ret 0
—   Dries van der Lof Ret 0
—   Franco Rol Ret 0
—   Elie Bayol Ret 0
—   Alberto Crespo DNQ 0
—   Piero Dusio DNQ 0
Pos. Driver SUI
  		500
  		BEL
  		FRA
  		GBR
  		GER
  		NED
  		ITA
  		Pts.
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Light blue Practiced only (PO)
Friday test driver (TD)
(starting in 2003)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrew entry before the event (WD)
  • * Fastest lap (1 point awarded)
  • ** Multiple drivers set equal fastest lap times, thus sharing the 1 point.
  • † Position shared between more drivers of the same car
  • Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Non-Championship race results

Formula One/Two Grand Prix races, which did not count towards the World Championship, also held in 1952.

Race Name Circuit Date Winning driver Constructor Report
  XI Grande Prêmio Cidade do Rio de Janeiro Gávea January 20   José Froilán González   Ferrari Report
  II Gran Premio di Siracusa Syracuse March 16   Alberto Ascari   Ferrari Report
  VI Gran Premio del Valentino Valentino Park April 6   Luigi Villoresi   Ferrari Report
  IV Richmond Trophy Goodwood April 14   José Froilán González   Ferrari Report
  IV Lavant Cup Goodwood April 14   Mike Hawthorn   Cooper-Bristol Report
  XIII Grand Prix de Pau Pau April 14   Alberto Ascari   Ferrari Report
  I Ibsley Grand Prix Ringwood April 19   Mike Hawthorn   Cooper-Bristol Report
  X Grand Prix de Marseille Marseille April 27   Alberto Ascari   Ferrari Report
  IV BRDC International Trophy Silverstone May 10   Lance Macklin   HWM-Alta Report
  XIV Eläintarhanajot Eläintarha May 11   Roger Laurent   Talbot-Lago Report
  V Gran Premio di Napoli Posillipo May 11   Giuseppe Farina   Ferrari Report
  XVI Internationales ADAC Eifelrennen Nürburgring May 25   Rudi Fischer   Ferrari Report
  VI Grand Prix de Paris Montlhéry May 25   Piero Taruffi   Ferrari Report
  XIV Grand Prix de l'Albigeois Albi June 1   Louis Rosier   Ferrari Report
  XXII Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay June 1   Paul Frère   HWM-Alta Report
  VI Ulster Trophy Dundrod June 7   Piero Taruffi   Ferrari Report
  V Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza Monza June 8   Giuseppe Farina   Ferrari Report
  IV Circuit du Lac Aix-les-Bains June 8   Jean Behra   Gordini Report
  I West Essex CC Race Boreham June 21   Reg Parnell   Cooper-Bristol Report
  XX Grand Prix de la Marne Reims June 29   Jean Behra   Gordini Report
  II Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne Sables July 13   Luigi Villoresi   Ferrari Report
  I Grand Prix de Caen Caen July 27   Maurice Trintignant   Gordini Report
  II Daily Mail Trophy Boreham August 2   Luigi Villoresi   Ferrari Report
  XVI Grand Prix de Comminges Comminges August 10   André Simon   Ferrari Report
  I National Trophy Turnberry August 23   Mike Hawthorn   Connaught Report
  XI Grand Prix de la Baule La Baule August 24   Alberto Ascari   Ferrari Report
  III Gran Premio di Modena Modena September 14   Luigi Villoresi   Ferrari Report
  IV Circuit de Cadours Cadours September 14   Louis Rosier   Ferrari Report
  V Madgwick Cup Goodwood September 27   Ken Downing   Connaught Report
  VIII Internationales Avusrennen AVUS September 28   Rudi Fischer   Ferrari Report
  Joe Fry Memorial Trophy Castle Combe October 4   Roy Salvadori   Ferrari Report
  I Newcastle Journal Trophy Charterhall October 11   Dennis Poore   Connaught Report
  XII Grande Prémio da Cidade de Rio de Janeiro Gávea December 14   Henrique Casini   Ferrari Report


1952 Formula One Season Media


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