# 1952 Monza Grand Prix

The 5th Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza was a Formula Two motor race held on 8 June 1952 at the Monza Circuit, Italy. The race was run over two heats each of 35 laps, with the winner being decided by aggregate time. The winner was Giuseppe Farina in a Ferrari 500, who also set overall fastest lap. Farina's teammate André Simon was second and Rudi Fischer third in a privateer 500. Juan Manuel Fangio suffered a crash in heat 1 on the third lap after suffering extreme fatigue while driving through the night from Dundrod in Northern Ireland to Monza, and he only arrived half an hour before the start. Fangio suffered injuries that sidelined him for the rest of the year. Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari started from pole in both heats and set fastest lap in heat 1 but succumbed to mechanical failure in heat 2. Ascari won heat 1 and Farina won heat 2.

## Classification
### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid$^1$ | Heat 1 | Heat 2 |
| 1 | 20 | Giuseppe Farina | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | 2:31:15.0, 176.20 kph | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 24 | André Simon | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | +1 lap | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 30 | Rudi Fischer | Ecurie Espadon | Ferrari 500 | +4 laps | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | 48 | Peter Walker | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari 125 | +4 laps | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | 38 | Eric Brandon | Ecurie Richmond | Cooper T20-Bristol | +5 laps | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 6 | 36 | Alan Brown | Ecurie Richmond | Cooper T20-Bristol | +6 laps | 20 | 13 | 5 |
| NC | 16 | Felice Bonetto | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM | +6 laps | 6 | 4 | NC |
| NC | 32 | Johnny Claes | HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | +7 laps | 15 | 14 | 7 |
| NC | 52 | Tony Gaze | HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | +9 laps | 12 | NC | 8 |
| Ret | 8 | Robin Montgomerie-Charrington | Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | 52 laps | 17 | 12 | 20 laps |
| Ret | 22 | Alberto Ascari | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | 49 laps | 1 | 1 | 14 laps, camshaft |
| Ret | 10 | Piero Carini | Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 166 | 45 laps | 13 | 11 | 13 laps |
| Ret | 42 | Peter Whitehead | Peter Whitehead | Alta F2 | 37 laps | 14 | 7 | 5 laps |
| Ret | 26 | Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | 32 laps | 4 | 8 | DNS, valve |
| Ret | 54 | Ken Wharton | Scuderia Franera | Frazer Nash FN48 | 32 laps | 9 | 9 | DNS, chassis |
| Ret | 2 | Chico Landi | Escuderia Bandeirantes | Maserati A6GCM | 31 laps | 19 | 15 | DNS |
| Ret | 4 | Gino Bianco | Escuderia Bandeirantes | Maserati A6GCM | 28 laps | 24 | NC | - |
| Ret | 14 | José Froilán González | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM | 27 laps | 3 | 27 laps, magneto | - |
| Ret | 58 | Charles de Tornaco | Ecurie Francorchamps | Ferrari 500 | 17 laps | 26 | 17 laps | - |
| Ret | 40 | Giovanni Rocco | Giovanni Rocco | Monaci | 10 laps | 23 | 10 laps | - |
| Ret | 44 | Toni Ulmen | Toni Ulmen | Veritas Meteor | 9 laps | 18 | 9 laps | - |
| Ret | 34 | Duncan Hamilton | HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | 8 laps | 11 | 8 laps | - |
| Ret | 12 | Gianfranco Comotti | Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 166 | 6 laps | 16 | 6 laps, engine | - |
| Ret | 56 | Ottorino Volonterio | Ottorino Volonterio | Ferrari 166 | 4 laps | 25 | 4 laps | - |
| Ret | 6 | Bill Aston | Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | 4 laps | 22 | 4 laps, mechanical | - |
| Ret | 18 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati A6GCM | 2 laps | 29 | 2 laps, crash | - |
| Ret | 60 | Giuseppe Ruggiero | Giuseppe Ruggiero | Maserati A6G | 1 lap | 28 | 1 lap | - |
| Ret | 50 | Giampiero Bianchetti | Giampiero Bianchetti | Ferrari 166 SC | 1 lap | 27 | 1 lap | - |
| Ret | 28 | Peter Hirt | Ecurie Espadon | Ferrari 212 | 0 laps | 21 | 0 laps, mechanical | - |
$^1$Heat 1 grid; grid places for heat 2 were determined by the finishing order in heat 1