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  Report 2  Indianapolis 500 May 30 Indianapolis  Troy Ruttman  Kuzma-Offenhauser  Report 3  Belgian Grand Prix June 22 Spa-Francorchamps  Alberto Ascari  Ferrari  Report 4  French Grand Prix July 6 Rouen-Les-Essarts  Alberto Ascari  Ferrari  Report 5  British Grand Prix July 19 Silverstone  Alberto Ascari  Ferrari  Report 6  German Grand Prix August 3 Nürburgring  Alberto Ascari  Ferrari  Report 7  Dutch Grand Prix August 17 Zandvoort  Alberto Ascari  Ferrari  Report 8  Italian Grand Prix September 7 Monza  Alberto Ascari  Ferrari  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.
 * 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

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