1952 F1 World Championship Season

1951 F1 World Championship

1953 F1 World Championship

Fact File

Drivers’ Champion:	Alberto Ascari (1st title, 3rd different world champion, 2nd Italian champion)
Constructors’ Champion:	n/a
Races:	8
Winning drivers:	Alberto Ascari (6) Piero Taruffi (1) Troy Ruttman (1)
Winning constructors:	Ferrari (7) Kuzma (1)
First-time winners (driver):	Piero Taruffi Troy Ruttman
First-time winners (constructor):	Kuzma

1952 F1 World Championship Grands Prix

Calendar

DT: Drivers’ title decider

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Race Result
1	Switzerland	Bremgarten	18 May	1952 Swiss Grand Prix
2	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	30 May	1952 Indianapolis 500
3	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	22 June	1952 Belgian Grand Prix
4	France	Rouen-les-Essarts	6 July	1952 French Grand Prix
5	Britain	Silverstone	19 July	1952 British Grand Prix
6	Germany DT	Nurburgring	3 August	1952 German Grand Prix
7	Netherlands	Zandvoort	17 August	1952 Dutch Grand Prix
8	Italy	Monza	7 September	1952 Italian Grand Prix

Race Winners

Highlight: Home driver race winner

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Start	Win Margin
1	Switzerland	Bremgarten	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	2	2m 37.200s
2	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	Troy Ruttman	Kuzma-Offenhauser	7	4m 02.329s
3	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1	1m 55.200s
4	France	Rouen-les-Essarts	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1	1 lap
5	Britain	Silverstone	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	2	1 lap
6	Germany	Nurburgring	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1	14.100s
7	Netherlands	Zandvoort	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1	40.100s
8	Italy	Monza	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1	1m 01.800s

Polesitters

Highlight: Home driver polesitter

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor	Race	Pole Margin
1	Switzerland	Bremgarten	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	DNF	2.600s
2	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft-Cummins	27	0.481s
3	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1	3.000s
4	France	Rouen-les-Essarts	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1	1.400s
5	Britain	Silverstone	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	6	0.000s
6	Germany	Nurburgring	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1	2.900s
7	Netherlands	Zandvoort	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1	2.100s
8	Italy	Monza	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1	0.900s

Fastest Laps

Highlight: Home driver fastest lap setter

No.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Driver	Constructor
1	Switzerland	Bremgarten	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari
2	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
3	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
4	France	Rouen-les-Essarts	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
5	Britain	Silverstone	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
6	Germany	Nurburgring	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
7	Netherlands	Zandvoort	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
8	Italy	Monza	Alberto Ascari Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Ferrari Maserati

1952 F1 World Championship Standings

Driver

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Points	Gap
1	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	36 (53.5)
2	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	24 (27)	-12
3	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	22	-14
4	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari	10	-26
=	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper	10	-26
6	Robert Manzon	Gordini	9	-27
7	Troy Ruttman	Kuzma	8	-28
=	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	8	-28
9	Jose Froilan Gonzalez	Maserati	6.5	-29.5
10	Jim Rathmann	Kurtis Kraft	6	-30
=	Jean Behra	Gordini	6	-30
12	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	4	-32
13	Ken Wharton	Frazer Nash Cooper	3	-33
=	Duane Carter	Lesovsky	3	-34
=	Dennis Poore	Connaught	3	-34
16	Alan Brown	Cooper	2	-34
=	Art Cross	Kurtis Kraft	2	-34
=	Paul Frere	HWM Simca-Gordini	2	-34
=	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini Gordini	2	-34
=	Eric Thompson	Connaught	2	-34
=	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	2	-34
22	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft	1	-35

Points scoring system used:

1st: 8 points
2nd: 6 points
3rd: 4 points
4th: 3 points
5th: 2 points
Fastest lap: 1 point

Only the best four results counted towards the championship.
Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Qualifying Results Overview

Pos	Driver	CHE	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	NLD	ITA	Avg.	Best
1	Giuseppe Farina	1		2	2	1	2	2	3	1.86	1
2	Luigi Villoresi							4	2	3.00	2
3	Piero Taruffi	2		3	3	3	5		6	3.67	2
4	Alberto Ascari		19	1	1	2	1	1	1	3.71	1
5	Robert Manzon	3		4	5	4	4	8	7	5.00	3
6	Jose Froilan Gonzalez								5	5.00	5
7	Andre Simon	4							8	6.00	4
8	Reg Parnell					6				6.00	6
9	Paul Pietsch						7			7.00	7
10	Jean Behra	7		5	4		11	6	11	7.33	4
11	Hans Klenk						8			8.00	8
12	Mike Hawthorn			6	15	7		3	12	8.60	3
13	Ken Downing					5		13		9.00	5
14	Eric Thompson					9				9.00	9
15	Willi Heeks						9			9.00	9
16	George Abecassis	10								10.00	10
17	Yves Giraud-Cabantous				10					10.00	10
18	Elie Bayol								10	10.00	10
19	Maurice Trintignant	22			6	21	3	5	4	10.17	3
20	Ken Wharton	13		7				7	15	10.50	7
21	Duncan Hamilton					11		10		10.50	10
22	Paul Frere			8			13	11		10.67	8
23	Rudi Fischer	5			17	15	6		14	11.40	5
24	Felice Bonetto						10		13	11.50	10
25	Birabongse Bhanudej	11		18	8	10				11.75	8
26	Graham Whitehead					12				12.00	12
27	Fritz Riess						12			12.00	12
28	Stirling Moss	9		10		16		18	9	12.40	9
29	Dennis Poore					8			19	13.50	8
30	Dries van der Lof							14		14.00	14
31	Alan Brown	15		9		13			21	14.50	9
32	Robin Montgomerie-Charrington			15						15.00	15
33	Jan Flinterman							15		15.00	15
34	Toni Ulmen	16					15			15.50	15
35	Louis Rosier	20		17	9				17	15.75	9
36	Philippe Etancelin				16					16.00	16
37	Franco Rol								16	16.00	16
38	Peter Collins	6		11	7	14	33		28	16.50	6
39	Eric Brandon	17		12		18			20	16.75	12
40	Chico Landi							16	18	17.00	16
41	Gianfranco Comotti				18					18.00	18
42	Theo Helfrich						18			18.00	18
43	Lance Macklin	12		14	14	29		9	32	18.33	9
44	Charles de Tornaco			13				17	25	18.33	13
45	Roger Laurent			20			17			18.50	17
46	Roy Salvadori					19				19.00	19
47	Adolf Brudes						19			19.00	19
48	Emmanuel de Graffenried	8			11	31			27	19.25	8
49	Ken McAlpine					17			22	19.50	17
50	Gino Bianco					28	16	12	24	20.00	12
51	Josef Peters						20			20.00	20
52	Harry Schell	18			12	32				20.67	12
53	Peter Whitehead				13	20			29	20.67	13
54	Max de Terra	21								21.00	21
55	Arthur Legat			21						21.00	21
56	Tony Gaze			16		26	14		30	21.50	14
57	Peter Hirt	19				24				21.50	19
58	Robert O’Brien			22						22.00	22
59	David Murray					22				22.00	22
60	Helmut Niedermayer						22			22.00	22
61	Piero Carini				19		27			23.00	19
62	Rudolf Krause						23			23.00	23
63	Hans Stuck	14							33	23.50	14
64	Rudolf Schoeller						24			24.00	24
65	Tony Crook					25				25.00	25
66	Marcel Balsa						25			25.00	25
67	Eitel Cantoni					27	26		23	25.33	23
68	Johnny Claes			19	20	23	32		34	25.60	19
69	Alberto Crespo								26	26.00	26
70	Bill Aston					30	21		31	27.33	21
71	Willi Krakau						28			28.00	28
72	Ernst Klodwig						29			29.00	29
73	Gunther Bechem						30			30.00	30
74	Ludwig Fischer						31			31.00	31
75	Harry Merkel						34			34.00	34
76	Piero Dusio								35	35.00	35

Race Results Overview

Pos	Driver	CHE	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	DEU	NLD	ITA	Points
1	Alberto Ascari		31^R	1	1	1	1	1	1	36 (53.5)
2	Giuseppe Farina	R/R		2	2	6	2	2	4	24 (27)
3	Piero Taruffi	1		R	3	2	4		7	22
4	Rudi Fischer	2			11	13	3		R	10
=	Mike Hawthorn			4	R	3		4	NC	10
6	Robert Manzon	R		3	4	R	R	5	14	9
7	Troy Ruttman		1							8
=	Luigi Villoresi							3	3	8
9	Jose Froilan Gonzalez								2	6.5
10	Jim Rathmann		2							6
=	Jean Behra	3		R	7		5	R	R	6
12	Sam Hanks		3							4
13	Ken Wharton	4		R				R	9	3
=	Duane Carter		4							3
=	Dennis Poore					4			12	3
16	Alan Brown	5		6		22			15	2
=	Art Cross		5							2
=	Paul Frere			5			R	R		2
=	Maurice Trintignant	DNS			5	R	R	6	R	2
=	Eric Thompson					5				2
=	Felice Bonetto						DSQ		5	2
22	Bill Vukovich		17^R							1
	Roger Laurent			12			6
	Emmanuel de Graffenried	6			R	19			DNQ
	Peter Collins	R		R	6	R	DNS		DNQ
	Andre Simon	R							6
	Jimmy Bryan		6
	Peter Hirt	7			11	R
	Charles de Tornaco			7				R	DNQ
	Duncan Hamilton					R		7
	Jimmy Reece		7
	Reg Parnell					7
	Fritz Riess						7
	Lance Macklin	R		11	9	15		8	DNQ
	Eric Brandon	8		9		20			13
	Chico Landi							9	8
	Johnny Claes			8	R	14	10		DNQ
	Toni Ulmen	R					8
	George Connor		8
	Philippe Etancelin				8
	Roy Salvadori					8
	Ken Downing					9		R
	Cliff Griffith		9
	Helmut Niedermayer						9
	Jan Flinterman							9/R
	Birabongse Bhanudej	R		10	R	11
	Louis Rosier	R		R	R				10
	Peter Whitehead				R	10			DNQ
	Johnnie Parsons		10
	Yves Giraud-Cabantous				10
	Eitel Cantoni					R	R		11
	Jack McGrath		11
	Hans Klenk						11
	Jim Rigsby		12
	Gianfranco Comotti				12
	Graham Whitehead					12
	Ernst Klodwig						12
	Joe James		13
	Arthur Legat			13
	Bill Schindler		14
	Robert O’Brien			14
	Tony Gaze			15		R	R		DNQ
	George Fonder		15
	Ken McAlpine					16			R
	Eddie Johnson		16
	Harry Schell	R			R/R	17
	Gino Bianco					18	R	R	R
	Chuck Stevenson		18
	Henry Banks		19
	Manuel Ayulo		20
	Johnny McDowell		21
	Tony Crook					21
	Dries van der Lof							NC
	Stirling Moss	R		R		R		R	R
	Piero Carini				R		R
	Bill Aston					DNS	R		DNQ
	Hans Stuck	R							DNQ
	George Abecassis	R
	Max de Terra	R
	Spider Webb		22^R
	Rodger Ward		23^R
	Tony Bettenhausen		24^R
	Duke Nalon		25^R
	Bob Sweikert		26^R
	Fred Agabashian		27^R
	Gene Hartley		28^R
	Bob Scott		29^R
	Chet Miller		30^R
	Bobby Ball		32^R
	Andy Linden		33^R
	Robin Montgomerie-Charrington			R
	David Murray					R
	Willi Heeks						R
	Adolf Brudes						R
	Marcel Balsa						R
	Gunther Bechem						R
	Rudolf Krause						R
	Rudolf Schoeller						R
	Paul Pietsch						R
	Theo Helfrich						R
	Josef Peters						R
	Franco Rol								R
	Elie Bayol								R
	Willi Krakau						DNS
	Ludwig Fischer						DNS
	Harry Merkel						DNS
	Alberto Crespo								DNQ
	Piero Dusio								DNQ

Race To The Title

The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.

1952 F1 World Championship Season Statistics

See: 1952 F1 World Championship Season Statistics