1952 Belgian Grand Prix

Date	Sunday, 22 June 1952
Winner	Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Pole position	Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Fastest lap	Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Circuit	Spa-Francorchamps, 36 laps
Round	3 of 8
Race numbers	The 1952 Belgian Grand Prix was the: 18th World Championship race 3rd World Championship Belgian Grand Prix 3rd World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
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Race result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1		(ITA) Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	36	3hr 03m 46.300s	9 FL
2		(ITA) Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	36	+1m 55.200s	6
3	+1	(FRA) Robert Manzon	Gordini	36	+4m 28.400s	4
4	+2	(GBR) Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol (privateer)	35	+1 lap	3
5	+3	(BEL) Paul Frere	HWM-Alta	34	+2 laps	2
6	+3	(GBR) Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol (privateer)	34	+2 laps
7	+6	(BEL) Charles de Tornaco	Ferrari (privateer)	33	+3 laps
8	+11	(BEL) Johnny Claes	Gordini	33	+3 laps
9	+3	(GBR) Eric Brandon	Cooper-Bristol (privateer)	33	+3 laps
10	+8	(THA) Birabongse Bhanudej	Simca-Gordini	32	+4 laps
11	+3	(GBR) Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	32	+4 laps
12	+8	(BEL) Roger Laurent	HWM-Alta	32	+4 laps
13	+8	(BEL) Arthur Legat	Veritas (privateer)	31	+5 laps
14	+8	(USA) Robert O’Brien	Simca-Gordini (privateer)	30	+6 laps
15	+1	(AUS) Tony Gaze	HWM-Alta (privateer)	30	+6 laps
R		(GBR) Robin Montgomerie-Charrington	Aston-Butterworth (privateer)	17	DNF
R		(FRA) Jean Behra	Gordini	13	DNF
R		(ITA) Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	13	DNF
R		(GBR) Ken Wharton	Frazer Nash-Bristol (privateer)	10	DNF
R		(FRA) Louis Rosier	Ferrari (privateer)	6	DNF
R		(GBR) Peter Collins	HWM-Alta	3	DNF
R		(GBR) Stirling Moss	ERA-Bristol	0	DNF

Pole time: 4:37.000

Pos	Driver	Constructor
1	(ITA) Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
2	(ITA) Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari
3	(ITA) Piero Taruffi	Ferrari
4	(FRA) Robert Manzon	Gordini
5	(FRA) Jean Behra	Gordini
6	(GBR) Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol (privateer)
7	(GBR) Ken Wharton	Frazer Nash-Bristol (privateer)
8	(BEL) Paul Frere	HWM-Alta
9	(GBR) Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol (privateer)
10	(GBR) Stirling Moss	ERA-Bristol
11	(GBR) Peter Collins	HWM-Alta
12	(GBR) Eric Brandon	Cooper-Bristol (privateer)
13	(BEL) Charles de Tornaco	Ferrari (privateer)
14	(GBR) Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta
15	(GBR) Robin Montgomerie-Charrington	Aston-Butterworth (privateer)
16	(AUS) Tony Gaze	HWM-Alta (privateer)
17	(FRA) Louis Rosier	Ferrari (privateer)
18	(THA) Birabongse Bhanudej	Simca-Gordini
19	(BEL) Johnny Claes	Gordini
20	(BEL) Roger Laurent	HWM-Alta
21	(BEL) Arthur Legat	Veritas (privateer)
22	(USA) Robert O’Brien	Simca-Gordini (privateer)

How the championship standings stood post-race.

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Race debut: Charles de Tornaco; Paul Frere; Tony Gaze (first Australian driver to start a race); Mike Hawthorn; Roger Laurent; Arthur Legat; Robin Montgomerie-Charrington (only start); Robert O’Brien (only start); Aston
Wins: 3rd for Alberto Ascari; 5th for Ferrari
Race 1-2: 3rd for Ferrari
Podiums: 8th for Giuseppe Farina (first for Ferrari) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Juan Manuel Fangio); 7th for Alberto Ascari; 1st for Robert Manzon (26th different podium finisher, 3rd French driver; last podium until 1954; only podium for Gordini); 18th & 19th for Ferrari; 2nd and last for Gordini
Poles: 3rd for Alberto Ascari; 5th for Ferrari
1-2 start: 3rd for Ferrari
Fastest laps: 1st for Alberto Ascari (7th different fastest lap setter, 3rd Italian driver); 2nd for Ferrari
Front row starts: 15th for Giuseppe Farina; 7th for Alberto Ascari; 2nd for Piero Taruffi
Points finishes: 1st for Mike Hawthorn (44th different point scorer, 5th British driver); 1st for Paul Frere (45th different point scorer, 1st Belgian driver)
Pole & win: 2nd for Alberto Ascari
Win & fastest lap: 1st for Alberto Ascari (6th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 3rd Italian driver)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap): 1st for Alberto Ascari (3rd different driver to complete a hat-trick, 2nd Italian driver)