1952 Belgian Grand Prix
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Circuit | Spa-Francorchamps, 36 laps |
Round | 3 of 8 |
Race numbers | The 1952 Belgian Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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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 |
Starting grid
Pole time: 4:37.000
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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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) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | 9 |
= | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | 9 |
3 | (USA) Troy Ruttman | 8 |
4 | (CHE) Rudi Fischer | 6 |
= | (USA) Jim Rathmann | 6 |
= | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 6 |
7 | (FRA) Jean Behra | 4 |
= | (USA) Sam Hanks | 4 |
= | (FRA) Robert Manzon | 4 |
10 | (GBR) Ken Wharton | 3 |
= | (USA) Duane Carter | 3 |
= | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | 3 |
13 | (GBR) Alan Brown | 2 |
= | (USA) Art Cross | 2 |
= | (BEL) Paul Frere | 2 |
16 | (USA) Bill Vukovich | 1 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Statistics & milestones
- 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)