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Home / Seasons / 1952 F1 World Championship Season / 1952 Belgian Grand Prix

1952 Belgian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 22 June 1952
Winner
  • Alberto Ascari
  • Ferrari
Pole position
  • Alberto Ascari
  • Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Alberto Ascari
  • Ferrari
CircuitSpa-Francorchamps, 36 laps
Round3 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

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari363hr 03m 46.300s9 FL
2 (ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari36+1m 55.200s6
3+1(FRA) Robert ManzonGordini36+4m 28.400s4
4+2(GBR) Mike HawthornCooper-Bristol (privateer)35+1 lap3
5+3(BEL) Paul FrereHWM-Alta34+2 laps2
6+3(GBR) Alan BrownCooper-Bristol (privateer)34+2 laps 
7+6(BEL) Charles de TornacoFerrari (privateer)33+3 laps 
8+11(BEL) Johnny ClaesGordini33+3 laps 
9+3(GBR) Eric BrandonCooper-Bristol (privateer)33+3 laps 
10+8(THA) Birabongse BhanudejSimca-Gordini32+4 laps 
11+3(GBR) Lance MacklinHWM-Alta32+4 laps 
12+8(BEL) Roger LaurentHWM-Alta32+4 laps 
13+8(BEL) Arthur LegatVeritas (privateer)31+5 laps 
14+8(USA) Robert O’BrienSimca-Gordini (privateer)30+6 laps 
15+1(AUS) Tony GazeHWM-Alta (privateer)30+6 laps 
R (GBR) Robin Montgomerie-CharringtonAston-Butterworth (privateer)17DNF 
R (FRA) Jean BehraGordini13DNF 
R (ITA) Piero TaruffiFerrari13DNF 
R (GBR) Ken WhartonFrazer Nash-Bristol (privateer)10DNF 
R (FRA) Louis RosierFerrari (privateer)6DNF 
R (GBR) Peter CollinsHWM-Alta3DNF 
R (GBR) Stirling MossERA-Bristol0DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 4:37.000

PosDriverConstructor
1(ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari
2(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari
3(ITA) Piero TaruffiFerrari
4(FRA) Robert ManzonGordini
5(FRA) Jean BehraGordini
6(GBR) Mike HawthornCooper-Bristol (privateer)
7(GBR) Ken WhartonFrazer Nash-Bristol (privateer)
8(BEL) Paul FrereHWM-Alta
9(GBR) Alan BrownCooper-Bristol (privateer)
10(GBR) Stirling MossERA-Bristol
11(GBR) Peter CollinsHWM-Alta
12(GBR) Eric BrandonCooper-Bristol (privateer)
13(BEL) Charles de TornacoFerrari (privateer)
14(GBR) Lance MacklinHWM-Alta
15(GBR) Robin Montgomerie-CharringtonAston-Butterworth (privateer)
16(AUS) Tony GazeHWM-Alta (privateer)
17(FRA) Louis RosierFerrari (privateer)
18(THA) Birabongse BhanudejSimca-Gordini
19(BEL) Johnny ClaesGordini
20(BEL) Roger LaurentHWM-Alta
21(BEL) Arthur LegatVeritas (privateer)
22(USA) Robert O’BrienSimca-Gordini (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ITA) Piero Taruffi9
=(ITA) Alberto Ascari9
3(USA) Troy Ruttman8
4(CHE) Rudi Fischer6
=(USA) Jim Rathmann6
=(ITA) Giuseppe Farina6
7(FRA) Jean Behra4
=(USA) Sam Hanks4
=(FRA) Robert Manzon4
10(GBR) Ken Wharton3
=(USA) Duane Carter3
=(GBR) Mike Hawthorn3
13(GBR) Alan Brown2
=(USA) Art Cross2
=(BEL) Paul Frere2
16(USA) Bill Vukovich1

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Stats & 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)

See also

  • Belgian Grand Prix
  • Spa-Francorchamps circuit
  • 1952 World Championship season

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