1952 British Grand Prix
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Winner | |
| Pole position | |
| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Silverstone, 85 laps |
| Round | 5 of 8 |
| Race numbers | The 1952 British Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 85 | 2hr 44m 11.000s | 9 FL |
| 2 | +1 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 84 | +1 lap | 6 |
| 3 | +4 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) | 83 | +2 laps | 4 |
| 4 | +4 | (GBR) Dennis Poore | Connaught-Lea Francis | 83 | +2 laps | 3 |
| 5 | +4 | (GBR) Eric Thompson | Connaught-Lea Francis | 82 | +3 laps | 2 |
| 6 | -5 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | 82 | +3 laps | |
| 7 | -1 | (GBR) Reg Parnell | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) | 82 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | +11 | (GBR) Roy Salvadori | Ferrari (privateer) | 82 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | -4 | (GBR) Ken Downing | Connaught-Lea Francis | 82 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | +10 | (GBR) Peter Whitehead | Ferrari (privateer) | 81 | +4 laps | |
| 11 | -1 | (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej | Gordini | 81 | +4 laps | |
| 12 | (GBR) Graham Whitehead | Alta (privateer) | 80 | +5 laps | ||
| 13 | +2 | (CHE) Rudi Fischer | Ferrari (privateer) | 80 | +5 laps | |
| 14 | +9 | (BEL) Johnny Claes | Simca-Gordini (privateer) | 79 | +6 laps | |
| 15 | +14 | (GBR) Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | 79 | +6 laps | |
| 16 | +1 | (GBR) Ken McAlpine | Connaught-Lea Francis | 79 | +6 laps | |
| 17 | +15 | (USA) Harry Schell | Maserati (privateer) | 78 | +7 laps | |
| 18 | +10 | (BRA) Gino Bianco | Maserati (privateer) | 77 | +8 laps | |
| 19 | +12 | (CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) | 76 | +9 laps | |
| 20 | -2 | (GBR) Eric Brandon | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) | 76 | +9 laps | |
| 21 | +4 | (GBR) Tony Crook | Frazer Nash-Bristol (privateer) | 75 | +10 laps | |
| R | (GBR) Peter Collins | HWM-Alta | 73 | DNF | ||
| 22 | -9 | (GBR) Alan Brown | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) | 69 | +16 laps | |
| R | (GBR) Duncan Hamilton | HWM-Alta | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Stirling Moss | ERA-Bristol | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | (AUS) Tony Gaze | HWM-Alta (privateer) | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) David Murray | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) | 14 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Robert Manzon | Gordini | 9 | DNF | ||
| R | (CHE) Peter Hirt | Ferrari (privateer) | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | (URY) Eitel Cantoni | Maserati (privateer) | 0 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| (GBR) Bill Aston | Aston-Butterworth | |||||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:50.000
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | 27 |
| 2 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | 19 |
| 3 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 12 |
| 4 | (USA) Troy Ruttman | 8 |
| 5 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | 7 |
| = | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | 7 |
| 7 | (CHE) Rudi Fischer | 6 |
| = | (USA) Jim Rathmann | 6 |
| 9 | (FRA) Jean Behra | 4 |
| = | (USA) Sam Hanks | 4 |
| 11 | (GBR) Ken Wharton | 3 |
| = | (USA) Duane Carter | 3 |
| = | (GBR) Dennis Poore | 3 |
| 14 | (GBR) Alan Brown | 2 |
| = | (USA) Art Cross | 2 |
| = | (BEL) Paul Frere | 2 |
| = | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | 2 |
| = | (GBR) Eric Thompson | 2 |
| 19 | (USA) Bill Vukovich | 1 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Gino Bianco
- Eitel Cantoni (first Uruguayan driver to start a race)
- Tony Crook
- Ken Downing
- Ken McAlpine
- Dennis Poore
- Roy Salvadori
- Eric Thompson (only start)
- Graham Whitehead (only start)
- Connaught
- Last start
- David Murray
- Alta
- Wins
- 5th for Alberto Ascari
- 7th for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- 5th for Ferrari NEW RECORD
- Podiums
- 9th for Alberto Ascari EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Giuseppe Farina)
- 4th for Piero Taruffi (last podium until 1955; last for Ferrari)
- 1st for Mike Hawthorn (27th different podium finisher, 3rd British driver; only podium for Cooper)
- 23rd & 24th for Ferrari
- 1st for Cooper (9th different podium finisher, last until 1958)
- Poles
- 4th for Giuseppe Farina (last until 1954)
- 7th for Ferrari
- 1-2 start
- 5th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 3rd for Alberto Ascari
- 4th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 17th for Giuseppe Farina
- 9th for Alberto Ascari
- 4th and last for Piero Taruffi
- 2nd for Robert Manzon
- Points finishes
- 1st and only for Dennis Poore & Eric Thompson (47th & 48th different point scorers, 6th & 7th British drivers)
- Win & fastest lap
- 3rd for Alberto Ascari