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

1952 British Grand Prix

DateSaturday, 19 July 1952
Winner
  • Alberto Ascari
  • Ferrari
Pole position
  • Giuseppe Farina
  • Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Alberto Ascari
  • Ferrari
CircuitSilverstone, 85 laps
Round5 of 8
Race numbers

The 1952 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 20th World Championship race
  • 3rd World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 3rd World Championship race at Silverstone
More 1952 season
More British Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari852hr 44m 11.000s9 FL
2+1(ITA) Piero TaruffiFerrari84+1 lap6
3+4(GBR) Mike HawthornCooper-Bristol (privateer)83+2 laps4
4+4(GBR) Dennis PooreConnaught-Lea Francis83+2 laps3
5+4(GBR) Eric ThompsonConnaught-Lea Francis82+3 laps2
6-5(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari82+3 laps 
7-1(GBR) Reg ParnellCooper-Bristol (privateer)82+3 laps 
8+11(GBR) Roy SalvadoriFerrari (privateer)82+3 laps 
9-4(GBR) Ken DowningConnaught-Lea Francis82+3 laps 
10+10(GBR) Peter WhiteheadFerrari (privateer)81+4 laps 
11-1(THA) Birabongse BhanudejGordini81+4 laps 
12 (GBR) Graham WhiteheadAlta (privateer)80+5 laps 
13+2(CHE) Rudi FischerFerrari (privateer)80+5 laps 
14+9(BEL) Johnny ClaesSimca-Gordini (privateer)79+6 laps 
15+14(GBR) Lance MacklinHWM-Alta79+6 laps 
16+1(GBR) Ken McAlpineConnaught-Lea Francis79+6 laps 
17+15(USA) Harry SchellMaserati (privateer)78+7 laps 
18+10(BRA) Gino BiancoMaserati (privateer)77+8 laps 
19+12(CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)76+9 laps 
20-2(GBR) Eric BrandonCooper-Bristol (privateer)76+9 laps 
21+4(GBR) Tony CrookFrazer Nash-Bristol (privateer)75+10 laps 
R (GBR) Peter CollinsHWM-Alta73DNF 
22-9(GBR) Alan BrownCooper-Bristol (privateer)69+16 laps 
R (GBR) Duncan HamiltonHWM-Alta44DNF 
R (GBR) Stirling MossERA-Bristol36DNF 
R (FRA) Maurice TrintignantGordini21DNF 
R (AUS) Tony GazeHWM-Alta (privateer)20DNF 
R (GBR) David MurrayCooper-Bristol (privateer)14DNF 
R (FRA) Robert ManzonGordini9DNF 
R (CHE) Peter HirtFerrari (privateer)3DNF 
R (URY) Eitel CantoniMaserati (privateer)0DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) Bill AstonAston-Butterworth   

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:50.000

PosDriverConstructor
1(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari
2(ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari
3(ITA) Piero TaruffiFerrari
4(FRA) Robert ManzonGordini
5(GBR) Ken DowningConnaught-Lea Francis
6(GBR) Reg ParnellCooper-Bristol (privateer)
7(GBR) Mike HawthornCooper-Bristol (privateer)
8(GBR) Dennis PooreConnaught-Lea Francis
9(GBR) Eric ThompsonConnaught-Lea Francis
10(THA) Birabongse BhanudejGordini
11(GBR) Duncan HamiltonHWM-Alta
12(GBR) Graham WhiteheadAlta (privateer)
13(GBR) Alan BrownCooper-Bristol (privateer)
14(GBR) Peter CollinsHWM-Alta
15(CHE) Rudi FischerFerrari (privateer)
16(GBR) Stirling MossERA-Bristol
17(GBR) Ken McAlpineConnaught-Lea Francis
18(GBR) Eric BrandonCooper-Bristol (privateer)
19(GBR) Roy SalvadoriFerrari (privateer)
20(GBR) Peter WhiteheadFerrari (privateer)
21(FRA) Maurice TrintignantGordini
22(GBR) David MurrayCooper-Bristol (privateer)
23(BEL) Johnny ClaesSimca-Gordini (privateer)
24(CHE) Peter HirtFerrari (privateer)
25(GBR) Tony CrookFrazer Nash-BMW (privateer)
26(AUS) Tony GazeHWM-Alta (privateer)
27(URY) Eitel CantoniMaserati (privateer)
28(BRA) Gino BiancoMaserati (privateer)
29(GBR) Lance MacklinHWM-Alta
30  
31(CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)
32(USA) Harry SchellMaserati (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ITA) Alberto Ascari27
2(ITA) Piero Taruffi19
3(ITA) Giuseppe Farina12
4(USA) Troy Ruttman8
5(FRA) Robert Manzon7
=(GBR) Mike Hawthorn7
7(CHE) Rudi Fischer6
=(USA) Jim Rathmann6
9(FRA) Jean Behra4
=(USA) Sam Hanks4
11(GBR) Ken Wharton3
=(USA) Duane Carter3
=(GBR) Dennis Poore3
14(GBR) Alan Brown2
=(USA) Art Cross2
=(BEL) Paul Frere2
=(FRA) Maurice Trintignant2
=(GBR) Eric Thompson2
19(USA) Bill Vukovich1

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Stats & 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

See also

  • British Grand Prix
  • Silverstone circuit
  • 1952 World Championship season

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