1952 French Grand Prix
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Circuit | Rouen-les-Essarts, 77 laps |
Round | 4 of 8 |
Race numbers | The 1952 French 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 | 77 | 3hr 00m 00.000s | 9 FL | |
2 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | 76 | +1 lap | 6 | |
3 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 75 | +2 laps | 4 | |
4 | +1 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | Gordini | 74 | +3 laps | 3 |
5 | +1 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | 72 | +5 laps | 2 |
6 | +2 | (GBR) Peter Collins | HWM-Alta | 70 | +7 laps | |
7 | -3 | (FRA) Jean Behra | Gordini | 70 | +7 laps | |
8 | +10 | (FRA) Philippe Etancelin | Maserati (privateer) | 70 | +7 laps | |
9 | +5 | (GBR) Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | 70 | +7 laps | |
10 | (FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous | HWM-Alta | 68 | +9 laps | ||
11 | +6 |
| Ferrari (privateer) | 66 | +11 laps | |
12 | +4 | (ITA) Gianfranco Comotti | Ferrari (privateer) | 63 | +14 laps | |
R | (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej | Gordini | 56 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) | 51 | DNF | ||
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| Maserati (privateer) | 34 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Peter Whitehead | Alta (privateer) | 26 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Ferrari (privateer) | 17 | DNF | ||
R | (BEL) Johnny Claes | Simca-Gordini (privateer) | 15 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Harry Schell | Maserati (privateer) | 7 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Piero Carini | Ferrari (privateer) | 2 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(ITA) Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari |
Notes
- Luigi Villoresi withdrew from the Grand Prix due to an injury.
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:14.800
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
2 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari |
3 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | Ferrari |
4 | (FRA) Jean Behra | Gordini |
5 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | Gordini |
6 | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini |
7 | (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej | Gordini |
8 | (GBR) Peter Collins | HWM-Alta |
9 | (FRA) Louis Rosier | Ferrari (privateer) |
10 | (FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous | HWM-Alta |
11 | (USA) Harry Schell | Maserati (privateer) |
12 | (CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) |
13 | (GBR) Peter Whitehead | Alta (privateer) |
14 | (GBR) Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta |
15 | (GBR) Mike Hawthorn | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) |
16 | (ITA) Gianfranco Comotti | Ferrari (privateer) |
17 | (CHE) Rudi Fischer | Ferrari (privateer) |
18 | (FRA) Philippe Etancelin | Maserati (privateer) |
19 | (ITA) Piero Carini | Ferrari (privateer) |
20 | (BEL) Johnny Claes | Simca-Gordini (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | 18 |
2 | (ITA) Piero Taruffi | 13 |
3 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 12 |
4 | (USA) Troy Ruttman | 8 |
5 | (FRA) Robert Manzon | 7 |
6 | (CHE) Rudi Fischer | 6 |
= | (USA) Jim Rathmann | 6 |
8 | (FRA) Jean Behra | 4 |
= | (USA) Sam Hanks | 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 |
= | (FRA) Maurice Trintignant | 2 |
17 | (USA) Bill Vukovich | 1 |
Constructor
The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Piero Carini
- Last start
- Gianfranco Comotti
- Philippe Etancelin
- Wins
- 4th for Alberto Ascari
- 6th for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- 4th for Ferrari EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Alfa Romeo)
- Podiums
- 9th for Giuseppe Farina NEW RECORD
- 8th for Alberto Ascari
- 3rd for Piero Taruffi
- 20th, 21st & 22nd for Ferrari (2nd constructor to score 20 podiums) NEW RECORD
- Poles
- 4th for Alberto Ascari
- 6th for Ferrari
- 1-2 start
- 4th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 2nd for Alberto Ascari
- 3rd for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 16th for Giuseppe Farina
- 8th for Alberto Ascari
- 3rd for Piero Taruffi
- Points finishes
- 1st for Maurice Trintignant (46th different point scorer, 8th French driver)
- Pole & win
- 3rd for Alberto Ascari
- Win & fastest lap
- 2nd for Alberto Ascari
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 2nd for Alberto Ascari