1952 French Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 6 July 1952 |
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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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| More 1952 season | |
| More French Grands Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 77 | 3hr 00m 00.000s | 9 FL | |
| 2 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | 76 | +1 lap | 6 | |
| 3 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 75 | +2 laps | 4 | |
| 4 | +1 |  Robert Manzon | Gordini | 74 | +3 laps | 3 |
| 5 | +1 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini | 72 | +5 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +2 |  Peter Collins | HWM-Alta | 70 | +7 laps | |
| 7 | -3 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 70 | +7 laps | |
| 8 | +10 | Philippe Etancelin | Maserati (privateer) | 70 | +7 laps | |
| 9 | +5 | Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | 70 | +7 laps | |
| 10 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | HWM-Alta | 68 | +9 laps | ||
| 11 | +6 | Ferrari (privateer) | 66 | +11 laps | ||
| 12 | +4 | Gianfranco Comotti | Ferrari (privateer) | 63 | +14 laps | |
| R |  Birabongse Bhanudej | Gordini | 56 | DNF | ||
| R | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) | 51 | DNF | ||
| R | Maserati (privateer) | 34 | DNF | |||
| R | Peter Whitehead | Alta (privateer) | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | Louis Rosier | Ferrari (privateer) | 17 | DNF | ||
| R |  Johnny Claes | Simca-Gordini (privateer) | 15 | DNF | ||
| R |  Harry Schell | Maserati (privateer) | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | Piero Carini | Ferrari (privateer) | 2 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| 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 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari |
| 2 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari |
| 3 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari |
| 4 | Jean Behra | Gordini |
| 5 | Robert Manzon | Gordini |
| 6 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini |
| 7 | Birabongse Bhanudej | Gordini |
| 8 | Peter Collins | HWM-Alta |
| 9 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari (privateer) |
| 10 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | HWM-Alta |
| 11 | Harry Schell | Maserati (privateer) |
| 12 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati (privateer) |
| 13 | Peter Whitehead | Alta (privateer) |
| 14 | Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta |
| 15 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper-Bristol (privateer) |
| 16 | Gianfranco Comotti | Ferrari (privateer) |
| 17 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari (privateer) |
| 18 | Philippe Etancelin | Maserati (privateer) |
| 19 | Piero Carini | Ferrari (privateer) |
| 20 | Johnny Claes | Simca-Gordini (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1952 French Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Alberto Ascari | 18 |
| 2 | Piero Taruffi | 13 |
| 3 | Giuseppe Farina | 12 |
| 4 | Troy Ruttman | 8 |
| 5 | Robert Manzon | 7 |
| 6 | Rudi Fischer | 6 |
| = | Jim Rathmann | 6 |
| 8 | Jean Behra | 4 |
| = | Sam Hanks | 4 |
| 10 | Ken Wharton | 3 |
| = | Duane Carter | 3 |
| = | Mike Hawthorn | 3 |
| 13 | Alan Brown | 2 |
| = | Art Cross | 2 |
| = | Paul Frere | 2 |
| = | Maurice Trintignant | 2 |
| 17 | Bill Vukovich | 1 |
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
- Qualifying 1-2
- 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