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1952 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitNurburgring, 18 laps
Round6 of 8
Race numbers

The 1952 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 21st World Championship race
  • 2nd World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 2nd World Championship race at Nurburgring
  • 1952 Drivers’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari183hr 06m 13.300s9 FL
2 (ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari18+14.100s6
3+3(CHE) Rudi FischerFerrari (privateer)18+7m 10.100s4
4+1(ITA) Piero TaruffiFerrari17+1 lap3
5+6(FRA) Jean BehraGordini17+1 lap2
6+11(BEL) Roger LaurentFerrari (privateer)16+2 laps 
7+5(DEU) Fritz RiessVeritas (privateer)16+2 laps 
8+7(DEU) Toni UlmenVeritas (privateer)16+2 laps 
9+13(DEU) Helmut NiedermayrAFM-BMW (privateer)15+3 laps 
10+22(BEL) Johnny ClaesHWM-Alta15+3 laps 
11-3(DEU) Hans KlenkVeritas (privateer)14+4 laps 
12+17(DEU) Ernst KlodwigBMW (privateer)14+4 laps 
R (FRA) Robert ManzonGordini8DNF 
R (DEU) Willi HeeksAFM-BMW (privateer)7DNF 
R (AUS) Tony GazeHWM-Alta (privateer)6DNF 
R (FRA) Marcel BalsaBMW (privateer)5DNF 
R (DEU) Adolf BrudesVeritas (privateer)5DNF 
R (DEU) Gunther BechemBMW (privateer)5DNF 
R (URY) Eitel CantoniMaserati (privateer)4DNF 
R (DEU) Rudolf KrauseBMW (privateer)3DNF 
R (CHE) Rudolf SchoellerFerrari (privateer)3DNF 
R (GBR) Bill AstonAston-Butterworth2DNF 
R (ITA) Piero CariniFerrari (privateer)1DNF 
R (DEU) Paul PietschVeritas (privateer)1DNF 
R (DEU) Theo HelfrichVeritas (privateer)1DNF 
R (BEL) Paul FrereHWM-Alta1DNF 
R (DEU) Josef PetersVeritas (privateer)1DNF 
R (FRA) Maurice TrintignantGordini1DNF 
DQ (ITA) Felice BonettoMaserati1DSQ 
R (BRA) Gino BiancoMaserati (privateer)0DNF 
Did not start
  (DEU) Willi KrakauAFM-BMW (privateer)   
  (DEU) Ludwig FischerAFM-BMW (privateer)   
  (GBR) Peter CollinsHWM-Alta   
  (DEU) Harry MerkelBMW (privateer)   

Notes

  • Felice Bonetto was disqualified for receiving a push start after a spin.

Starting grid

Pole time: 10:04.400

PosDriverConstructor
1(ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari
2(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari
3(FRA) Maurice TrintignantGordini
4(FRA) Robert ManzonGordini
5(ITA) Piero TaruffiFerrari
6(CHE) Rudi FischerFerrari (privateer)
7(DEU) Paul PietschVeritas (privateer)
8(DEU) Hans KlenkVeritas (privateer)
9(DEU) Willi HeeksAFM-BMW (privateer)
10(ITA) Felice BonettoMaserati
11(FRA) Jean BehraGordini
12(DEU) Fritz RiessVeritas (privateer)
13(BEL) Paul FrereHWM-Alta
14(AUS) Tony GazeHWM-Alta (privateer)
15(DEU) Toni UlmenVeritas (privateer)
16(BRA) Gino BiancoMaserati (privateer)
17(BEL) Roger LaurentFerrari (privateer)
18(DEU) Theo HelfrichVeritas (privateer)
19(DEU) Adolf BrudesVeritas (privateer)
20(DEU) Josef PetersVeritas (privateer)
21(GBR) Bill AstonAston-Butterworth
22(DEU) Helmut NiedermayrAFM-BMW (privateer)
23(DEU) Rudolf KrauseBMW (privateer)
24(CHE) Rudolf SchoellerFerrari (privateer)
25(FRA) Marcel BalsaBMW (privateer)
26(URY) Eitel CantoniMaserati (privateer)
27(ITA) Piero CariniFerrari (privateer)
28  
29(DEU) Ernst KlodwigBMW (privateer)
30(DEU) Gunther BechemBMW (privateer)
31  
32(BEL) Johnny ClaesHWM-Alta

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ITA) Alberto Ascari36
2(ITA) Piero Taruffi22
3(ITA) Giuseppe Farina18
4(CHE) Rudi Fischer10
5(USA) Troy Ruttman8
6(FRA) Robert Manzon7
=(GBR) Mike Hawthorn7
8(USA) Jim Rathmann6
9(FRA) Jean Behra6
10(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
Bill Aston (only start)
Marcel Balsa (only start)
Gunther Bechem
Adolf Brudes (only start)
Willi Heeks
Theo Helfrich
Hans Klenk (only start)
Ernst Klodwig
Rudolf Krause
Helmut Niedermayr (only start)
Josef Peters (only start)
Fritz Riess (only start)
Rudolf Schoeller (only start)
BMW
Last start
Tony Gaze (last Australian driver to start a race until 1955)
Roger Laurent
Paul Pietsch
Toni Ulmen
Aston
World Champion
1st title for Alberto Ascari (3rd driver to win the World Championship, 2nd Italian champion) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Giuseppe Farina & Juan Manuel Fangio)
Wins
6th for Alberto Ascari EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Juan Manuel Fangio)
8th for Ferrari
Race 1-2
6th for Ferrari
Podiums
10th for Alberto Ascari & Giuseppe Farina (first drivers to score ten podiums, 1st & 2nd Italian drivers)
2nd and last for Rudi Fischer (last Swiss driver to finish on the podium until 1964)
25th, 26th & 27th for Ferrari
Poles
5th for Alberto Ascari
8th for Ferrari
1-2 start
6th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
4th for Alberto Ascari
5th for Ferrari
Front row starts
18th for Giuseppe Farina
10th for Alberto Ascari (3rd driver to achieve ten front row starts, 2nd Italian driver)
3rd and last for Robert Manzon
1st for Maurice Trintignant (18th different front row starter, 2nd French driver)
Points finishes
2nd and last for Rudi Fischer
Pole & win
4th for Alberto Ascari EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Juan Manuel Fangio)
Win & fastest lap
4th for Alberto Ascari EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Juan Manuel Fangio)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
3rd for Alberto Ascari