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Home / Seasons / 1952 F1 World Championship Season / 1952 Indianapolis 500

1952 Indianapolis 500

DateFriday, 30 May 1952
Winner
  • USA flag lazyload Troy Ruttman
  • USA flag lazyload Kuzma-Offenhauser
Pole position
  • USA flag lazyload Fred Agabashian
  • USA flag lazyload Kurtis Kraft-Cummins
Fastest lap
  • USA flag lazyload Bill Vukovich
  • USA flag lazyload Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
CircuitIndianapolis, 200 laps
Round2 of 8
Race numbers17th World Championship race
More 1952 season
More Indianapolis 500

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+6USA flag lazyload Troy RuttmanKuzma-Offenhauser2003hr 52m 41.880s8
2+8USA flag lazyload Jim RathmannKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200+4m 02.329s6
3+2USA flag lazyload Sam HanksKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200 4
4+2USA flag lazyload Duane CarterLesovsky-Offenhauser200 3
5+15USA flag lazyload Art CrossKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200 2
6+15USA flag lazyload Jimmy BryanKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
7+16USA flag lazyload Jimmy ReeceKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
8+6USA flag lazyload George ConnorKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
9 USA flag lazyload Cliff GriffithKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
10+21USA flag lazyload Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
11-8USA flag lazyload Jack McGrathKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
12+14USA flag lazyload Jim RigsbyWatson-Offenhauser200  
13+3USA flag lazyload Joe JamesKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser200  
14+1USA flag lazyload Bill SchindlerStevens-Offenhauser200  
15-2USA flag lazyload George FonderSherman-Offenhauser197+3 laps 
16+8USA flag lazyload Eddie JohnsonTrevis-Offenhauser193+7 laps 
17-9USA flag lazyload Bill VukovichKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser191DNF1 FL
18-7USA flag lazyload Chuck StevensonKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser187+13 laps 
19-7USA flag lazyload Henry BanksLesovsky-Offenhauser184+16 laps 
20+8USA flag lazyload Manuel AyuloLesovsky-Offenhauser184+16 laps 
21+12USA flag lazyload Johnny McDowellKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser182+18 laps 
22+7USA flag lazyload Spider WebbBromme-Offenhauser162DNF 
23-1USA flag lazyload Rodger WardKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser130DNF 
24+6USA flag lazyload Tony BettenhausenDeidt-Offenhauser93DNF 
25-21USA flag lazyload Duke NalonKurtis Kraft-Novi84DNF 
26+6USA flag lazyload Bob SweikertKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser77DNF 
27-26USA flag lazyload Fred AgabashianKurtis Kraft-Cummins71DNF 
28-10USA flag lazyload Gene HartleyKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser65DNF 
29-4USA flag lazyload Bob ScottKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser49DNF 
30-3USA flag lazyload Chet MillerKurtis Kraft-Novi41DNF 
31-12Italy flag lazyload Alberto AscariFerrari40DNF 
32-15USA flag lazyload Bobby BallStevens-Offenhauser34DNF 
33-31USA flag lazyload Andy LindenKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser20DNF 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1952 Indianapolis 500.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Italy flag lazyload Piero Taruffi9
2USA flag lazyload Troy Ruttman8
3Switzerland flag Rudi Fischer6
=USA flag lazyload Jim Rathmann6
5France flag lazyload Jean Behra4
=USA flag lazyload Sam Hanks4
7United Kingdom flag lazyload Ken Wharton3
=USA flag lazyload Duane Carter3
9United Kingdom flag lazyload Alan Brown2
=USA flag lazyload Art Cross2
11USA flag lazyload Bill Vukovich1

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Jimmy Bryan, Art Cross, George Fonder, Eddie Johnson, Jimmy Reece, Jim Rigsby (only start), Bob Scott, Bob Sweikert
Last start
Bobby Ball, Henry Banks, George Connor, Joe James, Johnny McDowell, Chet Miller, Bill Schindler
Deidt, Sherman
Wins
1st and only for Troy Ruttman (9th different winner, 3rd American driver)
1st and only for Kuzma (4th different winner)
Podiums
1st and only for Troy Ruttman (23rd different podium finisher, 8th American driver), 1st for Jim Rathmann (24th different podium finisher, 9th American driver; only podium for Kurtis Kraft)
1st for Sam Hanks (25th different podium finisher, 10th American driver)
5th & 6th for Kurtis Kraft, 1st for Kuzma (8th different podium finisher)
Poles
1st and only for Fred Agabashian (7th different polesitter, 3rd American driver)
3rd for Kurtis Kraft
Qualifying 1-2
3rd for Kurtis Kraft
Fastest laps
1st for Bill Vukovich (6th different fastest lap setter, 3rd American driver)
3rd for Kurtis Kraft
Front row starts
2nd for Fred Agabashian & Jack McGrath, 1st and only for Andy Linden (17th different front row starter, 7th American driver)
Points finishes
1st for Troy Ruttman, Jim Rathmann, Sam Hanks, Duane Carter, Art Cross & Bill Vukovich (38th-43rd different point scorers, 13th-18th American drivers)

See also

  • Indianapolis 500
  • Indianapolis circuit
  • 1952 World Championship season

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