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1952 Italian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonza, 80 laps
Round8 of 8
Race numbers

The 1952 Italian Grand Prix was the:

  • 23rd World Championship race
  • 3rd World Championship Italian Grand Prix
  • 3rd World Championship race at Monza
More 1952 season
More Italian Grands Prix
Next race1953 Argentine Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari802hr 50m 45.600s8.5 FL
2+3(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezMaserati80+1m 01.800s6.5 FL
3-1(ITA) Luigi VilloresiFerrari80+2m 04.200s4
4-1(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari80+2m 11.400s3
5+8(ITA) Felice BonettoMaserati79+1 lap2
6+2(FRA) Andre SimonFerrari79+1 lap 
7-1(ITA) Piero TaruffiFerrari77+3 laps 
8+10(BRA) Chico LandiMaserati (privateer)76+4 laps 
9+6(GBR) Ken WhartonCooper-Bristol (privateer)76+4 laps 
10+7(FRA) Louis RosierFerrari (privateer)75+5 laps 
11+12(URY) Eitel CantoniMaserati (privateer)75+5 laps 
12+7(GBR) Dennis PooreConnaught-Lea Francis74+6 laps 
13+7(GBR) Eric BrandonCooper-Bristol (privateer)73+7 laps 
14-7(FRA) Robert ManzonGordini71+9 laps 
15+6(GBR) Alan BrownCooper-Bristol (privateer)68+12 laps 
R (GBR) Stirling MossConnaught-Lea Francis60DNF 
R (BRA) Gino BiancoMaserati (privateer)46DNF 
R (FRA) Jean BehraGordini42DNF 
NC (GBR) Mike HawthornCooper-Bristol (privateer)38+42 laps 
R (ITA) Franco RolMaserati24DNF 
R (FRA) Maurice TrintignantGordini5DNF 
R (GBR) Ken McAlpineConnaught-Lea Francis4DNF 
R (CHE) Rudi FischerFerrari (privateer)3DNF 
R (FRA) Elie BayolOSCA (privateer)0DNF 

Starting grid

Pole time: 2:05.700

PosDriverConstructor
1(ITA) Alberto AscariFerrari
2(ITA) Luigi VilloresiFerrari
3(ITA) Giuseppe FarinaFerrari
4(FRA) Maurice TrintignantGordini
5(ARG) Jose Froilan GonzalezMaserati
6(ITA) Piero TaruffiFerrari
7(FRA) Robert ManzonGordini
8(FRA) Andre SimonFerrari
9(GBR) Stirling MossConnaught-Lea Francis
10(FRA) Elie BayolOSCA (privateer)
11(FRA) Jean BehraGordini
12(GBR) Mike HawthornCooper-Bristol (privateer)
13(ITA) Felice BonettoMaserati
14(CHE) Rudi FischerFerrari (privateer)
15(GBR) Ken WhartonCooper-Bristol (privateer)
16(ITA) Franco RolMaserati
17(FRA) Louis RosierFerrari (privateer)
18(BRA) Chico LandiMaserati (privateer)
19(GBR) Dennis PooreConnaught-Lea Francis
20(GBR) Eric BrandonCooper-Bristol (privateer)
21(GBR) Alan BrownCooper-Bristol (privateer)
22(GBR) Ken McAlpineConnaught-Lea Francis
23(URY) Eitel CantoniMaserati (privateer)
24(BRA) Gino BiancoMaserati (privateer)

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(BEL) Charles de TornacoFerrari (privateer)
(ARG) Alberto CrespoMaserati (privateer)
(CHE) Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati (privateer)
(GBR) Peter CollinsHWM-Alta
(GBR) Peter WhiteheadFerrari (privateer)
(AUS) Tony GazeHWM-Alta (privateer)
(GBR) Bill AstonAston-Butterworth
(GBR) Lance MacklinHWM-Alta
(DEU) Hans StuckFerrari (privateer)
(BEL) Johnny ClaesSimca-Gordini (privateer)
(ITA) Piero DusioCisitalia-BPM (privateer)

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ITA) Alberto Ascari36
2(ITA) Giuseppe Farina24
3(ITA) Piero Taruffi22
4(CHE) Rudi Fischer10
5(GBR) Mike Hawthorn10
6(FRA) Robert Manzon9
7(USA) Troy Ruttman8
8(ITA) Luigi Villoresi8
9(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez6.5
10(USA) Jim Rathmann6
11(FRA) Jean Behra6
12(USA) Sam Hanks4
13(GBR) Ken Wharton3
=(USA) Duane Carter3
=(GBR) Dennis Poore3
16(GBR) Alan Brown2
=(USA) Art Cross2
=(BEL) Paul Frere2
=(FRA) Maurice Trintignant2
=(GBR) Eric Thompson2
=(ITA) Felice Bonetto2
22(USA) Bill Vukovich1

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Elie Bayol
Last start
Gino Bianco
Eitel Cantoni (last Uruguayan driver to start a race until 1955)
Rudi Fischer
Dennis Poore
Franco Rol
Wins
8th for Alberto Ascari
10th for Ferrari (2nd constructor to win ten races) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Alfa Romeo)
Podiums
12th for Alberto Ascari NEW RECORD
6th for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (first for Maserati)
5th for Luigi Villoresi
31st & 32nd for Ferrari
2nd for Maserati
Poles
7th for Alberto Ascari
10th for Ferrari (2nd constructor to take ten pole positions) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Alfa Romeo)
1-2 start
8th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
6th for Alberto Ascari
1st for Jose Froilan Gonzalez (8th different fastest lap setter, 2nd Argentine driver)
7th for Ferrari
1st for Maserati (4th different fastest lap setter)
Front row starts
20th for Giuseppe Farina (1st driver to achieve 20 front row starts, 1st Italian driver)
12th for Alberto Ascari
3rd for Luigi Villoresi
2nd and last for Maurice Trintignant
Pole & win
6th for Alberto Ascari
Win & fastest lap
6th for Alberto Ascari
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
5th for Alberto Ascari NEW RECORD