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1952 F1 driver stats

Driver stats

Wins

#DriverWinsFrom poleWin & f.lapHat-trick
1(ITA) Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)6565
2(ITA) Piero Taruffi (Ferrari)1–1–
3(USA) Troy Ruttman (Kuzma)1–––
← 1951 Constructors 1953 →
First-time winners
Troy Ruttman
Piero Taruffi

For more information see 1952 race winners.

Podiums

#DriverPodiums1st2nd3rd
1(ITA) Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)66––
2(ITA) Giuseppe Farina (Ferrari)4–4–
3(ITA) Piero Taruffi (Ferrari)3111
4(CHE) Rudi Fischer (Ferrari)2–11
5(ITA) Luigi Villoresi (Ferrari)2––2
6(USA) Troy Ruttman (Kuzma)11––
7(USA) Jim Rathmann (Kurtis Kraft)1–1–
8(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Maserati)1–1–
9(FRA) Jean Behra (Gordini)1––1
10(USA) Sam Hanks (Kurtis Kraft)1––1
11(FRA) Robert Manzon (Gordini)1––1
12(GBR) Mike Hawthorn (Cooper)1––1
← 1951 Constructors 1953 →
First-time podium finishers
Jean Behra
Rudi Fischer (first Swiss podium finisher)
Sam Hanks
Mike Hawthorn
Robert Manzon
Jim Rathmann
Troy Ruttman

Pole positions

#DriverPolesPole & win
1(ITA) Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)55
2(ITA) Giuseppe Farina (Ferrari)2–
3(USA) Fred Agabashian (Kurtis Kraft)1–
← 1951 Constructors 1953 →
First-time polesitters
Fred Agabashian

For more information see 1952 pole positions.

Fastest laps

#DriverFastest lapsWin & f.lap
1(ITA) Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)66
2(ITA) Piero Taruffi (Ferrari)11
3(USA) Bill Vukovich (Kurtis Kraft)1–
4(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Maserati)1–
← 1951 Constructors 1953 →
First-time fastest lap setters
Alberto Ascari
Jose Froilan Gonzalez
Piero Taruffi
Bill Vukovich

For more information see 1952 fastest laps.

Points finishes

#DriverPoints finishesPointsPoints per points finish
1(ITA) Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)636 (53.5)8.92
2(ITA) Giuseppe Farina (Ferrari)524 (27)5.40
3(ITA) Piero Taruffi (Ferrari)4225.50
4(GBR) Mike Hawthorn (Cooper)3103.33
5(FRA) Robert Manzon (Gordini)393.00
6(CHE) Rudi Fischer (Ferrari)2105.00
7(ITA) Luigi Villoresi (Ferrari)284.00
8(FRA) Jean Behra (Gordini)263.00
9(USA) Troy Ruttman (Kuzma)188.00
10(ARG) Jose Froilan Gonzalez (Maserati)16.56.50
11(USA) Jim Rathmann (Kurtis Kraft)166.00
12(USA) Sam Hanks (Kurtis Kraft)144.00
13(GBR) Ken Wharton (Frazer Nash)133.00
14(USA) Duane Carter (Lesovsky)133.00
15(GBR) Dennis Poore (Connaught)133.00
16(GBR) Alan Brown (Cooper)122.00
17(USA) Art Cross (Kurtis Kraft)122.00
18(BEL) Paul Frere (HWM)122.00
19(FRA) Maurice Trintignant (Simca-Gordini)122.00
20(GBR) Eric Thompson (Connaught)122.00
21(ITA) Felice Bonetto (Maserati)122.00
← 1951 Constructors 1953 →
First-time point scorers
Jean Behra
Alan Brown
Duane Carter
Art Cross
Rudi Fischer
Paul Frere (first Belgian point scorer)
Sam Hanks
Mike Hawthorn
Dennis Poore
Jim Rathmann
Troy Ruttman
Eric Thompson
Maurice Trintignant
Bill Vukovich
Ken Wharton

Notes

  • Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.

Front row starts

#DriverFR startsPole2nd3rd4th
1(ITA) Giuseppe Farina (Ferrari)7241–
2(ITA) Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)651––
3(ITA) Piero Taruffi (Ferrari)4–13–
4(FRA) Robert Manzon (Gordini)3––12
5(FRA) Maurice Trintignant (Gordini)2––11
6(USA) Fred Agabashian (Kurtis Kraft)11–––
7(USA) Andy Linden (Kurtis Kraft)1–1––
8(ITA) Luigi Villoresi (Ferrari)1–1––
9(USA) Jack McGrath (Kurtis Kraft)1––1–
10(GBR) Mike Hawthorn (Cooper)1–––1
← 1951 Constructors 1953 →
First-time front row starters
Mike Hawthorn
Andy Linden
Robert Manzon (first French front row starter)
Piero Taruffi
Maurice Trintignant

Retirements

#DriverDNFs
1(GBR) Stirling Moss (HWM, ERA, Connaught)5
2(FRA) Louis Rosier (Ferrari)3
3(USA) Harry Schell (Maserati)3
4(GBR) Peter Collins (HWM)3
5(FRA) Robert Manzon (Gordini)3
6(FRA) Jean Behra (Gordini)3
7(BRA) Gino Bianco (Maserati)3
8(FRA) Maurice Trintignant (Gordini)3
9(ITA) Giuseppe Farina (Ferrari)2
10(THA) Birabongse Bhanudej (Simca-Gordini, Gordini)2
11(URY) Eitel Cantoni (Maserati)2
12(ITA) Piero Carini (Ferrari)2
13(AUS) Tony Gaze (HWM)2
14(BEL) Paul Frere (HWM, Simca-Gordini)2
15(GBR) Ken Wharton (Frazer Nash)2
16(GBR) George Abecassis (HWM)1
17(CHE) Max de Terra (Simca-Gordini)1
18(GBR) Lance Macklin (HWM)1
19(FRA) Andre Simon (Ferrari)1
20(DEU) Hans Stuck (AFM)1
21(DEU) Toni Ulmen (Veritas)1
22(USA) Fred Agabashian (Kurtis Kraft)1
23(ITA) Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)1
24(USA) Bobby Ball (Stevens)1
25(USA) Tony Bettenhausen (Deidt)1
26(USA) Gene Hartley (Kurtis Kraft)1
27(USA) Andy Linden (Kurtis Kraft)1
28(USA) Chet Miller (Kurtis Kraft)1
29(USA) Duke Nalon (Kurtis Kraft)1
30(USA) Bob Scott (Kurtis Kraft)1
31(USA) Bob Sweikert (Kurtis Kraft)1
32(USA) Bill Vukovich (Kurtis Kraft)1
33(USA) Rodger Ward (Kurtis Kraft)1
34(USA) Spider Webb (Bromme)1
35(GBR) Robin Montgomerie-Charrington (Aston)1
36(ITA) Piero Taruffi (Ferrari)1
37(BEL) Johnny Claes (Simca-Gordini)1
38(CHE) Emmanuel de Graffenried (Maserati)1
39(GBR) Mike Hawthorn (Cooper)1
40(GBR) Peter Whitehead (Alta)1
41(GBR) Duncan Hamilton (HWM)1
42(CHE) Peter Hirt (Ferrari)1
43(GBR) David Murray (Cooper)1
44(GBR) Bill Aston (Aston)1
45(FRA) Marcel Balsa (BMW)1
46(DEU) Gunther Bechem (BMW)1
47(DEU) Adolf Brudes (Veritas)1
48(DEU) Willi Heeks (AFM)1
49(DEU) Theo Helfrich (Veritas)1
50(DEU) Rudolf Krause (BMW)1
51(DEU) Josef Peters (Veritas)1
52(DEU) Paul Pietsch (Veritas)1
53(CHE) Rudolf Schoeller (Ferrari)1
54(BEL) Charles de Tornaco (Ferrari)1
55(GBR) Ken Downing (Connaught)1
56(NLD) Jan Flinterman (Maserati)1
57(FRA) Elie Bayol (OSCA)1
58(CHE) Rudi Fischer (Ferrari)1
59(GBR) Ken McAlpine (Connaught)1
60(ITA) Franco Rol (Maserati)1
← 1951 Constructors 1953 →

Notes

  • Stirling Moss retired from three races for ERA and one race for both HWM and Connaught.
  • Birabongse Bhanudej retired from one race for Simca-Gordini and one for Gordini.
  • Paul Frere retired from one race for both HWM and Simca-Gordini.

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