1952 British Grand Prix

Silverstone Circuit · 19 July 1952

Round 5🇬🇧 UK

Alberto Ascari won the 1952 British Grand Prix for Ferrari from 2nd on the grid, 1 lap ahead of Piero Taruffi. Harry Schell gained the most places, from 32nd on the grid to 17th.

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Laps

Type

Permanent

First GP

1950

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Weekend Points

Pos	Team	Points Breakdown	Pts
1	Ferrari Ascari 9 + Taruffi 6 + Farina 0 + Salvadori 0 + Whitehead 0 + Fischer 0 + Hirt 0	Ascari 9 + Taruffi 6 + Farina 0 + Salvadori 0 + Whitehead 0 + Fischer 0 + Hirt 0	15
2	Connaught Poore 3 + Thompson 2 + Downing 0 + McAlpine 0	Poore 3 + Thompson 2 + Downing 0 + McAlpine 0	5
3	Cooper Hawthorn 4 + Parnell 0 + Brandon 0 + Brown 0 + Murray 0	Hawthorn 4 + Parnell 0 + Brandon 0 + Brown 0 + Murray 0	4
4	Gordini Bira 0 + Trintignant 0 + Manzon 0	Bira 0 + Trintignant 0 + Manzon 0	0
5	Alta Whitehead 0	Whitehead 0	0
6	Simca Claes 0	Claes 0	0
7	HWM Macklin 0 + Collins 0 + Hamilton 0 + Gaze 0	Macklin 0 + Collins 0 + Hamilton 0 + Gaze 0	0
8	Maserati Schell 0 + Bianco 0 + de Graffenried 0 + Cantoni 0	Schell 0 + Bianco 0 + de Graffenried 0 + Cantoni 0	0
9	Frazer Nash Crook 0	Crook 0	0
10	ERA Moss 0	Moss 0	0
11	Aston Butterworth Aston 0	Aston 0	0

Race Result

Pos	Driver	Team	Race time / Gap	Laps	Stops	Pts
1	Alberto Ascari Ferrari	Ferrari	2:46	85	—	9
2	Piero Taruffi Ferrari	Ferrari	+1 Lap	84	—	6
3	Mike Hawthorn Cooper	Cooper	+2 Laps	83	—	4
4	Dennis Poore Connaught	Connaught	+2 Laps	83	—	3
5	Eric Thompson Connaught	Connaught	+3 Laps	82	—	2
6	Nino Farina Ferrari	Ferrari	+3 Laps	82	—	—
7	Reg Parnell Cooper	Cooper	+3 Laps	82	—	—
8	Roy Salvadori Ferrari	Ferrari	+3 Laps	82	—	—
9	Ken Downing Connaught	Connaught	+3 Laps	82	—	—
10	Peter Whitehead Ferrari	Ferrari	+4 Laps	81	—	—
11	Prince Bira Gordini	Gordini	+4 Laps	81	—	—
12	Graham Whitehead Alta	Alta	+5 Laps	80	—	—
13	Rudi Fischer Ferrari	Ferrari	+5 Laps	80	—	—
14	Johnny Claes Simca	Simca	+6 Laps	79	—	—
15	Lance Macklin HWM	HWM	+6 Laps	79	—	—
16	Kenneth McAlpine Connaught	Connaught	+6 Laps	79	—	—
17	Harry Schell Maserati	Maserati	+7 Laps	78	—	—
18	Gino Bianco Maserati	Maserati	+8 Laps	77	—	—
19	Toulo de Graffenried Maserati	Maserati	+9 Laps	76	—	—
20	Eric Brandon Cooper	Cooper	+9 Laps	76	—	—
21	Tony Crook Frazer Nash	Frazer Nash	+10 Laps	75	—	—
22	Alan Brown Cooper	Cooper	+16 Laps	69	—	—
DNF	Peter Collins HWM	HWM	DNF Ignition	73	—	—
DNF	Duncan Hamilton HWM	HWM	DNF Engine	44	—	—
DNF	Stirling Moss ERA	ERA	DNF Engine	36	—	—
DNF	Maurice Trintignant Gordini	Gordini	DNF Gearbox	21	—	—
DNF	Tony Gaze HWM	HWM	DNF Engine	19	—	—
DNF	David Murray Cooper	Cooper	DNF Engine	14	—	—
DNF	Robert Manzon Gordini	Gordini	DNF Clutch	9	—	—
DNF	Peter Hirt Ferrari	Ferrari	DNF Brakes	3	—	—
DNF	Eitel Cantoni Maserati	Maserati	DNF Brakes	0	—	—
DNS	Bill Aston Aston Butterworth	Aston Butterworth	DNS Withdrew	0	—	—