1
Alberto Ascari
Ferrari
36 pts
2
Nino Farina
Ferrari
24 pts
3
Piero Taruffi
Ferrari
22 pts
Alberto Ascari is the 1952 Formula 1 World Champion. Ascari won 6 out of 8 races and scored a total of 36 points. With 12 points behind Nino Farina finished the season in second place and Piero Taruffi as third.The season started with the 1952 Swiss Grand Prix on May 18th. The last race of the season was the 1952 Italian Grand Prix on September 7th.
Number of races
8 races
First race
Swiss Grand Prix (May 18th)
Last race
Italian Grand Prix (September 7th)
Most wins
Alberto Ascari (6)
Most pole positions
Alberto Ascari (5)
Most podiums
Alberto Ascari (6)
Most top 5 finishes
Alberto Ascari (6)
Most points finishes
Alberto Ascari (6)
Most DNF's
Stirling Moss (4)
1952 standings
Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 6 | 6 | 36 | |
2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 4 | 24 | -12 | |
3 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 1 | 3 | 22 | -14 |
4 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 2 | 10 | -26 | |
5 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper | 1 | 10 | -26 | |
6 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 1 | 9 | -27 | |
7 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | 1 | 1 | 8 | -28 |
8 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 2 | 8 | -28 | |
9 | José Froilán González | Maserati | 1 | 6.5 | -29.5 | |
10 | Jim Rathmann | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 6 | -30 | |
11 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 1 | 6 | -30 | |
12 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 4 | -32 | |
13 | Ken Wharton | Cooper | 3 | -33 | ||
14 | Dennis Poore | Connaught | 3 | -33 | ||
15 | Duane Carter | Lesovsky | 3 | -33 | ||
16 | Alan Brown | Cooper | 2 | -34 | ||
17 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 2 | -34 | ||
18 | Paul Frère | Simca | 2 | -34 | ||
19 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 2 | -34 | ||
20 | Art Cross | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | -34 | ||
21 | Eric Thompson | Connaught | 2 | -34 | ||
22 | Bill Vukovich | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | -35 | ||
23 | Roger Laurent | Ferrari | 0 | -36 | ||
24 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 0 | -36 | ||
25 | André Simon | Ferrari | 0 | -36 | ||
26 | Peter Collins | HWM | 0 | -36 | ||
27 | Jimmy Bryan | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
28 | Peter Hirt | Ferrari | 0 | -36 | ||
29 | Charles de Tornaco | Ferrari | 0 | -36 | ||
30 | Duncan Hamilton | HWM | 0 | -36 | ||
31 | Reg Parnell | Cooper | 0 | -36 | ||
32 | Jimmy Reece | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
33 | Fritz Riess | Veritas | 0 | -36 | ||
34 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 0 | -36 | ||
35 | Eric Brandon | Cooper | 0 | -36 | ||
36 | Chico Landi | Maserati | 0 | -36 | ||
37 | Johnny Claes | HWM | 0 | -36 | ||
38 | Toni Ulmen | Veritas | 0 | -36 | ||
39 | Philippe Étancelin | Maserati | 0 | -36 | ||
40 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
41 | Roy Salvadori | Ferrari | 0 | -36 | ||
42 | Ken Downing | Connaught | 0 | -36 | ||
43 | Jan Flinterman | Maserati | 0 | -36 | ||
44 | Cliff Griffith | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
45 | Helmut Niedermayr | AFM | 0 | -36 | ||
46 | Prince Bira | Gordini | 0 | -36 | ||
47 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 0 | -36 | ||
48 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 0 | -36 | ||
49 | Yves Cabantous | HWM | 0 | -36 | ||
50 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
51 | Eitel Cantoni | Maserati | 0 | -36 | ||
52 | Hans Klenk | Veritas | 0 | -36 | ||
53 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
54 | Franco Comotti | Ferrari | 0 | -36 | ||
55 | Ernst Klodwig | BMW | 0 | -36 | ||
56 | Jim Rigsby | Watson | 0 | -36 | ||
57 | Graham Whitehead | Alta | 0 | -36 | ||
58 | Joe James | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
59 | Arthur Legat | Veritas | 0 | -36 | ||
60 | Robert O'Brien | Simca | 0 | -36 | ||
61 | Bill Schindler | Stevens | 0 | -36 | ||
62 | Tony Gaze | HWM | 0 | -36 | ||
63 | George Fonder | Sherman | 0 | -36 | ||
64 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught | 0 | -36 | ||
65 | Eddie Johnson | Trevis | 0 | -36 | ||
66 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 0 | -36 | ||
67 | Gino Bianco | Maserati | 0 | -36 | ||
68 | Chuck Stevenson | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
69 | Henry Banks | Lesovsky | 0 | -36 | ||
70 | Manny Ayulo | Lesovsky | 0 | -36 | ||
71 | Tony Crook | Frazer Nash | 0 | -36 | ||
72 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
73 | Stirling Moss | Connaught | 0 | -36 | ||
74 | Dries van der Lof | HWM | 0 | -36 | ||
75 | Willi Heeks | AFM | 0 | -36 | ||
76 | Adolf Brudes | Veritas | 0 | -36 | ||
77 | Robin Montgomerie-Charrington | Aston Butterworth | 0 | -36 | ||
78 | George Abecassis | HWM | 0 | -36 | ||
79 | Marcel Balsa | BMW | 0 | -36 | ||
80 | Hans von Stuck | Ferrari | 0 | -36 | ||
81 | Günther Bechem | BMW | 0 | -36 | ||
82 | Piero Carini | Ferrari | 0 | -36 | ||
83 | Rudolf Krause | BMW | 0 | -36 | ||
84 | Franco Rol | Maserati | 0 | -36 | ||
85 | Max de Terra | Simca | 0 | -36 | ||
86 | Rudolf Schoeller | Ferrari | 0 | -36 | ||
87 | Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | 0 | -36 | ||
88 | Travis Webb | Bromme | 0 | -36 | ||
89 | Rodger Ward | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
90 | Élie Bayol | OSCA | 0 | -36 | ||
91 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 0 | -36 | ||
92 | Paul Pietsch | Veritas | 0 | -36 | ||
93 | Duke Nalon | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
94 | Alberto Crespo | Maserati | 0 | -36 | ||
95 | Bob Sweikert | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
96 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
97 | Theo Helfrich | Veritas | 0 | -36 | ||
98 | Gene Hartley | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
99 | David Murray | Cooper | 0 | -36 | ||
100 | Josef Peters | Veritas | 0 | -36 | ||
101 | Bob Scott | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
102 | Chet Miller | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
103 | Bobby Ball | Stevens | 0 | -36 | ||
104 | Andy Linden | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | -36 | ||
105 | Piero Dusio | Cisitalia | 0 | -36 |
1952 schedule
Date | Race | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Pole position |
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May 18th | Swiss Grand Prix | #30 Piero Taruffi | Rudi Fischer | Jean Behra | Nino Farina |
May 30th | Indianapolis 500 | #98 Troy Ruttman | Jim Rathmann | Sam Hanks | Fred Agabashian |
Jun 22nd | Belgian Grand Prix | #4 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Robert Manzon | Alberto Ascari |
Jul 6th | French Grand Prix | #8 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Piero Taruffi | Alberto Ascari |
Jul 19th | British Grand Prix | #15 Alberto Ascari | Piero Taruffi | Mike Hawthorn | Nino Farina |
Aug 3rd | German Grand Prix | #101 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Rudi Fischer | Alberto Ascari |
Aug 17th | Dutch Grand Prix | #2 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Luigi Villoresi | Alberto Ascari |
Sep 7th | Italian Grand Prix | #12 Alberto Ascari | José Froilán González | Luigi Villoresi | Alberto Ascari |