1952 F1 Season

The 1952 Formula One season was the sixth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. The 3rd World Championship of Drivers—contested over eight races between 18 May and 7 September 1952—was to be held under F1 regulations, but the national clubs chose to run their championship events as Formula Two races out of fear for a smaller number of entrants. The Indianapolis 500 continued to be run under the formula dictated by the Contest Board of the American Automobile Association. The season also included several non-championship races for both F1 and F2 cars.

Alberto Ascari

Race Calendar

Swiss Grand PrixCircuit Bremgarten, Switzerland

May 181952

Indianapolis 500Indianapolis Motor Speedway, USA

May 301952

Belgian Grand PrixCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium

Jun 221952

French Grand PrixRouen-Les-Essarts, France

Jul 61952

British Grand PrixSilverstone Circuit, UK

Jul 191952

German Grand PrixNürburgring, Germany

Aug 31952

Dutch Grand PrixCircuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands

Aug 171952

Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy

Sep 71952

Driver Standings

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Alberto AscariItalian	Ferrari	6	53.5
2	Nino FarinaItalian	Ferrari	—	27
3	Piero TaruffiItalian	Ferrari	1	22
4	Mike HawthornBritish	Cooper	—	10
5	Rudi FischerSwiss	Ferrari	—	10
6	Robert ManzonFrench	Gordini	—	9
7	Troy RuttmanAmerican	Kuzma	1	8
8	Luigi VilloresiItalian	Ferrari	—	8
9	José Froilán GonzálezArgentine	Maserati	—	6.5
10	Jean BehraFrench	Gordini	—	6
11	Jim RathmannAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	6
12	Sam HanksAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	4
13	Ken WhartonBritish	Frazer Nash	—	3
14	Dennis PooreBritish	Connaught	—	3
15	Duane CarterAmerican	Lesovsky	—	3
16	Alan BrownBritish	Cooper	—	2
17	Paul FrèreBelgian	HWM	—	2
18	Eric ThompsonBritish	Connaught	—	2
19	Maurice TrintignantFrench	Gordini	—	2
20	Felice BonettoItalian	Maserati	—	2
21	Art CrossAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	2
22	Bill VukovichAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	1
23	Prince BiraThai	Gordini	—	0
24	Eric BrandonBritish	Cooper	—	0
25	Johnny ClaesBelgian	HWM	—	0
26	Peter CollinsBritish	HWM	—	0
27	Tony GazeAustralian	HWM	—	0
28	Roger LaurentBelgian	Ferrari	—	0
29	Arthur LegatBelgian	Veritas	—	0
30	Lance MacklinBritish	HWM	—	0
31	Robin Montgomerie-CharringtonBritish	Aston Butterworth	—	0
32	Stirling MossBritish	HWM	—	0
33	Robert O'BrienAmerican	Simca	—	0
34	Louis RosierFrench	Ferrari	—	0
35	Charles de TornacoBelgian	Ferrari	—	0
36	Gino BiancoBrazilian	Maserati	—	0
37	Tony CrookBritish	Frazer Nash	—	0
38	Ken DowningBritish	Connaught	—	0
39	Duncan HamiltonBritish	HWM	—	0
40	Peter HirtSwiss	Ferrari	—	0
41	Kenneth McAlpineBritish	Connaught	—	0
42	David MurrayBritish	Cooper	—	0
43	Reg ParnellBritish	Cooper	—	0
44	Roy SalvadoriBritish	Ferrari	—	0
45	Harry SchellAmerican	Maserati	—	0
46	Peter WhiteheadBritish	Alta	—	0
47	Graham WhiteheadBritish	Alta	—	0
48	Toulo de GraffenriedSwiss	Maserati	—	0
49	Jan FlintermanDutch	Maserati	—	0
50	Chico LandiBrazilian	Maserati	—	0
51	Dries van der LofDutch	HWM	—	0
52	Élie BayolFrench	OSCA	—	0
53	Eitel CantoniUruguayan	Maserati	—	0
54	Franco RolItalian	Maserati	—	0
55	André SimonFrench	Ferrari	—	0
56	George AbecassisBritish	HWM	—	0
57	Toni UlmenGerman	Veritas	—	0
58	Max de TerraSwiss	Simca	—	0
59	Hans von StuckGerman	AFM	—	0
60	Fred AgabashianAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
61	Manny AyuloAmerican	Lesovsky	—	0
62	Henry BanksAmerican	Lesovsky	—	0
63	Tony BettenhausenAmerican	Deidt	—	0
64	Jimmy BryanAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
65	George ConnorAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
66	George FonderAmerican	Sherman	—	0
67	Cliff GriffithAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
68	Gene HartleyAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
69	Joe JamesAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
70	Eddie JohnsonAmerican	Trevis	—	0
71	Johnny McDowellAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
72	Jack McGrathAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
73	Chet MillerAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
74	Duke NalonAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
75	Johnnie ParsonsAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
76	Jimmy ReeceAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
77	Jim RigsbyAmerican	Watson	—	0
78	Bill SchindlerAmerican	Stevens	—	0
79	Bob ScottAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
80	Chuck StevensonAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
81	Bob SweikertAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
82	Rodger WardAmerican	Kurtis Kraft	—	0
83	Travis WebbAmerican	Bromme	—	0
84	Yves CabantousFrench	HWM	—	0
85	Piero CariniItalian	Ferrari	—	0
86	Franco ComottiItalian	Ferrari	—	0
87	Philippe ÉtancelinFrench	Maserati	—	0
88	Bill AstonBritish	Aston Butterworth	—	0
89	Marcel BalsaFrench	BMW	—	0
90	Günther BechemGerman	BMW	—	0
91	Adolf BrudesGerman	Veritas	—	0
92	Willi HeeksGerman	AFM	—	0
93	Theo HelfrichGerman	Veritas	—	0
94	Hans KlenkGerman	Veritas	—	0
95	Ernst KlodwigEast German	BMW	—	0
96	Rudolf KrauseEast German	BMW	—	0
97	Helmut NiedermayrGerman	AFM	—	0
98	Josef PetersGerman	Veritas	—	0
99	Paul PietschGerman	Veritas	—	0
100	Fritz RiessGerman	Veritas	—	0
101	Rudolf SchoellerSwiss	Ferrari	—	0

Constructor Standings

Pos	Team	Wins	Points
1	FerrariItalian	7	120.5
2	GordiniFrench	—	15
3	Kurtis KraftAmerican	—	13
4	CooperBritish	—	12
5	MaseratiItalian	—	8.5
6	KuzmaAmerican	1	8
7	ConnaughtBritish	—	5
8	Frazer NashBritish	—	3
9	LesovskyAmerican	—	3
10	SimcaFrench	—	2
11	HWMBritish	—	2
12	VeritasGerman	—	0
13	Aston ButterworthBritish	—	0
14	ERABritish	—	0
15	AltaBritish	—	0
16	OSCAItalian	—	0
17	AFMGerman	—	0
18	DeidtAmerican	—	0
19	ShermanAmerican	—	0
20	TrevisAmerican	—	0
21	WatsonAmerican	—	0
22	StevensAmerican	—	0
23	BrommeAmerican	—	0
24	BMWGerman	—	0