Pit Lane F1
1952 Season - Round 1 - 1952-05-18
Piero Taruffi won the 1952 Swiss Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Rudi Fischer (Ferrari) second and Jean Behra (Gordini) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Peter Hirt (Ferrari) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1952 Swiss Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 7 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Ken Wharton |
| Frazer Nash |
| 13 |
| +2 Laps |
| 3 |
| 5 | Alan Brown | Cooper | 15 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 8 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Peter Hirt | Ferrari | 19 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Eric Brandon | Cooper | 17 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Prince Bira | Simca | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 10 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 4 | Magneto | 0 |
| 10 | André Simon | Ferrari | 4 | Magneto | 0 |
| 11 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Stirling Moss | HWM | 9 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 13 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 12 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 14 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 3 | Radiator | 0 |
| 15 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 1 | Magneto | 0 |
| 16 | Peter Collins | HWM | 6 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| 17 | George Abecassis | HWM | 10 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| 18 | Hans von Stuck | AFM | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Toni Ulmen | Veritas | 16 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| 20 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 20 | Accident | 0 |
| 21 | Max de Terra | Simca | 21 | Magneto | 0 |
