Pit Lane F1
1952 Season - Round 5 - 1952-07-19
Alberto Ascari won the 1952 British Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Piero Taruffi (Ferrari) second and Mike Hawthorn (Cooper) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Harry Schell (Maserati) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P32 on the grid to P17 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 8 drivers failing to finish.
30 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1952 British Grand Prix, completing round 5 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 3 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 3 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper | 7 | +2 Laps | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Dennis Poore |
| Connaught |
| 8 |
| +2 Laps |
| 3 |
| 5 | Eric Thompson | Connaught | 9 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 1 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Reg Parnell | Cooper | 6 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Roy Salvadori | Ferrari | 19 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Ken Downing | Connaught | 5 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 20 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Prince Bira | Gordini | 10 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Graham Whitehead | Alta | 12 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 15 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Johnny Claes | Simca | 23 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 29 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught | 17 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 32 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Gino Bianco | Maserati | 28 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 31 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| 20 | Eric Brandon | Cooper | 18 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Tony Crook | Frazer Nash | 25 | +10 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Alan Brown | Cooper | 13 | +16 Laps | 0 |
| 23 | Peter Collins | HWM | 14 | Ignition | 0 |
| 24 | Duncan Hamilton | HWM | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Stirling Moss | ERA | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 27 | Tony Gaze | HWM | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| 28 | David Murray | Cooper | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 29 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 4 | Clutch | 0 |
| 30 | Peter Hirt | Ferrari | 24 | Brakes | 0 |
