Pit Lane F1
1952 Season - Round 6 - 1952-08-03
Alberto Ascari won the 1952 German Grand Prix from pole position, leading Nino Farina (Ferrari) and Rudi Fischer (Ferrari) home for Ferrari.
Johnny Claes (HWM) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P32 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 22-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 18 drivers failing to finish.
30 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1952 German Grand Prix, completing round 6 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 | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Piero Taruffi |
| Ferrari |
| 5 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 11 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Roger Laurent | Ferrari | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Fritz Riess | Veritas | 12 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Toni Ulmen | Veritas | 15 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Helmut Niedermayr | AFM | 22 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Johnny Claes | HWM | 32 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Hans Klenk | Veritas | 8 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Ernst Klodwig | BMW | 29 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 4 | Accident | 0 |
| 14 | Willi Heeks | AFM | 9 | Retired | 0 |
| 15 | Tony Gaze | HWM | 14 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Adolf Brudes | Veritas | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Marcel Balsa | BMW | 25 | Retired | 0 |
| 18 | Günther Bechem | BMW | 30 | Ignition | 0 |
| 19 | Eitel Cantoni | Maserati | 26 | Axle | 0 |
| 20 | Rudolf Krause | BMW | 23 | Retired | 0 |
| 21 | Rudolf Schoeller | Ferrari | 24 | Suspension | 0 |
| 22 | Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | 21 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 23 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 3 | Accident | 0 |
| 24 | Paul Pietsch | Veritas | 7 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 25 | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 10 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 26 | Paul Frère | HWM | 13 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 27 | Theo Helfrich | Veritas | 18 | Retired | 0 |
| 28 | Josef Peters | Veritas | 20 | Retired | 0 |
| 29 | Piero Carini | Ferrari | 27 | Brakes | 0 |
| 30 | Gino Bianco | Maserati | 16 | Retired | 0 |
