1952 seasonR6 · 3 August 1952 · Nürburgring

German Grand Prix 1952

Alberto Ascari won for Ferrari. Started from P1. This race decided the championship.

Laps18PoleAscariFastest lapAscariDistance410.6 km
Start → finish · top ten1P1 AscariP2 FarinaP3 Fischer5P4 Taruffi11P5 Behra17P6 LaurentP7 Riess15P8 Ulmen22P9 Niedermayr32P10 Claes

Race results

01Alberto Ascarifastest lapFerrari3:06:13.3009
02Nino FarinaFerrari+14.1006
03Rudi FischerFerrari+7:10.1004
04Piero TaruffiFerrari+1 lap3
05Jean BehraGordini+1 lap2
06Roger LaurentFerrari+2 laps
07Fritz RiessVeritas+2 laps
08Toni UlmenVeritas+2 laps
09Helmut NiedermayrAFM+3 laps
10Johnny ClaesHWM+3 laps
11Hans KlenkVeritas+4 laps
12Ernst KlodwigHeck+4 laps
—Robert ManzonGordiniAccident
—Willi HeeksAFMEngine
—Tony GazeHWMGearbox
—Marcel BalsaBalsaEngine
—Adolf BrudesVeritasEngine
—Karl-Günther BechemNackeIgnition
—Eitel CantoniMaseratiAxle
—Rudolf KrauseReifEngine
—Rudolf SchoellerFerrariSuspension
—Bill AstonAston ButterworthOil pressure
—Piero CariniFerrariBrakes
—Paul PietschVeritasGearbox
—Theo HelfrichVeritasEngine
—Paul FrèreHWMGearbox
—Josef PetersVeritasEngine
—Maurice TrintignantGordiniAccident
—Gino BiancoMaseratiEngine
—Felice BonettoMaseratiDisqualified
—Willi KrakauAFMDid not start
—Ludwig FischerAFMDid not start
—Harry MerkelKrakauDid not start
—Peter CollinsHWMDid not start