1952 seasonR5 · 19 July 1952 · Silverstone

British Grand Prix 1952

Alberto Ascari won for Ferrari. Started from P2.

Laps85PoleFarinaFastest lapAscariDistance400.4 km
Start → finish · top tenP1 Ascari3P2 Taruffi7P3 HawthornP4 Poore9P5 Thompson1P6 FarinaP7 Parnell19P8 Salvadori5P9 DowningP10 Whitehead

Race results

01Alberto Ascarifastest lapFerrari2:44:11.0009
02Piero TaruffiFerrari+1 lap6
03Mike HawthornCooper+2 laps4
04Dennis PooreConnaught+2 laps3
05Eric ThompsonConnaught+3 laps2
06Nino FarinaFerrari+3 laps
07Reg ParnellCooper+3 laps
08Roy SalvadoriFerrari+3 laps
09Ken DowningConnaught+3 laps
10Peter WhiteheadFerrari+4 laps
11Birabongse BhanudejGordini+4 laps
12Graham WhiteheadAlta+5 laps
13Rudi FischerFerrari+5 laps
14Johnny ClaesSimca-Gordini+6 laps
15Lance MacklinHWM+6 laps
16Kenneth McAlpineConnaught+6 laps
17Harry SchellMaserati+7 laps
18Gino BiancoMaserati+8 laps
19Emmanuel de GraffenriedMaserati+9 laps
20Eric BrandonCooper+9 laps
21Tony CrookFrazer-Nash+10 laps
22Alan BrownCooper+16 laps
—Peter CollinsHWMIgnition
—Duncan HamiltonHWMEngine
—Stirling MossERAEngine
—Maurice TrintignantGordiniGearbox
—Tony GazeHWMEngine
—David MurrayCooperEngine
—Robert ManzonGordiniClutch
—Peter HirtFerrariBrakes
—Eitel CantoniMaseratiBrakes
—Bill AstonAston ButterworthDid not start