V R.A.C. British Grand Prix 1952
World Championship for Drivers, Rd 5
Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshir, Great Britain

 

July 19, Overcast, dry 85 laps x 4710.5 m = 400.397 km Pole Position: A. Ascari, 1'50" = 154.0 km/h Fastest Lap: A. Ascari, 1'52" = 151.0 km/h

 

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine Chassis Engine
Type
Cyl.
vol.
Tyre Grid
Pos.
Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 15 Alberto Ascari, ITA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 - Ferrari 500/F2 500-005 L4 1985 Pirelli 2 2:44'11"  
2 2 17 Piero Taruffi, ITA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 - Ferrari 500/F2 500-006 L4 1985 Pirelli 3 84  
3 3 9 Mike Hawthorn, GBR Leslie Hawthorn Cooper T20 - Bristol BS CB-4-52 L6 1971 Dunlop 7 83  
4 4 6 Dennis Poore, GBR Connaught Engineering Connaught A - Lea Francis A4 L4 1960 Dunlop 8 83  
5 5 5 Eric Thompson, GBR Connaught Engineering Connaught A - Lea Francis A6 L4 1960 Dunlop 9 82  
6 6 16 Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina, ITA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 - Ferrari 500/F2 500-004 L4 1985 Pirelli 1 82  
7 7 8 Reg Parnell, GBR Archie Bryde Cooper T20 - Bristol BS CB-1-52 L6 1971 Dunlop 6 82  
8 8 14 Roy Salvadori, GBR G. Caprara Ferrari 500 - Ferrari 500/F2 0188-F2 L4 1985 Dunlop 19 82  
9 9 4 Kenneth 'Ken' Downing, GBR Connaught Engineering Connaught A - Lea Francis A3 L4 1960 Dunlop 5 82  
10 10 21 Peter Whitehead, GBR Peter Whitehead Ferrari 125 - Ferrari 166/F2 125-0114 V12 1995 Dunlop 20 81  
11 11 26 "B. Bira"(Prince Birabongse Banutej Bhanuband), THA Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 - Gordini T20 16-0032 L6 1988 Englebert 10 81  
12 12 1 Graham Whitehead, GBR Peter Whitehead Alta F2 F2-4 L4 1970 Dunlop 12 80  
13 13 19 Rudolf 'Rudi' Fischer, SUI Ecurie Espadon Ferrari 500 - Ferrari 500/F2 0184-F2 L4 1985 Pirelli 15 80  
14 14 27 Johnny Claes, BEL Ecurie Belge Simca-Gordini T15 - Gordini T16 0015-GC L4 1491 Englebert 23 79  
15 15 31 Lance Macklin, GBR HW Motors Ltd HWM 52 - Alta F2 - L4 1970 Dunlop 29 79  
16 16 3 Kenneth McAlpine, GBR Connaught Engineering Connaught A - Lea Francis A1 L4 1960 Dunlop 17 79  
17 17 33 Harry Schell, FRA/USA Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 - Maserati-Platé 4CL - L4 2000 Pirelli 32 78  
18 18 34 Gino Bianco, ITA/BRA Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM - Maserati A6GC 2032 L6 1988 Pirelli 28 77  
19 19 32 Baron Emanuel 'Toulo' de Graffenried, SUI Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 - Maserati-Platé 4CL 1601 L4 2000 Pirelli 31 76  
20 20 10 Eric Brandon, GBR Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20 - Bristol BS CB-3-F2 L6 1971 Dunlop 18 76  
21 21 23 Tony Crook, GBR Tony Crook Frazer Nash 421 - Bristol BS (BMW 328) 421/200/178 L6 1971 Dunlop 25 75  
22 22 29 Peter Collins, GBR HW Motors Ltd HWM 52 - Alta F2 - L4 1970 Dunlop 14 73 Not running - engine
23 23 11 Alan Brown, GBR Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20 - Bristol BS CB-2-52 L6 1971 Dunlop 13 69  
                         
24 30 DNF Duncan Hamilton, GBR HW Motors Ltd HWM 51/52 - Alta F2 - L4 1970 Dunlop 11 44 Engine
25 12 DNF Stirling Moss, GBR English Racing Automobiles Ltd ERA G-Type - Bristol BS R1G L6 1971 Dunlop 16 36 Engine
26 25 DNF Maurice Trintignant, FRA Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 - Gordini T20 16-0033 L6 1988 Englebert 21 21 Gearbox
27 28 DNF Tony Gaze, AUS Tony Gaze HWM 51/52 - Alta F2 - L4 1970 Dunlop 26 20 Head gasket
28 7 DNF David Murray, GBR Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20 - Bristol BS CB-6-52 L6 1971 Dunlop 22 14 Spark plugs
29 24 DNF Robert Manzon, FRA Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 - Gordini T20 16-0031 L6 1988 Englebert 4 9 Clutch
30 20 DNF Peter Hirt, SUI Ecurie Espadon Ferrari 212 - Ferrari 166/F2 212-0110 V12 1995 Pirelli 24 3 Brakes
31 35 DNF Eitel Cantoni, URU Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM - Maserati 16GC 2033 L6 1988 Pirelli 27 1 Brakes
                         
32 2 DNS Bill Aston, GBR Bill Aston Aston-Butterworth - Butterworth NB-41 F4 1986 Dunlop 30 - Withdrew
                         
33 18 DNA Louis Rosier, FRA Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 - Ferrari F500/F2 - L4 1985        
34 22 DNA Ken Wharton, GBR Scuderia Franera Frazer Nash FN48 - Bristol BS - L6 1971        

 

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