1952 RAC British Grand Prix

Race 5 of 8

Silverstone
85 laps
Time of race: 2:44:11
Average speed of winner: 146.321 kph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 1 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Alberto Ascari 1:52.0
Lap leaders: Farina pole, Ascari 1-85

Race notes: Debut for Gino Bianco, Eitel Cantoni, Tony Crook, Ken Downing, Kenneth McAlpine, Dennis Poore, and Roy Salvadori. Finale for David Murray. Only start for Eric Thompson and Graham Whitehead.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	2	Alberto Ascari	15	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Ferrari	1:50	85	1	85	2:44:11	9
2	3	Piero Taruffi	17	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Ferrari	1:53	84	0	0	+1 lap	6
3	7	Mike Hawthorn	9	Leslie Hawthorn	Cooper T20	Bristol 2.0 L6		Hawthorn	1:56	83	0	0	+2 laps	4
4	8	Dennis Poore	6	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4		Connaught	1:56	83	0	0	+2 laps	3
5	9	Eric Thompson	5	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4		Connaught	1:57	82	0	0	+3 laps	2
6	1	Nino Farina	16	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Ferrari	1:50	82	0	0	+3 laps	0
7	6	Reg Parnell	8	AHM Bryde	Cooper T20	Bristol 2.0 L6		Bryde	1:56	82	0	0	+3 laps	0
8	19	Roy Salvadori	14	G Caprara	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Caprara	2:00	82	0	0	+3 laps	0
9	5	Ken Downing	4	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4		Connaught	1:56	82	0	0	+3 laps	0
10	20	Peter Whitehead	21	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari 125/F2	Ferrari	Pirelli	Peter Whitehead	2:00	81	0	0	+4 laps	0
11	10	Prince Bira	26	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6		Gordini	1:57	81	0	0	+4 laps	0
12	12	Graham Whitehead	1	Graham Whitehead	Alta F2	Alta 1.5		Graham Whitehead	1:58	80	0	0	+5 laps	0
13	15	Rudi Fischer	19	Escurie Espadon	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Espadon	1:58	80	0	0	+5 laps	0
14	23	Johnny Claes	27	Ecurie Belge	Simca-Gordini T15	Gordini		Belge	2:02	79	0	0	+6 laps	0
15	29	Lance Macklin	31	HW Motors	HWM	Alta 1.5		HWM	2:08	79	0	0	+6 laps	0
16	17	Kenneth McAlpine	3	Connaught Engineering	Connaught A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4		Connaught	2:00	79	0	0	+6 laps	0
17	32	Harry Schell	33	Enrico Plate	Maserati 4CLT	Plate 2.0 L4		Plate	no time	78	0	0	+7 laps	0
18	28	Gino Bianco	34	Escuderia Bandeirantes	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati		Bandeirantes	2:07	77	0	0	+8 laps	0
19	31	Toulo de Graffenried	32	Enrico Plate	Maserati 4CLT	Plate 2.0 L4		Plate	no time	76	0	0	+9 laps	0
20	18	Eric Brandon	10	Ecurie Richmond	Cooper T20	Bristol 2.0 L6		Richmond	2:00	76	0	0	+9 laps	0
21	25	Tony Crook	23	Tony Crook	Fraser-Nash 421	BMW 2.0 L6		Crook	2:03	75	0	0	+10 laps	0
22	13	Alan Brown	11	Ecurie Richmond	Cooper T20	Bristol 2.0 L6		Richmond	1:58	69	0	0	+16 laps	0
23	14	Peter Collins	29	HW Motors	HWM	Alta 1.5		HWM	1:58	73	0	0	ignition	0
24	11	Duncan Hamilton	30	HW Motors	HWM	Alta 1.5		HWM	1:57	44	0	0	engine	0
25	16	Stirling Moss	12	ERA Ltd.	ERA G	Bristol 2.0 L6		ERA	1:59	36	0	0	engine	0
26	21	Maurice Trintignant	25	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6		Gordini	2:00	21	0	0	gearbox	0
27	26	Tony Gaze	28	Tony Gaze	HWM	Alta 1.5		Gaze	2:05	19	0	0	engine	0
28	22	David Murray	7	Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper T20	Bristol 2.0 L6		Ecosse	2:02	14	0	0	engine	0
29	4	Robert Manzon	24	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6		Gordini	1:55	9	0	0	clutch	0
30	24	Peter Hirt	20	Escurie Espadon	Ferrari 212	Ferrari	Pirelli	Espadon	2:03	3	0	0	brakes	0
31	27	Eitel Cantoni	35	Escuderia Bandeirantes	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati		Bandeirantes	2:06	0	0	0	brakes	0
32	30	Bill Aston	2	WS Aston	Aston	Butterworth 2.0 L4		Aston	3:28	0	0	0	did not start	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Alberto Ascari	27	4	2	3	3
2	Piero Taruffi	19	4	0	1	3
3	Nino Farina	12	4	2	0	2
4	Troy Ruttman	8	1	0	1	1
5	Robert Manzon	7	4	0	0	1
6	Mike Hawthorn	7	3	0	0	1
7	Rudi Fischer	6	3	0	0	1
8	Jim Rathmann	6	1	0	0	1
9	Jean Behra	4	3	0	0	1
10	Sam Hanks	4	1	0	0	1
11	Ken Wharton	3	2	0	0	0
12	Duane Carter	3	1	0	0	0
13	Dennis Poore	3	1	0	0	0
14	Alan Brown	2	3	0	0	0
15	Art Cross	2	1	0	0	0
16	Paul Frère	2	1	0	0	0
17	Maurice Trintignant	2	2	0	0	0
18	Eric Thompson	2	1	0	0	0
19	Bill Vukovich	1	1	0	0	0
20	Toulo de Graffenried	0	3	0	0	0
21	Peter Collins	0	4	0	0	0
22	Jimmy Bryan	0	1	0	0	0
23	Peter Hirt	0	2	0	0	0
24	Jimmy Reece	0	1	0	0	0
25	Charles de Tornaco	0	1	0	0	0