1952 Grote Prijs van Belgie

Race 3 of 8

Spa-Francorchamps
36 laps
Time of race: 3:03:46.3
Average speed of winner: 165.967 kph
Margin of victory: 115.2 sec.
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Alberto Ascari 4:55.0
Lap leaders: Ascari pole, Behra 1, Ascari 2-36

Race notes: Debut for Charles de Tornaco, Paul Frère, Tony Gaze, Mike Hawthorn, Roger Laurent, and Arthur Legat. Only start for Robin Montgomerie-Charrington and Robert O'Brien.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Alberto Ascari	4	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Ferrari	4:37	36	1	35	3:03:46.3	9
2	2	Nino Farina	2	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Ferrari	4:40	36	0	0	+115.2	6
3	4	Robert Manzon	14	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6		Gordini	4:52	36	0	0	+268.4	4
4	6	Mike Hawthorn	8	Leslie Hawthorn	Cooper T20	Bristol 2.0 L6		Hawthorn	4:58	35	0	0	+1 lap	3
5	8	Paul Frère	28	HW Motors	HWM	Alta 1.5		HWM	5:05	34	0	0	+2 laps	2
6	9	Alan Brown	10	Ecurie Richmond	Cooper T20	Bristol 2.0 L6		Richmond	5:07	34	0	0	+2 laps	0
7	13	Charles de Tornaco	34	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Francorchamps	5:13	33	0	0	+3 laps	0
8	19	Johnny Claes	18	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16S	Gordini 2.0 L6		Gordini	5:33	33	0	0	+3 laps	0
9	12	Eric Brandon	12	Ecurie Richmond	Cooper T20	Bristol 2.0 L6		Richmond	5:12	33	0	0	+3 laps	0
10	18	Prince Bira	20	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15	Gordini		Gordini	5:29	32	0	0	+4 laps	0
11	14	Lance Macklin	24	HW Motors	HWM	Alta 1.5		HWM	5:15	32	0	0	+4 laps	0
12	20	Roger Laurent	30	HW Motors	HWM	Alta 1.5		HWM	5:35	32	0	0	+4 laps	0
13	21	Arthur Legat	38	Arthur Legat	Veritas Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6		Legat	5:37	31	0	0	+5 laps	0
14	22	Robert O'Brien	44	Robert O'Brien	Simca-Gordini T15	Gordini		O Brien	6:00	30	0	0	+6 laps	0
15	16	Tony Gaze	42	Tony Gaze	HWM	Alta 1.5		Gaze	5:20	30	0	0	+6 laps	0
16	15	Robin Montgomerie-Charrington	40	WS Aston	Aston	Butterworth 2.0 L4		Aston	unknown	17	0	0	engine	0
17	3	Piero Taruffi	6	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Ferrari	4:46	13	0	0	accident	0
18	5	Jean Behra	16	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T16	Gordini 2.0 L6		Gordini	4:56	13	1	1	accident	0
19	7	Ken Wharton	36	Scuderia Franera	Frazer-Nash FN48	Bristol 2.0 L6		Franera	5:01	10	0	0	spun off	0
20	17	Louis Rosier	22	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	Pirelli	Rosier	5:23	6	0	0	transmission	0
21	11	Peter Collins	26	HW Motors	HWM	Alta 1.5		HWM	unknown	3	0	0	halfshaft	0
22	10	Stirling Moss	32	ERA Ltd.	ERA G	Bristol 2.0 L6		ERA	5:08	0	0	0	engine	0

Points standings

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