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20th GP – Great Britain 1952

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 Great Britain Graham Whitehead A. G. Whitehead Great Britain Alta F2 [F2-5] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop
2 Great Britain Bill Aston W. S. Aston Great Britain Aston - [NB41] Butterworth F4 2.0 Dunlop
3 Great Britain Kenneth McAlpine K. McAlpine Great Britain Connaught A [A1] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop
4 Great Britain Ken Downing K. H. Downing Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop
5 Great Britain Eric Thompson E. Thompson Great Britain Connaught A [A6] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop
6 Great Britain Dennis Poore D. Poore Great Britain Connaught A [A4] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop
7 Great Britain David Murray Ecurie Ecosse Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop
8 Great Britain Reg Parnell A. H. M. Bryde Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-1-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop
9 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn L. D. Hawthorn Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-4-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop
10 Great Britain Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop
11 Great Britain Alan Brown Ecurie Richmond Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-2-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop
12 Great Britain Stirling Moss English Racing Automobiles Ltd Great Britain ERA G [R1G] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop
14 Great Britain Roy Salvadori G. Caprara Italy Ferrari 500 [0188-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop
15 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 500 [05] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli
16 Italy Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 500 [04] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli
17 Italy Piero Taruffi Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 500 [06] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli
18 France Louis Rosier Écurie (Louis) Rosier Italy Ferrari 500 [0186-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop
19 Switzerland Rudolf Fischer Ecurie Espadon Italy Ferrari 500 [0184-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli
20 Switzerland Peter Hirt Ecurie Espadon Italy Ferrari 166 F2 [110] Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0 Pirelli
21 Great Britain Peter Whitehead P. N. Whitehead Italy Ferrari 166 F2 [114] Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0 Dunlop
22 Great Britain Ken Wharton Scuderia Franera Great Britain Frazer-Nash FN48 [421/200/172S] Frazer-Nash FNS L6 2.0 Dunlop
23 Great Britain Tony Crook T.A.D. Crook Great Britain Frazer-Nash LMR MK 2 [421/200/170] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop
24 France Robert Manzon Équipe Gordini France Gordini T16 [31] Gordini T20 L6 2.0 Englebert
25 France Maurice Trintignant Équipe Gordini France Gordini T16 [33] Gordini T20 L6 2.0 Englebert
26 Thailand Prince Bira Équipe Gordini France Gordini T16 [32] Gordini T20 L6 2.0 Englebert
27 Belgium Johnny Claes Écurie Belge France Simca Gordini T15 [15GC] Gordini T18 L4 1.5 Englebert
28 Australia Tony Gaze F. A. O. Gaze Great Britain HWM 51 ['6-51-52'] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop
29 Great Britain Peter Collins HW Motors Great Britain HWM 52 ["2-52"] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop
30 Great Britain Duncan Hamilton HW Motors Great Britain HWM 51 ['5-51-52'] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop
31 Great Britain Lance Macklin HW Motors Great Britain HWM 52 [52-107] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop
32 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried E. de Graffenried Italy Maserati 4CLT [1601] Platé 4CL L4 2.0 Pirelli
33 United States Harry Schell Enrico Platé Italy Maserati 4CLT [1598] Platé 4CL L4 2.0 Pirelli
34 Brazil Gino Bianco Escuderia Bandeirantes Italy Maserati A6GCM [2032] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli
35 Uruguay Eitel Cantoni Escuderia Bandeirantes Italy Maserati A6GCM [2033] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli
Louis Rosier did not attend, Ken Wharton did not have his car available.

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Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 16 Italy Giuseppe Farina Italy Ferrari 500 [04] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli 01:50.000 0
2 15 Italy Alberto Ascari Italy Ferrari 500 [05] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli 01:50.000 0
3 17 Italy Piero Taruffi Italy Ferrari 500 [06] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli 01:53.000 0
4 24 France Robert Manzon France Gordini T16 [31] Gordini T20 L6 2.0 Englebert 01:55.000 0
5 4 Great Britain Ken Downing Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop 01:56.000 0
6 8 Great Britain Reg Parnell Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-1-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop 01:56.000 0
7 9 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-4-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop 01:56.000 0
8 6 Great Britain Dennis Poore Great Britain Connaught A [A4] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop 01:56.000 0
9 5 Great Britain Eric Thompson Great Britain Connaught A [A6] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop 01:57.000 0
10 26 Thailand Prince Bira France Gordini T16 [32] Gordini T20 L6 2.0 Englebert 01:57.000 0
11 30 Great Britain Duncan Hamilton Great Britain HWM 51 ['5-51-52'] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop 01:57.000 0
12 1 Great Britain Graham Whitehead Great Britain Alta F2 [F2-5] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop 01:58.000 0
13 11 Great Britain Alan Brown Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-2-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop 01:58.000 0
14 29 Great Britain Peter Collins Great Britain HWM 52 ["2-52"] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop 01:58.000 0
15 19 Switzerland Rudolf Fischer Italy Ferrari 500 [0184-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli 01:58.000 0
16 12 Great Britain Stirling Moss Great Britain ERA G [R1G] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop 01:59.000 0
17 3 Great Britain Kenneth McAlpine Great Britain Connaught A [A1] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop 02:00.000 0
18 10 Great Britain Eric Brandon Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop 02:00.000 0
19 14 Great Britain Roy Salvadori Italy Ferrari 500 [0188-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop 02:00.000 0
20 21 Great Britain Peter Whitehead Italy Ferrari 166 F2 [114] Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0 Dunlop 02:00.000 0
21 25 France Maurice Trintignant France Gordini T16 [33] Gordini T20 L6 2.0 Englebert 02:00.000 0
22 7 Great Britain David Murray Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop 02:02.000 0
23 27 Belgium Johnny Claes France Simca Gordini T15 [15GC] Gordini T18 L4 1.5 Englebert 02:02.000 0
24 20 Switzerland Peter Hirt Italy Ferrari 166 F2 [110] Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0 Pirelli 02:03.000 0
25 23 Great Britain Tony Crook Great Britain Frazer-Nash LMR MK 2 [421/200/170] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop 02:03.000 0
26 28 Australia Tony Gaze Great Britain HWM 51 ['6-51-52'] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop 02:05.000 0
27 35 Uruguay Eitel Cantoni Italy Maserati A6GCM [2033] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli 02:06.000 0
28 34 Brazil Gino Bianco Italy Maserati A6GCM [2032] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli 02:07.000 0
29 31 Great Britain Lance Macklin Great Britain HWM 52 [52-107] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop 02:08.000 0
30 2 Great Britain Bill Aston Great Britain Aston - [NB41] Butterworth F4 2.0 Dunlop 03:28.000 0
31 32 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Italy Maserati 4CLT [1601] Platé 4CL L4 2.0 Pirelli 0
32 33 United States Harry Schell Italy Maserati 4CLT [1598] Platé 4CL L4 2.0 Pirelli 0

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Official Name 5th RAC British Grand Prix
Circuit Silverstone
Date July 19
Pole Giuseppe Farina 01:50.000
Fastest Lap Alberto Ascari 01:52.000
Podium 1st Alberto Ascari (85) , 2nd Piero Taruffi, 3rd Mike Hawthorn
GP Number 20
Round 5
Weather Sunny
Prev race Grand Prix de France July 6
Next race Grosser Preis von Deutschland August 3

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P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 15 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 500 [05] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli 02:44:11.000 85 01:52.000 85 2 9
2 17 Italy Piero Taruffi Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 500 [06] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli +1 lap 84 0 3 6
3 9 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn L. D. Hawthorn Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-4-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop +2 laps 83 0 7 4
4 6 Great Britain Dennis Poore D. Poore Great Britain Connaught A [A4] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop +2 laps 83 0 8 3
5 5 Great Britain Eric Thompson E. Thompson Great Britain Connaught A [A6] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop +3 laps 82 0 9 2
6 16 Italy Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 500 [04] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli +3 laps 82 0 1 0
7 8 Great Britain Reg Parnell A. H. M. Bryde Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-1-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop +3 laps 82 0 6 0
8 14 Great Britain Roy Salvadori G. Caprara Italy Ferrari 500 [0188-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop +3 laps 82 0 19 0
9 4 Great Britain Ken Downing K. H. Downing Great Britain Connaught A [A3] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop +3 laps 82 0 5 0
10 21 Great Britain Peter Whitehead P. N. Whitehead Italy Ferrari 166 F2 [114] Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0 Dunlop +4 laps 81 0 20 0
11 26 Thailand Prince Bira Équipe Gordini France Gordini T16 [32] Gordini T20 L6 2.0 Englebert +4 laps 81 0 10 0
12 1 Great Britain Graham Whitehead A. G. Whitehead Great Britain Alta F2 [F2-5] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop +5 laps 80 0 12 0
13 19 Switzerland Rudolf Fischer Ecurie Espadon Italy Ferrari 500 [0184-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Pirelli +5 laps 80 0 15 0
14 27 Belgium Johnny Claes Écurie Belge France Simca Gordini T15 [15GC] Gordini T18 L4 1.5 Englebert +6 laps 79 0 23 0
15 31 Great Britain Lance Macklin HW Motors Great Britain HWM 52 [52-107] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop +6 laps 79 0 29 0
16 3 Great Britain Kenneth McAlpine K. McAlpine Great Britain Connaught A [A1] Lea-Francis L4 2.0 Dunlop +6 laps 79 0 17 0
17 33 United States Harry Schell Enrico Platé Italy Maserati 4CLT [1598] Platé 4CL L4 2.0 Pirelli +7 laps 78 0 32 0
18 34 Brazil Gino Bianco Escuderia Bandeirantes Italy Maserati A6GCM [2032] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli +8 laps 77 0 28 0
19 32 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried E. de Graffenried Italy Maserati 4CLT [1601] Platé 4CL L4 2.0 Pirelli +9 laps 76 0 31 0
20 10 Great Britain Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-3-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop +9 laps 76 0 18 0
21 23 Great Britain Tony Crook T.A.D. Crook Great Britain Frazer-Nash LMR MK 2 [421/200/170] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop +10 laps 75 0 25 0
22 11 Great Britain Alan Brown Ecurie Richmond Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-2-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop +16 laps 69 0 13 0
DNF 29 Great Britain Peter Collins HW Motors Great Britain HWM 52 ["2-52"] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop Ignition 73 0 14 0
DNF 30 Great Britain Duncan Hamilton HW Motors Great Britain HWM 51 ['5-51-52'] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop Engine 44 0 11 0
DNF 12 Great Britain Stirling Moss English Racing Automobiles Ltd Great Britain ERA G [R1G] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop Engine 36 0 16 0
DNF 25 France Maurice Trintignant Équipe Gordini France Gordini T16 [33] Gordini T20 L6 2.0 Englebert Gearbox 21 0 21 0
DNF 28 Australia Tony Gaze F. A. O. Gaze Great Britain HWM 51 ['6-51-52'] Alta F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop Engine 19 0 26 0
DNF 7 Great Britain David Murray Ecurie Ecosse Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-6-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 Dunlop Engine 14 0 22 0
DNF 24 France Robert Manzon Équipe Gordini France Gordini T16 [31] Gordini T20 L6 2.0 Englebert Clutch 9 0 4 0
DNF 20 Switzerland Peter Hirt Ecurie Espadon Italy Ferrari 166 F2 [110] Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0 Pirelli Brakes 3 0 24 0
DNF 35 Uruguay Eitel Cantoni Escuderia Bandeirantes Italy Maserati A6GCM [2033] Maserati A6G L6 2.0 Pirelli Brakes 0 0 27 0
DNS 2 Great Britain Bill Aston W. S. Aston Great Britain Aston - [NB41] Butterworth F4 2.0 Dunlop DNS 0 0 0
DNA 18 France Louis Rosier Écurie (Louis) Rosier Italy Ferrari 500 [0186-F2] Ferrari 500/F2 L4 2.0 Dunlop Not present 0 0 0
DNA 22 Great Britain Ken Wharton Scuderia Franera Great Britain Frazer-Nash FN48 [421/200/172S] Frazer-Nash FNS L6 2.0 Dunlop Car unavailable 0 0 0

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Formula 1 1952 World Championship
Pos Driver Team Pts
1 Italy Alberto Ascari Italy Ferrari 27
2 Italy Piero Taruffi Italy Ferrari 19
3 Italy Giuseppe Farina Italy Ferrari 12
4 United States Troy Ruttman United States Kuzma 8
5 France Robert Manzon France Gordini 7
6 Great Britain Mike Hawthorn Great Britain Cooper 7
7 Switzerland Rudolf Fischer Italy Ferrari 6
8 United States Jim Rathmann United States Kurtis Kraft 6
9 France Jean Behra France Gordini 4
10 United States Sam Hanks United States Kurtis Kraft 4
11 Great Britain Ken Wharton Great Britain Frazer-Nash 3
12 United States Duane Carter United States Lesovsky 3
13 Great Britain Dennis Poore Great Britain Connaught 3
14 Great Britain Alan Brown Great Britain Cooper 2
15 United States Art Cross United States Kurtis Kraft 2
16 Belgium Paul Frère Great Britain HWM 2
17 France Maurice Trintignant France Simca Gordini 2
France Gordini
18 Great Britain Eric Thompson Great Britain Connaught 2
19 United States Bill Vukovich United States Kurtis Kraft 1
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