1952 German Grand Prix

The 1952 German Grand Prix was Round 6 of the 1952 Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Nürburgring in Germany on Sunday, 3 August 1952. Alberto Ascari started on pole position for Ferrari and was the race winner. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1952 Drivers’ Championship and Ascari won the title for the first time.

1952 German Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityCarTyreLapsRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapPoints
1101Alberto AscariItalyFerrariPirelli183:06:13.300--10:05.10059
2102Nino FarinaItalyFerrariPirelli183:06:27.400+14.100+14.1006
3117Rudi FischerSwitzerlandFerrariPirelli183:13:23.400+7:10.100+6:56.0004
4103Piero TaruffiItalyFerrariPirelli171 lap1 lap3
5108Jean BehraFranceGordini171 lap2
6119Roger LaurentGreat BritainFerrariPirelli162 laps1 lap
7121Fritz RiessGermanyVeritas162 laps
8125Toni UlmenGermanyVeritas162 laps
9124Helmut NiedermayrGermanyAFM BMW153 laps1 lap
10113Johnny ClaesBelgiumHWM Alta153 laps
11128Hans KlenkGermanyVeritas144 laps1 lap
12135Ernst KlodwigGermanyBMW144 laps
DNF107Robert ManzonFranceGordini8
DNF123Willi HeeksGermanyAFM BMW7
DNF120Tony GazeAustraliaHWM Alta6
DNF126Adolf BrudesGermanyVeritas5
DNF110Marcel BalsaFranceBMW5
DNF130Karl-Günther BechemGermanyBMW5
DNF116Eitel CantoniUruguayMaserati4
DNF136Rudolf KrauseGermanyBMW3
DNF118Rudolf SchoellerSwitzerlandFerrariPirelli3
DNF114Bill AstonGreat BritainAston Butterworth2
DNF109Maurice TrintignantFranceGordini1
DNF127Paul PietschGermanyVeritas1
DSQ105Felice BonettoItalyMaserati1
DNF112Paul FrereBelgiumHWM Alta1
DNF122Theo HelfrichGermanyVeritas1
DNF129Josef PetersGermanyVeritas1
DNF104Piero CariniItalyFerrariPirelli1
DNF115Gino BiancoBrazilMaserati

1952 German Grand Prix