1952 British Grand Prix

October 2023 June 2013 F1 Great Britain British 5th RAC British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png Silverstone Circuit in 1952–1973 configuration 19 July 1952 1952 French Grand Prix 1952 German Grand Prix Silverstone CircuitSilverstone, England Permanent racing facility 2.927 4.7105 85 248.739 400.307 Overcast, dry. 100,000 (estimate)British Grand Prix Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press 26 July 1952 9 July 2020 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001082/19520726/007/0001 British Newspaper Archive subscription Nino Farina Ferrari 1:50.0 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1:52.0 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari Italy Mike Hawthorn Cooper-Bristol UK GBR The 1952 British Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 19 July 1952 at Silverstone Circuit. It was race 5 of 8 in the 1952 World Championship of Drivers, in which each Grand Prix was run to Formula Two rules rather than the Formula One regulations normally used. thumb|Photo from Grandstand New pit facilities had been built on the straight between Woodcote and Copse corners; the original pits were located between Abbey and Woodcote. Report Jean Behra was unable to take part in the British Grand Prix, having broken his shoulder blade at the non-championship Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne the previous weekend. Consequently, Maurice Trintignant took over Behra's Gordini T16 for Silverstone, having driven a Simca-Gordini T15 at Rouen-Les-Essarts. The Gordini team also fielded regular drivers Robert Manzon and Prince Bira. As in the previous race, Belgian driver Johnny Claes entered a privateer Simca-Gordini under the 'Ecurie Belge' moniker. Ferrari stuck with the same three drivers — Alberto Ascari, Nino Farina and Piero Taruffi — who had monopolised the podium positions at the French Grand Prix. There were also a number of privateer Ferrari entrants: Fischer and Hirt for Ecurie Espadon, Peter Whitehead and Roy Salvadori. HWM continued their policy of partnering regulars Peter Collins and Lance Macklin with a local driver, in this case Duncan Hamilton. The Connaught team ran a quartet of Lea Francis-engined entries — McAlpine, Downing, Thompson and Poore — while the remainder of the grid was made up of a series of privateers of various constructors, including Coopers and Maseratis. The three works Ferraris, led on this occasion by Farina, again qualified in the top three positions on the grid, this time being joined on the four-car front row by Manzon. The second row consisted of Downing alongside Reg Parnell and Mike Hawthorn in a pair of Cooper-Bristols. The Connaughts of Poore and Thompson shared row three with Bira's Gordini and Hamilton in his HWM. Ascari took the lead at the start of the race and held onto it for the whole 85 laps, taking his third consecutive victory in the World Championship. Polesitter Nino Farina was in second place for the first 26 laps but he dropped down the field when he needed to pit to change spark plugs, eventually finishing in sixth, just outside the points. Despite making a bad start that saw him drop to ninth by the end of the first lap, fellow Ferrari driver Taruffi recovered to take second place, finishing a lap behind Ascari. Dennis Poore, who had been running in third after Farina's pit stop, needed to make a stop of his own in order to refuel his car. This allowed Hawthorn to inherit third place, which he held for the remainder of the race. He finished a lap behind Taruffi and took his first World Championship podium in just his third race. Poore took fourth, ahead of Connaught teammate Eric Thompson in the fifth and final points position.http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr020.html British GP, 1952 Race Report Grand Prix.com 2 February 2013 Ascari's win, coupled with yet another fastest lap, allowed him to extend his lead in the Drivers' Championship once again. He now enjoyed an eight-point lead over fellow Ferrari driver Taruffi. Farina, having not scored any points, was seven points adrift of Taruffi. Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre 1 UK Graham Whitehead Peter Whitehead Alta Alta F2 Alta F2 2.0 L4 Dunlop 2 UK Bill Aston W.S. Aston Aston Butterworth Aston NB41 Aston Butterworth F4 2.0 F4 Dunlop 3 UK Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught-Lea Francis Connaught A Lea Francis 2.0 L4 Dunlop 4 UK Ken Downing Connaught-Lea Francis Connaught A Lea Francis 2.0 L4 Dunlop 5 UK Eric Thompson Connaught-Lea Francis Connaught A Lea Francis 2.0 L4 Dunlop 6 UK Dennis Poore Connaught-Lea Francis Connaught A Lea Francis 2.0 L4 Dunlop 7 UK David Murray Ecurie Ecosse Cooper-Bristol Cooper T20 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 Dunlop 8 UK Reg Parnell AHM Bryde Cooper-Bristol Cooper T20 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 Dunlop 9 UK Mike Hawthorn Leslie D. Hawthorn Cooper-Bristol Cooper T20 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 Dunlop 10 UK Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Cooper-Bristol Cooper T20 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 Dunlop 11 UK Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol Cooper T20 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 Dunlop 12 UK Stirling Moss English Racing Automobiles Ltd. ERA-Bristol ERA G Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 Dunlop 14 UK Roy Salvadori1 1 G. Caprara Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Dunlop 15 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Pirelli 16 Italy Nino Farina Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Pirelli 17 Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Pirelli 18 France Louis Rosier2 2 Ecurie Rosier Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Dunlop 19 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Pirelli 20 Switzerland Peter Hirt Ferrari Ferrari 212 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12 Pirelli 21 UK Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12 Dunlop 22 UK Ken Wharton2 2 Scuderia Franera Frazer Nash-Bristol Frazer Nash FN48 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 Dunlop 23 UK Tony Crook Tony Crook Frazer Nash-BMW Frazer Nash 421 BMW 328 2.0 L6 Dunlop 24 France Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 20 2.0 L6 Englebert 25 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 20 2.0 L6 Englebert 26 Thailand Prince Bira Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 20 2.0 L6 Englebert 27 Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Gordini 1500 1.5 L4 Englebert 28 Australia Tony Gaze Tony Gaze HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 Dunlop 29 UK Peter Collins HW Motors HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 Dunlop 30 UK Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 Dunlop 31 UK Lance Macklin HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 Dunlop 32 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati-Platé Maserati 4CLT-48 Platé 2.0 L4 Pirelli 33 United States 1912 Harry Schell Maserati-Platé Maserati 4CLT-48 Platé 2.0 L4 Pirelli 34 Brazil 1889 Gino Bianco Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 Pirelli 35 Uruguay Eitel Cantoni Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 Pirelli Sources:http://www.manipef1.com/results/1952/britain/entries/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120509143722/http://www.manipef1.com/results/1952/britain/entries/ 9 May 2012 1952 British Grand Prix - Race Entries manipef1.com usurped 6 January 2016http://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1952&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=ent 1952 British GP - Entry List chicanef1.com 2 January 2014 1 1 — Roy Salvadori qualified and drove the entire race in the #14 Ferrari. Bobbie Baird, named substitute driver for the car, was not used during the Grand Prix.http://www.statsf1.com/en/1952/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx Britain 1952 - Race entrants statsf1.com 11 January 2014 2 2 — Louis Rosier and Ken Wharton both withdrew from the event prior to practice.http://www.statsf1.com/en/1952/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx Britain 1952 - Result statsf1.com 11 January 2014 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 16 Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 1:50 – 2 15 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1:50 + 0 3 17 Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 1:53 + 3 4 24 France Robert Manzon Gordini 1:55 + 5 5 4 UK Ken Downing Connaught-Lea Francis 1:56 + 6 6 8 UK Reg Parnell Cooper-Bristol 1:56 + 6 7 9 UK Mike Hawthorn Cooper-Bristol 1:56 + 6 8 6 UK Dennis Poore Connaught-Lea Francis 1:56 + 6 9 5 UK Eric Thompson Connaught-Lea Francis 1:57 + 7 10 26 Thailand Prince Bira Gordini 1:57 + 7 11 30 UK Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta 1:57 + 7 12 1 UK Graham Whitehead Alta 1:58 + 8 13 11 UK Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol 1:58 + 8 14 29 UK Peter Collins HWM-Alta 1:58 + 8 15 19 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ferrari 1:58 + 8 16 12 UK Stirling Moss ERA-Bristol 1:59 + 9 17 3 UK Kenneth McAlpine Connaught-Lea Francis 2:00 + 10 18 10 UK Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol 2:00 + 10 19 14 UK Roy Salvadori Ferrari 2:00 + 10 20 21 UK Peter Whitehead Ferrari 2:00 + 10 21 25 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 2:00 + 10 22 7 UK David Murray Cooper-Bristol 2:02 + 12 23 27 Belgium Johnny Claes Simca-Gordini-Gordini 2:02 + 12 24 20 Switzerland Peter Hirt Ferrari 2:03 + 13 25 23 UK Tony Crook Frazer Nash-BMW 2:03 + 13 26 28 Australia Tony Gaze HWM-Alta 2:05 + 15 27 35 Uruguay Eitel Cantoni Maserati 2:06 + 16 28 34 Brazil 1889 Gino Bianco Maserati 2:07 + 17 29 31 UK Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 2:08 + 18 30 2 UK Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 3:28 + 1:38 31 32 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati-Platé No time – 32 33 United States 1912 Harry Schell Maserati-Platé No time – Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 15 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 85 2:46:11 2 93 1 2 17 Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 84 +1 lap 3 6 3 9 UK Mike Hawthorn Cooper-Bristol 83 +2 laps 7 4 4 6 UK Dennis Poore Connaught-Lea Francis 83 +2 laps 8 3 5 5 UK Eric Thompson Connaught-Lea Francis 82 +3 laps 9 2 6 16 Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 82 +3 laps 1 7 8 UK Reg Parnell Cooper-Bristol 82 +3 laps 6 8 14 UK Roy Salvadori Ferrari 82 +3 laps 19 9 4 UK Ken Downing Connaught-Lea Francis 82 +3 laps 5 10 21 UK Peter Whitehead Ferrari 81 +4 laps 20 11 26 Thailand Prince Bira Gordini 81 +4 laps 10 12 1 UK Graham Whitehead Alta 80 +5 laps 12 13 19 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ferrari 80 +5 laps 15 14 27 Belgium Johnny Claes Simca-Gordini-Gordini 79 +6 laps 23 15 31 UK Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 79 +6 laps 29 16 3 UK Kenneth McAlpine Connaught-Lea Francis 79 +6 laps 17 17 33 United States 1912 Harry Schell Maserati-Platé 78 +7 laps 32 18 34 Brazil 1889 Gino Bianco Maserati 77 +8 laps 28 19 32 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati-Platé 76 +9 laps 31 20 10 UK Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol 76 +9 laps 18 21 23 UK Tony Crook Frazer Nash-BMW 75 +10 laps 25 22 11 UK Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol 69 +16 laps 13 Ret Retired 29 UK Peter Collins HWM-Alta 73 Ignition 14 Ret Retired 30 UK Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta 44 Engine 11 Ret Retired 12 UK Stirling Moss ERA-Bristol 36 Engine 16 Ret Retired 25 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 21 Gearbox 21 Ret Retired 28 Australia Tony Gaze HWM-Alta 19 Engine 26 Ret Retired 7 UK David Murray Cooper-Bristol 14 Engine 22 Ret Retired 24 France Robert Manzon Gordini 9 Clutch 4 Ret Retired 20 Switzerland Peter Hirt Ferrari 3 Brakes 24 Ret Retired 35 Uruguay Eitel Cantoni Maserati 0 Brakes 27 DNS Did not start 2 UK Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 0 Non Starter Source: 1952 British Grand Prix formula1.com http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1952/616/ 4 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20100102052110/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1952/616/ 2 January 2010 Notes 3 1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Italy Alberto Ascari 27 10px 2 Italy Piero Taruffi 19 10px 3 Italy Nino Farina 12 10px 4 USA 1912 Troy Ruttman 8 10px 5 France Robert Manzon 7Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1952/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 1952 - Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 1 March 2019 Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. References British Grand Prix 1952 1952 French Grand Prix 1952 German Grand Prix 1951 British Grand Prix 1953 British Grand Prix British Grand Prix Category:British Grand Prix Grand Prix Brit