1952 Italian Grand Prix

F1 Italy Italian XXIII GRAN PREMIO D'ITALIA 7 September 1952 1952 Dutch Grand Prix 1953 Argentine Grand Prix Monza 1950.png Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy Permanent racing facility 3.915 6.300 80 313.171 504.000 Sunny Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:05.7 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:06.1 56 Italy José Froilán González Maserati 57, 60 Argentina Alberto Ascari Ferrari Italy José Froilán González Maserati Argentina Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Italy ITA The 1952 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 7 September 1952 at Monza. It was the eighth and final round of 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. The 80-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari after he started from pole position. José Froilán González finished second for the Maserati team and Ascari's teammate Luigi Villoresi came in third. thumb|right|Ferrari's Ascari and Villoresi during the race Race report Due to the dominance of the Ferrari team throughout 1952, the World Drivers' Championship had already been clinched a month prior to the season-ending Italian Grand Prix. Nevertheless, Ferrari entered five drivers for their home race, with their Dutch Grand Prix trio—World Champion Alberto Ascari, Nino Farina and Luigi Villoresi—being joined by Piero Taruffi and André Simon, both of whom had competed for the Scuderia at various points of the season. There were also a number of privateer Ferraris, including the Ecurie Espadon pairing of Fischer and Stuck, as well as Charles de Tornaco of Ecurie Francorchamps, Louis Rosier and Peter Whitehead. The works Maserati team appeared for the first and only time in the 1952 World Championship, running three cars for Felice Bonetto, Franco Rol and José Froilán González. Also running A6GCMs were the Escuderia Bandeirantes trio of Bianco, Cantoni and Landi, while Enrico Platé's drivers—Toulo de Graffenried and debutant Alberto Crespo—ran the older 4CLT/48 equipped with the team's own revised engines. Gordini retained their previous driver lineup of Behra, Manzon and Trintignant, while Johnny Claes drove a privateer Simca-Gordini at Monza. HWM entered a pair of cars for Peter Collins and Lance Macklin, with Australian Tony Gaze running a privateer HWM. The Connaught team, absent since the British Grand Prix, returned to the Championship with a three-car entry consisting of Stirling Moss (who had driven for ERA at the previous event), Dennis Poore and Kenneth McAlpine. For this event, only 24 cars were allowed to take the start, meaning that 11 of the 35 drivers who had entered the race failed to qualify. These included all of the HWMs, three of the privateer Ferraris, and both of the Enrico Platé-entered Maseratis. Ascari took his third consecutive pole position (and his fifth of the season), and the front row was completed by his teammates Villoresi and Farina, and the Gordini of Trintignant. The Maserati of González started from the second row, alongside the remaining works Ferraris of Taruffi and Simon, and the Gordini of Robert Manzon. Row three consisted of Stirling Moss in the leading Connaught, Frenchman Élie Bayol in the sole OSCA, Behra in the third and final works Gordini, and Mike Hawthorn in his privateer Cooper-Bristol. The remaining works Maseratis of Bonetto and Rol were only able to make the fourth row of the grid, starting from 13th and 16th, respectively. José Froilán González emerged in first place at the start of the race, ahead of Ascari in second. The Argentine remained in the lead for the first 36 laps of the race, until a slow pit stop allowed the Ferraris of Ascari and Villoresi to pass him for first and second, respectively. Ascari held the lead for the remainder of the race, and, in so doing, took his sixth consecutive World Championship race victory. González caught up with Villoresi and passed him to take second place in his only Championship race of the season. Villoresi completed the podium by taking his second consecutive third-place finish. Farina was not far behind in fourth place, while the second Maserati of Felice Bonetto took the final points position in fifth, finishing a lap down on the leaders. The remaining works Ferraris of Simon and Taruffi finished in sixth and seventh place, respectively.http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr023.html Italian GP, 1952 Race Report Grandprix.com 16 July 2013 As Taruffi finished outside the points, he was unable to overtake Nino Farina in the Drivers' Championship standings. The Ferrari team monopolised the top three positions, with World Champion Alberto Ascari ahead of teammates Farina and Taruffi. Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre 2 France Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 20 2.0 L6 Englebert 4 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 20 2.0 L6 Englebert 6 France Jean Behra Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 20 2.0 L6 Englebert 8 France André Simon Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Pirelli 10 Italy Nino Farina Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Pirelli 12 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Pirelli 14 Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Pirelli 16 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Pirelli 18 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Pirelli 20 West Germany Hans Stuck Ferrari Ferrari 212 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12 Pirelli 22 Italy Felice Bonetto Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 Pirelli 24 Italy Franco Rol Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 Pirelli 26 Argentina José Froilán González Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 Pirelli 28 UK Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught-Lea Francis Connaught A Lea Francis 2.0 L4 Dunlop 30 UK Dennis Poore Connaught-Lea Francis Connaught A Lea Francis 2.0 L4 Dunlop 32 UK Stirling Moss Connaught-Lea Francis Connaught A Lea Francis 2.0 L4 Dunlop 34 France Élie Bayol Élie Bayol OSCA OSCA 20 OSCA Tipo 2000 2.0 L6 Pirelli 36 UK Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Cooper-Bristol Cooper T20 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 Dunlop 38 UK Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol Cooper T20 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 Dunlop 40 UK Ken Wharton Scuderia Franera Cooper-Bristol Cooper T20 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 Dunlop 42 UK Mike Hawthorn Leslie D. Hawthorn Cooper-Bristol Cooper T20 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 Dunlop 44 Italy Piero Dusio1 1 Piero Dusio Cisitalia-BPM Cisitalia D46 BPM 2.0 L4 Pirelli 46 Brazil 1889 Gino Bianco Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 Pirelli 48 Brazil 1889 Chico Landi2 2 Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 Pirelli 50 Uruguay Eitel Cantoni Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 Pirelli 52 UK Lance Macklin HW Motors HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 Dunlop 54 UK Peter Collins HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 Dunlop 56 Australia Tony Gaze Tony Gaze HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 Dunlop 58 Argentina Alberto Crespo Enrico Platé Maserati-Platé Maserati 4CLT-48 Platé 2.0 L4 Pirelli 60 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati-Platé Maserati 4CLT-48 Platé 2.0 L4 Pirelli 62 France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Pirelli 64 UK Bill Aston W.S. Aston Aston Butterworth Aston NB41 Aston Butterworth F4 2.0 F4 Dunlop 66 Belgium Johnny Claes Vicomtesse de Walckiers Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Gordini 1500 1.5 L4 Englebert 68 UK Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12 Dunlop 70 Belgium Charles de Tornaco Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Englebert Sources:http://www.manipef1.com/results/1952/italy/entries/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120509144144/http://www.manipef1.com/results/1952/italy/entries/ 9 May 2012 1952 Italian Grand Prix - Race Entries manipef1.com usurped 6 January 2016http://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1952&gp=Italian%20GP&r=1&type=ent 1952 Italian GP - Entry List chicanef1.com 8 April 2014 1 1 — Carlo Dusio, named substitute driver for the #44 Cisitalia-BPM, took no part in the Grand Prix.http://www.statsf1.com/en/1952/italie/engages.aspx Italy 1952 - Race entrants statsf1.com 8 April 2014 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 12 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:05.7 — 2 16 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 2:06.6 +0.9 3 10 Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 2:07.0 +1.3 4 4 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 2:07.2 +1.5 5 26 Argentina José Froilán González Maserati 2:07.6 +1.9 6 14 Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 2:07.8 +2.1 7 2 France Robert Manzon Gordini 2:08.2 +2.5 8 8 France André Simon Ferrari 2:09.1 +3.4 9 32 UK Stirling Moss Connaught-Lea Francis 2:09.8 +4.1 10 34 France Élie Bayol OSCA 2:10.6 +4.9 11 6 France Jean Behra Gordini 2:10.8 +5.1 12 42 UK Mike Hawthorn Cooper-Bristol 2:11.2 +5.5 13 22 Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati 2:11.6 +5.9 14 18 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ferrari 2:11.8 +6.1 15 40 UK Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol 2:12.2 +6.5 16 24 Italy Franco Rol Maserati 2:12.7 +7.0 17 62 France Louis Rosier Ferrari 2:12.7 +7.0 18 48 Brazil 1889 Chico Landi Maserati 2:13.0 +7.3 19 30 UK Dennis Poore Connaught-Lea Francis 2:14.0 +8.3 20 36 UK Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol 2:14.0 +8.3 21 38 UK Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol 2:15.0 +9.3 22 28 UK Kenneth McAlpine Connaught-Lea Francis 2:15.1 +9.4 23 50 Uruguay Eitel Cantoni Maserati 2:15.9 +10.2 24 46 Brazil 1889 Gino Bianco Maserati 2:17.1 +11.4 25 70 Belgium Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 2:17.5 +11.8 26 58 Argentina Alberto Crespo Maserati-Platé 2:17.8 +12.1 27 60 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati-Platé 2:18.4 +12.7 28 54 UK Peter Collins HWM-Alta 2:18.6 +12.9 29 68 UK Peter Whitehead Ferrari 2:18.8 +13.1 30 56 Australia Tony Gaze HWM-Alta 2:20.3 +14.6 31 64 UK Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 2:20.7 +15.0 32 52 UK Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 2:21.0 +15.3 33 20 West Germany Hans Stuck Ferrari 2:22.8 +17.1 34 44 Italy Piero Dusio Cisitalia-BPM No time — 35 66 Belgium Johnny Claes Simca-Gordini-Gordini No time — Sources:http://f1pulse.com/racecard/Italian_Grand_Prix_1952/3C3B/race_card_qualify.aspx 1952 Italian Grand Prix - Qualifying and Race Results 2012-07-10 F1Pulse.com F1 Pulsehttp://www.statsf1.com/en/1952/italie/qualification.aspx Italy 1952 - Qualifications StatsF1.com 8 April 2014 *Entries with a pink background failed to qualify for the race. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 12 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 80 2:50:45.6 1 8.51 1 2 26 Argentina José Froilán González Maserati 80 +1:01.8 5 6.51 1 3 16 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 80 +2:04.2 2 4 4 10 Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 80 +2:11.4 3 3 5 22 Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati 79 +1 lap 13 2 6 8 France André Simon Ferrari 79 +1 lap 8 7 14 Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 77 +3 laps 6 8 48 Brazil 1889 Chico Landi Maserati 76 +4 laps 18 9 40 UK Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol 76 +4 laps 15 10 62 France Louis Rosier Ferrari 75 +5 laps 17 11 50 Uruguay Eitel Cantoni Maserati 75 +5 laps 23 12 30 UK Dennis Poore Connaught-Lea Francis 74 +6 laps 19 13 36 UK Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol 73 +7 laps 20 14 2 France Robert Manzon Gordini 71 +9 laps 7 15 38 UK Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol 68 +12 laps 21 Ret Retired 32 UK Stirling Moss Connaught-Lea Francis 60 Engine 9 Ret Retired 46 Brazil 1889 Gino Bianco Maserati 46 Engine 24 Ret Retired 6 France Jean Behra Gordini 42 Engine 11 NC Not classified 42 UK Mike Hawthorn Cooper-Bristol 38 Not classified 12 Ret Retired 24 Italy Franco Rol Maserati 24 Engine 16 Ret Retired 4 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 5 Engine 4 Ret Retired 28 UK Kenneth McAlpine Connaught-Lea Francis 4 Suspension 22 Ret Retired 18 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ferrari 3 Engine 14 Ret Retired 34 France Élie Bayol OSCA 0 Gearbox 10 DNQ Did not qualify 70 Belgium Charles de Tornaco Ferrari Did not qualify — DNQ Did not qualify 58 Argentina Alberto Crespo Maserati-Platé Did not qualify — DNQ Did not qualify 60 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati-Platé Did not qualify — DNQ Did not qualify 54 UK Peter Collins HWM-Alta Did not qualify — DNQ Did not qualify 68 UK Peter Whitehead Ferrari Did not qualify — DNQ Did not qualify 56 Australia Tony Gaze HWM-Alta Did not qualify — DNQ Did not qualify 64 UK Bill Aston Aston Butterworth Did not qualify — DNQ Did not qualify 52 UK Lance Macklin HWM-Alta Did not qualify — DNQ Did not qualify 20 West Germany Hans Stuck Ferrari Did not qualify — DNQ Did not qualify 44 Italy Piero Dusio Cisitalia-BPM Did not qualify — DNQ Did not qualify 66 Belgium Johnny Claes Simca-Gordini-Gordini Did not qualify —Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1952/623/ 1952 Italian Grand Prix https://web.archive.org/web/20141108211334/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1952/623/ 8 November 2014 4 August 2015 formula1.com Notes 1 1 – Includes 0.5 points for shared fastest lap Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champion. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Italy Alberto Ascari 36 (53.5) 10px 2 Italy Nino Farina 24 (27) 10px 3 Italy Piero Taruffi 22 10px 4 Switzerland Rudi Fischer 10 10px 5 UK Mike Hawthorn 10Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1952/italie/championnat.aspx Italy 1952 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 1 March 2019 Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. References 30em Italian Grand Prix 1952 1952 Dutch Grand Prix 1953 Argentine Grand Prix 1951 Italian Grand Prix 1953 Italian Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix Category:Italian Grand Prix Category:1952 in Italian motorsport Ita