1952 German Grand Prix

F1 West Germany German 1952 8 3 y 1952 1952 British Grand Prix 1952 Dutch Grand Prix Circuit Nürburgring-1927-Nordschleife.svg XV Großer Preis von Deutschland Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany 22.810 14.173 18 410.580 255.123 Sunny Alberto Ascari Italy Ferrari 10:04.4 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 10:05.1 5 Italy Alberto Ascari Italy Ferrari Giuseppe Farina Italy Ferrari Rudi Fischer Switzerland Ferrari GER The 1952 German Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 3 August 1952 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It was race 6 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. The 18-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari after he started from pole position. His teammates Giuseppe Farina and Rudi Fischer finished in second and third places. 1952 was the 25th anniversary of the race track, and a sports car race dubbed the XV. Großer Preis von Deutschland – Großer Jubiläumspreis vom Nürburgring für Sportwagen 1952 was run as support. It was won 1-2-3-4 by Mercedes-Benz W194 300 SL Spyders.https://mercedes-benz-publicarchive.com/marsClassic/en/instance/ko/German-Grand-Prix-1952.xhtml?oid=7708 German Grand Prix – Nürburgring Anniversary Grand Prix for Sports CarsGP Nürburgring [S8.0] 1952 - Racing Sports Cars https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Nurburgring-1952-08-03.html 2026-09-24 www.racingsportscars.com Report The Maserati factory team finally appeared with their new car, the A6GCM, which was driven by Felice Bonetto. Also racing A6GCMs were the Escuderia Bandeirantes drivers Bianco and Cantoni. Ferrari once again entered the successful trio of Alberto Ascari, Nino Farina and Piero Taruffi, while there were privateer Ferrari entries for Rudi Fischer and Rudolf Schoeller of Ecurie Espadon, Roger Laurent of Ecurie Francorchamps, and Piero Carini of Scuderia Marzotto. Jean Behra returned to action for the Gordini team, having recovered from his shoulder injury. He replaced Prince Bira, and was partnered by teammates Robert Manzon and Maurice Trintignant. HWM entered three cars, with regular Peter Collins joined by the Belgian pairing of Paul Frère and Johnny Claes, while Australian Tony Gaze drove a privateer HWM. Bill Aston drove an Aston Butterworth, and the field was completed by a plethora of privateer German cars (Veritas, AFM and BMW). Ferrari were once again fastest in qualifying, with Ascari and Farina being joined on the front row of the grid by the Gordinis of Trintignant and Manzon. The remaining works Ferrari driver, Taruffi, started from the second row, alongside the Ecurie Espadon-entered Ferrari of Fischer and Paul Pietsch in a Veritas. Bonetto's works Maserati made the third row, along with the Gordini of Jean Behra, and a pair of local entrants: Hans Klenk's Veritas, and Willi Heeks in an AFM. The race turned out to be rather a processional event, with Ascari leading Farina all the way in the first 16 laps. Two laps from home, he had to dive into the pits for oil, emerging 10 seconds behind Farina-which he rattled off on the next lap, catching Farina just a mile from home to win by several seconds after an otherwise dull race. Piero Taruffi had been running in third behind his teammates, but he lost the position to Rudi Fischer towards the end of the race when he encountered problems due to his suspension breaking. Fischer's podium and Taruffi's fourth place-finish ensured that it was a Ferrari 1-2-3-4. Manzon, who had been running in fourth for much of the first half of the race, between Taruffi and Fischer, was forced to retire when a wheel fell off his car. This meant that his teammate Behra was left to take the final points in fifth position in his Gordini, ahead of Roger Laurent's Ferrari. Felice Bonetto, of the factory Maserati team, was disqualified for receiving a push start after his first lap spin. Ascari, who had taken his fourth consecutive victory, along with a fourth consecutive fastest lap, had now scored the maximum of 36 points for the season, as only a driver's four best results counted. As a result, he clinched the world championship, making him the first driver to win the championship with two races left to go.http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr021.html German GP, 1952 Race Report Grandprix.com 3 February 2013 The date was 3 August, the earliest anyone would claim the Championship until Jim Clark seized the crown on 1 August in 1965, also at the Nürburgring. Ascari's teammates, Taruffi and Farina, remained in second and third, respectively, in the Drivers' Championship, while Swiss driver Fischer's second podium of the season raised him up to fourth in the standings. Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre 101 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Pirelli 102 Italy Nino Farina Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Pirelli 103 Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Pirelli 104 Italy Piero Carini Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari Ferrari 166F2-50 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12 Pirelli 105 Italy Felice Bonetto Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 Pirelli 107 France Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 20 2.0 L6 Englebert 108 France Jean Behra Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 20 2.0 L6 Englebert 109 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 20 2.0 L6 Englebert 110 France Marcel Balsa Marcel Balsa Balsa-BMW Balsa Spécial BMW 328 2.0 L6 Englebert 111 UK Peter Collins HW Motors HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 Dunlop 112 Belgium Paul Frère HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 Dunlop 113 Belgium Johnny Claes HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 Dunlop 114 UK Bill Aston W.S. Aston Aston Butterworth Aston NB41 Aston Butterworth F4 2.0 F4 Dunlop 115 Brazil 1889 Gino Bianco Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 Pirelli 116 Uruguay Eitel Cantoni Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 Pirelli 117 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Pirelli 118 Switzerland Rudolf Schoeller Ferrari Ferrari 212 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12 Pirelli 119 Belgium Roger Laurent Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 Pirelli 120 Australia Tony Gaze Tony Gaze HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 Dunlop 121 West Germany Fritz Riess Fritz Riess Veritas-BMW Veritas RS BMW 328 2.0 L6 ? 122 West Germany Theo Helfrich Theo Helfrich Veritas-BMW Veritas RS BMW 328 2.0 L6 ? 123 West Germany Willi Heeks Willi Heeks AFM-BMW AFM 50 (M8) BMW 328 2.0 L6 ? 124 West Germany Helmut Niedermayr Helmut Niedermayr AFM-BMW AFM 50 (M6) BMW 328 2.0 L6 ? 125 West Germany Toni Ulmen Toni Ulmen Veritas-BMW Veritas Meteor BMW 328 2.0 L6 ? 126 West Germany Adolf Brudes Adolf Brudes Veritas-BMW Veritas RS BMW 328 2.0 L6 ? 127 West Germany Paul Pietsch Motor Presse Verlag Veritas Veritas Meteor Veritas 2.0 L6 ? 128 West Germany Hans Klenk Hans Klenk Veritas Veritas Meteor Veritas 2.0 L6 ? 129 West Germany Josef Peters Josef Peters Veritas-BMW Veritas RS BMW 328 2.0 L6 ? 130 West Germany Günther Bechem Bernd Nacke Nacke-BMW Nacke HH48https://formula143.org/2021/08/07/1952-holbein-hh48-bechem/ 1952 Holbein HH48 Bechem formula143 1 June 2024 BMW 328 2.0 L6 ? 131 West Germany Ludwig Fischer Ludwig Fischer AFM-BMW AFM 49 BMW 328 2.0 L6 ? 133 West Germany Willi Krakau Willi Krakau AFM-BMW AFM 50 (M3) BMW 328 2.0 L6 ? 134 West Germany Harry Merkel Krakau-BMW Krakau Eigenbau BMW 328 2.0 L6 ? 135 East Germany 1949 Ernst Klodwig Ernst Klodwig Heck-BMW Heck Eigenbau BMW 328 2.0 L6 ? 136 East Germany 1949 Rudolf Krause Rudolf Krause Reif-BMW Reif Eigenbau BMW 328 2.0 L6 ? Sources:http://www.manipef1.com/results/1952/germany/entries/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120509150351/http://www.manipef1.com/results/1952/germany/entries/ 9 May 2012 1952 German Grand Prix - Race Entries manipef1.com usurped 6 January 2016http://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1952&gp=German%20GP&r=1&type=ent 1952 German GP - Entry List chicanef1.com 2 January 2014http://8w.forix.com/df2-ebeg.html Phoenix from the flames, part 6: East German BMW specials forix October 11, 2017 Classification Qualifying Only the lap times from the 7 best placed drivers are known. Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 101 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 10:04.4 – 2 102 Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 10:07.3 + 2.9 3 109 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 10:19.1 + 14.7 4 107 France Robert Manzon Gordini 10:25.3 + 20.9 5 103 Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 10:26.3 + 21.9 6 117 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ferrari 10:41.9 + 37.5 7 127 West Germany Paul Pietsch Veritas 10:56.3 + 51.9 8 128 West Germany Hans Klenk Veritas 9 123 West Germany Willi Heeks AFM-BMW 10 105 Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati 11 108 France Jean Behra Gordini 12 121 West Germany Fritz Riess Veritas-BMW 13 112 Belgium Paul Frère HWM-Alta 14 120 Australia Tony Gaze HWM-Alta 15 125 West Germany Toni Ulmen Veritas-BMW 16 115 Brazil 1889 Gino Bianco Maserati 17 119 Belgium Roger Laurent Ferrari 18 122 West Germany Theo Helfrich Veritas-BMW 19 126 West Germany Adolf Brudes Veritas-BMW 20 129 West Germany Josef Peters Veritas-BMW 21 114 UK Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 22 124 West Germany Helmut Niedermayr AFM-BMW 23 136 East Germany 1949 Rudolf Krause Reif-BMW 24 118 Switzerland Rudolf Schoeller Ferrari 25 110 France Marcel Balsa Balsa-BMW 26 116 Uruguay Eitel Cantoni Maserati 27 104 Italy Piero Carini Ferrari 28 133 West Germany Willi Krakau AFM-BMW 29 135 East Germany 1949 Ernst Klodwig Heck-BMW 30 130 West Germany Günther Bechem Nacke-BMW 31 131 West Germany Ludwig Fischer AFM-BMW 32 113 Belgium Johnny Claes HWM-Alta 33 111 UK Peter Collins HWM-Alta 34 134 West Germany Harry Merkel Krakau-BMW Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 101 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 18 3:06:13.3 1 91 1 2 102 Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 18 +14.1 2 6 3 117 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ferrari 18 +7:10.1 6 4 4 103 Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari 17 +1 lap 5 3 5 108 France Jean Behra Gordini 17 +1 lap 11 2 6 119 Belgium Roger Laurent Ferrari 16 +2 laps 17 7 121 West Germany Fritz Riess Veritas-BMW 16 +2 laps 12 8 125 West Germany Toni Ulmen Veritas-BMW 16 +2 laps 15 9 124 West Germany Helmut Niedermayr AFM-BMW 15 +3 laps 22 10 113 Belgium Johnny Claes HWM-Alta 15 +3 laps 32 11 128 West Germany Hans Klenk Veritas 14 +4 laps 8 12 135 East Germany 1949 Ernst Klodwig Heck-BMW 14 +4 laps 29 Ret Retired 107 France Robert Manzon Gordini 8 Accident 4 Ret Retired 123 West Germany Willi Heeks AFM-BMW 7 Engine 9 Ret Retired 120 Australia Tony Gaze HWM-Alta 6 Gearbox 14 Ret Retired 126 West Germany Adolf Brudes Veritas-BMW 5 Engine 19 Ret Retired 110 France Marcel Balsa Balsa-BMW 5 Engine 25 Ret Retired 130 West Germany Günther Bechem Nacke-BMW 5 Ignition 30 Ret Retired 116 Uruguay Eitel Cantoni Maserati 4 Axle 26 Ret Retired 136 East Germany 1949 Rudolf Krause Reif-BMW 3 Engine 23 Ret Retired 118 Switzerland Rudolf Schoeller Ferrari 3 Suspension 24 Ret Retired 114 UK Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 2 Oil pressure 21 Ret Retired 109 France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 1 Accident 3 Ret Retired 127 West Germany Paul Pietsch Veritas 1 Gearbox 7 DSQ Disqualified 105 Italy Felice Bonetto Maserati 1 Push start 10 Ret Retired 112 Belgium Paul Frère HWM-Alta 1 Gearbox 13 Ret Retired 122 West Germany Theo Helfrich Veritas-BMW 1 Engine 18 Ret Retired 129 West Germany Josef Peters Veritas-BMW 1 Engine 20 Ret Retired 104 Italy Piero Carini Ferrari 1 Brakes 27 Ret Retired 115 Brazil 1889 Gino Bianco Maserati 0 Engine 16 DNS Did not start 133 West Germany Willi Krakau AFM-BMW 0 Non starter DNS Did not start 131 West Germany Ludwig Fischer AFM-BMW 0 Non starter DNS Did not start 134 West Germany Harry Merkel Krakau-BMW 0 Non starter DNS Did not start 111 UK Peter Collins HWM-Alta 0 Engine Source: 1952 German Grand Prix formula1.com http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1952/618/ 4 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20100103043009/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1952/618/ 3 January 2010 Notes 1 1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Italy Alberto Ascari 36 10px 2 Italy Piero Taruffi 22 10px 3 Italy Nino Farina 18 10px 3 4 Switzerland Rudi Fischer 10 10px 1 5 USA 1912 Troy Ruttman 8Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1952/allemagne/championnat.aspx Germany 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. References 30em German Grand Prix 1952 1952 British Grand Prix 1952 Dutch Grand Prix 1951 German Grand Prix 1953 German Grand Prix German Grand Prix Category:German Grand Prix German Grand Prix Category:Sport in Rhineland-Palatinate Ger