The 1952 German Grand Prix was a Formula Two

Formula Two

Formula Two, abbreviated to F2, is a type of open wheel formula racing. It was replaced by Formula 3000 in 1985, but the FIA announced in 2008 that Formula Two would return for 2009 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship...

 race held on August 3, 1952 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife

Nürburgring

The Nürburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. It is located about...

. It was the sixth round of the 1952 World Drivers' Championship

1952 Formula One season

The 1952 Formula One season was the third season of FIA Formula One motor racing. In comparison to previous seasons, the 1952 season consisted of a relatively small number of Formula One races, following the FIA's decision to run the Grand Prix events counting towards the World Championship of...

, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used.

Race report

Sadly this 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. Fischer and Taruffi completed a Ferrari 1-2-3-4 from Behra's Gordini and Laurent's Ferrari.

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	101	Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari was an Italian racing driver and twice Formula One World Champion. He is one of only two Italian Formula One World Champions in the history of the sport, and the only one winning his two championships in a Ferrari....	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....	9:56.0	-
2	102	Nino Farina	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....	9:58.4	+ 2.4
3	109	Maurice Trintignant Maurice Trintignant Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant was a motor racing driver and vintner from France. He competed in the Formula One World Championship for fourteen years, between 1950 and 1964, one of the longest careers in the early years of F1...	Gordini Gordini Gordini is a French sports car manufacturer. The firm was founded by Amédée Gordini nicknamed "Le Sorcier" .Gordini competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956....	9:59.0	+ 3.0
4	107	Robert Manzon Robert Manzon Robert Manzon is a former racing driver from France. He was born in Marseille. He participated in 29 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 21, 1950. He achieved 2 podiums, and scored a total of 16 championship points...	Gordini Gordini Gordini is a French sports car manufacturer. The firm was founded by Amédée Gordini nicknamed "Le Sorcier" .Gordini competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956....	10:01.0	+ 5.0
5	103	Piero Taruffi Piero Taruffi Piero Taruffi , was a racing driver from Italy, and also the father of lady racer Prisca Taruffi.-Sports car career:...	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....	10:02.5	+ 6.5
6	117	Rudi Fischer Rudi Fischer Rudolf "Rudi" Fischer was a racing driver from Switzerland.Fischer participated in eight World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 27 May 1951. He achieved two podiums, and scored a total of 10 championship points...	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....	10:04.0	+ 8.0
7	127	Paul Pietsch Paul Pietsch Paul Pietsch is a former racing driver from Germany and founder of the magazine Das Auto.-Biography:Born in Freiburg, Pietsch began his racing career in 1932 with a private Bugatti and Alfa Romeo....	Veritas	10:05.3	+ 9.3
8	128	Hans Klenk Hans Klenk Hans Klenk was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix on August 3, 1952 and did not score any championship points....	Veritas	10:08.5	+ 12.5
9	123	Willi Heeks Willi Heeks Willi Heeks was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in 2 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on August 3, 1952. He scored no championship points.-Complete World Championship results:...	AFM Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau was a German racing car constructor. The team was started by Alexander von Falkenhausen, who was in the 1930s an important engineer in the development of BMW's model 328, along with Alfred Boning, Ernst Loof and Fritz Fiedler... -BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	10:09.9	+ 13.9
10	105	Felice Bonetto Felice Bonetto Felice Bonetto was a racing driver who raced in Formula One for the Maserati, Scuderia Milano and Alfa Romeo teams....	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...	10:12.0	+ 16.0
11	108	Jean Behra Jean Behra Jean Marie Behra was a Formula One driver who raced for the Gordini, Maserati, BRM, Ferrari and Porsche teams.-Appearance and personality:...	Gordini Gordini Gordini is a French sports car manufacturer. The firm was founded by Amédée Gordini nicknamed "Le Sorcier" .Gordini competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956....	10:13.8	+ 17.8
12	121	Fritz Riess Fritz Riess Fritz Riess or Rieß was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on August 3, 1952...	Veritas	10:14.3	+ 18.3
13	112	Paul Frère Paul Frère Paul Frère was a racing driver and journalist from Belgium, born in Le Havre . He participated in eleven World Championship Formula One Grands Prix debuting on 22 June 1952 and achieving one podium finish with a total of eleven championship points...	HWM Hersham and Walton Motors Hersham and Walton Motors is the world's longest established Aston Martin business and is well known as a racing car constructor. As a constructor, it is best known for its involvement in Formula Two from 1950 to 1953 and Formula One in 1954... -Alta	10:16.0	+ 20.0
14	120	Tony Gaze Tony Gaze Frederick Anthony Owen Gaze DFC & Two Bars, OAM is a decorated World War II flying ace credited with 12.5 aerial victories and a former racing driver from Australia. He was born in Melbourne. He participated in four World Championship Grands Prix driving his HWM, debuting on 22 June 1952...	HWM Hersham and Walton Motors Hersham and Walton Motors is the world's longest established Aston Martin business and is well known as a racing car constructor. As a constructor, it is best known for its involvement in Formula Two from 1950 to 1953 and Formula One in 1954... -Alta	10:16.7	+ 20.7
15	125	Toni Ulmen Toni Ulmen Toni Ulmen was a racing driver from Düsseldorf, Germany. He participated in 2 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 18, 1952. He scored no championship points....	Veritas	10:17.9	+ 21.9
16	115	Gino Bianco Gino Bianco Luigi Emilio Rodolfo Bertetti Bianco, better known as Gino Bianco was a racing driver who raced a Maserati for the Escuderia Bandeirantes team. He emigrated to Brazil as a child and raced there...	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...	10:19.0	+ 23.0
17	119	Roger Laurent Roger Laurent Roger Laurent was a racing driver from Belgium. He was born in Liège and died in Uccle. He participated in two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 22 June 1952. He scored no championship points....	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....	10:21.0	+ 25.0
18	122	Theo Helfrich Theo Helfrich Theodor "Theo" Helfrich was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 3 August 1952, but scored no championship points...	Veritas	10:22.0	+ 26.0
19	126	Adolf Brudes Adolf Brudes Adolf Brudes was a Formula One driver from Germany. He participated in one World Championship Grand Prix, on August 3, 1952, but scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races.He was more successful driving sports cars...	Veritas	10:24.1	+ 28.1
20	129	Josef Peters Josef Peters (driver) Josef Peters was a racing driver from Düsseldorf, Germany. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on August 3, 1952. He failed to finish, scoring no championship points....	Veritas	10:24.5	+ 28.5
21	114	Bill Aston Bill Aston William "Bill" Aston was a British racing driver who participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, for his own team Aston Butterworth....	Aston Butterworth Aston Butterworth Aston Butterworth was a Formula Two constructor from the United Kingdom, during the years 1952-3 when the World Drivers' Championship was run to Formula Two regulations...	10:25.0	+ 29.0
22	124	Helmut Niedermayr Helmut Niedermayr Helmut Niedermayr was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one World Championship Grand Prix, on August 3, 1952...	AFM Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau was a German racing car constructor. The team was started by Alexander von Falkenhausen, who was in the 1930s an important engineer in the development of BMW's model 328, along with Alfred Boning, Ernst Loof and Fritz Fiedler... -BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	10:26.0	+ 30.0
23	136	Rudolf Krause Rudolf Krause Rudolf Krause was a racing driver from East Germany. He is mainly known as one of the leading sportsmen in motor racing on Formula Two, during his career between 1927 and 1954, beside other Formula Two drivers like Hans Stuck...	BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	10:27.6	+ 31.0
24	118	Rudolf Schoeller Rudolf Schoeller Rudolf Schoeller was a racing driver from Switzerland. He participated in a single Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 3 August 1952...	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....	10:29.1	+ 33.1
25	110	Marcel Balsa Marcel Balsa Marcel Lucien Balsa was a French racing driver.Balsa started in racing after World War II, when he acquired a Bugatti Type 51 and became quite competitive in the French national events...	BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	10:30.4	+ 34.4
26	116	Eitel Cantoni Eitel Cantoni Eitel Danilo Cantoni was a racing driver from Uruguay. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 July 1952...	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...	10:31.2	+ 35.2
27	104	Piero Carini Piero Carini Piero Carini was a racing driver from Italy. He was born in Genua and died in Saint-Étienne, France.He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 6, 1952. He scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races.-Complete...	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....	10:35.5	+ 39.5
28	133	Willi Krakau Willi Krakau Willi Krakau was a racing driver from Germany. During the late 1940s and early 1950s, he built a reputation as a constructor of special racing cars, sometimes based on the BMW 328, with which he enjoyed some success in various formulae including Formula 2.His single entry into a World...	AFM Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau was a German racing car constructor. The team was started by Alexander von Falkenhausen, who was in the 1930s an important engineer in the development of BMW's model 328, along with Alfred Boning, Ernst Loof and Fritz Fiedler... -BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	No time	-
29	135	Ernst Klodwig Ernst Klodwig Ernst Klodwig was a racing driver from East Germany. He participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, driving privately run BMWs with different engines. He was classified in both races with a best finish of 12th.-Complete Formula One World Championship results:...	BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	10:34.2	+ 38.2
30	130	Günther Bechem Günther Bechem Karl-Günther Bechem was a former racing driver from Germany.Bechem started out in sports car racing before competing in Formula One in the 1952 German Grand Prix, driving a BMW under the alias "Bernhard Nacke". He failed to finish the race, and so did not score any World Championship points...	BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	10:35.3	+ 39.3
31	131	Ludwig Fischer	AFM Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau was a German racing car constructor. The team was started by Alexander von Falkenhausen, who was in the 1930s an important engineer in the development of BMW's model 328, along with Alfred Boning, Ernst Loof and Fritz Fiedler... -BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	No time	-
32	113	Johnny Claes Johnny Claes Octave John "Johnny" Claes was a racing driver from Belgium. Before his fame as a racing driver, Claes was also a jazz trumpeter and successful bandleader in Britain.-Early life and jazz career:...	HWM Hersham and Walton Motors Hersham and Walton Motors is the world's longest established Aston Martin business and is well known as a racing car constructor. As a constructor, it is best known for its involvement in Formula Two from 1950 to 1953 and Formula One in 1954... -Alta	10:41.0	+ 45.0
33	111	Peter Collins Peter Collins (racing driver) Peter John Collins was a Formula One driver from England. He participated in 35 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 18 May 1952. He won 3 races, achieved 9 podiums, and scored a total of 47 championship points....	HWM Hersham and Walton Motors Hersham and Walton Motors is the world's longest established Aston Martin business and is well known as a racing car constructor. As a constructor, it is best known for its involvement in Formula Two from 1950 to 1953 and Formula One in 1954... -Alta	No time	-
34	134	Harry Merkel Harry Merkel Harry Erich Merkel was a racing driver from Germany. His single entry to a World Championship Formula One event was at the 1952 German Grand Prix, sharing one of Willi Krakau's cars, a BMW-Eigenbau. He did not qualify, failing to set a time.-Complete World Championship Formula One...	BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	No time	-

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	101	Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari was an Italian racing driver and twice Formula One World Champion. He is one of only two Italian Formula One World Champions in the history of the sport, and the only one winning his two championships in a Ferrari....	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....	18	3:06:13.3	1	9
2	102	Nino Farina	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....	18	+14.1	2	6
3	117	Rudi Fischer Rudi Fischer Rudolf "Rudi" Fischer was a racing driver from Switzerland.Fischer participated in eight World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 27 May 1951. He achieved two podiums, and scored a total of 10 championship points...	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....	18	+7:10.1	6	4
4	103	Piero Taruffi Piero Taruffi Piero Taruffi , was a racing driver from Italy, and also the father of lady racer Prisca Taruffi.-Sports car career:...	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....	17	+1 lap	5	3
5	108	Jean Behra Jean Behra Jean Marie Behra was a Formula One driver who raced for the Gordini, Maserati, BRM, Ferrari and Porsche teams.-Appearance and personality:...	Gordini Gordini Gordini is a French sports car manufacturer. The firm was founded by Amédée Gordini nicknamed "Le Sorcier" .Gordini competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956....	17	+1 lap	11	2
6	119	Roger Laurent Roger Laurent Roger Laurent was a racing driver from Belgium. He was born in Liège and died in Uccle. He participated in two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 22 June 1952. He scored no championship points....	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....	16	+2 laps	17
7	121	Fritz Riess Fritz Riess Fritz Riess or Rieß was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on August 3, 1952...	Veritas-BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	16	+2 laps	12
8	125	Toni Ulmen Toni Ulmen Toni Ulmen was a racing driver from Düsseldorf, Germany. He participated in 2 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 18, 1952. He scored no championship points....	Veritas-BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	16	+2 laps	15
9	124	Helmut Niedermayr Helmut Niedermayr Helmut Niedermayr was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one World Championship Grand Prix, on August 3, 1952...	AFM Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau was a German racing car constructor. The team was started by Alexander von Falkenhausen, who was in the 1930s an important engineer in the development of BMW's model 328, along with Alfred Boning, Ernst Loof and Fritz Fiedler... -BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	15	+3 laps	22
10	113	Johnny Claes Johnny Claes Octave John "Johnny" Claes was a racing driver from Belgium. Before his fame as a racing driver, Claes was also a jazz trumpeter and successful bandleader in Britain.-Early life and jazz career:...	HWM Hersham and Walton Motors Hersham and Walton Motors is the world's longest established Aston Martin business and is well known as a racing car constructor. As a constructor, it is best known for its involvement in Formula Two from 1950 to 1953 and Formula One in 1954... -Alta	15	+3 laps	32
11	128	Hans Klenk Hans Klenk Hans Klenk was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix on August 3, 1952 and did not score any championship points....	Veritas	14	+4 laps	8
12	135	Ernst Klodwig Ernst Klodwig Ernst Klodwig was a racing driver from East Germany. He participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, driving privately run BMWs with different engines. He was classified in both races with a best finish of 12th.-Complete Formula One World Championship results:...	BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	14	+4 laps	29
Ret	107	Robert Manzon Robert Manzon Robert Manzon is a former racing driver from France. He was born in Marseille. He participated in 29 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 21, 1950. He achieved 2 podiums, and scored a total of 16 championship points...	Gordini Gordini Gordini is a French sports car manufacturer. The firm was founded by Amédée Gordini nicknamed "Le Sorcier" .Gordini competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956....	8	Accident	4
Ret	123	Willi Heeks Willi Heeks Willi Heeks was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in 2 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on August 3, 1952. He scored no championship points.-Complete World Championship results:...	AFM Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau was a German racing car constructor. The team was started by Alexander von Falkenhausen, who was in the 1930s an important engineer in the development of BMW's model 328, along with Alfred Boning, Ernst Loof and Fritz Fiedler... -BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	7	Retirement	9
Ret	120	Tony Gaze Tony Gaze Frederick Anthony Owen Gaze DFC & Two Bars, OAM is a decorated World War II flying ace credited with 12.5 aerial victories and a former racing driver from Australia. He was born in Melbourne. He participated in four World Championship Grands Prix driving his HWM, debuting on 22 June 1952...	HWM Hersham and Walton Motors Hersham and Walton Motors is the world's longest established Aston Martin business and is well known as a racing car constructor. As a constructor, it is best known for its involvement in Formula Two from 1950 to 1953 and Formula One in 1954... -Alta	6	Gearbox	14
Ret	126	Adolf Brudes Adolf Brudes Adolf Brudes was a Formula One driver from Germany. He participated in one World Championship Grand Prix, on August 3, 1952, but scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races.He was more successful driving sports cars...	Veritas-BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	5	Engine	19
Ret	110	Marcel Balsa Marcel Balsa Marcel Lucien Balsa was a French racing driver.Balsa started in racing after World War II, when he acquired a Bugatti Type 51 and became quite competitive in the French national events...	BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	5	Retirement	25
Ret	130	Günther Bechem Günther Bechem Karl-Günther Bechem was a former racing driver from Germany.Bechem started out in sports car racing before competing in Formula One in the 1952 German Grand Prix, driving a BMW under the alias "Bernhard Nacke". He failed to finish the race, and so did not score any World Championship points...	BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	5	Ignition	30
Ret	116	Eitel Cantoni Eitel Cantoni Eitel Danilo Cantoni was a racing driver from Uruguay. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 July 1952...	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...	4	Axle	26
Ret	136	Rudolf Krause Rudolf Krause Rudolf Krause was a racing driver from East Germany. He is mainly known as one of the leading sportsmen in motor racing on Formula Two, during his career between 1927 and 1954, beside other Formula Two drivers like Hans Stuck...	BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	3	Retirement	23
Ret	118	Rudolf Schoeller Rudolf Schoeller Rudolf Schoeller was a racing driver from Switzerland. He participated in a single Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on 3 August 1952...	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....	3	Suspension	24
Ret	114	Bill Aston Bill Aston William "Bill" Aston was a British racing driver who participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, for his own team Aston Butterworth....	Aston Butterworth Aston Butterworth Aston Butterworth was a Formula Two constructor from the United Kingdom, during the years 1952-3 when the World Drivers' Championship was run to Formula Two regulations...	2	Oil pressure	21
Ret	109	Maurice Trintignant Maurice Trintignant Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant was a motor racing driver and vintner from France. He competed in the Formula One World Championship for fourteen years, between 1950 and 1964, one of the longest careers in the early years of F1...	Gordini Gordini Gordini is a French sports car manufacturer. The firm was founded by Amédée Gordini nicknamed "Le Sorcier" .Gordini competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956....	1	Accident	3
Ret	127	Paul Pietsch Paul Pietsch Paul Pietsch is a former racing driver from Germany and founder of the magazine Das Auto.-Biography:Born in Freiburg, Pietsch began his racing career in 1932 with a private Bugatti and Alfa Romeo....	Veritas	1	Gearbox	7
Ret	105	Felice Bonetto Felice Bonetto Felice Bonetto was a racing driver who raced in Formula One for the Maserati, Scuderia Milano and Alfa Romeo teams....	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...	1	Disqualified	10
Ret	112	Paul Frère Paul Frère Paul Frère was a racing driver and journalist from Belgium, born in Le Havre . He participated in eleven World Championship Formula One Grands Prix debuting on 22 June 1952 and achieving one podium finish with a total of eleven championship points...	HWM Hersham and Walton Motors Hersham and Walton Motors is the world's longest established Aston Martin business and is well known as a racing car constructor. As a constructor, it is best known for its involvement in Formula Two from 1950 to 1953 and Formula One in 1954... -Alta	1	Gearbox	13
Ret	122	Theo Helfrich Theo Helfrich Theodor "Theo" Helfrich was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 3 August 1952, but scored no championship points...	Veritas-BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	1	Retirement	18
Ret	129	Josef Peters Josef Peters (driver) Josef Peters was a racing driver from Düsseldorf, Germany. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on August 3, 1952. He failed to finish, scoring no championship points....	Veritas-BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...	1	Retirement	20
Ret	104	Piero Carini Piero Carini Piero Carini was a racing driver from Italy. He was born in Genua and died in Saint-Étienne, France.He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 6, 1952. He scored no championship points. He also participated in several non-Championship Formula One races.-Complete...	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....	1	Brakes	27
Ret	115	Gino Bianco Gino Bianco Luigi Emilio Rodolfo Bertetti Bianco, better known as Gino Bianco was a racing driver who raced a Maserati for the Escuderia Bandeirantes team. He emigrated to Brazil as a child and raced there...	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...	0	Retirement	16

Drivers' Championship standings after the race

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari was an Italian racing driver and twice Formula One World Champion. He is one of only two Italian Formula One World Champions in the history of the sport, and the only one winning his two championships in a Ferrari....	36
2	Piero Taruffi Piero Taruffi Piero Taruffi , was a racing driver from Italy, and also the father of lady racer Prisca Taruffi.-Sports car career:...	22
3	Nino Farina	18
4	Rudi Fischer Rudi Fischer Rudolf "Rudi" Fischer was a racing driver from Switzerland.Fischer participated in eight World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 27 May 1951. He achieved two podiums, and scored a total of 10 championship points...	10
5	Troy Ruttman Troy Ruttman Troy Ruttman was an American race car driver. He was the older brother of NASCAR driver Joe Ruttman.Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952, and , he is the youngest winner of the race....	8

• Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.