1952 Formula One season

The 1952 Formula One season was the sixth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 3rd World Championship of Drivers, which was contested over eight races between 18 May and 7 September 1952. The season also included several non-championship races and a separate East German Championship.

The Formula One championship rounds were run under Formula Two regulations out of fear for a small number of entrants.<ref name=Higham>Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing, 1995, page 12</ref><ref name=ESPN>Template:Cite web</ref>

The World Drivers' Championship was won by Alberto Ascari driving for Scuderia Ferrari.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Italian won six out of the seven races he entered.

Neither British driver nor British constructor won a championship round. This would not happen again until Template:F1.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1952 FIA World Championship of Drivers. The list does not include those that contested only the Indianapolis 500.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Template:Flagicon AFM	AFM-Küchen	AFM	Küchen 2.0 V8	Template:Englebert	Template:Flagicon Hans Stuck	1
Template:Flagicon Toni Ulmen	Veritas	Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Toni Ulmen	1, 6
Template:Flagicon Équipe Gordini	Gordini	16 16S 15	Gordini 20 2.0 L6 Gordini 1500 1.5 L4	Template:Englebert	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	1, 3–4, 6–8
					Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon	1, 3–8
					Template:Flagicon Birabongse Bhanudej	1, 3–5
					Template:Flagicon Johnny Claes	3
					Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	4–8
Template:Flagicon Écurie Rosier	Ferrari	500 166/F2	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12	Template:Dunlop Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	1, 3–4, 8
					Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	1
Template:Flagicon HW Motors	HWM-Alta	52 51/52	Alta F2 2.0 L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon George Abecassis	1
					Template:Flagicon Peter Collins	1, 3–6, 8
					Template:Flagicon Lance Macklin	1, 3–5, 7–8
					Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	1
					Template:Flagicon Paul Frère	3, 6
					Template:Flagicon Roger Laurent	3
					Template:Flagicon Yves Giraud-Cabantous	4
					Template:Flagicon Duncan Hamilton	5, 7
					Template:Flagicon Johnny Claes	6
					Template:Flagicon Dries van der Lof	7
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Franera	Frazer-Nash-Bristol	FN48	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton	1, 3, 7–8
Template:Flagicon Écurie Richmond	Cooper-Bristol	T20	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Eric Brandon	1, 3, 5, 8
					Template:Flagicon Alan Brown	1, 3, 5, 8
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	500 375S*	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Ferrari 375 4.5 V12*	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina	1, 3–8
					Template:Flagicon Piero Taruffi	1, 3–6, 8
					Template:Flagicon André Simon	1, 8
					Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	2–8
					Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	7–8
Template:Flagicon Enrico Platé	Maserati-Platé	4CLT/48	Platé 2.0 L4	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried	1, 4–5, 8
					Template:Flagicon Harry Schell	1, 4–5
					Template:Flagicon Alberto Crespo	8
Template:Flagicon Écurie Espadon	Ferrari	500 212	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Rudi Fischer	1, 4–6, 8
					Template:Flagicon Peter Hirt	1, 4–5
					Template:Flagicon Rudolf Schoeller	6
					Template:Flagicon Hans Stuck	8
Template:Flagicon Alfred Dattner	Simca-Gordini	11	Gordini 1500 1.5 L4	Template:Englebert	Template:Flagicon Max de Terra	1
Template:Flagicon Leslie D. Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol	T20	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	3, 5, 7–8
Template:Flagicon English Racing Automobiles Ltd	ERA-Bristol	G	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	3, 5, 7
Template:Flagicon Écurie Francorchamps	Ferrari	500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	Template:Englebert	Template:Flagicon Charles de Tornaco	3, 7–8
					Template:Flagicon Roger Laurent	6
Template:Flagicon Arthur Legat	Veritas	Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	Template:Englebert	Template:Flagicon Arthur Legat	3
Template:Flagicon Robin Montgomerie-Charrington	Aston-Butterworth	NB42	Butterworth 2.0 F4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Robin Montgomerie-Charrington	3
Template:Flagicon Tony Gaze	HWM-Alta	52	Alta F2 2.0 L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Tony Gaze	3, 5–6, 8
Template:Flagicon Robert O'Brien	Simca-Gordini	15	Gordini 1500 1.5 L4	Template:Englebert	Template:Flagicon Robert O'Brien	3
Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead	Alta Ferrari	F2 125/F2	Alta F2 2.0 L4 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead	4–5, 8
					Template:Flagicon Graham Whitehead	5
Template:Flagicon Escuderia Bandeirantes	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Philippe Étancelin	4
					Template:Flagicon Gino Bianco	5–8
					Template:Flagicon Eitel Cantoni	5–6, 8
					Template:Flagicon Chico Landi	7–8
					Template:Flagicon Jan Flinterman	7
Template:Flagicon Écurie Belge	Simca-Gordini	15	Gordini 1500 1.5 L4	Template:Englebert	Template:Flagicon Johnny Claes	4–5
					Template:Flagicon Paul Frère	7
Template:Flagicon Scuderia Marzotto	Ferrari	166/F2	Ferrari 166 2.0 V12	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Franco Comotti	4
					Template:Flagicon Piero Carini	4, 6
Template:Flagicon Archie Bryde Template:Flagicon AHM Bryde	Cooper-Bristol	T20	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	4
					Template:Flagicon Reg Parnell	5
Template:Flagicon W. S. Aston	Aston-Butterworth	NB41	Butterworth 2.0 F4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Bill Aston	5–6, 8
Template:Flagicon Connaught Engineering	Connaught-Lea Francis	A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Kenneth McAlpine	5, 8
					Template:Flagicon Ken Downing	5
					Template:Flagicon Eric Thompson	5
					Template:Flagicon Dennis Poore	5, 8
					Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss	8
Template:Flagicon Écurie Écosse	Cooper-Bristol	T20	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon David Murray	5
Template:Flagicon G. Caprara	Ferrari	500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	5
Template:Flagicon Tony Crook	Frazer-Nash-BMW	421	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Tony Crook	5
Template:Flagicon Marcel Balsa	Balsa-BMW	Spécial	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Template:Englebert	Template:Flagicon Marcel Balsa	6
Template:Flagicon Fritz Riess	Veritas	RS	Veritas 2.0 L6	?	Template:Flagicon Fritz Riess	6
Template:Flagicon Theo Helfrich	Veritas	RS	Veritas 2.0 L6	?	Template:Flagicon Theo Helfrich	6
Template:Flagicon Willi Heeks	AFM-BMW	8	BMW 328 2.0 L6	?	Template:Flagicon Willi Heeks	6
Template:Flagicon Helmut Niedermayr	AFM-BMW	6	BMW 328 2.0 L6	?	Template:Flagicon Helmut Niedermayr	6
Template:Flagicon Adolf Brudes	Veritas	RS	Veritas 2.0 L6	?	Template:Flagicon Adolf Brudes	6
Template:Flagicon Motor Presse Verlag	Veritas	Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	?	Template:Flagicon Paul Pietsch	6
Template:Flagicon Hans Klenk	Veritas	Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	?	Template:Flagicon Hans Klenk	6
Template:Flagicon Josef Peters	Veritas	RS	Veritas 2.0 L6	?	Template:Flagicon Josef Peters	6
Template:Flagicon "Bernhard Nacke"	Nacke-BMW	HH48<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	BMW 328 2.0 L6	?	Template:Flagicon Günther Bechem	6
Template:Flagicon Ludwig Fischer	AFM-BMW	8	BMW 328 2.0 L6	?	Template:Flagicon Ludwig Fischer	6
Template:Flagicon Willi Krakau	AFM-BMW	6	BMW 328 2.0 L6	?	Template:Flagicon Willi Krakau	6
	Krakau-BMW	Eigenbau			Template:Flagicon Harry Merkel	6
Template:Flagicon Ernst Klodwig	Heck-BMW	Eigenbau	BMW 328 2.0 L6	?	Template:Flagicon Ernst Klodwig	6
Template:Flagicon Rudolf Krause	Reif-BMW	Eigenbau	BMW 328 2.0 L6	?	Template:Flagicon Rudolf Krause	6
Template:Flagicon Ken Downing	Connaught-Lea Francis	A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4	Template:Dunlop	Template:Flagicon Ken Downing	7
Template:Flagicon Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto	6, 8
					Template:Flagicon Franco Rol	8
					Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	8
Template:Flagicon Élie Bayol	OSCA	20	OSCA 2000 2.0 L6	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Élie Bayol	8
Template:Flagicon Piero Dusio	Cisitalia-BPM	D46	BPM 2.0 L4	Template:Pirelli	Template:Flagicon Piero Dusio	8
Template:Flagicon Vicomtesse de Walckiers	Simca-Gordini	15	Gordini 1500 1.5 L4	Template:Englebert	Template:Flagicon Johnny Claes	8

* Car entered only in the Indianapolis 500 race

Team and driver changes

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Dutch driver Dries van der Lof in the HWM 52 during the Dutch Grand Prix

• The introduction of Formula Two regulations opened the door for many new constructors (although only a few of them were works teams): AFM, Alta, Aston Butterworth, Connaught, Cooper, Frazer Nash, Veritas and several more German teams who only entered the Nürburgring race.
• Alfa Romeo were unable to fund a new car and withdrew from the sport. Reigning champion Juan Manuel Fangio moved to BRM, while Template:F1 champion Nino Farina moved to Ferrari.
• BRM were preparing two V16-powered cars for the season, but the project was delayed. Driver Stirling Moss moved to ERA, while Fangio waited until he drove the new BRM in June. He had entered a couple of non-championship races, before he crashed in the race at Monza and suffered a broken neck. After being treated in a Milan hospital, he spent the rest of the year recovering in Argentina.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• After one race in Template:F1, HWM expanded their operations to enter the full 1952 season. Peter Collins and Lance Macklin were hired full-time, both men making their championship debuts, alongside several part-time drivers.
• Gordini driver André Simon moved to Ferrari, but only entered two championship rounds. The French team welcomed Jean Behra, who had just switched from motorcycle racing, and Thai Prince Bira.
• It took Maserati until the final round of the championship before their new chassis, compliant with the Formula Two regulations, was finished. They hired Felice Bonetto from Alfa Romeo, José Froilán González from Ferrari and Franco Rol, who had previously driven for them in Template:F1.

Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Swiss Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Circuit Bremgarten, Bern	18 May
2	Indianapolis 500	Template:Flagicon Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway	30 MayTemplate:Efn
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	22 June
4	French Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Rouen-Les-Essarts, Orival	6 July
5	British Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	19 July
6	German Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Nürburgring, Nürburg	3 August
7	Dutch Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort	17 August
8	Italian Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	7 September

Calendar changes

• The Dutch Grand Prix was included in the championship for the first time.
• The French Grand Prix was moved from Reims-Gueux to Rouen-Les-Essarts for a year.
• The Spanish Grand Prix was scheduled to be held on 26 October but it was cancelled for monetary reasons.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Regulation changes

• Organisers predicted a small number of entrants for the 1952 season, so they decided that all races counting towards the Formula One championship, except for the Indianapolis 500, would be held for cars complying with Formula Two regulations. This paved the way for a more diverse field of competitors.<ref name=Higham/><ref name=ESPN/> Maximum allowed engine displacements were halved: Naturally-aspirated engines could be no larger than 2.0 L (down from 4.5) and compressed engines no larger than 750 cc (down from 1.5 L).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Racing helmets were made mandatory.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Championship report

Round 1: Switzerland

For the second successive season, the championship's opening round was the Swiss Grand Prix, held at the Bremgarten Circuit in Bern. Ferrari's lead driver Ascari was absent due to his participation in the Indianapolis 500, so it was left to his teammates Nino Farina and Piero Taruffi to secure the first two places on the grid. Farina led from the start until he retired with magneto failure, leaving Taruffi to win his only championship Grand Prix and take the extra point for the fastest lap. Farina took over the car of his other teammate, Andre Simon, and was battling debutant Jean Behra for second place before both experienced mechanical trouble, Farina again unable to continue. It was, therefore, privateer Rudi Fischer who completed a Ferrari 1–2, with Jean Behra in third for Gordini. Ken Wharton finished fourth driving a Frazer-Nash, the manufacturer's only ever points finish.

Round 2: Indianapolis 500

As usual, the Indianapolis 500 had little bearing on the championship result, although regular Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari did compete, retiring after 40 laps. The race was dominated by Bill Vukovich, who led 150 laps before retiring. It was left to Troy Ruttman to win the race from Jim Rathmann and Sam Hanks.

Round 3: Belgium

Ascari returned to Ferrari for round 3 of the championship at Spa-Francorchamps, with Maserati still absent as they developed their A6GCM. The Ferrari cars dominated the weekend, with Ascari taking pole, the race win, and the fastest lap while leading every lap bar one. He was followed home by teammate Nino Farina, and Robert Manzon finished in third for Gordini. Jean Behra again impressed as he led the opening lap before falling behind the Ferrari juggernaut and eventually retiring after an incident with the third Ferrari of Piero Taruffi.

Round 4: France

Scuderia Ferrari dominated once again at Rouen, taking all three podium places. Ascari led all the way from pole position to assume the championship lead and achieve his fourth career victory, drawing him level with his teammate Nino Farina who finished second. Piero Taruffi finished third after falling behind the Gordinis of Robert Manzon and Jean Behra at the start. Manzon was the highest Non-Ferrari finisher ahead of his teammate Maurice Trintignant, who drove an older model.

Round 5: Britain

Although Ascari again dominated, it wasn't plain sailing for his teammates as Ferrari eventually dominated as they had done throughout the year. The Italian's third consecutive victory strengthened his eventually successful championship challenge as his main competitor, Nino Farina, failed to score despite taking pole position. The third Ferrari of Piero Taruffi dropped down to ninth at the start but eventually recovered to take second place, while a pitstop for new spark plugs meant Farina finished in the sixth position. It was a triumphant day for British cars and drivers, with Mike Hawthorn taking his first podium driving a Cooper-Bristol, while British cars and drivers occupied the other points-paying positions.

Round 6: Germany

The belated arrival of the Maserati factory team failed to stop the dominance of Ferrari, with Ascari clinching his first World Title and equalling the injured Juan Manuel Fangio's win record. It was his fourth consecutive victory of the season, again leading every race lap from pole position. He briefly lost the race lead to Farina after pitting for oil, but this is not reflected in the lap charts as he caught and passed his teammate before they crossed the line at the end of the lap. Farina finished second, and privateer Ferrari driver Rudi Fischer finished third ahead of the works car of Taruffi to ensure a Ferrari 1-2-3-4. Jean Behra scored the final points for Gordini just ahead of another Ferrari car, this time driven by Roger Laurent.

Round 7: Netherlands

Ascari started from pole position and led from start to finish, taking the fastest lap as well, winning his fifth consecutive Grand Prix and earning his second consecutive Grand Slam, and the third his season and career. In addition, with his victory, Ascari overtook Fangio as the winningest Formula One Driver, although the Argentinian would eventually reclaim the record at the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix. Further down the order, Giuseppe Farina and Luigi Villoresi, also driving for Ferrari, completed the podium, resulting in an Italian 1-2-3 and a 1-2-3 for the Scuderia. As a result, Ascari extended his championship points total to 36, extending his lead to 12 points over second-placed Farina.

Round 8: Italy

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.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Tyre	Report
1	Template:Flagicon Swiss Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina	Template:Flagicon Piero Taruffi	Template:Flagicon Piero Taruffi	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Template:Pirelli	Report
2	Template:Flagicon Indianapolis 500	Template:Flagicon Fred Agabashian	Template:Flagicon Bill Vukovich	Template:Flagicon Troy Ruttman	Template:Flagicon Kuzma-Offenhauser	Template:Firestone	Report
3	Template:Flagicon Belgian Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Template:Pirelli	Report
4	Template:Flagicon French Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Template:Pirelli	Report
5	Template:Flagicon British Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Template:Pirelli	Report
6	Template:Flagicon German Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Template:Pirelli	Report
7	Template:Flagicon Dutch Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Template:Pirelli	Report
8	Template:Flagicon Italian Grand Prix	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Template:Pirelli	Report

Scoring system

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Alberto Ascari won the championship driving a Ferrari 500

Points were awarded to the top five classified finishers, with an additional point awarded for setting the fastest lap, regardless of finishing position or even classification. Only the best four results counted towards the championship. Shared drives result in half points for each driver if they finished in a points-scoring position. If more than one driver set the same fastest lap time, the fastest lap point would be divided equally between the drivers. Points were awarded in the following system:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	[[Fastest lap|Template:Abbr]]
Race	8	6	4	3	2	1
Source:<ref name="8WPointsSystems">Template:Cite web</ref>

World Championship of Drivers standings

Pos. Driver SUI Template:Flagicon 500 Template:Flagicon BEL Template:Flagicon FRA Template:Flagicon GBR Template:Flagicon GER Template:Flagicon NED Template:Flagicon ITA Template:Flagicon Pts. 1 Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari Ret Template:F1 race position Template:F1 race position Template:F1 race position Template:F1 race position (Template:F1 race position) (Template:F1 race position) 36 (53.5) 2 Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina Template:F1 race position† 2 2 Template:F1 race position 2 2 (4) 24 (27) 3 Template:Flagicon Piero Taruffi Template:F1 race position Ret 3 2 4 7 22 4 Template:Flagicon Rudi Fischer 2 11† 13 3 Ret 10 = Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn 4 Ret 3 4 NC 10 6 <ref>1952 World Championship of Drivers results in the FIA Yearbook of Automobile Sport 1974, pages 118-119 show Manzon placed 6th below Hawthorn and Fischer, who are shown as equal 4th</ref> Template:Flagicon Robert Manzon Ret 3 4 Ret Ret 5 14 9 7 Template:Flagicon Troy Ruttman 1 8 = Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi 3 3 8 9 Template:Flagicon José Froilán González Template:F1 race position* 6.5 10 Template:Flagicon Jim Rathmann 2 6 = Template:Flagicon Jean Behra 3 Ret 7 5 Ret Ret 6 12 Template:Flagicon Sam Hanks 3 4 13 Template:Flagicon Ken Wharton 4 Ret Ret 9 3 = Template:Flagicon Dennis Poore 4 12 3 = Template:Flagicon Duane Carter 4 3 16 Template:Flagicon Alan Brown 5 6 22 15 2 = Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant DNS 5 Ret Ret 6 Ret 2 = Template:Flagicon Paul Frère 5 Ret Ret 2 = Template:Flagicon Felice Bonetto DSQ 5 2 = Template:Flagicon Art Cross 5 2 = Template:Flagicon Eric Thompson 5 2 22 Template:Flagicon Bill Vukovich Template:F1 race position 1 — Template:Flagicon Roger Laurent 12 6 0 — Template:Flagicon Toulo de Graffenried 6 Ret† 19 DNQ 0 — Template:Flagicon Peter Collins Ret Ret 6 Ret DNS DNQ 0 — Template:Flagicon André Simon Ret† 6 0 — Template:Flagicon Jimmy Bryan 6 0 — Template:Flagicon Peter Hirt 7 11† Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Charles de Tornaco 7 Ret DNQ 0 — Template:Flagicon Duncan Hamilton Ret 7 0 — Template:Flagicon Jimmy Reece 7 0 — Template:Flagicon Reg Parnell 7 0 — Template:Flagicon Fritz Riess 7 0 — Template:Flagicon Lance Macklin Ret 11 9 15 8 DNQ 0 — Template:Flagicon Eric Brandon 8 9 20 13 0 — Template:Flagicon Chico Landi 9† 8 0 — Template:Flagicon Johnny Claes 8 Ret 14 10 DNQ 0 — Template:Flagicon Toni Ulmen Ret 8 0 — Template:Flagicon George Connor 8 0 — Template:Flagicon Philippe Étancelin 8 0 — Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori 8 0 — Template:Flagicon Ken Downing 9 Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Cliff Griffith 9 0 — Template:Flagicon Helmut Niedermayr 9 0 — Template:Flagicon Jan Flinterman 9† 0 — Template:Flagicon Birabongse Bhanudej Ret 10 Ret 11 0 — Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier Ret Ret Ret 10 0 — Template:Flagicon Peter Whitehead Ret 10 DNQ 0 — Template:Flagicon Johnnie Parsons 10 0 — Template:Flagicon Yves Giraud-Cabantous 10 0 — Template:Flagicon Eitel Cantoni Ret Ret 11 0 — Template:Flagicon Jack McGrath 11 0 — Template:Flagicon Hans Klenk 11 0 — Template:Flagicon Jim Rigsby 12 0 — Template:Flagicon Franco Comotti 12 0 — Template:Flagicon Graham Whitehead 12 0 — Template:Flagicon Ernst Klodwig 12 0 — Template:Flagicon Joe James 13 0 — Template:Flagicon Arthur Legat 13 0 — Template:Flagicon Bill Schindler 14 0 — Template:Flagicon Robert O'Brien 14 0 — Template:Flagicon Tony Gaze 15 Ret Ret DNQ 0 — Template:Flagicon George Fonder 15 0 — Template:Flagicon Kenneth McAlpine 16 Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Eddie Johnson 16 0 — Template:Flagicon Harry Schell Ret Ret† 17 0 — Template:Flagicon Gino Bianco 18 Ret Ret Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Chuck Stevenson 18 0 — Template:Flagicon Henry Banks 19 0 — Template:Flagicon Manny Ayulo 20 0 — Template:Flagicon Johnny McDowell 21 0 — Template:Flagicon Tony Crook 21 0 — Template:Flagicon Dries van der Lof NC 0 — Template:Flagicon Stirling Moss Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Piero Carini Ret Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Bill Aston DNS Ret DNQ 0 — Template:Flagicon Hans Stuck Ret DNQ 0 — Template:Flagicon George Abecassis Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Max de Terra Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Spider Webb Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Rodger Ward Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Tony Bettenhausen Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Duke Nalon Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Fred Agabashian Template:F1 race position 0 — Template:Flagicon Bob Sweikert Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Gene Hartley Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Bob Scott Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Chet Miller Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Bobby Ball Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Andy Linden Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Robin Montgomerie-Charrington Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon David Murray Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Willi Heeks Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Adolf Brudes Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Marcel Balsa Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Günther Bechem Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Rudolf Krause Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Rudolf Schoeller Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Paul Pietsch Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Theo Helfrich Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Josef Peters Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Franco Rol Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Élie Bayol Ret 0 — Template:Flagicon Willi Krakau DNS 0 — Template:Flagicon Ludwig Fischer DNS 0 — Template:Flagicon Harry Merkel DNS 0 — Template:Flagicon Alberto Crespo DNQ 0 — Template:Flagicon Piero Dusio DNQ 0 Pos. Driver SUI Template:Flagicon 500 Template:Flagicon BEL Template:Flagicon FRA Template:Flagicon GBR Template:Flagicon GER Template:Flagicon NED Template:Flagicon ITA Template:Flagicon Pts.

• † Position shared between more drivers of the same car
• * Point for fastest lap shared between different drivers.
• Only the best four results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Non-championship races

Other Formula One/Formula Two races, which did not count towards the World Championship of Drivers, were also held in 1952.

Race name	Circuit	Date	Formula	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
Template:Flagicon XI Grande Prêmio Cidade do Rio de Janeiro	Gávea	20 January	Formula Libre<ref name="www.igleize.fr/gp/amspost">Races in South America 1945-today, www.igleize.fr Retrieved 13 December 2020</ref>	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon II Gran Premio di Siracusa	Syracuse	16 March	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952>The Races of 1952, Motor Sport, January 1953, page 9</ref>	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon VI Gran Premio del Valentino	Valentino Park	6 April	Formula One<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon IV Richmond Trophy	Goodwood	14 April	Formula One<ref>The Goodwood Easter Meeting, Motor Sport, May 1952, page 241</ref>	Template:Flagicon José Froilán González	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon IV Lavant Cup	Goodwood	14 April	Formula Two<ref>The Goodwood Easter Meeting, Motor Sport, May 1952, page 232</ref>	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Bristol	Report
Template:Flagicon XIII Pau Grand Prix	Pau	14 April	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon I Ibsley Grand Prix	Ibsley	19 April	Formula Two<ref>I Ibsley Formula 2 Race 1952 - Ibsley Grand Prix, www.the-fastlane.co.uk Retrieved 13 December 2020</ref>	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Bristol	Report
Template:Flagicon X Grand Prix de Marseille	Marseille	27 April	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon I Aston Martin Owners Club Formula 2 Race	Snetterton	3 May	Formula Two<ref name=forix>Grand Prix winners 1894-2019, http://www.forix.com Retrieved 13 December 2020</ref>	Template:Flagicon Dickie Stoop	Template:Flagicon Frazer Nash-Bristol<ref name=forix/>	Report
Template:Flagicon IV BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	10 May	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Lance Macklin	Template:Flagicon HWM-Alta	Report
Template:Flagicon XIV Eläintarhanajot	Eläintarharata	11 May	Formula One<ref name="www.igleize.fr/gp/hcpost">F1 non-championship races 1945-1957, www.igleize.fr Retrieved 13 December 2020</ref>	Template:Flagicon Roger Laurent	Template:Flagicon Talbot-Lago	Report
Template:Flagicon V Gran Premio di Napoli	Posillipo	11 May	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon XVI Internationales ADAC Eifelrennen	Nürburgring	25 May	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Rudi Fischer	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon VI Grand Prix de Paris	Montlhéry	25 May	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Piero Taruffi	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon XIV Grand Prix de l'Albigeois	Albi (Les Planques)	1 June	Formula One<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon XXII Grand Prix des Frontières	Chimay	1 June	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Paul Frère	Template:Flagicon HWM-Alta	Report
Template:Flagicon VI Ulster Trophy	Dundrod	7 June	Formula One<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Piero Taruffi	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon V Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza	Monza	8 June	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon IV Aix les Bains Circuit du Lac	Aix-les-Bains	8 June	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Template:Flagicon Gordini	Report
Template:Flagicon I West Essex CC Race	Boreham	21 June	Formula Two<ref>I West Essex CC Formula 2 Race 1952, www.the-fastlane.co.uk Retrieved 13 December 2020</ref>	Template:Flagicon Reg Parnell	Template:Flagicon Cooper-Bristol	Report
Template:Flagicon XVI Grand Prix de la Marne	Reims	29 June	Formula Two<ref>Equipe Gordini: Jeremy McMullen, Equipe Simca-Gordini - 1952 Formula One Season, www.conceptcarz.com Retrieved 13 December 2020</ref>	Template:Flagicon Jean Behra	Template:Flagicon Gordini	Report
Template:Flagicon II Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne	Sables	13 July	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon I Grand Prix de Caen	Caen	27 July	Formula Two<ref>Mattijs Diepraam, Horsepower on the Prairie, 28 August 2010, www.forix.com Retrieved 13 December 2020</ref>	Template:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant	Template:Flagicon Gordini	Report
Template:Flagicon II Daily Mail Trophy	Boreham	2 August	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon XVI Grand Prix de Comminges	Comminges	10 August	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon André Simon Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon I National Trophy	Turnberry	23 August	Formula Two<ref>I Scottish National Trophy 1952, www.the-fastlane.co.uk Retrieved 13 December 2020</ref>	Template:Flagicon Mike Hawthorn	Template:Flagicon Connaught	Report
Template:Flagicon XI Grand Prix de la Baule	La Baule	24 August	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Alberto Ascari	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon III Gran Premio di Modena	Modena	14 September	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon IV Circuit de Cadours	Cadours	14 September	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Louis Rosier	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon II Skarpnäcksloppet	Skarpnäck	14 September	Formula One<ref name="www.igleize.fr/gp/hcpost"/>	Template:Flagicon Gunnar Carlsson	Template:Flagicon Mercury	Report
Template:Flagicon V Madgwick Cup	Goodwood	27 September	Formula Two<ref>Goodwood Finale, Motor Sport, November 1952, page 509</ref>	Template:Flagicon Ken Downing	Template:Flagicon Connaught	Report
Template:Flagicon VIII Internationales Avusrennen	AVUS	28 September	Formula Two<ref name=Motor_Sport_Jan_1952/>	Template:Flagicon Rudi Fischer	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon I Joe Fry Memorial Trophy	Castle Combe	4 October	Formula Two<ref>I Joe Fry Memorial Trophy 1952, www.the-fastlane.co.uk Retrieved 13 December 2020</ref>	Template:Flagicon Roy Salvadori	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report
Template:Flagicon I Newcastle Journal Trophy	Charterhall	11 October	Formula Two<ref>Gerard's old E.R.A. wins an epic Charterhall International Trophy Race, beating B.R.M., Motor Sport, November 1952, page 501</ref>	Template:Flagicon Dennis Poore	Template:Flagicon Connaught	Report
Template:Flagicon XII Grande Prêmio Cidade do Rio de Janeiro	Gávea	14 December	Formula Libre<ref name="www.igleize.fr/gp/amspost"/>	Template:Flagicon Henrique Casini	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	Report

East German races

Note - a blue background denotes a round of the East German Championship.

Race name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
Template:Flagicon I Rostock Osthafenkurs	Rostock	20 April	Template:Flagicon Paul Greifzu	Template:Flagicon BMW-Eigenbau	Report
Template:Flagicon I Bernau Autobahnschleife	Bernau	4 May	Template:Flagicon Rudolf Krause	Template:Flagicon BMW-Reif	Report
Template:Flagicon I Dessau Autobahnspinne	Dessau	11 May	Template:Flagicon Fritz Riess	Template:Flagicon Veritas-Meteor	Report
Template:Flagicon III Leipzig Stadtparkrennen	Leipzig	2 June	Template:Flagicon Edgar Barth	Template:Flagicon IFA-Kollektiv	Report
Template:Flagicon III Strassen-Rennen Halle-Saale-Schleife	Halle-Saale-Schleife	8 June	Template:Flagicon Edgar Barth	Template:Flagicon IFA-Kollektiv	Report
Template:Flagicon I Strassen-rennen Leipzig	Leipzig	17 August	Template:Flagicon Hans Stuck	Template:Flagicon AFM-BMW	Report
Template:Flagicon V DMV Grenzlandringrennen	Grenzlandring	31 August	Template:Flagicon Toni Ulmen	Template:Flagicon Veritas	Report
Template:Flagicon IV Sachsenringrennen	Sachsenring	7 September	Template:Flagicon Edgar Barth	Template:Flagicon EMW-BMW	Report

East German Championship

The table below shows the points awarded for each race. Only East German drivers were eligible for points.

Place	Driver	Entrant	Car	ROS	LEI	HAL	SAC	Total
1	Template:Flagicon Edgar Barth	IFA Rennkollektiv	DAMW-BMW 328	3	6	6	6	21
2	Template:Flagicon Ernst Klodwig	BSG Motor	Heck-BMW 328	2	4		4	10
3	Template:Flagicon Jürgen Perdus	IFA Renkollektiv	DAMW-BMW 328	4		3		7
4	Template:Flagicon Paul Greifzu	BSG Motor	Reif-BMW 328	6				6
5	Template:Flagicon Rudolf Krause	SV Wismut	Reif-BMW 328			4		4
6	Template:Flagicon Heinz Melkus		ARO-Veritas-Alfa Romeo			2		2
8	Template:Flagicon Werner Jäger		EMW 340-BMW 328			1		1