1952 Dutch Grand Prix: Full Weekend Report & Highlights

Ferrari dominated the 1952 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, securing a 1-2-3 finish with Alberto Ascari leading Giuseppe Farina and Luigi Villoresi.

Season: 1952 F1 World Championship
Race date: 17 August 1952
Circuit: Circuit Zandvoort
Laps: 90
Circuit length: 4.193 km (2.605 miles)

Cooper driver Mike Hawthorn, who qualified third, moved up to second in the early stages but eventually finished fourth.

This result meant Ascari overtook Juan Manuel Fangio‘s record, at the time, for the most race wins, scoring his seventh at this race.

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Qualifying

POS.	NO.	DRIVER	TEAM	TIME
1	2	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1:46.500
2	4	Nino Farina	Ferrari	1:48.600
3	32	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper Bristol	1:51.600
4	6	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	1:51.800
5	12	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	1:53.000
6	8	Jean Behra	Gordini	1:54.500
7	34	Ken Wharton	Cooper Bristol	1:54.700
9	26	Lance Macklin	HWM Alta	1:55.200
10	28	Duncan Hamilton	HWM Alta	1:55.800
11	14	Paul Frere	Simca-Gordini	1:58.200
12	18	Gino Bianco	Maserati	1:58.200
13	22	Ken Downing	Connaught Lea Francis	1:58.600
14	30	Dries van der Lof	HWM Alta	1:59.400
15	20	Jan Flinterman	Maserati	2:01.800
16	16	Chico Landi	Maserati	2:02.100
17	24	Charles de Tornaco	Ferrari	2:03.700
18	36	Stirling Moss	ERA Bristol

1952 Dutch Grand Starting Grid

POS.	NO.	DRIVER	TEAM	TIME
1	2	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1:46.500
2	4	Nino Farina	Ferrari	1:48.600
3	32	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper Bristol	1:51.600
4	6	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	1:51.800
5	12	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	1:53.000
6	8	Jean Behra	Gordini	1:54.500
7	34	Ken Wharton	Cooper Bristol	1:54.700
9	26	Lance Macklin	HWM Alta	1:55.200
10	28	Duncan Hamilton	HWM Alta	1:55.800
11	14	Paul Frere	Simca-Gordini	1:58.200
12	18	Gino Bianco	Maserati	1:58.200
13	22	Ken Downing	Connaught Lea Francis	1:58.600
14	30	Dries van der Lof	HWM Alta	1:59.400
15	20	Jan Flinterman	Maserati	2:01.800
16	16	Chico Landi	Maserati	2:02.100
17	24	Charles de Tornaco	Ferrari	2:03.700
18	36	Stirling Moss	ERA Bristol

1952 Dutch Grand Race Results

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/retired	Pts
1	2	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	90	2:53:28.500	9
2	4	Nino Farina	Ferrari	90	+40.100s	6
3	6	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	90	+94.400s	4
4	32	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper Bristol	88	+2 laps	3
5	10	Robert Manzon	Gordini	87	+3 laps	2
6	12	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	87	+3 laps	0
7	28	Duncan Hamilton	HWM Alta	85	+5 laps	0
8	26	Lance Macklin	HWM Alta	84	+6 laps	0
9	16	Chico Landi	Maserati		SHC	0
9	16	Jan Flinterman	Maserati	83	+7 laps	0
NC	34	Ken Wharton	Frazer Nash	76	DNF	0
NC	36	Stirling Moss	ERA Bristol	73	DNF	0
NC	30	Dries van der Lof	HWM Alta	70	DNC	0
NC	22	Ken Downing	Connaught Lea Francis	27	DNF	0
NC	24	Charles de Tornaco	Ferrari	19	DNF	0
NC	14	Paul Frere	Simca-Gordini	15	DNF	0
NC	8	Jean Behra	Gordini	10	DNF	0
NC	20	Jan Flinterman	Maserati	7	DNF	0
NC	18	Gino Bianco	Maserati	4	DNF	0

1952 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alberto Ascari	36 (45)
2	Nino Farina	24
3	Piero Taruffi	22
4	Rudi Fischer	10
5	Mike Hawthorn	10

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