1952 F1 Championship Standings
Alberto Ascari clinched his first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship in 1952 with 36 points, taking six wins, six podiums and five pole positions along the way. The Italian driver finished 12 points clear of his teammate, Nino Farina.
Ascari wrapped up the title with two rounds to spare, at the German Grand Prix (round 6 of 8).
This season was dominated by Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari. The Italian driver won 6 out of 7 grand prix.
Ferrari could have won the constructors' championship, but that championship wasn't 'invented' yet.
See all 1952 F1 results for each race, driver and team. Here you can find the 1952 F1 teams overview.
1952 F1 Drivers' Championship Standings
| POS | Driver | PTS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  AlbertoAscari | 36 (53.5) | - | 31 | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* | 1* |
| 2 |  NinoFarina | 24 (27) | DNF | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | PieroTaruffi | 22 | 1* | - | DNF | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 7 |
| 4 | RudiFischer | 10 | 2 | - | - | 11 | 13 | 3 | - | DNF |
| 5 |  MikeHawthorn | 10 | - | - | 4 | DNF | 3 | - | 4 | DNF |
| 6 | RobertManzon | 9 | DNF | - | 3 | 4 | DNF | DNF | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | TroyRuttman | 8 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | LuigiVilloresi | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 9 |  José-FroilánGonzález | 6.5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2* |
| 10 | JimRathmann | 6 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | JeanBehra | 6 | 3 | - | DNF | 7 | - | 5 | DNF | DNF |
| 12 | SamHanks | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | KenWharton | 3 | 4 | - | DNF | - | - | - | DNF | 9 |
| 14 | DennisPoore | 3 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 12 |
| 15 | DuaneCarter | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | AlanBrown | 2 | 5 | - | 6 | - | 22 | - | - | 15 |
| 17 | MauriceTrintignant | 2 | - | - | - | 5 | DNF | DNF | 6 | DNF |
| 18 | ArtCross | 2 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | PaulFrère | 2 | - | - | 5 | - | - | DNF | DNF | - |
| 20 | EricThompson | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| 21 | FeliceBonetto | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | 5 |
| 22 | BillVukovich | 1 | - | 17* | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 | RogerLaurent | 0 | - | - | 12 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| 24 | Toulode Graffenried | 0 | 6 | - | - | DNF | 19 | - | - | DNQ |
| 25 | JimmyBryan | 0 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | PeterCollins | 0 | DNF | - | DNF | 6 | DNF | - | - | DNQ |
| 27 | AndréSimon | 0 | DNF | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 28 | PeterHirt | 0 | 7 | - | - | 11 | DNF | - | - | - |
| 29 | JimmyReece | 0 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 | Charlesde Tornaco | 0 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | DNF | DNQ |
| 31 | RegParnell | 0 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - |
| 32 | FritzRiess | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| 33 | DuncanHamilton | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | 7 | - |
| 34 | LanceMacklin | 0 | WD | - | 11 | 9 | 15 | - | 8 | DNQ |
| 35 | EricBrandon | 0 | 8 | - | 9 | - | 20 | - | - | 13 |
| 36 |  ChicoLandi | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 8 |
| 37 | JohnnyClaes | 0 | - | - | 8 | DNF | 14 | 10 | - | DNQ |
| 38 | GeorgeConnor | 0 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | PhilippeÉtancelin | 0 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 40 | RoySalvadori | 0 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - |
| 41 | ToniUlmen | 0 | DNF | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| 42 | CliffGriffith | 0 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 43 | KenDowning | 0 | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | DNF | - |
| 44 | HelmutNiedermayr | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| 45 | JanFlinterman | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - |
| 46 |  PrinceBira | 0 | DNF | - | 10 | DNF | 11 | - | - | - |
| 47 | JohnnieParsons | 0 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 48 | YvesGiraud Cabantous | 0 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 49 | PeterWhitehead | 0 | - | - | - | DNF | 10 | - | - | DNQ |
| 50 | LouisRosier | 0 | DNF | - | DNF | DNF | - | - | - | 10 |
| 51 | JackMcGrath | 0 | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 52 | HansKlenk | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| 53 |  EitelCantoni | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNF | DNF | - | 11 |
| 54 | JimRigsby | 0 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 55 | FrancoComotti | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 56 | GrahamWhitehead | 0 | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - |
| 57 | ErnstKlodwig | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| 58 | JoeJames | 0 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 59 | ArthurLegat | 0 | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 60 | BillSchindler | 0 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 61 | RobertO\'Brien | 0 | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 62 | GeorgeFonder | 0 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 63 |  TonyGaze | 0 | - | - | 15 | - | DNF | DNF | - | DNQ |
| 64 | EddieJohnson | 0 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 65 | KennethMcAlpine | 0 | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | DNF |
| 66 | HarrySchell | 0 | DNF | - | - | DNF | 17 | - | - | - |
| 67 | ChuckStevenson | 0 | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 68 | GinoBianco | 0 | - | - | - | - | 18 | DNF | DNF | DNF |
| 69 | HenryBanks | 0 | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 70 | MannyAyulo | 0 | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 71 | JohnnyMcDowell | 0 | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 72 | TonyCrook | 0 | - | - | - | - | 21 | - | - | - |
| 73 | SpiderWebb | 0 | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 74 | RodgerWard | 0 | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 75 | TonyBettenhausen | 0 | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 76 | DukeNalon | 0 | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 77 | BobSweikert | 0 | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 78 | FredAgabashian | 0 | - | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 79 | GeneHartley | 0 | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 80 | BobScott | 0 | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 81 | ChetMiller | 0 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 82 | BobbyBall | 0 | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 83 | AndyLinden | 0 | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | StirlingMoss | 0 | WD | - | DNF | - | DNF | - | DNF | DNF |
| - | Driesvan der Lof | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - |
| - | WilliHeeks | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - |
| - | RobinMontgomerie-Charrington | 0 | - | - | DNF | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | AdolfBrudes | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - |
| - | GeorgeAbecassis | 0 | DNF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | MarcelBalsa | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - |
| - | HansVon Stuck | 0 | DNF | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNQ |
| - | GüntherBechem | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - |
| - | PieroCarini | 0 | - | - | - | DNF | - | DNF | - | - |
| - | RudolfKrause | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - |
| - | FrancoRol | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF |
| - | Maxde Terra | 0 | DNF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | RudolfSchoeller | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - |
| - | BillAston | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNS | DNF | - | DNQ |
| - | PaulPietsch | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - |
| - | ÉlieBayol | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNF |
| - | TheoHelfrich | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - |
| - | DavidMurray | 0 | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - | - |
| - | JosefPeters | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | DNF | - | - |
| - | AlbertoCrespo | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNQ |
| - | PieroDusio | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | DNQ |
Best 4 of 8 results counted. Points in brackets are all points scored; the lower figure is the championship total.
1952 Drivers' Championship Progression
1952 F1 Driver Statistics
1952 F1 Constructors' Championship Standings
1952 Constructors' Championship Progression
1952 F1 Race-by-Race Results
| NO | Grand Prix | Date | Winner | Team | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1952 Swiss F1 GP | May 18 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 62 | 03:01:46.100 |
| 2 | 1952 Indianapolis 500 | May 30 | Troy Ruttman | Kuzma | 200 | 03:52:41.880 |
| 3 | 1952 Belgian F1 GP | June 22 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 36 | 03:03:46.300 |
| 4 | 1952 French F1 GP | July 6 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 77 | 03:00:00.000 |
| 5 | 1952 British F1 GP | July 19 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 85 | 02:46:11.000 |
| 6 | 1952 German F1 GP | August 3 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 18 | 03:06:13.300 |
| 7 | 1952 Dutch F1 GP | August 17 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 90 | 02:53:28.500 |
| 8 | 1952 Italian F1 GP | September 7 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 80 | 02:50:45.600 |
1952 points distribution: P1 = 9, P2 = 6, P3 = 4, P4 = 3, P5 = 2 points.
- Positions in bold show the driver who started from pole position.
- Positions marked with an asterisk (*) show the driver who set the fastest lap.
- DNQ = Did not qualify · DNS = Did not start · WD = Withdrawn · DNF = Did not finish
1952 F1 Championship — Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the 1952 F1 Drivers' Championship?
Alberto Ascari won the 1952 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship with 36 points, finishing 12 points ahead of Nino Farina.
After which race was the 1952 F1 Drivers' Championship decided?
Alberto Ascari clinched the 1952 Drivers' Championship at the German Grand Prix, round 6 of 8, with two rounds to spare.
How many F1 World Drivers' Championships had Alberto Ascari won by 1952?
The 1952 title was Alberto Ascari's first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship.
How many races did Alberto Ascari win in 1952?
Alberto Ascari won 6 of the 8 races in 1952, with 6 podiums and 5 pole positions.
Who finished runner-up in the 1952 F1 Drivers' Championship?
Nino Farina finished runner-up, 12 points behind Alberto Ascari.
How many races are in the 1952 F1 season?
The 1952 Formula 1 season featured 8 Grand Prix rounds.
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