1952 season/Round 3
Belgian Grand Prix 1952
- Spa-Francorchamps
- Spa
- 22 June 1952
- 36 laps
- 508.3 km
- 14.120 km a lap
- P1Alberto AscariFerrari3:03:46.300
- P2Nino FarinaFerrari+1:55.200
- P3Robert ManzonGordini+4:28.400
- Pole positionAlberto AscariFerrari · 4:37.000
- Fastest lapAlberto Ascari4:55.000 · lap 2
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascarifastest lap | 4 | Ferrari | 1 | 36 | 3:03:46.300 | 9 |
| 2 | Nino Farina | 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 36 | +1:55.200 | 6 |
| 3 | Robert Manzon | 14 | Gordini | 4 | 36 | +4:28.400 | 4 |
| 4 | Mike Hawthorn | 8 | Cooper · Bristol | 6 | 35 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Paul Frère | 28 | HWM · Alta | 8 | 34 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Alan Brown | 10 | Cooper · Bristol | 9 | 34 | +2 laps | |
| 7 | Charles de Tornaco | 34 | Ferrari | 13 | 33 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | Johnny Claes | 18 | Gordini | 19 | 33 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | Eric Brandon | 12 | Cooper · Bristol | 12 | 33 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | Birabongse Bhanudej | 20 | Gordini | 18 | 32 | +4 laps | |
| 11 | Lance Macklin | 24 | HWM · Alta | 14 | 32 | +4 laps | |
| 12 | Roger Laurent | 30 | HWM · Alta | 20 | 32 | +4 laps | |
| 13 | Arthur Legat | 38 | Veritas | 21 | 31 | +5 laps | |
| 14 | Robert O'Brien | 44 | Simca-Gordini · Gordini | 22 | 30 | +6 laps | |
| 15 | Tony Gaze | 42 | HWM · Alta | 16 | 30 | +6 laps | |
| DNF | Robin Montgomerie-Charrington | 40 | Aston Butterworth · Butterworth | 15 | 17 | Engine | |
| DNF | Jean Behra | 16 | Gordini | 5 | 13 | Accident | |
| DNF | Piero Taruffi | 6 | Ferrari | 3 | 13 | Accident | |
| DNF | Ken Wharton | 36 | Frazer-Nash · Bristol | 7 | 10 | Spun off | |
| DNF | Louis Rosier | 22 | Ferrari | 17 | 6 | Transmission | |
| DNF | Peter Collins | 26 | HWM · Alta | 11 | 3 | Halfshaft | |
| DNF | Stirling Moss | 32 | ERA · Bristol | 10 | 0 | Engine |
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 4:37.000 | |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 4:40.000 | +3.000 |
| 3 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 4:46.000 | +9.000 |
| 4 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 4:52.000 | +15.000 |
| 5 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 4:56.000 | +19.000 |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper | 4:58.000 | +21.000 |
| 7 | Ken Wharton | Frazer-Nash | 5:01.000 | +24.000 |
| 8 | Paul Frère | HWM | 5:05.000 | +28.000 |
| 9 | Alan Brown | Cooper | 5:07.000 | +30.000 |
| 10 | Stirling Moss | ERA | 5:08.000 | +31.000 |
| 11 | Peter Collins | HWM | 5:10.000 | +33.000 |
| 12 | Eric Brandon | Cooper | 5:12.000 | +35.000 |
| 13 | Charles de Tornaco | Ferrari | 5:13.000 | +36.000 |
| 14 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 5:15.000 | +38.000 |
| 15 | Robin Montgomerie-Charrington | Aston Butterworth | 5:17.000 | +40.000 |
| 16 | Tony Gaze | HWM | 5:20.000 | +43.000 |
| 17 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 5:23.000 | +46.000 |
| 18 | Birabongse Bhanudej | Gordini | 5:29.000 | +52.000 |
| 19 | Johnny Claes | Gordini | 5:33.000 | +56.000 |
| 20 | Roger Laurent | HWM | 5:35.000 | +58.000 |
| 21 | Arthur Legat | Veritas | 5:37.000 | +1:00.000 |
| 22 | Robert O'Brien | Simca-Gordini | 6:00.000 | +1:23.000 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | 2 | 4:55.000 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | 9 | |
| 1 | Piero Taruffi | 9 | |
| 3 | Troy Ruttman | 8 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Jim Rathmann | 6 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Nino Farina | 6 | |
| 4 | Rudi Fischer | 6 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Jean Behra | 4 | ▼2 |
| 7 | Robert Manzon | 4 | |
| 7 | Sam Hanks | 4 | ▼2 |
| 10 | Duane Carter | 3 | ▼3 |