1952 season/Round 4
French Grand Prix 1952
- Rouen-Les-Essarts
- Rouen
- 6 July 1952
- 77 laps
- 392.7 km
- 5.100 km a lap
- P1Alberto AscariFerrari3:00:00.000
- P2Nino FarinaFerrari+1 lap
- P3Piero TaruffiFerrari+2 laps
- Pole positionAlberto AscariFerrari · 2:14.800
- Fastest lapAlberto Ascari2:17.300 · lap 28
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
| Pos | Driver | No. | Team · engine | Grid | Laps | Time / reason | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascarifastest lap | 8 | Ferrari | 1 | 77 | 3:00:00.000 | 9 |
| 2 | Nino Farina | 10 | Ferrari | 2 | 76 | +1 lap | 6 |
| 3 | Piero Taruffi | 12 | Ferrari | 3 | 75 | +2 laps | 4 |
| 4 | Robert Manzon | 2 | Gordini | 5 | 74 | +3 laps | 3 |
| 5 | Maurice Trintignant | 44 | Gordini | 6 | 72 | +5 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Peter Collins | 22 | HWM · Alta | 8 | 70 | +7 laps | |
| 7 | Jean Behra | 4 | Gordini | 4 | 70 | +7 laps | |
| 8 | Philippe Étancelin | 28 | Maserati | 18 | 70 | +7 laps | |
| 9 | Lance Macklin | 20 | HWM · Alta | 14 | 70 | +7 laps | |
| 10 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 24 | HWM · Alta | 10 | 68 | +9 laps | |
| 11 | Rudi Fischer | 36 | Ferrari | 17 | 66 | +11 laps | |
| 11 | Peter Hirtshared | 36 | Ferrari | – | |||
| 12 | Franco Comotti | 38 | Ferrari | 16 | 63 | +14 laps | |
| DNF | Birabongse Bhanudej | 6 | Gordini | 7 | 56 | Axle | |
| DNF | Mike Hawthorn | 42 | Cooper · Bristol | 15 | 51 | Ignition | |
| DNF | Emmanuel de Graffenried | 16 | Maserati · Platé | 12 | 34 | Brakes | |
| DNF | Harry Schellshared | 16 | Maserati · Platé | – | |||
| DNF | Peter Whitehead | 26 | Alta | 13 | 26 | Clutch | |
| DNF | Louis Rosier | 14 | Ferrari | 9 | 17 | Engine | |
| DNF | Johnny Claes | 32 | Simca-Gordini · Gordini | 20 | 15 | Engine | |
| DNF | Harry Schell | 18 | Maserati · Platé | 11 | 7 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Piero Carini | 40 | Ferrari | 19 | 2 | Engine | |
| DNS | Rudi Fischer | 34 | Ferrari | – | 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 | 2:14.800 | |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 2:16.200 | +1.400 |
| 3 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 2:17.100 | +2.300 |
| 4 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 2:19.300 | +4.500 |
| 5 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 2:20.400 | +5.600 |
| 6 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 2:21.600 | +6.800 |
| 7 | Peter Collins | HWM | 2:21.900 | +7.100 |
| 8 | Birabongse Bhanudej | Gordini | 2:23.000 | +8.200 |
| 9 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 2:27.000 | +12.200 |
| 10 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | HWM | 2:27.500 | +12.700 |
| 11 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati | 2:28.600 | +13.800 |
| 12 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 2:29.000 | +14.200 |
| 13 | Peter Whitehead | Alta | 2:29.500 | +14.700 |
| 14 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 2:30.900 | +16.100 |
| 15 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper | 2:32.000 | +17.200 |
| 16 | Philippe Étancelin | Maserati | 2:33.700 | +18.900 |
| 17 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 2:34.600 | +19.800 |
| 18 | Franco Comotti | Ferrari | 2:36.000 | +21.200 |
| 19 | Piero Carini | Ferrari | 2:37.700 | +22.900 |
| 20 | Johnny Claes | Simca-Gordini | 2:39.600 | +24.800 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | 28 | 2:17.300 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | 18 | |
| 2 | Piero Taruffi | 13 | ▼1 |
| 3 | Nino Farina | 12 | ▲1 |
| 4 | Troy Ruttman | 8 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Robert Manzon | 7 | ▲2 |
| 6 | Jim Rathmann | 6 | ▼2 |
| 6 | Rudi Fischer | 6 | ▼2 |
| 8 | Jean Behra | 4 | ▼1 |
| 8 | Sam Hanks | 4 | ▼1 |
| 10 | Duane Carter | 3 |