1952 Formula One season
All you want to know about 1952 Formula One season
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In comparison to previous seasons, the 1952 Formula One season consisted of a relatively small number of Formula One races, following the FIA's decision to run the World Drivers' Championship to Formula Two regulations rather than Formula One.
The 3rd FIA World Drivers' Championship, which commenced on May 18, 1952, and ended on September 7 after eight races, was won by Alberto Ascari, driving for Scuderia Ferrari.
In addition to the Formula One races and the World Championship Formula Two races, numerous other Formula Two races, which did not count towards the Championship, were also held during the year.
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World Championship season summary
Alfa Romeo, unable to fund a new car, withdrew from racing, leaving Ferrari as the only serious Formula 1 contender. This led organizers to run their races for Formula 2, for 2 litre unsupercharged engines, which meant larger fields and a greater variety of cars, even if the victories all went to Ferrari. Ascari won the six grand prix he entered, missing the Swiss because he was at Indianapolis qualifying. Maserati and Gordini offered little challenge, but Mike Hawthorn's drives in his Cooper would earn him a works Ferrari drive in 1953. Fangio, badly injured in an early season crash, took no part in the championship.
Points were given to top 5 finishers (8, 6, 4, 3, 2). 1 point was given for fastest lap. Only the best four of eight scores counted towards the world championship. Points for shared drives were divided equally between the drivers, regardless of who had driven more laps. In 1952, all World Championship events were run under Formula 2 regulations.
World Championship season review
| Rnd | Race | Date | Location | Winning driver | Constructor | Tyres | Report |
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| 1 |  Swiss Grand Prix |
May 18 | Bremgarten |  Piero Taruffi |
Ferrari |
P | Report |
| 2 |  Indianapolis 500 |
May 30 | Indianapolis | Troy Ruttman |
Kuzma-Offenhauser |
F | Report |
| 3 | .svg.html){kind=small} Belgian Grand Prix |
June 22 | Spa-Francorchamps | Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari |
P | Report |
| 4 |  French Grand Prix |
July 6 | Rouen-Les-Essarts | Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari |
P | Report |
| 5 |  British Grand Prix |
July 19 | Silverstone | Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari |
P | Report |
| 6 |  German Grand Prix |
August 3 | Nürburgring | Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari |
E | Report |
| 7 |  Dutch Grand Prix |
August 17 | Zandvoort | Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari |
P | Report |
| 8 | Italian Grand Prix |
September 7 | Monza | Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari |
P | Report |
Teams and Drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1952 FIA World Championship.
1952 Driver line-ups
1952 Drivers Championship final standings
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