VII RAC British Grand Prix
19 July 1952 - Silverstone: 400.390 km (4.7105 km x 85 laps)
1 15 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 '5' 2:44:11,146.32 km/h
2 17 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 500 '6' 2:44:16, 84 laps
3 9 Mike Hawthorn Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-4-52' 2:44:31, 83 laps
4 6 Dennis Poore Connaught A-Type 'A4' 2:45:05, 83 laps
5 5 Eric Thompson Connaught A-Type 'A6' 2:44:49, 82 laps
6 16 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 '4' 2:45:02, 82 laps
7 8 Reg Parnell Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52' 2:45:48, 82 laps
8 14 Roy Salvadori Ferrari 500 '188-F2' 2:45:55, 82 laps
9 4 Kenneth Downing Connaught A-Type 'A3' 2:46:10, 82 laps
10 21 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 125 '125-114' 81 laps
11 26 "B.Bira" Gordini 16 '16-0032' 81 laps
12 1 Graham Whitehead Alta F2 'F2-4' 80 laps
13 19 Rudolf Fischer Ferrari 500 '184-F2' 80 laps
14 27 Johnny Claes Simca-Gordini 15 '0015-GC' 79 laps
15 31 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-52' 79 laps
16 3 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A-Type 'A1' 79 laps
17 33 Harry Schell Platé-Maserati 4CLT/48 '1599' 78 laps
18 34 Gino Bianco Maserati A6GCM '2032' 77 laps
19 32 Emanuel de Graffenried Platé-Maserati 4CLT/48 '1601' 76 laps
20 10 Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-3-52' 76 laps
NC 23 Tony Crook Frazer-Nash 421 '421/200/170' 75 laps
NC 29 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '2-52' 73 laps/Misfire
NC 11 Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-2-52' 69 laps
Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari, Ferrari, 1:52 (151.41 km/h) on lap 9
Did Not Finish
30 Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta '5-51-52' 44 laps/Engine
12 Stirling Moss ERA G-Type 'R1G' 36 laps/Cylinder head
25 Maurice Trintignant Gordini 16 '16-0033' 21 laps/Gearbox
28 Tony Gaze HWM-Alta '6-51-52' 20 laps/Head gasket
7 David Murray Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-6-52' 14 laps/Spark plugs
24 Robert Manzon Gordini 16 '16-0031' 9 laps/Clutch
20 Peter Hirt Ferrari 212 '212-110' 3 laps/Brakes
35 Heitel Cantoni Maserati A6GCM '2033' 1 lap/Brakes
Did Not Start
2 Bill Aston Aston-Butterworth 'NB-41'
Did Not Appear
18 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500
22 Ken Wharton Frzer Nash FN48
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Starting Grid
Robert Manzon Piero Taruffi Alberto Ascari Giuseppe Farina
Gordini 16 Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500
1:55 1:53 1:50 1:50
Mike Hawthorn Reg Parnell Ken Downing
Cooper T20-Bristol Cooper T20-Bristol Connaught A-Lea-Francis
1:56 1:56 1:56
Duncan Hamilton B. Bira Eric Thompson Dennis Poore
HWM 51/52-Alta Gordini 16 Connaught A-Lea-Francis Connaught A-Lea-Francis
1:57 1:57 1:57 1:56
Peter Collins Alan Browne Graham Whitehead
HWM 52-Alta Cooper T20-Bristol Alta (F2)
1:58 1:58 1:58
Eric Brandon Kenneth McAlpine Stirling Moss Rudi Fischer
Cooper T20-Bristol Connaught A-Lea-Francis ERA G-Bristol Ferrari 500
2:00 2:00 1:59 1:59
Maurice Trintignant Peter Whitehead Roy Salvadori
Gordini 16 Ferrari 125 (F2) Ferrari 500
2:00 2:00 2:00
Tony Crook Peter Hirt Johnny Claes David Murray
Frazer-Nash 421-BMW Ferrari 212 Simca-Gordini 15 Cooper T20-Bristol
2:03 2:03 2:02 2:02
Gino Bianco Heitel Cantoni Tony Gaze
Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6CGM HWM 51/52-Alta
2:07 2:06 2:05
Harry Schell Emanuel de Graffenried Lance Macklin
Maserati 4CLT/48-Platé Maserati 4CLT/48-Platé HWM 52-Alta
No Time No Time 2:08
Did Not Start:
Bill Aston
Aston NB41-Butterworth
3:28