1952 Dutch Grand Prix

The 1952 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on August 17, 1952 at the Circuit Zandvoort. It was the seventh round of the 1952 World Drivers' Championship, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used.

Race report

Mike Hawthorn shone in practice, gaining a front-row start for his little Cooper-Bristol and fighting valiantly with the Ferraris for five laps before they resumed their usual formation. Alberto Ascari led Nino Farina and Luigi Villoresi home in another Ferrari procession, with Hawthorn gaining 4th. Stirling Moss got up as high as 7th in the ERA before having to retire.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	1:46.5	-
2	4	Nino Farina	Ferrari	1:48.6	+ 2.1
3	32	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol	1:51.6	+ 5.1
4	6	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	1:51.8	+ 5.3
5	12	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	1:53.0	+ 6.5
6	8	Jean Behra	Gordini	1:54.5	+ 8.0
7	34	Ken Wharton	Frazer-Nash-Bristol	1:54.7	+ 8.2
8	10	Robert Manzon	Gordini	1:54.8	+ 8.3
9	26	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	1:55.2	+ 8.7
10	28	Duncan Hamilton	HWM-Alta	1:55.8	+ 9.3
11	14	Paul Frère	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	1:58.2	+ 11.7
12	18	Gino Bianco	Maserati	1:58.4	+ 11.9
13	22	Ken Downing	Connaught-Lea-Francis	1:58.6	+ 12.1
14	30	Dries van der Lof	HWM-Alta	1:59.4	+ 12.9
15	20	Jan Flinterman	Maserati	2:01.8	+ 15.3
16	16	Chico Landi	Maserati	2:02.1	+ 15.6
17	24	Charles de Tornaco	Ferrari	2:03.7	+ 17.2
18	36	Stirling Moss	ERA	2:04.5	+ 18.0

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	90	2:53:28.5	1	9
2	4	Nino Farina	Ferrari	90	+ 40.1	2	6
3	6	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	90	+ 1:34.4	4	4
4	32	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol	88	+ 2 laps	3	3
5	10	Robert Manzon	Gordini	87	+ 3 laps	8	2
6	12	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	87	+ 3 laps	5
7	28	Duncan Hamilton	HWM-Alta	85	+ 5 laps	10
8	26	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	84	+ 6 laps	9
9	16	Chico Landi Jan Flinterman	Maserati	83	+ 7 laps	16
Ret	34	Ken Wharton	Frazer-Nash-Bristol	76	Wheel bearing	7
Ret	36	Stirling Moss	ERA	73	Engine	18
Ret	30	Dries van der Lof	HWM-Alta	70	Not Classified	14
Ret	22	Ken Downing	Connaught-Lea-Francis	27	Oil pressure	13
Ret	24	Charles de Tornaco	Ferrari	19	Engine	17
Ret	14	Paul Frère	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	15	Clutch	11
Ret	8	Jean Behra	Gordini	10	Electrical	6
Ret	20	Jan Flinterman	Maserati	7	Differential	15
Ret	18	Gino Bianco	Maserati	4	Axle	12

Notes

• Pole position: Alberto Ascari - 1:46.5
• Fastest lap: Alberto Ascari - 1:49.8
• Shared Drive - Car #16: Landi (43 laps) then Flinterman (40 laps)
• Alberto Ascari overtook Fangio's record for the most race wins, scoring his seventh at this race.

Drivers' Championship standings after the race

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alberto Ascari	36 (45)
2	Nino Farina	24
3	Piero Taruffi	22
4	Rudi Fischer	10
5	Mike Hawthorn	10

• Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

References

• "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1952/621/. Retrieved 2009-12-01. 

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