1952 Swiss Grand Prix

The 1952 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on May 18, 1952 at Bremgarten Circuit. It was the first 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.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	28	Nino Farina	Ferrari	2:47.5	-
2	30	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	2:50.1	+ 2.6
3	8	Robert Manzon	Gordini	2:52.1	+ 4.6
4	32	André Simon	Ferrari	2:52.4	+ 4.9
5	42	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari	2:53.3	+ 5.8
6	18	Peter Collins	HWM-Alta	2:55.9	+ 8.4
7	6	Jean Behra	Gordini	2:55.9	+ 8.4
8	38	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati-Platé	2:56.4	+ 8.9
9	46	Stirling Moss	HWM-Alta	2:56.4	+ 8.9
10	16	George Abecassis	HWM-Alta	2:56.9	+ 9.4
11	10	Prince Bira	Simca-Gordini	2:59.3	+ 11.8
12	20	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	3:00.2	+ 12.7
13	22	Ken Wharton	Frazer Nash-Bristol	3:00.9	+ 13.4
14	2	Hans Stuck	AFM-Küchen	3:01.7	+ 14.2
15	26	Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	3:02.5	+ 15.0
16	4	Toni Ulmen	Veritas	3:05.6	+ 18.1
17	24	Eric Brandon	Cooper-Bristol	3:05.8	+ 18.3
18	40	Harry Schell	Maserati-Platé	3:07.6	+ 20.1
19	44	Peter Hirt	Ferrari	3:10.2	+ 22.7
20	12	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	No time	-
21	50	Max de Terra	Simca-Gordini	No time	-
22	14	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	No time	-

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	30	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	62	3:01:46.1	2	9
2	42	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari	62	+2:37.2	5	6
3	6	Jean Behra	Gordini	61	+1 lap	7	4
4	22	Ken Wharton	Frazer Nash-Bristol	60	+2 laps	13	3
5	26	Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	59	+3 laps	15	2
6	38	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati-Platé	58	+4 laps	8
7	44	Peter Hirt	Ferrari	56	+6 laps	19
8	24	Eric Brandon	Cooper-Bristol	55	+7 laps	17
Ret	10	Prince Bira	Simca-Gordini	52	Engine	11
Ret	32	André Simon Nino Farina	Ferrari	51	Magneto	4
Ret	40	Harry Schell	Maserati-Platé	31	Engine	18
Ret	46	Stirling Moss	HWM-Alta	24	Withdrew	9
Ret	20	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	24	Withdrew	12
Ret	8	Robert Manzon	Gordini	20	Radiator	3
Ret	28	Nino Farina	Ferrari	16	Magneto	1
Ret	18	Peter Collins	HWM-Alta	12	Halfshaft	6
Ret	16	George Abecassis	HWM-Alta	12	Halfshaft	10
Ret	2	Hans Stuck	AFM-Küchen	4	Engine	14
Ret	4	Toni Ulmen	Veritas	4	Fuel leak	16
Ret	12	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	2	Accident	20
Ret	50	Max de Terra	Simca-Gordini	1	Magneto	21
DNS	14	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	0	Engine	22

Notes

• Pole position: Nino Farina - 2:47.5
• Fastest lap: Piero Taruffi - 2:49.1
• Moss and Macklin withdrew from the race.
• Farina (33 laps) took over from Simon (18) after Farina retired from the race.

Drivers' Championship standings after the race

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Piero Taruffi	9
2	Rudi Fischer	6
3	Jean Behra	4
4	Ken Wharton	3
5	Alan Brown	2

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

References

• "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1952/608/. Retrieved 2009-11-30. 

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