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.

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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

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

References

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1952 German Grand Prix		 FIA Formula One World Championship
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1952 Italian Grand Prix
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1953 Dutch Grand Prix