1952 British Grand Prix
- Date
- 19 Jul 1952
- Circuit
- Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK
- Round
- 5 of 8
- Winner
- Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2 | 85 | 2:46:11.0 | 9 | |
| 2 | 17 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 3 | 84 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 3 | 9 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper | 7 | 83 | +2 Laps | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Dennis Poore | Connaught | 8 | 83 | +2 Laps | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | Eric Thompson | Connaught | 9 | 82 | +3 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 16 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 1 | 82 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 7 | 8 | Reg Parnell | Cooper | 6 | 82 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 14 | Roy Salvadori | Ferrari | 19 | 82 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 4 | Ken Downing | Connaught | 5 | 82 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 21 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 20 | 81 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 26 | Prince Bira | Gordini | 10 | 81 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 1 | Graham Whitehead | Alta | 12 | 80 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 15 | 80 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 27 | Johnny Claes | Simca | 23 | 79 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 31 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 29 | 79 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 3 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught | 17 | 79 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 33 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 32 | 78 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 34 | Gino Bianco | Maserati | 28 | 77 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 32 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 31 | 76 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 10 | Eric Brandon | Cooper | 18 | 76 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| 21 | 23 | Tony Crook | Frazer Nash | 25 | 75 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| 22 | 11 | Alan Brown | Cooper | 13 | 69 | +16 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Peter Collins | HWM | 14 | 73 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Duncan Hamilton | HWM | 11 | 44 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Stirling Moss | ERA | 16 | 36 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 21 | 21 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Tony Gaze | HWM | 26 | 19 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | David Murray | Cooper | 22 | 14 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 4 | 9 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Peter Hirt | Ferrari | 24 | 3 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 35 | Eitel Cantoni | Maserati | 27 | 0 | Brakes | 0 | |
| W | 2 | Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 3 | 27 |
| 2 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 1 | 19 |
| 3 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Troy Ruttman | 1 | 8 | |
| 5 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Jim Rathmann | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | Jean Behra | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | Sam Hanks | 0 | 4 |