Season 1952 · Round 4

French Grand Prix

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1952-07-06 · Rouen-Les-Essarts · France · French Grand Prix
Winner
12 Alberto Ascari
3:00
Pole Position
12 Alberto Ascari
Grid P1
Fastest Lap
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DNF
8
DNFs · starters 21 cars
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 12 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1 77 3:00 9
2 10 Nino Farina Ferrari 2 76 +1 Lap 6
3 14 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 3 75 +2 Laps 4
4 2 Robert Manzon Gordini 5 74 +3 Laps 3
5 4 Maurice Trintignant Simca 6 72 +5 Laps 2
6 29 Peter Collins HWM 8 70 +7 Laps
7 6 Jean Behra Gordini 4 70 +7 Laps
8 28 Philippe Étancelin Maserati 18 70 +7 Laps
9 26 Lance Macklin HWM 14 70 +7 Laps
10 24 Yves Cabantous HWM 10 68 +9 Laps
11 20 Peter Hirt Ferrari 17 66 +11 Laps
11 18 Rudi Fischer Ferrari 17 66 +11 Laps
12 38 Franco Comotti Ferrari 16 63 +14 Laps
R 26 Prince Bira Gordini 7 56 Axle
R 42 Mike Hawthorn Cooper 15 51 Ignition
R 32 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 12 34 Brakes
R 21 Peter Whitehead Alta 13 17 Clutch
R 62 Louis Rosier Ferrari 9 17 Engine
R 113 Johnny Claes Simca 20 15 Engine
R 33 Harry Schell Maserati 11 7 Gearbox
R 104 Piero Carini Ferrari 19 2 Engine
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-07-21 14:15