1952 Italian Grand Prix
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The 1952 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on September 7, 1952 at Monza. It was part 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.
[edit] Race report
Fangio was still injured, so Bonetto and Gonzalez were given the task of trying to beat Ferrari on home soil,with the aid of two new six-cylinder cars with twin-plug heads. Gonzalez rocketed into the lead,whilst Trintignant was fighting wheel-to-wheel with Ascari for second place. Ascari won that particular duel,but then had to contend with Villoresi. By now,Gonzalez had opened up a 20-second lead-but this only on half tanks. On lap 32 he pitted and emerged 5th. He battled back to second, but could not beat Ascari who came home 50 seconds ahead. This meant Ascari had won every race he had competed in that year,whilst Ferrari won every race-a dominance rarely seen in Formula 1.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Alberto Ascari |
Ferrari | 80 | 2:50:45.6 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 2 | 26 |  José Froilán González |
Maserati | 80 | +1:01.8 | 5 | 6.5 |
| 3 | 16 | Luigi Villoresi |
Ferrari | 80 | +2:04.2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | Nino Farina |
Ferrari | 80 | +2:11.4 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 22 | Felice Bonetto |
Maserati | 79 | +1 lap | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 |  André Simon |
Ferrari | 79 | +1 lap | 8 | |
| 7 | 14 | Piero Taruffi |
Ferrari | 77 | +3 laps | 6 | |
| 8 | 48 |  Chico Landi |
Maserati | 76 | +4 laps | 18 | |
| 9 | 40 |  Ken Wharton |
Cooper-Bristol | 76 | +4 laps | 15 | |
| 10 | 62 | Louis Rosier |
Ferrari | 75 | +5 laps | 17 | |
| 11 | 50 |  Eitel Cantoni |
Maserati | 75 | +5 laps | 23 | |
| 12 | 30 | Dennis Poore |
Connaught-Lea-Francis | 74 | +6 laps | 19 | |
| 13 | 36 | Eric Brandon |
Cooper-Bristol | 73 | +7 laps | 20 | |
| 14 | 2 | Robert Manzon |
Gordini | 71 | +9 laps | 7 | |
| 15 | 38 | Alan Brown |
Cooper-Bristol | 68 | +12 laps | 12 | |
| Ret | 32 | Stirling Moss |
Connaught-Lea-Francis | 60 | Suspension | 1 | |
| Ret | 46 | Gino Bianco |
Maserati | 46 | Engine | 25 | |
| Ret | 6 | Jean Behra |
Gordini | 42 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 42 | Mike Hawthorn |
Cooper-Bristol | 38 | Not classified | 12 | |
| Ret | 24 | Franco Rol |
Maserati | 24 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 4 | Maurice Trintignant |
Gordini | 5 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 28 | Kenneth McAlpine |
Connaught-Lea-Francis | 4 | Suspension | 2 | |
| Ret | 18 |  Rudi Fischer |
Ferrari | 3 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 34 | Elie Bayol |
Osca | 0 | Gearbox | 10 | |
| DNQ | 70 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Charles de Tornaco |
Ferrari | Did not qualify | — | ||
| DNQ | 58 | Alberto Crespo |
Maserati | Did not qualify | — | ||
| DNQ | 60 | Toulo de Graffenried |
Maserati | Did not qualify | — | ||
| DNQ | 54 | Peter Collins |
HWM-Alta | Did not qualify | — | ||
| DNQ | 68 | Peter Whitehead |
Ferrari | Did not qualify | — | ||
| DNQ | 56 |  Tony Gaze |
HWM-Alta | Did not qualify | — | ||
| DNQ | 64 | Bill Aston |
Aston Butterworth | Did not qualify | — | ||
| DNQ | 52 | Lance Macklin |
HWM-Alta | Did not qualify | — | ||
| DNQ | 20 |  Hans Von Stuck |
Ferrari | Did not qualify | — | ||
| DNQ | 44 | Piero Dusio |
Cisitalia-BPM | Did not qualify | — | ||
| DNQ | 66 | Johnny Claes |
Simca-Gordini-Gordini | Did not qualify | — |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Alberto Ascari - 2:05.7
- Fastest lap: Alberto Ascari & José Froilán González - 2:06.1
- Ascari and González set equal fastest lap times, and shared the one world championship point.
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1952 season |
Next race: 1953 Argentine Grand Prix |
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