1952 German Grand Prix

The 1952 German Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 3 August 1952 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It was race 6 of 8 in the 1952 World Championship of Drivers, in which each Grand Prix was run to Formula Two rules rather than the Formula One regulations normally used. The 18-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari after he started from pole position. His teammates Giuseppe Farina and Rudi Fischer finished in second and third places.

1952 German Grand Prix
Race details
Date 3 August 1952 (1952-08-03)
Official name XV Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 22.810 km (14.173 mi)
Distance 18 laps, 410.580 km (255.123 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 10:04.4
Fastest lap
Driver Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Time 10:05.1 on lap 5
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Ferrari
Third
Ferrari

Report

The Maserati factory team finally appeared with their new car, the A6GCM, which was driven by Felice Bonetto. Also racing A6GCMs were the Escuderia Bandeirantes drivers Bianco and Cantoni. Ferrari once again entered the successful trio of Alberto Ascari, Nino Farina and Piero Taruffi, while there were privateer Ferrari entries for Rudi Fischer and Rudolf Schoeller of Ecurie Espadon, Roger Laurent of Ecurie Francorchamps, and Piero Carini of Scuderia Marzotto. Jean Behra returned to action for the Gordini team, having recovered from his shoulder injury. He replaced Prince Bira, and was partnered by teammates Robert Manzon and Maurice Trintignant. HWM entered three cars, with regular Peter Collins joined by the Belgian pairing of Paul Frère and Johnny Claes, while Australian Tony Gaze drove a privateer HWM. Bill Aston drove an Aston Butterworth, and the field was completed by a plethora of privateer German cars (Veritas, AFM and BMW).

Ferrari were once again fastest in qualifying, with Ascari and Farina being joined on the front row of the grid by the Gordinis of Trintignant and Manzon. The remaining works Ferrari driver, Taruffi, started from the second row, alongside the Ecurie Espadon-entered Ferrari of Fischer and Paul Pietsch in a Veritas. Bonetto's works Maserati made the third row, along with the Gordini of Jean Behra, and a pair of local entrants: Hans Klenk's Veritas, and Willi Heeks in an AFM.

The race turned out to be rather a processional event, with Ascari leading Farina all the way in the first 16 laps. Two laps from home, he had to dive into the pits for oil, emerging 10 seconds behind Farina-which he rattled off on the next lap, catching Farina just a mile from home to win by several seconds after an otherwise dull race. Piero Taruffi had been running in third behind his teammates, but he lost the position to Rudi Fischer towards the end of the race when he encountered problems due to his suspension breaking. Fischer's podium and Taruffi's fourth place-finish ensured that it was a Ferrari 1-2-3-4. Manzon, who had been running in fourth for much of the first half of the race, between Taruffi and Fischer, was forced to retire when a wheel fell off his car. This meant that his teammate Behra was left to take the final points in fifth position in his Gordini, ahead of Roger Laurent's Ferrari. Felice Bonetto, of the factory Maserati team, was disqualified for receiving a push start after his first lap spin.

Ascari, who had taken his fourth consecutive victory, along with a fourth consecutive fastest lap, had now scored the maximum of 36 points for the season, as only a driver's four best results counted. As a result, he clinched the world championship, making him the first driver to win the championship with two races left to go.[1] The date was 3 August, the earliest anyone would claim the Championship until Jim Clark seized the crown on 1 August in 1965, also at the Nürburgring. Ascari's teammates, Taruffi and Farina, remained in second and third, respectively, in the Drivers' Championship, while Swiss driver Fischer's second podium of the season raised him up to fourth in the standings.

Entries
NoDriverEntrantConstructorChassisEngineTyre
101 Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 P
102 Nino Farina Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 P
103 Piero Taruffi Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 P
104 Piero Carini Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari Ferrari 166F2-50 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12 P
105 Felice Bonetto Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 P
107 Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 20 2.0 L6 E
108 Jean Behra Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 20 2.0 L6 E
109 Maurice Trintignant Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 20 2.0 L6 E
110 Marcel Balsa Marcel Balsa Balsa-BMW Balsa Spécial BMW 328 2.0 L6 E
111 Peter Collins HW Motors HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 D
112 Paul Frère HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 D
113 Johnny Claes HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 D
114 Bill Aston W.S. Aston Aston Butterworth Aston NB41 Aston Butterworth F4 2.0 F4 D
115 Gino Bianco Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 P
116 Eitel Cantoni Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 P
117 Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 P
118 Rudolf Schoeller Ferrari Ferrari 212 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12 P
119 Roger Laurent Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 P
120 Tony Gaze Tony Gaze HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 D
121 Fritz Riess Fritz Riess Veritas-BMW Veritas RS BMW 328 2.0 L6 ?
122 Theo Helfrich Theo Helfrich Veritas-BMW Veritas RS BMW 328 2.0 L6 ?
123 Willi Heeks Willi Heeks AFM-BMW AFM 50 (M8) BMW 328 2.0 L6 ?
124 Helmut Niedermayr Helmut Niedermayr AFM-BMW AFM 50 (M6) BMW 328 2.0 L6 ?
125 Toni Ulmen Toni Ulmen Veritas-BMW Veritas Meteor BMW 328 2.0 L6 ?
126 Adolf Brudes Adolf Brudes Veritas-BMW Veritas RS BMW 328 2.0 L6 ?
127 Paul Pietsch Motor Presse Verlag Veritas Veritas Meteor Veritas 2.0 L6 ?
128 Hans Klenk Hans Klenk Veritas Veritas Meteor Veritas 2.0 L6 ?
129 Josef Peters Josef Peters Veritas-BMW Veritas RS BMW 328 2.0 L6 ?
130 Günther Bechem Bernd Nacke Nacke-BMW Nacke Eigenbau BMW 328 2.0 L6 ?
131 Ludwig Fischer Ludwig Fischer AFM-BMW AFM 49 BMW 328 2.0 L6 ?
133 Willi Krakau Willi Krakau AFM-BMW AFM 50 (M3) BMW 328 2.0 L6 ?
134 Harry Merkel Krakau-BMW Krakau Eigenbau BMW 328 2.0 L6 ?
135 Ernst Klodwig Ernst Klodwig Heck-BMW Heck Eigenbau BMW 328 2.0 L6 ?
136 Rudolf Krause Rudolf Krause Reif-BMW Reif Eigenbau BMW 328 2.0 L6 ?
Sources:[2][3][4]

Classification

Qualifying

Only the lap times from the 7 best placed drivers are known.

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
1 101 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 10:04.4 –
2 102 Nino Farina Ferrari 10:07.3 + 2.9
3 109 Maurice Trintignant Gordini 10:19.1 + 14.7
4 107 Robert Manzon Gordini 10:25.3 + 20.9
5 103 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 10:26.3 + 21.9
6 117 Rudi Fischer Ferrari 10:41.9 + 37.5
7 127 Paul Pietsch Veritas 10:56.3 + 51.9
8 128 Hans Klenk Veritas
9 123 Willi Heeks AFM-BMW
10 105 Felice Bonetto Maserati
11 108 Jean Behra Gordini
12 121 Fritz Riess Veritas-BMW
13 112 Paul Frère HWM-Alta
14 120 Tony Gaze HWM-Alta
15 125 Toni Ulmen Veritas-BMW
16 115 Gino Bianco Maserati
17 119 Roger Laurent Ferrari
18 122 Theo Helfrich Veritas-BMW
19 126 Adolf Brudes Veritas-BMW
20 129 Josef Peters Veritas-BMW
21 114 Bill Aston Aston Butterworth
22 124 Helmut Niedermayr AFM-BMW
23 136 Rudolf Krause Reif-BMW
24 118 Rudolf Schoeller Ferrari
25 110 Marcel Balsa Balsa-BMW
26 116 Eitel Cantoni Maserati
27 104 Piero Carini Ferrari
28 133 Willi Krakau AFM-BMW
29 135 Ernst Klodwig Heck-BMW
30 130 Günther Bechem Nacke-BMW
31 131 Ludwig Fischer AFM-BMW
32 113 Johnny Claes HWM-Alta
33 111 Peter Collins HWM-Alta
34 134 Harry Merkel Krakau-BMW

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 101 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 18 3:06:13.3 1 91
2 102 Nino Farina Ferrari 18 +14.1 2 6
3 117 Rudi Fischer Ferrari 18 +7:10.1 6 4
4 103 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 17 +1 lap 5 3
5 108 Jean Behra Gordini 17 +1 lap 11 2
6 119 Roger Laurent Ferrari 16 +2 laps 17
7 121 Fritz Riess Veritas-BMW 16 +2 laps 12
8 125 Toni Ulmen Veritas-BMW 16 +2 laps 15
9 124 Helmut Niedermayr AFM-BMW 15 +3 laps 22
10 113 Johnny Claes HWM-Alta 15 +3 laps 32
11 128 Hans Klenk Veritas 14 +4 laps 8
12 135 Ernst Klodwig Heck-BMW 14 +4 laps 29
Ret 107 Robert Manzon Gordini 8 Accident 4
Ret 123 Willi Heeks AFM-BMW 7 Engine 9
Ret 120 Tony Gaze HWM-Alta 6 Gearbox 14
Ret 126 Adolf Brudes Veritas-BMW 5 Engine 19
Ret 110 Marcel Balsa Balsa-BMW 5 Engine 25
Ret 130 Günther Bechem Nacke-BMW 5 Ignition 30
Ret 116 Eitel Cantoni Maserati 4 Axle 26
Ret 136 Rudolf Krause Reif-BMW 3 Engine 23
Ret 118 Rudolf Schoeller Ferrari 3 Suspension 24
Ret 114 Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 2 Oil pressure 21
Ret 109 Maurice Trintignant Gordini 1 Accident 3
Ret 127 Paul Pietsch Veritas 1 Gearbox 7
DSQ 105 Felice Bonetto Maserati 1 Disqualified 10
Ret 112 Paul Frère HWM-Alta 1 Gearbox 13
Ret 122 Theo Helfrich Veritas-BMW 1 Engine 18
Ret 129 Josef Peters Veritas-BMW 1 Engine 20
Ret 104 Piero Carini Ferrari 1 Brakes 27
Ret 115 Gino Bianco Maserati 0 Engine 16
DNS 133 Willi Krakau AFM-BMW 0 Non starter
DNS 131 Ludwig Fischer AFM-BMW 0 Non starter
DNS 134 Harry Merkel Krakau-BMW 0 Non starter
DNS 111 Peter Collins HWM-Alta 0 Engine
Source:[5]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes 1 point for fastest lap

Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Alberto Ascari 36
2 Piero Taruffi 22
3 Nino Farina 18
3 4 Rudi Fischer 10
1 5 Troy Ruttman 8
Source: [6]
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.
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References
  1. "German GP, 1952 Race Report". Grandprix.com. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. "1952 German Grand Prix - Race Entries". manipef1.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. "1952 German GP - Entry List". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  4. "Phoenix from the flames, part 6: East German BMW specials". forix. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  5. "1952 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  6. "Germany 1952 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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