1952 German Grand Prix

 1952 German Grand Prix

Racing data
6th of 8 races of the 1952 World Automobile Championship
Surname:	XV German Grand Prix
Date:	3rd August 1952
Place:	Nürburgring
Course:	Nürburgring
Length:	410.58 km in 18 laps of 22.81 km
Weather:	sunny, warm
Pole position
Driver:	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Time:	10: 04.4 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Time:	10: 05.1 min (lap 5)
Podium
First:	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Second:	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari
Third:	Rudolf Fischer	Ferrari

The 1952 German Grand Prix took place on August 3 at the Nürburgring and was the sixth of eight races in the 1952 World Cup .

background

Although the numerous British teams and drivers had not entered the German Grand Prix, the organizers were able to count on 34 entries, even two more than at Silverstone . Ferrari again appeared in the usual line-up of Ascari - Farina - Taruffi , supplemented by four private entries. Jean Behra , who had recovered, took on for Gordini . For this, Prince Bira had to vacate his place. For the first time, the Maserati factory team , which Felice Bonetto sent into the race, who, curiously, at least during training, drove with a tobacco pipe in his mouth, was there. The field was filled with numerous reports from German drivers who were normally not represented in international races. The best known among them was Paul Pietsch at Veritas.

training

The training offered a few surprises. The two Ferraris from Ascari and Farina were unbeatable, but the first row was supplemented by the Gordinis from Trintignant and Manzon , while Taruffi was in the second row. Paul Pietsch also made it into the second row with his Veritas. Only 30 of the 34 registered drivers took part in the race.

run

At the start, Ascari pulled ahead and came back as the leader from Farina from the first lap, in which seven drivers, including Paul Pietsch, were eliminated. Up to the penultimate lap everything seemed to be developing as we were used to from the previous races. Ascari pulled out of the field, followed by Farina and Taruffi. But this time Farina could not get away from Taruffi, and so the winner of the Swiss GP was able to overtake Farina twice. On the penultimate lap, however, his axis broke; he was forced to drive so slowly that the Swiss private Ferrari driver Rudolf Fischer could pass him. Ascari also had a problem on the penultimate lap and drove into the pits to have oil refilled. This allowed Farina to pull out a 9 second lead over Ascari. But Ascari managed to overtake Farina again on the last lap, to pull out a lead of 14 seconds over Farina and to win the race. As this event took place on a single lap, it was not reflected in the lap tables and so Ascari has officially been in the lead for almost four races without a break since the third lap of the Belgian Grand Prix . With his victory, Ascari was not only the new world champion of 1952, he had also achieved the maximum possible number of points (four wins and four fastest laps) that a driver could achieve according to the regulations in force at the time, which only included the four best results out of eight Race scored.

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Ferrari	101	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	E.
	102	Giuseppe Farina
	103	Piero Taruffi
Scuderia Marzotto	104	Piero Carini	Ferrari 166C (1952)	Ferrari	P
Maserati	105	Felice Bonetto	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati	P
Gordini	107	Robert Manzon	Gordini T16 (1952)	Gordini 2.0 L6	E.
	108	Jean Behra
	109	Maurice Trintignant
Team Marcel Balsa	110	Marcel Balsa	BMW Special	BMW 2.0 L6	D.
HWM	111	Peter Collins	HWM 52	Alta 1.5	D.
	112	Paul Brother
	113	Johnny Claes
Aston	114	William Aston	Aston NB41	Butterworth 2.0 L4	D.
Escuderia Bandeirantes	115	Gino Bianco	Maserati A6GCM	Maserati	P
	116	Vain Cantoni
Ecurie espadon	117	Rudolf Fischer	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	P
	118	Rudolf Schoeller	Ferrari 212	Ferrari
Ecurie Francorchamps	119	Roger Laurent	Ferrari 500	Ferrari 2.0 L4	E.
Team FAO gauze	120	Tony Gaze	HWM 52	Alta 1.5	D.
Team Fritz Riess	121	Fritz Riess	Veritas RS	BMW 2.0 L6	D.
Team Theo Helfrich	122	Theo Helfrich	Veritas RS	BMW 2.0 L6	D.
Team Willi Heeks	123	Willi Heeks	AFM-50	BMW 2.0 L6	D.
Team Helmut Niedermayr	124	Helmut Niedermayr	AFM-50	BMW 2.0 L6	D.
Team Toni Ulmen	125	Toni Ulmen	Veritas Meteor	BMW 2.0 L6	D.
Team Adolf Brudes	126	Adolf Brudes	Veritas RS	BMW 2.0 L6	D.
Motor-Presse-Verlag	127	Paul Pietsch	Veritas Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	D.
Team Hans Klenk	128	Hans Klenk	Veritas Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	D.
Team Josef Peters	129	Josef Peters	Veritas RS	BMW 2.0 L6	D.
Team Karl-Günther Bechem	130	Karl-Günther Bechem	BMW Bechem	BMW 2.0 L6	D.
Team Ludwig Fischer	131	Ludwig Fischer	AFM-49	BMW 2.0 L6	D.
Team Willi Krakow	133	Willi Krakow	AFM-50	BMW 2.0 L6	D.
	134	Harry Merkel	BMW Krakow	BMW 2.0 L6
Team Ernst Klodwig	135	Ernst Klodwig	BMW rear	BMW 2.0 L6	D.
Team Rudolf Krause	136	Rudolf Krause	BMW frost	BMW 2.0 L6	D.

classification

Starting grid

Item	driver	constructor	time	km / h	Starting row
1.	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	10: 04,400	135.64	1 row
2.	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	10: 07,300	134.99	1 RM
3.	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	10: 19,100	132.42	1 ch
4th	Robert Manzon	Gordini	10: 25,300	131.10	1 L
5.	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	10: 26,300	130.89	2 rows
6th	Rudolf Fischer	Ferrari	10: 41,900	127.71	2 M.
7th	Paul Pietsch	Veritas	10: 56,300	124.91	2 L
8th.	Hans Klenk	Veritas			3 rows
9.	Willi Heeks	AFM			3 RM
10.	Felice Bonetto	Maserati			Ch 3
11.	Jean Behra	Gordini			3 L
12.	Fritz Riess	Veritas			4 rows
13.	Paul Brother	HWM			4 M.
14th	Tony Gaze	HWM			4 L
15th	Toni Ulmen	Veritas			5 R
16.	Gino Bianco	Maserati			5 RM
17th	Roger Laurent	Ferrari			5 ch
18th	Theo Helfrich	Veritas			5 L
19th	Adolf Brudes	Veritas			6 R
20th	Josef Peters	Veritas			6 M.
21st	William Aston	Aston			6 L
22nd	Helmut Niedermayr	AFM			7 R
23.	Rudolf Krause	BMW			7 RM
24.	Rudolf Schoeller	Ferrari			7 ch
25th	Marcel Balsa	BMW			7 L
26th	Vain Cantoni	Maserati			8 R
27.	Piero Carini	Ferrari			8 M.
29	Ernst Klodwig	BMW			9 R
30th	Günther Bechem	BMW			9 RM
32.	Johnny Claes	HWM			9 ch
DNS	Peter Collins	HWM
DNS	Ludwig Fischer	AFM
DNS	Willi Krakow	AFM
DNS	Harry Merkel	BMW

Race result

Item	driver	constructor	Round	time	km / h	s. Rd.	guide
1.	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	18th	3: 06: 13,300	132.07	10: 05,100	18th
2.	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	18th	3: 06: 27.400	131.90
3.	Rudolf Fischer	Ferrari	18th	3: 13: 23.400	127.17
4th	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	17th	3: 06: 19.700	124.66
5.	Jean Behra	Gordini	17th	3: 09: 01,400	122.88
6th	Roger Laurent	Ferrari	16	3: 08: 56,500	115.70
7th	Fritz Riess	Veritas	16	3: 14: 41,300	112.29
8th.	Toni Ulmen	Veritas	15th	3: 18: 27,500	103.27
DNF	Helmut Niedermayr	AFM	14th	not classified
DNF	Johnny Claes	HWM	14th	not classified
DNF	Hans Klenk	Veritas	13	not classified
DNF	Ernst Klodwig	BMW	13	not classified
DNF	Robert Manzon	Gordini	8th	accident
DNF	Willi Heeks	AFM	6th
DNF	Tony Gaze	HWM	6th	transmission
DNF	Adolf Brudes	Veritas	5	engine
DNF	Marcel Balsa	BMW	5
DNF	Günther Bechem	BMW	5	ignition
DNF	Vain Cantoni	Maserati	4th	Rear axle
DNF	Rudolf Krause	BMW	3
DNF	Rudolf Schoeller	Ferrari	3	suspension
DNF	William Aston	Aston	2	engine
DNF	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini	1	accident
DNF	Paul Pietsch	Veritas	1	transmission
DNF	Felice Bonetto	Maserati	1	disqualified
DNF	Paul Brother	HWM	1	transmission
DNF	Theo Helfrich	Veritas	1
DNF	Josef Peters	Veritas	1
DNF	Piero Carini	Ferrari	1	Brakes
DNF	Gino Bianco	Maserati	0

World Cup stand after the race

The first five got 8, 6, 4, 3 and 2 points respectively; there was a point for the fastest lap. Only the four best results from eight races count. * includes the point for the fastest lap, numbers in brackets are discarded results.

Item	driver	constructor									Points
1.	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari			9 *	9 *	9 *	9 *			36
2.	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	9 *			4th	6th	3			22nd
3.	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari			6th	6th		6th			18th
4th	Rudolf Fischer	Ferrari	6th					4th			10
5.	Troy Ruttman	Kuzma		8th							8th
6th	Robert Manzon	Gordini			4th	3					7th
	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol			3		4th				7th
8th.	Richard Rathmann	Kurti's power		6th							6th
	Jean Behra	Gordini	4th					2			6th
10.	Sam Hanks	Kurti's power		4th							4th
11.	Ken Wharton	Frazer Nash	3								3
	Duane Carter	Lesovsky		3							3
	Dennis Poore	Connaught					3				3
14th	Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	2								2
	Art Cross	Kurti's power		2							2
	Paul Brother	HWM			2						2
	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini				2					2
	Eric Thompson	Connaught					2				2
19th	Bill Vukovich	Kurti's power		1*							1

Individual evidence

1. ↑ German GP, ​​1952 In: grandprix.com , accessed on May 28, 2019
2. ↑ http://www.f1-geschiedenis.be/FORMULE%201/1952/1952-06-Duitsland/Foto/01-07.htm  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
3. ↑ Lang, Mike; Grand Prix 1950-1965; Haynes Publishing Group, Sparkford Sommerset 1981 p. 48 ( ISBN 0-85429-276-4 ) (English)