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25px Netherlands  1952 Dutch Grand Prix
Race details
Race 7 of 8 in the 1952 Formula One season
Circuit Park Zandvoort-1948.svg
Date 17 1952 (1952-08-17)
Official name III Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location Circuit Zandvoort
Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course Permanent racing facility
4.193 km (2.605 mi)
Distance 90 laps, 377.370 km (234.487 mi)
Weather Rainy
Pole position
Driver 25px Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Time 1:46.5
Fastest lap
Driver 25px Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Time 1:49.8 on lap 89
Podium
First 25px Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Second 25px Italy Giuseppe Farina Ferrari
Third 25px Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari

The 1952 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 17 August 1952 at the Circuit Zandvoort. It was the seventh round 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.

Race report[]

Luigi Villoresi, absent from the World Championship since the final round of the 1951 season, returned to the Ferrari lineup for the Dutch Grand Prix, replacing Piero Taruffi, alongside regulars Nino Farina and Alberto Ascari, the latter of which had clinched the Drivers' Championship title two weeks previously. Charles de Tornaco also drove a Ferrari at Zandvoort, on behalf of the Ecurie Francorchamps team. Gordini entered the same three drivers from the previous event, the French trio of Behra, Manzon and Trintignant, while Belgian driver Paul Frère drove an Ecurie Belge-entered Simca-Gordini. The HWM team partnered Britons Lance Macklin and Duncan Hamilton with the local driver Dries van der Lof. The only other Dutch driver on the grid was Jan Flinterman, who took part in a Maserati for Escuderia Bandeirantes alongside Chico Landi and Gino Bianco. The works Maserati team were once again absent from the grid, following an unsuccessful appearance in Germany. The field was completed by the Connaught of Ken Downing, Mike Hawthorn's Cooper-Bristol, Ken Wharton's Frazer-Nash and Stirling Moss in an ERA.

The Ferraris once again dominated qualifying, with Ascari taking his fourth pole position of the season, ahead of Farina in second. Mike Hawthorn shone in practice, gaining a front-row start for his little Cooper-Bristol, relegating Villoresi's Ferrari to the second row of the grid. Trintignant's Gordini completed row two, while his teammates Behra and Manzon were joined on the third row by Wharton in the sole Frazer-Nash.

Hawthorn fought valiantly with the Ferraris for five laps before they resumed their usual formation. Ascari led Farina and Villoresi home in another Ferrari procession, with Hawthorn gaining fourth place, two laps behind the Ferrari trio. This was Ascari's fifth consecutive victory (along with a fifth consecutive fastest lap), and his seventh victory in total, breaking Fangio's record for the most World Championship race wins. The Gordinis of Manzon and Trintignant finished a further lap behind Hawthorn, taking fifth and sixth place, respectively. Stirling Moss got up as high as seventh in the ERA before having to retire.[1]

Farina's podium finish took him to second place in the Drivers' Championship standings, overtaking the absentee Taruffi. Swiss driver Rudi Fischer, also not present at the Dutch Grand Prix, remained in fourth, while Mike Hawthorn's result took him to fifth in the standings, level on points with Fischer.

Entries[]

No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre
2 25px Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 P
4 25px Italy Nino Farina Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 P
6 25px Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 P
8 25px France Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 20 2.0 L6 E
10 25px France Robert Manzon Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 20 2.0 L6 E
12 25px France Maurice Trintignant Gordini Gordini T16 Gordini 20 2.0 L6 E
14 25px Belgium Paul Frère1 Ecurie Belge Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Gordini 1500 1.5 L4 E
16 25px Brazil Chico Landi2 Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 P
18 25px Brazil Gino Bianco3 Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 P
20 25px Netherlands Jan Flinterman Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6G 2.0 L6 P
22 25px UK Ken Downing Ken Downing Connaught-Lea Francis Connaught A Lea Francis 2.0 L4 D
24 25px Belgium Charles de Tornaco4 Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari Ferrari 500 Ferrari Type 500 2.0 L4 E
26 25px UK Lance Macklin HW Motors HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 D
28 25px UK Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 D
30 25px Netherlands Dries van der Lof HWM-Alta HWM 52 Alta F2 2.0 L4 D
32 25px UK Mike Hawthorn Leslie D. Hawthorn Cooper-Bristol Cooper T20 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 D
34 25px UK Ken Wharton Scuderia Franera Frazer Nash-Bristol Frazer Nash 421 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6 D
36 25px UK Stirling Moss English Racing Automobiles Ltd. ERA ERA G ERA 1.5 L6 D
Sources: [2][3]
^1  — Paul Frère qualified and raced in the #14 Simca-Gordini. Johnny Claes, who was also entered in the same car, did not participate in the Grand Prix after being fired.[4]
^2  — Chico Landi qualified and drove 43 laps of the race in the #16 Maserati. Jan Flinterman, whose own vehicle had already retired, took over the car for a further 40 laps of the race.[5]
^3  — Gino Bianco qualified and raced in the #14 Simca-Gordini. Eitel Cantoni, who was also entered in the same car, did not participate in the Grand Prix after being fired.[4]
^4  — Charles de Tornaco qualified and raced in the #24 Ferrari. Louis Rosier had initially entered the Grand Prix in a separate car bearing the same number, but later cancelled his entry.[4]

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 2 25px Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1:46.5 -
2 4 25px Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 1:48.6 + 2.1
3 32 25px UK Mike Hawthorn Cooper-Bristol 1:51.6 + 5.1
4 6 25px Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 1:51.8 + 5.3
5 12 25px France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 1:53.0 + 6.5
6 8 25px France Jean Behra Gordini 1:54.5 + 8.0
7 34 25px UK Ken Wharton Frazer-Nash-Bristol 1:54.7 + 8.2
8 10 25px France Robert Manzon Gordini 1:54.8 + 8.3
9 26 25px UK Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 1:55.2 + 8.7
10 28 25px UK Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta 1:55.8 + 9.3
11 14 25px Belgium Paul Frère Simca-Gordini-Gordini 1:58.2 + 11.7
12 18 25px Brazil Gino Bianco Maserati 1:58.4 + 11.9
13 22 25px UK Ken Downing Connaught-Lea-Francis 1:58.6 + 12.1
14 30 25px Netherlands Dries van der Lof HWM-Alta 1:59.4 + 12.9
15 20 25px Netherlands Jan Flinterman Maserati 2:01.8 + 15.3
16 16 25px Brazil Chico Landi Maserati 2:02.1 + 15.6
17 24 25px Belgium Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 2:03.7 + 17.2
18 36 25px UK Stirling Moss ERA 2:04.5 + 18.0

Race[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 25px Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 90 2:53:28.5 1 9
2 4 25px Italy Nino Farina Ferrari 90 + 40.1 2 6
3 6 25px Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 90 + 1:34.4 4 4
4 32 25px UK Mike Hawthorn Cooper-Bristol 88 + 2 laps 3 3
5 10 25px France Robert Manzon Gordini 87 + 3 laps 8 2
6 12 25px France Maurice Trintignant Gordini 87 + 3 laps 5
7 28 25px UK Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta 85 + 5 laps 10
8 26 25px UK Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 84 + 6 laps 9
9 16 25px Brazil Chico Landi
25px Netherlands Jan Flinterman 		Maserati 83 + 7 laps 16
Ret 34 25px UK Ken Wharton Frazer-Nash-Bristol 76 Wheel bearing 7
Ret 36 25px UK Stirling Moss ERA 73 Engine 18
Ret 30 25px Netherlands Dries van der Lof HWM-Alta 70 Not Classified 14
Ret 22 25px UK Ken Downing Connaught-Lea-Francis 27 Oil pressure 13
Ret 24 25px Belgium Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 19 Engine 17
Ret 14 25px Belgium Paul Frère Simca-Gordini-Gordini 15 Clutch 11
Ret 8 25px France Jean Behra Gordini 10 Electrical 6
Ret 20 25px Netherlands Jan Flinterman Maserati 7 Differential 15
Ret 18 25px Brazil Gino Bianco Maserati 4 Axle 12

Notes[]

  • Pole position: Alberto Ascari - 1:46.5
  • Fastest lap: Alberto Ascari - 1:49.8
  • Shared Drive - Car #16: Landi (43 laps) then Flinterman (40 laps)
  • Alberto Ascari overtook Fangio's record for the most race wins, scoring his seventh at this race.

Drivers' Championship standings after the race[]

Pos Driver Points
1 25px Italy Alberto Ascari 36
2 25px Italy Nino Farina 24
3 25px Italy Piero Taruffi 22
4 25px Switzerland Rudi Fischer 10
5 25px UK Mike Hawthorn 10
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

References[]


  1. ↑ "Dutch GP, 1952 Race Report". Grandprix.com. http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr022.html. Retrieved 8 February 2013. 
  2. ↑ "1952 Dutch Grand Prix - Race Entries". manipef1.com. http://www.manipef1.com/results/1952/netherlands/entries/. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  3. ↑ "1952 Dutch GP - Entry List". chicanef1.com. http://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1952&gp=Dutch%20GP&r=1&type=ent. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Netherlands 1952 - Result". statsf1.com. http://www.statsf1.com/en/1952/pays-bas/classement.aspx. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 
  5. ↑ "Dutch Grand Prix 1952 - Results". ESPN F1. http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/race/1410.html. Retrieved 14 January 2014. 


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