1952 Monza Grand Prix
| 1952 Monza Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 8 June 1952 | ||
| Official name | V Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza | ||
| Location | Monza Circuit, Milan, Italy | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 6.301 km (3.915 mi) | ||
| Distance | 2 × 35 laps, 441.056 km (274.059 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | |
| Time | 2:06.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
The 5th Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza was a
Ferrari 500, who also set overall fastest lap. Farina's teammate André Simon was second and Rudi Fischer third in a privateer 500. Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari started from pole in both heats and set fastest lap in heat 1 but succumbed to mechanical failure in heat 2. Ascari won heat 1 and Farina won heat 2.[1][2]
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid1 | Heat 1 | Heat 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Giuseppe Farina
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500
|
2:31:15.0, 176.20 kph | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 24 |  André Simon
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500
|
+1 lap | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 30 |  Rudi Fischer
|
Ecurie Espadon
|
Ferrari 500
|
+4 laps | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | 48 |  Peter Walker
|
Peter Whitehead | Ferrari 125 | +4 laps | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | 38 | Eric Brandon
|
Ecurie Richmond | Cooper T20-Bristol
|
+5 laps | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 6 | 36 | Alan Brown
|
Ecurie Richmond | Cooper T20-Bristol
|
+6 laps | 20 | 13 | 5 |
| NC | 16 | Felice Bonetto
|
Officine Alfieri Maserati
|
Maserati A6GCM | +6 laps | 6 | 4 | NC |
| NC | 32 |  Johnny Claes
|
HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | +7 laps | 15 | 14 | 7 |
| NC | 52 |  Tony Gaze
|
HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | +9 laps | 12 | NC | 8 |
| Ret | 8 | Robin Montgomerie-Charrington
|
Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | 52 laps | 17 | 12 | 20 laps |
| Ret | 22 | Alberto Ascari
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500
|
49 laps | 1 | 1 | 14 laps, camshaft |
| Ret | 10 | Piero Carini
|
Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 166 | 45 laps | 13 | 11 | 13 laps |
| Ret | 42 | Peter Whitehead
|
Peter Whitehead | Alta F2 | 37 laps | 14 | 7 | 5 laps |
| Ret | 26 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500
|
32 laps | 4 | 8 | DNS, valve |
| Ret | 54 | Ken Wharton
|
Scuderia Franera | Frazer Nash FN48 | 32 laps | 9 | 9 | DNS, chassis |
| Ret | 2 |  Chico Landi
|
Escuderia Bandeirantes | Maserati A6GCM | 31 laps | 19 | 15 | DNS |
| Ret | 4 | Gino Bianco
|
Escuderia Bandeirantes | Maserati A6GCM | 28 laps | 24 | NC | - |
| Ret | 14 |  José Froilán González
|
Officine Alfieri Maserati
|
Maserati A6GCM | 27 laps | 3 | 27 laps, magneto | - |
| Ret | 58 | Charles de Tornaco
|
Ecurie Francorchamps
|
Ferrari 500
|
17 laps | 26 | 17 laps | - |
| Ret | 40 | Giovanni Rocco
|
Giovanni Rocco | Monaci | 10 laps | 23 | 10 laps | - |
| Ret | 44 |  Toni Ulmen
|
Toni Ulmen | Veritas Meteor | 9 laps | 18 | 9 laps | - |
| Ret | 34 | Duncan Hamilton
|
HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | 8 laps | 11 | 8 laps | - |
| Ret | 12 | Gianfranco Comotti
|
Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 166 | 6 laps | 16 | 6 laps, engine | - |
| Ret | 56 | Ottorino Volonterio
|
Ottorino Volonterio | Ferrari 166 | 4 laps | 25 | 4 laps | - |
| Ret | 6 | Bill Aston
|
Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | 4 laps | 22 | 4 laps, mechanical | - |
| Ret | 18 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Officine Alfieri Maserati
|
Maserati A6GCM | 2 laps | 29 | 2 laps, crash | - |
| Ret | 60 | Giuseppe Ruggiero
|
Giuseppe Ruggiero | Maserati A6G
|
1 lap | 28 | 1 lap | - |
| Ret | 50 | Giampiero Bianchetti
|
Giampiero Bianchetti | Ferrari 166 SC
|
1 lap | 27 | 1 lap | - |
| Ret | 28 | Peter Hirt
|
Ecurie Espadon
|
Ferrari 212 | 0 laps | 21 | 0 laps, mechanical | - |
1Heat 1 grid; grid places for heat 2 were determined by the finishing order in heat 1
References
- ^ "V Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza 1952". Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-17.