Round 5 · 19 July 1952
British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit · Silverstone, UK
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
69 drivers
After Round 4
1
Alberto Ascari
Ferrari
18
pts
2
Piero Taruffi
Ferrari
13
pts
3
Nino Farina
Ferrari
12
pts
4
Troy Ruttman
Kuzma
8
pts
5
Robert Manzon
Gordini
7
pts
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6
Rudi Fischer
Ferrari
6
pts
7
Jim Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft
6
pts
8
Jean Behra
Gordini
4
pts
9
Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft
4
pts
10
Mike Hawthorn
Cooper
3
pts
11
Ken Wharton
Frazer Nash
3
pts
12
Duane Carter
Lesovsky
3
pts
13
Alan Brown
Cooper
2
pts
14
Art Cross
Kurtis Kraft
2
pts
15
Paul Frère
HWM
2
pts
16
Maurice Trintignant
Simca
2
pts
17
Bill Vukovich
Kurtis Kraft
1
pts
-
Toulo de Graffenried
Maserati
0
pts
-
Peter Collins
HWM
0
pts
-
Jimmy Bryan
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Peter Hirt
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Jimmy Reece
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Charles de Tornaco
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Eric Brandon
Cooper
0
pts
-
Johnny Claes
Simca
0
pts
-
George Connor
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Philippe Étancelin
Maserati
0
pts
-
Lance Macklin
HWM
0
pts
-
Cliff Griffith
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Prince Bira
Gordini
0
pts
-
Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Yves Cabantous
HWM
0
pts
-
Jack McGrath
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Jim Rigsby
Watson
0
pts
-
Roger Laurent
HWM
0
pts
-
Franco Comotti
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Joe James
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Arthur Legat
Veritas
0
pts
-
Bill Schindler
Stevens
0
pts
-
Robert O'Brien
Simca
0
pts
-
George Fonder
Sherman
0
pts
-
Tony Gaze
HWM
0
pts
-
Eddie Johnson
Trevis
0
pts
-
Chuck Stevenson
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Henry Banks
Lesovsky
0
pts
-
Manny Ayulo
Lesovsky
0
pts
-
Johnny McDowell
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
André Simon
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Harry Schell
Maserati
0
pts
-
Stirling Moss
ERA
0
pts
-
Robin Montgomerie-Charrington
Aston Butterworth
0
pts
-
Peter Whitehead
Alta
0
pts
-
Louis Rosier
Ferrari
0
pts
-
George Abecassis
HWM
0
pts
-
Hans von Stuck
AFM
0
pts
-
Toni Ulmen
Veritas
0
pts
-
Piero Carini
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Max de Terra
Simca
0
pts
-
Travis Webb
Bromme
0
pts
-
Rodger Ward
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Tony Bettenhausen
Deidt
0
pts
-
Duke Nalon
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Bob Sweikert
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Fred Agabashian
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Gene Hartley
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Bob Scott
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Chet Miller
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
-
Bobby Ball
Stevens
0
pts
-
Andy Linden
Kurtis Kraft
0
pts
After the race
82 drivers
After Round 5
1
Alberto Ascari
Ferrari
—
27
+9
2
Piero Taruffi
Ferrari
—
19
+6
3
Nino Farina
Ferrari
—
12
+0
4
Troy Ruttman
Kuzma
—
8
+0
5
Robert Manzon
Gordini
—
7
+0
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6
Mike Hawthorn
Cooper
↑4
7
+4
7
Rudi Fischer
Ferrari
↓1
6
+0
8
Jim Rathmann
Kurtis Kraft
↓1
6
+0
9
Jean Behra
Gordini
↓1
4
+0
10
Sam Hanks
Kurtis Kraft
↓1
4
+0
11
Ken Wharton
Frazer Nash
—
3
+0
12
Duane Carter
Lesovsky
—
3
+0
13
Dennis Poore
Connaught
NEW
3
+3
14
Alan Brown
Cooper
↓1
2
+0
15
Maurice Trintignant
Gordini
↑1
2
+0
16
Art Cross
Kurtis Kraft
↓2
2
+0
17
Paul Frère
HWM
↓2
2
+0
18
Eric Thompson
Connaught
NEW
2
+2
19
Bill Vukovich
Kurtis Kraft
↓2
1
+0
-
Toulo de Graffenried
Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Peter Collins
HWM
—
0
+0
-
Jimmy Bryan
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Peter Hirt
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Jimmy Reece
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Charles de Tornaco
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Reg Parnell
Cooper
NEW
0
+0
-
Eric Brandon
Cooper
—
0
+0
-
Johnny Claes
Simca
—
0
+0
-
George Connor
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Philippe Étancelin
Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Roy Salvadori
Ferrari
NEW
0
+0
-
Lance Macklin
HWM
—
0
+0
-
Cliff Griffith
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Ken Downing
Connaught
NEW
0
+0
-
Prince Bira
Gordini
—
0
+0
-
Peter Whitehead
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Yves Cabantous
HWM
—
0
+0
-
Jack McGrath
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Jim Rigsby
Watson
—
0
+0
-
Roger Laurent
HWM
—
0
+0
-
Franco Comotti
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Graham Whitehead
Alta
NEW
0
+0
-
Joe James
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Arthur Legat
Veritas
—
0
+0
-
Bill Schindler
Stevens
—
0
+0
-
Robert O'Brien
Simca
—
0
+0
-
Tony Gaze
HWM
—
0
+0
-
George Fonder
Sherman
—
0
+0
-
Eddie Johnson
Trevis
—
0
+0
-
Kenneth McAlpine
Connaught
NEW
0
+0
-
Harry Schell
Maserati
—
0
+0
-
Chuck Stevenson
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Gino Bianco
Maserati
NEW
0
+0
-
Henry Banks
Lesovsky
—
0
+0
-
Manny Ayulo
Lesovsky
—
0
+0
-
Johnny McDowell
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Tony Crook
Frazer Nash
NEW
0
+0
-
André Simon
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Stirling Moss
ERA
—
0
+0
-
Robin Montgomerie-Charrington
Aston Butterworth
—
0
+0
-
Louis Rosier
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
George Abecassis
HWM
—
0
+0
-
Hans von Stuck
AFM
—
0
+0
-
Toni Ulmen
Veritas
—
0
+0
-
Piero Carini
Ferrari
—
0
+0
-
Max de Terra
Simca
—
0
+0
-
Travis Webb
Bromme
—
0
+0
-
Rodger Ward
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Tony Bettenhausen
Deidt
—
0
+0
-
Duncan Hamilton
HWM
NEW
0
+0
-
Duke Nalon
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Bob Sweikert
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Fred Agabashian
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Gene Hartley
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
David Murray
Cooper
NEW
0
+0
-
Bob Scott
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Chet Miller
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
-
Eitel Cantoni
Maserati
NEW
0
+0
-
Bobby Ball
Stevens
—
0
+0
-
Bill Aston
Aston Butterworth
NEW
0
+0
-
Andy Linden
Kurtis Kraft
—
0
+0
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Race classification
32 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASC Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2 | 2:46 | 9 |
| 2 | TAR Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 3 | 1L | 6 |
| 3 | HAW Mike Hawthorn | Cooper | 7 | 2L | 4 |
| 4 | POO Dennis Poore | Connaught | 8 | 2L | 3 |
| 5 | THO Eric Thompson | Connaught | 9 | 3L | 2 |
| 6 | FAR Nino Farina | Ferrari | 1 | 3L | 0 |
| 7 | PAR Reg Parnell | Cooper | 6 | 3L | 0 |
| 8 | SAL Roy Salvadori | Ferrari | 19 | 3L | 0 |
| 9 | DOW Ken Downing | Connaught | 5 | 3L | 0 |
| 10 | WHI Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 20 | 4L | 0 |
| 11 | BIR Prince Bira | Gordini | 10 | 4L | 0 |
| 12 | WHI Graham Whitehead | Alta | 12 | 5L | 0 |
| 13 | FIS Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 15 | 5L | 0 |
| 14 | CLA Johnny Claes | Simca | 23 | 6L | 0 |
| 15 | MAC Lance Macklin | HWM | 29 | 6L | 0 |
| 16 | MCA Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught | 17 | 6L | 0 |
| 17 | SCH Harry Schell | Maserati | 32 | 7L | 0 |
| 18 | BIA Gino Bianco | Maserati | 28 | 8L | 0 |
| 19 | DE Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 31 | 9L | 0 |
| 20 | BRA Eric Brandon | Cooper | 18 | 9L | 0 |
| 21 | CRO Tony Crook | Frazer Nash | 25 | 10L | 0 |
| 22 | BRO Alan Brown | Cooper | 13 | 16L | 0 |
| R | COL Peter Collins | HWM | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | HAM Duncan Hamilton | HWM | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | MOS Stirling Moss | ERA | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | TRI Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | GAZ Tony Gaze | HWM | 26 | — | 0 |
| R | MUR David Murray | Cooper | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | MAN Robert Manzon | Gordini | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | HIR Peter Hirt | Ferrari | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | CAN Eitel Cantoni | Maserati | 27 | — | 0 |
| W | AST Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | Pit | — | 0 |