1952 German Grand Prix

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1952 German Grand Prix

The 1952 German Grand Prix
German Grand Prix

The German Grand Prix is an annual automobile race. The Grand Prix motorcycle racing event is also called the German GP but this article concentrates on the automobile GP....
was a Formula Two

Formula Two

Formula Two, abbreviated to F2, is a type of formula racing and was previously the main feeder series to Formula One. It was replaced by Formula 3000 in 1985, but the FIA announced in 2008 that Formula Two would return for 2009 FIA Formula Two Championship season in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship....
race held on August 3, 1952 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife

Nürburgring

The N?rburgring, simply known as "The Ring" by enthusiasts, is a motorsport race track in N?rburg, Germany. It was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of N?rburg in the Eifel, which is about south of Cologne, and northwest of Frankfurt....
. It was part of the 1952 World Drivers' Championship

1952 Formula One season

In comparison to previous seasons, the 1952 Formula One season consisted of a relatively small number of Formula One races, following the FIA's decision to run the World Drivers' Championship to Formula Two regulations rather than Formula One....
, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used.

Race report
Sadly this 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.

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Nürburgring

1952 Formula One season

Race report

Sadly this 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. Fischer and Taruffi completed a Ferrari 1-2-3-4 from Behra's Gordini and Laurent's Ferrari.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	101	Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari was an Italy racing driver and twice Formula One List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions. He is one of only two Italian Formula One World Champions in the history of the sport....	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...	18	3:06:13.3	1	9
2	102	Nino Farina	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...	18	+14.1	2	6
3	117	Rudi Fischer Rudi Fischer Rudi Fischer was a racing driver from Switzerland. He participated in 8 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 27, 1951. He achieved 2 podiums, and scored a total of 10 championship points....	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...	18	+7:10.1	6	4
4	103	Piero Taruffi Piero Taruffi Piero Taruffi , was a racing driver from Italy, and also the father of lady racer Prisca Taruffi....	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...	17	+1 lap	5	3
5	108	Jean Behra Jean Behra Jean Marie Behra was a Formula One driver who raced for the Gordini, Maserati, BRM, Scuderia Ferrari and Porsche teams....	Gordini Gordini Gordini was a French sports car manufacturer. The firm was founded by Am?d?e Gordini nicknamed "Le Sorcier" .At the beginning Gordini had close ties with Simca whose founder Henri Pigozzi shared Italian origins with Am?d?e Gordini....	17	+1 lap	11	2
6	119	Roger Laurent Roger Laurent Roger Laurent was a racing driver from Belgium. He was born in Li?ge and died in Uccle. He participated in two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on June 22, 1952....	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...	16	+2 laps	17
7	121	Fritz Riess Fritz Riess Fritz Riess or Rie? was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on August 3, 1952....	Veritas-BMW BMW , is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....	16	+2 laps	12
8	125	Toni Ulmen Toni Ulmen Toni Ulmen was a racing driver from D?sseldorf, Germany. He participated in 2 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 18, 1952. He scored no championship points....	Veritas-BMW BMW , is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....	16	+2 laps	15
9	124		AFM Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau was a German racing car constructor. The team was started by Alexander von Falkenhausen, who was in the 1930s an important engineer in the development of BMW's model 328, along with Alfred Boning, Ernst Loof and Fritz Fiedler.... -BMW BMW , is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....	15	+3 laps	22
10	113	Johnny Claes Johnny Claes Octave John "Johnny" Claes was a racing driver from Belgium, of Scottish mother and Belgian father. He was educated in England at Lord Williams's School....	HWM Hersham and Walton Motors Hersham and Walton Motors was a racing car constructor. It is best known for its involvement in Formula One from 1951 to 1955. HWM owners George Abecassis and John Heath started a racing team in 1946 with an Alta Car and Engineering Company-engined car and called it an HWM, after their garage, based in Walton-on-Thames, England.... -Alta	15	+3 laps	32
11	128	Hans Klenk Hans Klenk Hans Klenk is a former racing driver driver from Germany. He participated in one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix on August 3, 1952, scoring no championship points....	Veritas	14	+4 laps	8
12	135	Ernst Klodwig Ernst Klodwig Ernst Klodwig was a racing driver from German Democratic Republic. He participated in 2 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, driving privately run BMWs with varying engines....	BMW BMW , is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....	14	+4 laps	29
Ret	107	Robert Manzon Robert Manzon Robert Manzon is a former racing driver from France. He participated in 29 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on May 21, 1950....	Gordini Gordini Gordini was a French sports car manufacturer. The firm was founded by Am?d?e Gordini nicknamed "Le Sorcier" .At the beginning Gordini had close ties with Simca whose founder Henri Pigozzi shared Italian origins with Am?d?e Gordini....	8	Accident	4
Ret	123	Willi Heeks Willi Heeks Willi Heeks was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in 2 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on August 3, 1952. He scored no championship points....	AFM Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau was a German racing car constructor. The team was started by Alexander von Falkenhausen, who was in the 1930s an important engineer in the development of BMW's model 328, along with Alfred Boning, Ernst Loof and Fritz Fiedler.... -BMW BMW , is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....	7	Retirement	9
Ret	120	Tony Gaze Tony Gaze Tony Gaze is a decorated World War II fighter pilot and a former racing driver from Australia. He participated in 4 World Championship Grands Prix driving his Hersham and Walton Motors, debuting on 22 June 1952....	HWM Hersham and Walton Motors Hersham and Walton Motors was a racing car constructor. It is best known for its involvement in Formula One from 1951 to 1955. HWM owners George Abecassis and John Heath started a racing team in 1946 with an Alta Car and Engineering Company-engined car and called it an HWM, after their garage, based in Walton-on-Thames, England.... -Alta	6	Gearbox	14
Ret	126	Adolf Brudes Adolf Brudes Adolf Brudes was a Formula One driver from Germany. He participated in one World Championship Grand Prix, on August 3, 1952, but scored no championship points....	Veritas-BMW BMW , is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....	5	Engine	19
Ret	110	Marcel Balsa Marcel Balsa Marcel Lucien Balsa was a France racing driver.Balsa started in racing after World War II, when he acquired a Bugatti Type 51 and became quite competitive in the French national events....	BMW BMW , is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....	5	Retirement	25
Ret	130	Günther Bechem Günther Bechem Karl-G?nther Bechem is a former racing driver from Germany. He started out in sports car racing before competing in Formula One in the 1952 German Grand Prix, driving a BMW in motorsport under the alias "Bernhard Nacke"....	BMW BMW , is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....	5	Ignition	30
Ret	116	Eitel Cantoni Eitel Cantoni Eitel Danilo Cantoni was a racing driver from Uruguay. He participated in 3 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 19, 1952. He scored no championship points, but also competed in four other Grands Prix during that year, his best finish being 7th at the Modena Grand Prix....	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....	4	Axle	26
Ret	136	Rudolf Krause Rudolf Krause Rudolf Krause was a racing driver from East Germany. He participated in 2 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on August 3, 1952. He scored no championship points....	BMW BMW , is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....	3	Retirement	23
Ret	118	Rudolf Schoeller Rudolf Schoeller Rudolf Schoeller was a racing driver from Switzerland. He participated in a single Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, on August 3, 1952....	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...	3	Suspension	24
Ret	114	Bill Aston Bill Aston William "Bill" Aston was a United Kingdom racing driver who participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, for his own team Aston Butterworth....	Aston Butterworth Aston Butterworth Aston Butterworth was a Formula Two constructor from the United Kingdom, during the years 1952-3 when Formula One was not the World Championship category ....	2	Oil pressure	21
Ret	109	Maurice Trintignant Maurice Trintignant Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant was a motor racing driver and vintner from France. He competed in the Formula One World Championship for fourteen years, between 1950 and 1964, one of the longest careers in the early years of F1....	Gordini Gordini Gordini was a French sports car manufacturer. The firm was founded by Am?d?e Gordini nicknamed "Le Sorcier" .At the beginning Gordini had close ties with Simca whose founder Henri Pigozzi shared Italian origins with Am?d?e Gordini....	1	Accident	3
Ret	127	Paul Pietsch Paul Pietsch Paul Pietsch is a former racing driver from Germany and successful magazine publisher.Born in in Freiburg, Pietsch began his racing career in 1932 with a private Bugatti and Alfa Romeo in motorsport....	Veritas	1	Gearbox	7
Ret	105	Felice Bonetto Felice Bonetto Felice Bonetto was a racing driver who raced in Formula One for the Maserati, Scuderia Milano and Alfa Romeo teams.He enjoyed a brief Formula One career, including a win in the non-Championship Portuguese Grand Prix in 1953, and also some success in sports car racing until his fatal accident while driving a Lancia on the Carrera Panameri...	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....	1	Disqualified	10
Ret	112	Paul Frère Paul Frère Paul Fr?re was a racing driver and journalist from Belgium, born in Le Havre . He participated in eleven World Championship Formula One Grands Prix debuting on 22 June 1952 and achieving one podium finish with a total of eleven championship points....	HWM Hersham and Walton Motors Hersham and Walton Motors was a racing car constructor. It is best known for its involvement in Formula One from 1951 to 1955. HWM owners George Abecassis and John Heath started a racing team in 1946 with an Alta Car and Engineering Company-engined car and called it an HWM, after their garage, based in Walton-on-Thames, England.... -Alta	1	Gearbox	13
Ret	122	Theo Helfrich Theo Helfrich Theo Helfrich was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in 3 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on August 3, 1952. He scored no championship points....	Veritas-BMW BMW , is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....	1	Retirement	18
Ret	129	Josef Peters Josef Peters Josef Peters could be*Josef Peters , German Formula One driver*J. Peters, an American who was a Soviet and Comintern covert operative...	Veritas-BMW BMW , is an independent German automotive industry founded in 1916. It also produces BMW Motorrad, is the owner of the MINI brand and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars....	1	Retirement	20
Ret	104	Piero Carini Piero Carini Piero Carini was a racing driver from Italy. He was born in Genua and died in Saint Etienne, France.He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on July 6, 1952....	Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari is the name for the Gestione Sportiva, the division of the Ferrari automobile company concerned with racing. Though the Scuderia and Ferrari Corse Clienti continue to manage the racing activities of numerous Ferrari customers and private teams, Ferrari's racing division has completely devoted its attention and funding to its...	1	Brakes	27
Ret	115	Gino Bianco Gino Bianco Luigi Emilio Rodolfo Bertetti Bianco, better known as Gino Bianco was a racing driver who raced a Maserati for the Escuderia Bandeirantes team....	Maserati Maserati Maserati is an Italy manufacturer of automobile racing and sports cars, established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters are now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident....	0	Retirement	16