1952
Season

1952

Drivers' Champion
P1 A.Ascari 36 pts
P2 N.Farina 24 pts
P3 P.Taruffi 22 pts
Constructors' Champion
P1 Ferrari 100 pts
P2 Gordini 17 pts
P3 Cooper 15 pts

Driver Standings

Points System
# Driver Team Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 36 6 +34 2,544 2,609
2 Nino Farina Ferrari 24 +29 2,400 2,482
3 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 22 1 +11 2,321 2,344
4 Rudi Fischer Ferrari 10 -154 2,072 2,226
5 Mike Hawthorn Cooper 10 -108 2,125 2,435
6 Robert Manzon Gordini 9 +17 2,115 2,200
7 Troy Ruttman Kuzma 8 1 +237 2,177 2,053
8 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 8 +81 2,336 2,389
9 José Froilán González Maserati 7 +55 2,420 2,438
10 Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft 6 +239 2,151 2,342
11 Jean Behra Gordini 6 +13 2,024 2,389
12 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft 4 +193 2,165 2,286
13 Ken Wharton Cooper 3 +142 2,119 2,166
14 Dennis Poore Connaught 3 +6 2,177 2,177
15 Duane Carter Lesovsky 3 +92 2,232 2,232
16 Alan Brown Cooper 2 +50 2,061 2,152
17 Maurice Trintignant Gordini 2 -11 1,974 2,366
18 Paul Frère Simca 2 -54 1,867 2,297
19 Felice Bonetto Maserati 2 +189 2,170 2,272
20 Art Cross Kurtis Kraft 2 +153 2,153 2,261
21 Eric Thompson Connaught 2 +158 2,158 2,158
22 Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft 1 +78 1,930 2,287
23 Roger Laurent Ferrari 0 +128 2,133 2,133
24 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 0 -74 1,889 2,201
25 André Simon Ferrari 0 +152 2,179 2,179
26 Peter Collins HWM 0 -62 1,855 2,343
27 Jimmy Bryan Kurtis Kraft 0 +140 2,140 2,253
28 Peter Hirt Ferrari 0 -160 1,831 1,991
29 Charles de Tornaco Ferrari 0 -61 1,926 2,083
30 Duncan Hamilton HWM 0 +97 1,987 1,997
31 Reg Parnell Cooper 0 +143 2,124 2,194
32 Jimmy Reece Kurtis Kraft 0 +127 2,127 2,127
33 Fritz Riess Veritas 0 +117 2,117 2,117
34 Lance Macklin HWM 0 -191 1,879 2,070
35 Eric Brandon Cooper 0 +80 2,080 2,080
36 Chico Landi Maserati 0 +168 2,117 2,119
37 Johnny Claes HWM 0 -230 1,844 2,085
38 Toni Ulmen Veritas 0 +166 2,040 2,040
39 Philippe Étancelin Maserati 0 +63 2,047 2,179
40 George Connor Kurtis Kraft 0 +170 2,068 2,136
41 Roy Salvadori Ferrari 0 +119 2,119 2,339
42 Ken Downing Connaught 0 -87 2,019 2,106
43 Jan Flinterman Maserati 0 -118 1,882 1,882
44 Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft 0 +174 2,039 2,106
45 Helmut Niedermayr AFM 0 +90 2,090 2,090
46 Prince Bira Gordini 0 +101 2,063 2,206
47 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 0 -127 1,891 2,157
48 Louis Rosier Ferrari 0 +209 2,019 2,218
49 Yves Cabantous HWM 0 +37 2,007 2,140
50 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft 0 +57 2,115 2,236
51 Eitel Cantoni Maserati 0 +173 2,038 2,038
52 Hans Klenk Veritas 0 +63 2,063 2,063
53 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft 0 -20 2,169 2,307
54 Franco Comotti Ferrari 0 +10 1,930 1,930
55 Ernst Klodwig BMW 0 +50 2,050 2,072
56 Jim Rigsby Watson 0 +64 2,064 2,064
57 Graham Whitehead Alta 0 +68 2,068 2,068
58 Joe James Kurtis Kraft 0 +151 1,955 1,955
59 Arthur Legat Veritas 0 -11 1,989 1,989
60 Robert O'Brien Simca 0 -27 1,973 1,973
61 Bill Schindler Stevens 0 +41 2,036 2,036
62 Tony Gaze HWM 0 -96 1,840 1,958
63 George Fonder Sherman 0 +25 2,025 2,025
64 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught 0 -39 1,977 2,016
65 Eddie Johnson Trevis 0 +13 2,013 2,185
66 Harry Schell Maserati 0 +83 1,928 2,267
67 Gino Bianco Maserati 0 +150 1,887 1,990
68 Chuck Stevenson Kurtis Kraft 0 +8 1,970 2,036
69 Henry Banks Lesovsky 0 -72 2,014 2,089
70 Manny Ayulo Lesovsky 0 -131 2,050 2,186
71 Tony Crook Frazer Nash 0 -49 1,951 1,951
72 Johnny McDowell Kurtis Kraft 0 +46 1,859 1,993
73 Stirling Moss Connaught 0 +105 1,983 2,403
74 Dries van der Lof HWM 0 -31 1,969 1,969
75 Willi Heeks AFM 0 +23 2,023 2,023
76 Adolf Brudes Veritas 0 -3 1,997 1,997
77 Robin Montgomerie-Charrington Aston Butterworth 0 -58 1,942 1,942
78 George Abecassis HWM 0 -56 1,861 1,917
79 Marcel Balsa BMW 0 -17 1,983 1,983
80 Hans von Stuck Ferrari 0 -111 1,779 1,890
81 Günther Bechem BMW 0 -30 1,970 1,970
82 Piero Carini Ferrari 0 -102 1,745 1,847
83 Rudolf Krause BMW 0 -57 1,943 2,027
84 Franco Rol Maserati 0 -31 2,016 2,047
85 Max de Terra Simca 0 -158 1,842 1,956
86 Rudolf Schoeller Ferrari 0 -70 1,930 1,930
87 Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 0 -53 1,764 1,817
88 Travis Webb Bromme 0 -45 1,921 1,964
89 Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft 0 -11 1,866 2,063
90 Élie Bayol OSCA 0 -56 1,944 2,062
91 Tony Bettenhausen Deidt 0 -89 1,911 2,221
92 Paul Pietsch Veritas 0 -29 1,805 1,834
93 Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft 0 -147 1,936 2,086
94 Alberto Crespo Maserati 0 -80 1,920 1,920
95 Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft 0 -115 1,885 2,268
96 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft 0 -86 1,839 2,199
97 Theo Helfrich Veritas 0 -150 1,850 2,023
98 Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft 0 -151 1,869 2,111
99 David Murray Cooper 0 -109 1,836 2,083
100 Josef Peters Veritas 0 -164 1,836 1,836
101 Bob Scott Kurtis Kraft 0 -153 1,847 1,869
102 Chet Miller Kurtis Kraft 0 -112 1,789 1,898
103 Bobby Ball Stevens 0 -267 1,877 2,149
104 Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft 0 -285 1,871 2,161
105 Piero Dusio Cisitalia 0 -179 1,821 1,821

Driver Results

# Driver Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8
1 Ascari 36 DNF 9 9 9 9 9 8
2 Farina 24 6 6 6 6 3
3 Taruffi 22 9 4 6 3
4 Fischer 10 6 4 DNF
5 Hawthorn 10 3 4 3
6 Manzon 9 4 3 DNF 2
7 Ruttman 8 8
8 Villoresi 8 4 4
9 González 7 6
10 Rathmann 6 6
11 Behra 6 4 2
12 Hanks 4 4
13 Wharton 3 3
14 Poore 3 3
15 Carter 3 3
16 Brown 2 2
17 Trintignant 2 2 DNF DNF DNF
18 Frère 2 2 DNF
19 Bonetto 2 DNF 2
20 Cross 2 2
21 Thompson 2 2
22 Vukovich 1 1
23 Laurent 0
24 de Graffenried 0 DNF
25 Simon 0
26 Collins 0 DNF DNF DNF
27 Bryan 0
28 Hirt 0 DNF
29 de Tornaco 0 DNF
30 Hamilton 0 DNF
31 Parnell 0
32 Reece 0
33 Riess 0
34 Macklin 0 DNF
35 Brandon 0
36 Landi 0
37 Claes 0 DNF
38 Ulmen 0
39 Étancelin 0
40 Connor 0
41 Salvadori 0
42 Downing 0
43 Flinterman 0
44 Griffith 0
45 Niedermayr 0
46 Bira 0
47 Whitehead 0 DNF
48 Rosier 0
49 Cabantous 0
50 Parsons 0
51 Cantoni 0 DNF
52 Klenk 0
53 McGrath 0
54 Comotti 0
55 Klodwig 0
56 Rigsby 0
57 Whitehead 0
58 James 0
59 Legat 0
60 O'Brien 0
61 Schindler 0
62 Gaze 0 DNF DNF
63 Fonder 0
64 McAlpine 0 DNF
65 Johnson 0
66 Schell 0
67 Bianco 0 DNF
68 Stevenson 0
69 Banks 0
70 Ayulo 0
71 Crook 0
72 McDowell 0
73 Moss 0 DNF DNF
74 van der Lof 0
75 Heeks 0
76 Brudes 0
77 Montgomerie-Charrington 0
78 Abecassis 0
79 Balsa 0
80 von Stuck 0 DNF
81 Bechem 0
82 Carini 0 DNF
83 Krause 0
84 Rol 0
85 de Terra 0 DNF
86 Schoeller 0 DNF
87 Aston 0 DNF DNF DNF
88 Webb 0 DNF
89 Ward 0 DNF
90 Bayol 0 DNF
91 Bettenhausen 0 DNF
92 Pietsch 0 DNF
93 Nalon 0 DNF
94 Crespo 0 DNF
95 Sweikert 0 DNF
96 Agabashian 0 DNF
97 Helfrich 0 DNF
98 Hartley 0 DNF
99 Murray 0 DNF
100 Peters 0 DNF
101 Scott 0 DNF
102 Miller 0 DNF
103 Ball 0 DNF
104 Linden 0 DNF
105 Dusio 0 DNF

Driver Standings

Constructor Standings

# Constructor Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Ferrari 100 7 -50 1,815 2,524
2 Gordini 17 -3 1,944 2,022
3 Cooper 15 -53 2,062 2,140
4 Kurtis Kraft 13 1,714 1,892
5 Maserati 9 -17 1,755 1,945
6 Kuzma 8 1 1,869 2,110
7 Connaught 5 +0 2,012 2,012
8 Lesovsky 3 2,002 2,002
9 Simca 2 +13 2,037 2,075
10 Cisitalia 0 +34 2,034 2,034
11 Deidt 0 1,887 1,934
12 OSCA 0 +56 2,106 2,114
13 Bromme 0 1,953 2,004
14 Aston Butterworth 0 +30 2,128 2,128
15 Frazer Nash 0 2,131 2,131
16 Trevis 0 2,021 2,021
17 Sherman 0 2,099 2,099
18 Stevens 0 1,937 2,062
19 Alta 0 2,148 2,148
20 Watson 0 1,933 2,034
21 BMW 0 2,005 2,005
22 AFM 0 2,034 2,034
23 Veritas 0 1,912 2,055
24 HWM 0 -12 1,821 1,982

Constructor Standings

Calendar

Rd Circuit Date
1 Circuit Bremgarten Switzerland May 18
2 Indianapolis Motor Speedway USA May 30
3 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Belgium Jun 22
4 Rouen-Les-Essarts France Jul 06
5 Silverstone Circuit UK Jul 19
6 Nürburgring Germany Aug 03
7 Circuit Park Zandvoort Netherlands Aug 17
8 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Italy Sep 07

Teams

Points System

Race Points
P1 8
P2 6
P3 4
P4 3
P5 2
Fastest Lap
+1 point

Fastest lap point awarded to any finisher. Shared drives allowed.

Elo Progression

Season MVP (Elo) N.Farina +282
Biggest Race Gain J.Rathmann Indianapolis Motor Speedway (+239)
Biggest Race Drop A.Ascari Indianapolis Motor Speedway (-323)
Avg Field Elo 2,005

Season Elo Gainers

Season Elo Losers