German Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Nürburgring
RACE DATE
3 Aug 1952
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1952 German Grand Prix.
WINNERAscariP1 → P1
RACE LAPS18
BIGGEST GAIN+22Claes
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3:06:13.300Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 18 | +14.100Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 6 | +3 | 18 | +7:10.100Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 5 | +1 | 17 | +1 Lap | 3 | — |
| 5 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 11 | +6 | 17 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| 6 | Roger Laurent | Ferrari | 17 | +11 | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 7 | Fritz Riess | Veritas | 12 | +5 | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 8 | Toni Ulmen | Veritas | 15 | +7 | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 9 | Helmut Niedermayr | AFM | 22 | +13 | 15 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| 10 | Johnny Claes | HWM | 32 | +22 | 15 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| 11 | Hans Klenk | Veritas | 8 | -3 | 14 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| 12 | Ernst Klodwig | BMW | 29 | +17 | 14 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 4 | -9 | 8 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Willi Heeks | AFM | 9 | -5 | 7 | Retired | 0 | — |
| R | Tony Gaze | HWM | 14 | -1 | 6 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Adolf Brudes | Veritas | 19 | +3 | 5 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Marcel Balsa | BMW | 25 | +8 | 5 | Retired | 0 | — |
| R | Günther Bechem | BMW | 30 | +12 | 5 | Ignition | 0 | — |
| R | Eitel Cantoni | Maserati | 26 | +7 | 4 | Axle | 0 | — |
| R | Rudolf Krause | BMW | 23 | +3 | 3 | Retired | 0 | — |
| R | Rudolf Schoeller | Ferrari | 24 | +3 | 3 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| R | Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | 21 | -1 | 2 | Oil pressure | 0 | — |
| R | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 3 | -20 | 1 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Paul Pietsch | Veritas | 7 | -17 | 1 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| D | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 10 | — | 1 | Disqualified | 0 | — |
| R | Paul Frère | HWM | 13 | -13 | 1 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Theo Helfrich | Veritas | 18 | -9 | 1 | Retired | 0 | — |
| R | Josef Peters | Veritas | 20 | -8 | 1 | Retired | 0 | — |
| R | Piero Carini | Ferrari | 27 | -2 | 1 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| R | Gino Bianco | Maserati | 16 | -14 | 0 | Retired | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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