British Grand Prix
1952 · Round 5 · Silverstone, United Kingdom · Jul 19, 1952Race summary
Victory went to Ascari (from 2nd on the grid). Schell made the biggest gain, from 32nd on the grid to 17th (up 15 places). Brown had a difficult race, dropping from 13th to 22nd.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2 | 85 | 2:46 | 9 |
| 2 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 3 | 84 | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 3 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper | 7 | 83 | +2 Laps | 4 |
| 4 | Dennis Poore | Connaught | 8 | 83 | +2 Laps | 3 |
| 5 | Eric Thompson | Connaught | 9 | 82 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 1 | 82 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Reg Parnell | Cooper | 6 | 82 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Roy Salvadori | Ferrari | 19 | 82 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Ken Downing | Connaught | 5 | 82 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 20 | 81 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Prince Bira | Gordini | 10 | 81 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Graham Whitehead | Alta | 12 | 80 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 15 | 80 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Johnny Claes | Simca | 23 | 79 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 29 | 79 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught | 17 | 79 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 32 | 78 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Gino Bianco | Maserati | 28 | 77 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 31 | 76 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| 20 | Eric Brandon | Cooper | 18 | 76 | +9 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Tony Crook | Frazer Nash | 25 | 75 | +10 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Alan Brown | Cooper | 13 | 69 | +16 Laps | 0 |
| – | Peter Collins | HWM | 14 | 73 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Duncan Hamilton | HWM | 11 | 44 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Stirling Moss | ERA | 16 | 36 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 21 | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Tony Gaze | HWM | 26 | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| – | David Murray | Cooper | 22 | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 4 | 9 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Peter Hirt | Ferrari | 24 | 3 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Eitel Cantoni | Maserati | 27 | 0 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |