German Grand Prix
1952 · Round 6 · Nürburg, Germany · Aug 3, 1952Race summary
Ascari won the race from 1st on the grid, 14.1s ahead of Farina. Claes was the standout mover, climbing from 32nd to 10th. Klenk lost the most ground, from 8th on the grid down to 11th (down 3 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1 | 18 | 3:06:13.300 | 9 |
| 2 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 2 | 18 | +14.100 | 6 |
| 3 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 6 | 18 | +7:10.100 | 4 |
| 4 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 5 | 17 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 11 | 17 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Roger Laurent | Ferrari | 17 | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Fritz Riess | Veritas | 12 | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Toni Ulmen | Veritas | 15 | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Helmut Niedermayr | AFM | 22 | 15 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Johnny Claes | HWM | 32 | 15 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Hans Klenk | Veritas | 8 | 14 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Ernst Klodwig | BMW | 29 | 14 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 4 | 8 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Willi Heeks | AFM | 9 | 7 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Tony Gaze | HWM | 14 | 6 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Adolf Brudes | Veritas | 19 | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Marcel Balsa | BMW | 25 | 5 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Günther Bechem | BMW | 30 | 5 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Eitel Cantoni | Maserati | 26 | 4 | Axle | 0 |
| – | Rudolf Krause | BMW | 23 | 3 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Rudolf Schoeller | Ferrari | 24 | 3 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | 21 | 2 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| – | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | 3 | 1 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Paul Pietsch | Veritas | 7 | 1 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Felice Bonetto | Maserati | 10 | 1 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Paul Frère | HWM | 13 | 1 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Theo Helfrich | Veritas | 18 | 1 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Josef Peters | Veritas | 20 | 1 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Piero Carini | Ferrari | 27 | 1 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Gino Bianco | Maserati | 16 | 0 | Retired | 0 |