1952 RAC British Grand Prix
Silverstone · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Ascari | 2 | 31 | 85 | 400.4 | Alberto Ascari |
Finishing order
★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 15 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | Ferrari | 85 | ★ | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | Ferrari | 84 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | 9 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper | Bristol | 83 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | 6 | Dennis Poore | Connaught | Lea Francis | 83 | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | Eric Thompson | Connaught | Lea Francis | 82 | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 16 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | Ferrari | 82 | Finished | ||
| 7 | 6 | 8 | Reg Parnell | Cooper | Bristol | 82 | Finished | ||
| 8 | 19 | 14 | Roy Salvadori | Ferrari | Ferrari | 82 | Finished | ||
| 9 | 5 | 4 | Ken Downing | Connaught | Lea Francis | 82 | Finished | ||
| 10 | 20 | 21 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | Ferrari | 81 | Finished | ||
| 11 | 10 | 26 | Birabongse Bhanudej | Gordini | Gordini | 81 | Finished | ||
| 12 | 12 | 1 | Graham Whitehead | Alta | Alta | 80 | Finished | ||
| 13 | 15 | 19 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | Ferrari | 80 | Finished | ||
| 14 | 23 | 27 | Johnny Claes | Simca-Gordini | Gordini | 79 | Finished | ||
| 15 | 29 | 31 | Lance Macklin | HWM | Alta | 79 | Finished | ||
| 16 | 17 | 3 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught | Lea Francis | 79 | Finished | ||
| 17 | 32 | 33 | Harry Schell | Maserati | Platé | 78 | Finished | ||
| 18 | 28 | 34 | Gino Bianco | Maserati | Maserati | 77 | Finished | ||
| 19 | 31 | 32 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati | Platé | 76 | Finished | ||
| 20 | 18 | 10 | Eric Brandon | Cooper | Bristol | 76 | Finished | ||
| 21 | 25 | 23 | Tony Crook | Frazer-Nash | BMW | 75 | Finished | ||
| 22 | 13 | 11 | Alan Brown | Cooper | Bristol | 69 | Finished | ||
| — | 14 | 29 | Peter Collins | HWM | Alta | 73 | Ignition | ||
| — | 11 | 30 | Duncan Hamilton | HWM | Alta | 44 | Engine | ||
| — | 16 | 12 | Stirling Moss | ERA | Bristol | 36 | Engine | ||
| — | 21 | 25 | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | Gordini | 21 | Gearbox | ||
| — | 26 | 28 | Tony Gaze | HWM | Alta | 20 | Engine | ||
| — | 22 | 7 | David Murray | Cooper | Bristol | 14 | Engine | ||
| — | 4 | 24 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | Gordini | 9 | Clutch | ||
| — | 24 | 20 | Peter Hirt | Ferrari | Ferrari | 3 | Brakes | ||
| — | 27 | 35 | Eitel Cantoni | Maserati | Maserati | 1 | Brakes | ||
| — | — | 2 | Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | Butterworth | Not classified |