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1952 Leipzig Road Race
1952 German GP
1951 Dutch GP

1952 Dutch GP

1952 Scotland National Trophy
1952 Italian GP
1953 Dutch GP
 III  Grote Prijs van Nederland

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 17 August 1952
Start time14:00
Event Dutch GP
Circuit Zandvoort
Event FormatRace of 90 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#7 of 8 in 1952
#22 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps90
Circuit Perimeter4193 m
Race Distance4193 × 90 = 377.370 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherOvercast, Wet
Participants
Entries19
Qualifiers18
Finishers10
Debutants
Dries van der Lof (Driver),
Jan Flinterman (Driver),
   Ken Downing (Entrant)
MilestonesShell – 100th Race Entry (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Records Broken 1. Most Retirements Maserati (41),
2. Most Race Wins Alberto Ascari (7),
3. Most 3rd Place Finishes Luigi Villoresi (4),
4. Most 9th Place Finishes Maserati (4),
5. Most Laps Led Alberto Ascari (406),
6. Most Race Entries Ferrari (85),
7. Most Perfect Weekends Alberto Ascari (4),
8. Most 4th Place Qualifications Luigi Villoresi (4),
9. Most 15th Place Qualifications Maserati (6)
Records Extended 1. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (32),
2. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (41),
3. Most Podium Finishes Alberto Ascari,  Nino Farina (11),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Nino Farina (14),
5. Most 2nd Place Finishes Ferrari (15),
6. Most 3rd Place Finishes Ferrari (8),
7. Most Consecutive Retirements Ferrari (9),
8. Most Consecutive Race Wins Alberto Ascari (5),
9. Most Consecutive 2nd Place Finishes Ferrari (5),
10. Highest 2nd Place Finish Ratio Ferrari (17.65%),
11. Most Race Wins in a Season Alberto Ascari (5),
12. Most Race Entries Nino Farina (19),
13. Most 2nd Place Qualifications Nino Farina (11),
14. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (8),
15. Most 16th Place Qualifications Maserati (7)

World Championship standings
1  Alberto Ascari 36 
2  Nino Farina 24 up
3  Piero Taruffi 22 up
4  Rudi Fischer 10 
5  Mike Hawthorn 10 up
6  Robert Manzon 9 
7  Troy Ruttman 8 up
8  Jim Rathmann 6 
9  Jean Behra 6 
10  Sam Hanks 4 
  Luigi Villoresi 4 
12  Ken Wharton 3 up
  Dennis Poore 3 up
  Duane Carter 3 up
15  Alan Brown 2 up
  Eric Thompson 2 up
  Art Cross 2 up
  Paul Frère 2 up
  Maurice Trintignant 2 up
20  Bill Vukovich 1 up
1  Ferrari / Ferrari 32 
2  Gordini / Gordini 13 
3  Cooper / Bristol 12 
4  Connaught / Francis 3 
  Frazer-Nash / Bristol 3 
6  HWM / Alta 2 
  Simca-Gordini / Gordini 2 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 2Car 2Car 2
EntrantScuderia FerrariScuderia FerrariScuderia Ferrari
Driver Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari
Car Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500
EngineFerrari 2.0 L4Ferrari 2.0 L4Ferrari 2.0 L4
Time2:53'28.51'46.51'49.8
Speed130.521 km/h141.735 km/h137.475 km/h