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1952 Dessau Road Race
1951 Spanish GP
1951 Swiss GP

1952 Swiss GP

1952 Eifelrennen
1952 Indianapolis 500
1953 Swiss GP
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Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 18 May 1952
Start time14:00
Event Swiss GP
Circuit Bremgarten
Event FormatRace of 62 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#1 of 8 in 1952
#16 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps62
Circuit Perimeter7280 m
Race Distance7280 × 62 = 451.360 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherMild, Dry
Participants
Entries24
Qualifiers22
Finishers8
Debutants
Alan Brown (Driver),
Ken Wharton (Driver),
Max de Terra (Driver),
Toni Ulmen (Driver),
 (Car Manufacturer),
 (Engine Manufacturer),
Plate (Engine Manufacturer),
Simca (Engine Manufacturer),
 (Tyre Manufacturer),
 (Lubricant Manufacturer),
 (Car Model),
   AFM 50 (M4) (Car Model),
Frazer-Nash FN48 (Car Model),
HWM 52 (Car Model),
 (Car Number),
 (Entrant),
AFM (Entrant),
Alfred Dattner (Entrant),
Ecurie Richmond (Entrant),
Scuderia Franera (Entrant),
Toni Ulmen (Entrant)
MilestonesCar 28 – 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
Car 30 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Car 30 – 1st Win (Car Number)
Ferrari – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Ferrari – 50th Race Entry (Engine Manufacturer)
Scuderia Ferrari – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
 Ferrari – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
 Ferrari – 50th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
 Piero Taruffi – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
 Piero Taruffi – 1st Win (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most Consecutive Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (7),
2. Highest 3rd Place Finish Ratio Gordini (50.00%),
3. Highest 3rd Place Finish Ratio Jean Behra (100.00%)
Records Extended 1. Most 2nd Place Finishes Ferrari (10),
2. Most 6th Place Finishes Emmanuel de Graffenried (4),
3. Most Race Entries Louis Rosier (15),
4. Most 4th Place Qualifications Ferrari (7),
5. Most 5th Place Qualifications Ferrari (7)

World Championship standings
1  Piero Taruffi 9 
2  Rudi Fischer 6 
3  Jean Behra 4 
4  Ken Wharton 3 
5  Alan Brown 2 
1  Ferrari / Ferrari 8 
2  Gordini / Gordini 4 
3  Frazer-Nash / Bristol 3 
4  Cooper / Bristol 2 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 30Car 28Car 30
EntrantScuderia FerrariScuderia FerrariScuderia Ferrari
Driver Piero Taruffi Nino Farina Piero Taruffi
Car Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500
EngineFerrari 2.0 L4Ferrari 2.0 L4Ferrari 2.0 L4
Time3:01'46.12'47.52'49.1
Speed148.990 km/h156.466 km/h154.985 km/h