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| Date | Saturday 19 July 1952 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event |  British GP |
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| Circuit | Silverstone |
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| Event Format | Race of 85 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #5 of 8 in 1952
#20 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 85 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 4711 m |
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| Race Distance | 4711 × 85 = 400.435 km |
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| Grid Format | 4-3-4-3 |
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| Pole Position | Right |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Weather | Overcast, Dry |
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| Entries | 32 |
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| Qualifiers | 32 |
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| Finishers | 22 |
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| Debutants | Bill Aston (Driver),
Dennis Poore (Driver),
Eric Thompson (Driver),
Gino Bianco (Driver),
Graham Whitehead (Driver),
Ken Downing (Driver),
Ken McAlpine (Driver),
Roy Salvadori (Driver),
Tony Crook (Driver),
Connaught (Car Manufacturer),
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Francis (Engine Manufacturer),
Connaught A (Car Model),
Frazer-Nash 421 (Car Model),
35 (Car Number),
Connaught Engineering (Entrant),
Ecurie Ecosse (Entrant),
G. Caprara (Entrant),
Tony Crook (Entrant),
W.S. Aston (Entrant)
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| Milestones | Car 15 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Car 15 – 1st Win (Car Number)
Car 16 – 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
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| Records Broken |
1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores –  Ferrari (34),
2. Most 14th Place Finishes –  Simca-Gordini (2),
3. Most 15th Place Finishes – HWM (2),
4. Most Consecutive Retirements – Ferrari (7),
5. Most Consecutive Race Wins – Alberto Ascari (3),
6. Highest 4th Place Finish Ratio – Dennis Poore (100.00%),
7. Highest 18th Place Finish Ratio –  Gino Bianco (100.00%),
8. Highest 21st Place Finish Ratio – Frazer-Nash (33.33%),
9. Most 14th Place Finishes in a Season – Simca-Gordini (2),
10. Most 15th Place Finishes in a Season – HWM (2),
11. Most 3rd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (8),
12. Most 23rd Place Qualifications – Simca-Gordini (2),
13. Most 27th Place Qualifications – Maserati (2)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Podium Finishes – Ferrari (26),
2. Most 2nd Place Finishes – Ferrari (13),
3. Most 19th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (5),
4. Most 19th Place Qualifications in a Season – Ferrari (4)
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