Date | Sunday 18 May 1952 |
Start time | 14:00 |
Event | Swiss GP |
Circuit | Bremgarten |
Event Format | Race of 62 laps |
Championship | World Championship |
Race number | #1 of 8 in 1952 #16 (of all time) |
Laps | 62 |
Circuit Perimeter | 7280 m |
Race Distance | 7280 × 62 = 451.360 km |
Grid Format | 3-2-3-2 |
Pole Position | Right |
First Corner | Right |
Track Direction | Clockwise |
Weather | Mild, Dry |
Entries | 24 |
Qualifiers | 22 |
Finishers | 8 |
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),
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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)
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Milestones | Car 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)
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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%)
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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)
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