1952 Monza Grand Prix Explained

Country:Italy
Grand Prix:Monza
Date:8 June
Year:1952
Official Name:V Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza
Location:Monza Circuit, Milan, Italy
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Length:6.301km (03.915miles)
Distance Laps:2 × 35
Distance Length:441.056km (274.059miles)
Pole Driver:Alberto Ascari
Pole Country:ITA
Pole Team:Ferrari
Fast Driver:Giuseppe Farina
Fast Team:Ferrari
Fast Time:2:06.2
Fast Country:ITA
First Driver:Giuseppe Farina
First Country:ITA
First Team:Ferrari
Second Driver:André Simon
Second Country:FRA
Second Team:Ferrari
Third Driver:Rudi Fischer
Third Country:CH
Third Team:Ferrari

The 5th Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza was a Formula Two motor race held on 8 June 1952 at the Monza Circuit, Italy. The race was run over two heats each of 35 laps, with the winner being decided by aggregate time. The winner was Giuseppe Farina in a Ferrari 500, who also set overall fastest lap. Farina's teammate André Simon was second and Rudi Fischer third in a privateer 500. Juan Manuel Fangio suffered a crash in heat 1 on the third lap after suffering extreme fatigue while driving through the night from Dundrod in Northern Ireland to Monza, and he only arrived half an hour before the start. Fangio suffered injuries that sidelined him for the rest of the year. Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari started from pole in both heats and set fastest lap in heat 1 but succumbed to mechanical failure in heat 2. Ascari won heat 1 and Farina won heat 2.[1] [2]

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/RetiredGrid1Heat 1Heat 2
120 Giuseppe FarinaScuderia FerrariFerrari 5002:31:15.0, 176.20 kph221
224 André SimonScuderia FerrariFerrari 500+1 lap532
330 Rudi FischerEcurie EspadonFerrari 500+4 laps753
448 Peter WalkerPeter WhiteheadFerrari 125+4 laps864
538 Eric BrandonEcurie RichmondCooper T20-Bristol+5 laps10106
636 Alan BrownEcurie RichmondCooper T20-Bristol+6 laps20135
NC16 Felice BonettoOfficine Alfieri MaseratiMaserati A6GCM+6 laps64NC
NC32 Johnny ClaesHW Motors LtdHWM-Alta+7 laps15147
NC52 Tony GazeHW Motors LtdHWM-Alta+9 laps12NC8
Ret8 Robin Montgomerie-CharringtonBill AstonAston Butterworth52 laps171220 laps
Ret22 Alberto AscariScuderia FerrariFerrari 50049 laps1114 laps, camshaft
Ret10 Piero CariniScuderia MarzottoFerrari 16645 laps131113 laps
Ret42 Peter WhiteheadPeter WhiteheadAlta F237 laps1475 laps
Ret26 Luigi VilloresiScuderia FerrariFerrari 50032 laps48DNS, valve
Ret54 Ken WhartonScuderia FraneraFrazer Nash FN4832 laps99DNS, chassis
Ret2 Chico LandiEscuderia BandeirantesMaserati A6GCM31 laps1915DNS
Ret4 Gino BiancoEscuderia BandeirantesMaserati A6GCM28 laps24NC-
Ret14 José Froilán GonzálezOfficine Alfieri MaseratiMaserati A6GCM27 laps327 laps, magneto-
Ret58 Charles de TornacoEcurie FrancorchampsFerrari 50017 laps2617 laps-
Ret40 Giovanni RoccoGiovanni RoccoMonaci10 laps2310 laps-
Ret44 Toni UlmenToni UlmenVeritas Meteor9 laps189 laps-
Ret34 Duncan HamiltonHW Motors LtdHWM-Alta8 laps118 laps-
Ret12 Gianfranco ComottiScuderia MarzottoFerrari 1666 laps166 laps, engine-
Ret56 Ottorino VolonterioOttorino VolonterioFerrari 1664 laps254 laps-
Ret6 Bill AstonBill AstonAston Butterworth4 laps224 laps, mechanical-
Ret18 Juan Manuel FangioOfficine Alfieri MaseratiMaserati A6GCM2 laps292 laps, crash-
Ret60 Giuseppe RuggieroGiuseppe RuggieroMaserati A6G1 lap281 lap-
Ret50 Giampiero BianchettiGiampiero BianchettiFerrari 166 SC1 lap271 lap-
Ret28 Peter HirtEcurie EspadonFerrari 2120 laps210 laps, mechanical-
1Heat 1 grid; grid places for heat 2 were determined by the finishing order in heat 1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: V Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza 1952. 2022-06-17.
  2. Web site: 1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix. 2022-06-17.