Drivers' championship 1952Final standings

1952Drivers’ championship

Alberto Ascari took the 1952 title by 12 points from Farina, with 6 wins.

1952 World Champion

AlbertoAscari

Ferrari

36Points

6Wins

Champion: 36; points · Ascari
Margin: 12; points to Farina
Rounds: 8; in the season
Winners: 3; different race winners

Round-by-round chart

This season's official totals can't be rebuilt round by round (for example because of dropped scores, shared drives or penalties), so the progression chart is not shown.

Timing sheet

Standings

Official 1952 drivers’ championship table, after round 8.

1952 drivers' championship standings
Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Gap	Pts
1 (champion)	Alberto Ascari Ferrari	Ferrari	6	Champion	36Champion
2	Nino Farina Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+12	24+12
3	Piero Taruffi Ferrari	Ferrari	1	+14	22+14
4	Rudi Fischer Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+26	10+26
5	Mike Hawthorn Cooper	Cooper	0	+26	10+26
6	Robert Manzon Gordini	Gordini	0	+27	9+27
7	Troy Ruttman Kuzma	Kuzma	1	+28	8+28
8	Luigi Villoresi Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+28	8+28
9	José Froilán González Maserati	Maserati	0	+29.5	6.5+29.5
10	Jim Rathmann Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+30	6+30
11	Jean Behra Gordini	Gordini	0	+30	6+30
12	Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+32	4+32
13	Ken WhartonFrazer Nash / Cooper	Frazer Nash / Cooper	0	+33	3+33
14	Dennis Poore Connaught	Connaught	0	+33	3+33
15	Duane Carter Lesovsky	Lesovsky	0	+33	3+33
16	Alan Brown Cooper	Cooper	0	+34	2+34
17	Maurice TrintignantSimca / Gordini	Simca / Gordini	0	+34	2+34
18	Paul FrèreHWM / Simca	HWM / Simca	0	+34	2+34
19	Felice Bonetto Maserati	Maserati	0	+34	2+34
20	Art Cross Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+34	2+34
21	Eric Thompson Connaught	Connaught	0	+34	2+34
22	Bill Vukovich Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+35	1+35
–	Roger LaurentHWM / Ferrari	HWM / Ferrari	0	+36	0+36
–	Toulo de Graffenried Maserati	Maserati	0	+36	0+36
–	André Simon Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+36	0+36
–	Peter Collins HWM	HWM	0	+36	0+36
–	Jimmy Bryan Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36
–	Peter Hirt Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+36	0+36
–	Charles de Tornaco Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+36	0+36
–	Duncan Hamilton HWM	HWM	0	+36	0+36
–	Jimmy Reece Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36
–	Reg Parnell Cooper	Cooper	0	+36	0+36
–	Fritz Riess Veritas	Veritas	0	+36	0+36
–	Lance Macklin HWM	HWM	0	+36	0+36
–	Eric Brandon Cooper	Cooper	0	+36	0+36
–	Chico Landi Maserati	Maserati	0	+36	0+36
–	Johnny ClaesGordini / Simca / HWM	Gordini / Simca / HWM	0	+36	0+36
–	Toni Ulmen Veritas	Veritas	0	+36	0+36
–	George Connor Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36
–	Philippe Étancelin Maserati	Maserati	0	+36	0+36
–	Roy Salvadori Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+36	0+36
–	Ken Downing Connaught	Connaught	0	+36	0+36
–	Cliff Griffith Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36
–	Helmut Niedermayr AFM	AFM	0	+36	0+36
–	Jan Flinterman Maserati	Maserati	0	+36	0+36
–	Prince BiraSimca / Gordini	Simca / Gordini	0	+36	0+36
–	Peter WhiteheadAlta / Ferrari	Alta / Ferrari	0	+36	0+36
–	Louis Rosier Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+36	0+36
–	Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36
–	Yves Cabantous HWM	HWM	0	+36	0+36
–	Eitel Cantoni Maserati	Maserati	0	+36	0+36
–	Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36
–	Hans Klenk Veritas	Veritas	0	+36	0+36
–	Jim Rigsby Watson	Watson	0	+36	0+36
–	Franco Comotti Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+36	0+36
–	Graham Whitehead Alta	Alta	0	+36	0+36
–	Ernst Klodwig BMW	BMW	0	+36	0+36
–	Joe James Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36
–	Arthur Legat Veritas	Veritas	0	+36	0+36
–	Bill Schindler Stevens	Stevens	0	+36	0+36
–	Robert O'Brien Simca	Simca	0	+36	0+36
–	Tony Gaze HWM	HWM	0	+36	0+36
–	George Fonder Sherman	Sherman	0	+36	0+36
–	Kenneth McAlpine Connaught	Connaught	0	+36	0+36
–	Eddie Johnson Trevis	Trevis	0	+36	0+36
–	Harry Schell Maserati	Maserati	0	+36	0+36
–	Gino Bianco Maserati	Maserati	0	+36	0+36
–	Chuck Stevenson Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36
–	Henry Banks Lesovsky	Lesovsky	0	+36	0+36
–	Manny Ayulo Lesovsky	Lesovsky	0	+36	0+36
–	Johnny McDowell Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36
–	Tony Crook Frazer Nash	Frazer Nash	0	+36	0+36
–	Stirling MossHWM / ERA / Connaught	HWM / ERA / Connaught	0	+36	0+36
–	Dries van der Lof HWM	HWM	0	+36	0+36
–	Willi Heeks AFM	AFM	0	+36	0+36
–	Robin Montgomerie-Charrington Aston Butterworth	Aston Butterworth	0	+36	0+36
–	Adolf Brudes Veritas	Veritas	0	+36	0+36
–	George Abecassis HWM	HWM	0	+36	0+36
–	Marcel Balsa BMW	BMW	0	+36	0+36
–	Hans von StuckFerrari / AFM	Ferrari / AFM	0	+36	0+36
–	Günther Bechem BMW	BMW	0	+36	0+36
–	Piero Carini Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+36	0+36
–	Rudolf Krause BMW	BMW	0	+36	0+36
–	Franco Rol Maserati	Maserati	0	+36	0+36
–	Max de Terra Simca	Simca	0	+36	0+36
–	Rudolf Schoeller Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+36	0+36
–	Bill Aston Aston Butterworth	Aston Butterworth	0	+36	0+36
–	Travis Webb Bromme	Bromme	0	+36	0+36
–	Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36
–	Tony Bettenhausen Deidt	Deidt	0	+36	0+36
–	Paul Pietsch Veritas	Veritas	0	+36	0+36
–	Élie Bayol OSCA	OSCA	0	+36	0+36
–	Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36
–	Bob Sweikert Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36
–	Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36
–	Theo Helfrich Veritas	Veritas	0	+36	0+36
–	Gene Hartley Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36
–	David Murray Cooper	Cooper	0	+36	0+36
–	Josef Peters Veritas	Veritas	0	+36	0+36
–	Bob Scott Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36
–	Chet Miller Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36
–	Bobby Ball Stevens	Stevens	0	+36	0+36
–	Andy Linden Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	0	+36	0+36

A dash in the position column means the entry is not ranked in the 1952 championship.

Standings after round 8

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