Round 5 · 1952
British Grand Prix
WinnerASCFerrari · from P2
PoleFAR
Fastest lap1:52.000Ascari · L9
Biggest gain+15Schell P32→P17
Retirements9of 31 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari ASC | Ferrari | 2 | +1 | 85 | 2:44:11.000 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Piero Taruffi TAR | Ferrari | 3 | +1 | 84 | +1 lap | — | 6 |
| 3 | Mike Hawthorn HAO | Cooper | 7 | +4 | 83 | +2 laps | — | 4 |
| 4 | Dennis Poore POO | Connaught | 8 | +4 | 83 | +2 laps | — | 3 |
| 5 | Eric Thompson THM | Connaught | 9 | +4 | 82 | +3 laps | — | 2 |
| 6 | Nino Farina FAR | Ferrari | 1 | -5 | 82 | +3 laps | — | |
| 7 | Reg Parnell PRN | Cooper | 6 | -1 | 82 | +3 laps | — | |
| 8 | Roy Salvadori SAV | Ferrari | 19 | +11 | 82 | +3 laps | — | |
| 9 | Ken Downing DOW | Connaught | 5 | -4 | 82 | +3 laps | — | |
| 10 | Peter Whitehead WHT | Ferrari | 20 | +10 | 81 | +4 laps | — | |
| 11 | Prince Bira BIP | Gordini | 10 | -1 | 81 | +4 laps | — | |
| 12 | Graham Whitehead WHH | Alta | 12 | 0 | 80 | +5 laps | — | |
| 13 | Rudi Fischer FIC | Ferrari | 15 | +2 | 80 | +5 laps | — | |
| 14 | Johnny Claes CLE | Simca-Gordini | 23 | +9 | 79 | +6 laps | — | |
| 15 | Lance Macklin MKL | HWM | 29 | +14 | 79 | +6 laps | — | |
| 16 | Ken McAlpine MCA | Connaught | 17 | +1 | 79 | +6 laps | — | |
| 17 | Harry Schell SCY | Maserati | 32 | +15 | 78 | +7 laps | — | |
| 18 | Gino Bianco BIC | Maserati | 28 | +10 | 77 | +8 laps | — | |
| 19 | Maserati | 31 | +12 | 76 | +9 laps | — | ||
| 20 | Eric Brandon BND | Cooper | 18 | -2 | 76 | +9 laps | — | |
| 21 | Tony Crook CRK | Frazer-Nash | 25 | +4 | 75 | +10 laps | — | |
| 22 | Alan Brown BRO | Cooper | 13 | -9 | 69 | +16 laps | — | |
| — | David Murray MUR | Cooper | 22 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | Robert Manzon MAO | Gordini | 4 | 9 | DNF · L9 | — | ||
| — | Gordini | 21 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | |||
| — | Stirling Moss MSS | ERA | 16 | 36 | DNF · L36 | — | ||
| — | Peter Hirt HIR | Ferrari | 24 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | Duncan Hamilton HAD | HWM | 11 | 44 | DNF · L44 | — | ||
| — | Peter Collins COL | HWM | 14 | 73 | DNF · L73 | — | ||
| — | Tony Gaze GAZ | HWM | 26 | 19 | DNF · L19 | — | ||
| — | Eitel Cantoni CAI | Maserati | 27 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Bill Aston AST | Aston | 30 | 0 | DNS | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Recent winners at Silverstone Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | British Grand Prix | Ferrari | 1 | |
| 1950 | British Grand Prix | Nino Farina FAR | Alfa Romeo (1950–51) | 1 |