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1952 French Grand Prix

Race

Qualifying

P	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Avg Speed	Grid	Pts
1	8	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	77	3:02:42.6	128.958	1	9
2	10	Nino Farina	Ferrari	76	+ 1 Lap		2	6
3	12	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	75	+ 2 Laps		3	4
4	2	Robert Manzon	Gordini	74	+ 3 Laps		5	3
5	44	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	72	+ 5 Laps		6	2
6	22	Peter Collins	HWM-Alta	70	+ 7 Laps		8
7	4	Jean Behra	Gordini	70	+ 7 Laps		4
8	28	Philippe Étançelin	Maserati	70	+ 7 Laps		18
9	20	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	70	+ 7 Laps		14
10	24	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	HWM-Alta	68	+ 9 Laps		10
11	34	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari	33	+ 11 Laps		17
11	34	Peter Hirt	Ferrari	33	+ 11 Laps
12	38	Franco Comotti	Ferrari	63	+ 14 Laps		16
Ret	6	Prince Bira	Gordini	56	Axle		7
Ret	42	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol	51	Ignition		15
Ret	16	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati-Plate	20	Brakes		12
Ret	16	Harry Schell	Maserati-Plate	14	Brakes
Ret	26	Peter Whitehead	Alta	26	Clutch		13
Ret	14	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	17	Engine		9
Ret	32	Johnny Claes	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	15	Engine		20
Ret	18	Harry Schell	Maserati-Plate	7	Gearbox		11
Ret	40	Piero Carini	Ferrari	2	Engine		19

Np	30	Chico Landi	Maserati		Not present

Fastest lap: 2:17.3 - Alberto Ascari (Lap 28)

Notes:		Race stopped at 3 hours Cars on rows 3, 5 and 7 did not line up according to qualifying times

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