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000d 00h 00m 00s1952 Italian Grand Prix
| Overview | Grid | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| Race Name: | XXIII Gran Premio d'Italia |
| Track: | Autodromo Nazionale Monza |
| Round: | 8 of 8 |
| Race date: | Sunday, September 7th, 1952 |
| Race time: | 14.00 |
The Podium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Alberto Ascari | José Froilán González | Luigi Villoresi |
| Constructor | Ferrari | Maserati | Ferrari |
| Car | Ferrari 500 | Maserati A6GCM | Ferrari 500 |
| Engine | Ferrari Type 500 | Maserati A6G | Ferrari Type 500 |
| Tyre | Pirelli | Pirelli | Pirelli |
| Time | 2:50:45.6 | 2:51:47.4 | 2:52:49.8 |
| Gap | 1m 1.8 secs | 2m 4.2 secs |
Fastest weekend laptimes
| P | No. | Driver | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 12 | Alberto Ascari Ferrari | 2:05.7 0 | 2:06.1 80 | 2:05.7 80 | |
| 2 | 26 | José Froilán González Maserati | 2:07.6 0 | 2:06.1 80 | 2:06.1 80 | |
| 3 | 16 | Luigi Villoresi Ferrari | 2:06.6 0 | No Time 80 | 2:06.6 80 | |
| 4 | 10 | Nino Farina Ferrari | 2:07.0 0 | No Time 80 | 2:07.0 80 | |
| 5 | 4 | Maurice Trintignant Gordini | 2:07.2 0 | No Time 5 | 2:07.2 5 | |
| 6 | 14 | Piero Taruffi Ferrari | 2:07.8 0 | No Time 77 | 2:07.8 77 | |
| 7 | 2 | Robert Manzon Gordini | 2:08.2 0 | No Time 71 | 2:08.2 71 | |
| 8 | 8 | André Simon Ferrari | 2:09.1 0 | No Time 79 | 2:09.1 79 | |
| 9 | 32 | Stirling Moss Connaught-Lea Francis | 2:09.8 0 | No Time 60 | 2:09.8 60 | |
| 10 | 34 | Élie Bayol OSCA | 2:10.6 0 | No Time 0 | 2:10.6 0 | |
| 11 | 6 | Jean Behra Gordini | 2:10.8 0 | No Time 42 | 2:10.8 42 | |
| 12 | 42 | Mike Hawthorn Cooper-Bristol | 2:11.2 0 | No Time 38 | 2:11.2 38 | |
| 13 | 22 | Felice Bonetto Maserati | 2:11.6 0 | No Time 79 | 2:11.6 79 | |
| 14 | 18 | Rudi Fischer Ferrari | 2:11.8 0 | No Time 3 | 2:11.8 3 | |
| 15 | 40 | Ken Wharton Cooper-Bristol | 2:12.2 0 | No Time 76 | 2:12.2 76 | |
| 16 | 62 | Louis Rosier Ferrari | 2:12.7 0 | No Time 75 | 2:12.7 75 | |
| 17 | 24 | Franco Rol Maserati | 2:12.7 0 | No Time 24 | 2:12.7 24 | |
| 18 | 48 | Chico Landi Maserati | 2:13.0 0 | No Time 76 | 2:13.0 76 | |
| 19 | 30 | Dennis Poore Connaught-Lea Francis | 2:14.0 0 | No Time 74 | 2:14.0 74 | |
| 20 | 36 | Eric Brandon Cooper-Bristol | 2:14.0 0 | No Time 73 | 2:14.0 73 | |
| 21 | 38 | Alan Brown Cooper-Bristol | 2:15.0 0 | No Time 68 | 2:15.0 68 | |
| 22 | 28 | Ken McAlpine Connaught-Lea Francis | 2:15.1 0 | No Time 4 | 2:15.1 4 | |
| 23 | 50 | Eitel Cantoni Maserati | 2:15.9 0 | No Time 75 | 2:15.9 75 | |
| 24 | 46 | Gino Bianco Maserati | 2:17.1 0 | No Time 46 | 2:17.1 46 | |
| 25 | 70 | Charles de Tornaco Ferrari | 2:17.5 0 | 2:17.5 0 | ||
| 26 | 58 | Alberto Crespo Maserati-Plate | 2:17.8 0 | 2:17.8 0 | ||
| 27 | 60 | Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati-Plate | 2:18.4 0 | 2:18.4 0 | ||
| 28 | 54 | Peter Collins HWM-Alta | 2:18.6 0 | 2:18.6 0 | ||
| 29 | 68 | Peter Whitehead Ferrari | 2:18.8 0 | 2:18.8 0 | ||
| 30 | 56 | Tony Gaze HWM-Alta | 2:20.3 0 | 2:20.3 0 | ||
| 31 | 64 | Bill Aston Aston-Butterworth | 2:20.7 0 | 2:20.7 0 | ||
| 32 | 52 | Lance Macklin HWM-Alta | 2:21.0 0 | 2:21.0 0 | ||
| 33 | 20 | Hans Stuck Ferrari | 2:22.8 0 | 2:22.8 0 | ||
| 34 | 66 | Johnny Claes Simca-Gordini-Gordini | No Time 0 | No Time 0 | ||
| 35 | 44 | Piero Dusio Cisitalia-BPM | No Time 0 | No Time 0 |