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The French Grand Prix 1952 was the 4th round of the 1952 F1 season, and took place at the Rouen-Les-Essarts in Rouen, France, on July 6th.

Alberto Ascari won the race from the pole, followed by Nino Farina, and Piero Taruffi completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Alberto Ascari
Ferrari
3:00:00.0
Finished
2
-
Nino Farina
Ferrari
+1 Lap
3
-
Piero Taruffi
Ferrari
+2 Laps
4
1
Robert Manzon
Gordini
+3 Laps
5
1
Maurice Trintignant
Simca
+5 Laps
6
2
Peter Collins
HWM
+7 Laps
7
3
Jean Behra
Gordini
+7 Laps
8
10
Philippe Étancelin
Maserati
+7 Laps
9
5
Lance Macklin
HWM
+7 Laps
10
-
Yves Cabantous
HWM
+9 Laps
11
6
Rudi Fischer
Ferrari
+11 Laps
12
4
Franco Comotti
Ferrari
+14 Laps
13
6
Prince Bira
Gordini
Axle
14
1
Mike Hawthorn
Cooper
Ignition
15
3
Toulo de Graffenried
Maserati
Brakes
16
3
Peter Whitehead
Alta
Clutch
17
8
Louis Rosier
Ferrari
Engine
18
2
Johnny Claes
Simca
Engine
19
8
Harry Schell
Maserati
Gearbox
20
1
Piero Carini
Ferrari
Engine
21
6
Peter Hirt
Ferrari
+11 Laps
22
3
Harry Schell
Maserati
Brakes
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 18 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Prince Bira, who had problems with an axle on lap 56, Mike Hawthorn, who had issues with the ignition on lap 51, Toulo de Graffenried, and Harry Schell, both saw the breaks of the car give up, Peter Whitehead, who had a problem with the clutch on lap 17, Louis Rosier, Johnny Claes, and Piero Carini, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, and Harry Schell, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 7.

Axle

  • Prince Bira
    Lap 56

Ignition

  • Mike Hawthorn
    Lap 51

Brakes

  • Toulo de Graffenried
    Lap 34
  • Harry Schell
    Lap 34

Clutch

  • Peter Whitehead
    Lap 17

Engine

  • Louis Rosier
    Lap 17
  • Johnny Claes
    Lap 15
  • Piero Carini
    Lap 2

Gearbox

  • Harry Schell
    Lap 7

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.