Round 5 of 8 · Silverstone · 19 July 1952, Saturday
British Grand Prix
Key highlights
Farina
pole position
85
laps
22
finishers out of 31
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2:46:11.0 | 9 |
| 2 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 3 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper | +2 Laps | 4 |
| 4 | Dennis Poore | Connaught | +2 Laps | 3 |
| 5 | Eric Thompson | Connaught | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | +3 Laps | |
| 7 | Reg Parnell | Cooper | +3 Laps | |
| 8 | Roy Salvadori | Ferrari | +3 Laps | |
| 9 | Ken Downing | Connaught | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | +4 Laps | |
| 11 | Prince Bira | Gordini | +4 Laps | |
| 12 | Graham Whitehead | Alta | +5 Laps | |
| 13 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | +5 Laps | |
| 14 | Johnny Claes | Simca | +6 Laps | |
| 15 | Lance Macklin | HWM | +6 Laps | |
| 16 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught | +6 Laps | |
| 17 | Harry Schell | Maserati | +7 Laps | |
| 18 | Gino Bianco | Maserati | +8 Laps | |
| 19 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | +9 Laps | |
| 20 | Eric Brandon | Cooper | +9 Laps | |
| 21 | Tony Crook | Frazer Nash | +10 Laps | |
| 22 | Alan Brown | Cooper | +16 Laps | |
| DNF | Peter Collins | HWM | Ignition | |
| DNF | Duncan Hamilton | HWM | Engine | |
| DNF | Stirling Moss | ERA | Engine | |
| DNF | Maurice Trintignant | Gordini | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Tony Gaze | HWM | Engine | |
| DNF | David Murray | Cooper | Engine | |
| DNF | Robert Manzon | Gordini | Clutch | |
| DNF | Peter Hirt | Ferrari | Brakes | |
| DNF | Eitel Cantoni | Maserati | Brakes | |
| WD | Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | Withdrew |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- WD
- Withdrew