1952 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 6 Jul 1952
- Circuit
- Rouen-Les-Essarts, Rouen, France
- Round
- 4 of 8
- Winner
- Alberto Ascari (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 1 | 77 | 3:00:00.0 | 9 | |
| 2 | 10 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 2 | 76 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 3 | 12 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 3 | 75 | +2 Laps | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 5 | 74 | +3 Laps | 3 | |
| 5 | 44 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca | 6 | 72 | +5 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 22 | Peter Collins | HWM | 8 | 70 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 7 | 4 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 4 | 70 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 28 | Philippe Étancelin | Maserati | 18 | 70 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 20 | Lance Macklin | HWM | 14 | 70 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 24 | Yves Cabantous | HWM | 10 | 68 | +9 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 34 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 17 | 66 | +11 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 34 | Peter Hirt | Ferrari | 17 | 66 | +11 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 38 | Franco Comotti | Ferrari | 16 | 63 | +14 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Prince Bira | Gordini | 7 | 56 | Axle | 0 | |
| R | 42 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper | 15 | 51 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati | 12 | 34 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 12 | 34 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Peter Whitehead | Alta | 13 | 17 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Louis Rosier | Ferrari | 9 | 17 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 32 | Johnny Claes | Simca | 20 | 15 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Harry Schell | Maserati | 11 | 7 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 40 | Piero Carini | Ferrari | 19 | 2 | Engine | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Piero Taruffi | Ferrari | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | Nino Farina | Ferrari | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Troy Ruttman | 1 | 8 | |
| 5 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Jim Rathmann | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | Jean Behra | Gordini | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Sam Hanks | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper | 0 | 3 |