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Alberto Ascari won the 1952 Belgian Grand Prix

Alberto Ascari won the 1952 Belgian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Nino Farina and Robert Manzon at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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Race recap

Winner
Alberto Ascari
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Alberto Ascari, Nino Farina, and Robert Manzon
Race date
June 22, 1952
Pole
Alberto Ascari
Fastest lap
Alberto Ascari
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The decisive result

Alberto Ascari finished first for Ferrari. Nino Farina is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Robert Manzon 3 for Gordini.

Grid to finish

Johnny Claes from P19 to P8 (+11), Birabongse Bhanudej from P18 to P10 (+8), and Roger Laurent from P20 to P12 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Alberto Ascari started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 3 +3 laps, 3 +4 laps, 3 Finished, 2 +2 laps, and 2 +6 laps. Alberto Ascari holds the fastest-lap entry at 4:55.000 on lap 2. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Alberto AscariFerrari3:03:46.3009
2Nino FarinaFerrari3:05:41.5006
3Robert ManzonGordini3:08:14.7004
4Mike HawthornCooper+1 lap3
5Paul FrèreHWM+2 laps2
6Alan BrownCooper+2 laps0
7Charles de TornacoFerrari+3 laps0
8Johnny ClaesGordini+3 laps0
9Eric BrandonCooper+3 laps0
10Birabongse BhanudejGordini+4 laps0
11Lance MacklinHWM+4 laps0
12Roger LaurentHWM+4 laps0
13Arthur LegatVeritas+5 laps0
14Robert O'BrienSimca-Gordini+6 laps0
15Tony GazeHWM+6 laps0
DNFRobin Montgomerie-CharringtonAston ButterworthEngine0
DNFJean BehraGordiniAccident0
DNFPiero TaruffiFerrariAccident0
DNFKen WhartonFrazer-NashSpun off0
DNFLouis RosierFerrariTransmission0