- Winner
- Alberto Ascari
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Alberto Ascari, Nino Farina, and Piero Taruffi
- Race date
- July 6, 1952
- Pole
- Alberto Ascari
- Fastest lap
- Alberto Ascari
- Classified drivers
- 23
- Circuit
- Rouen-Les-Essarts
The decisive result
Alberto Ascari finished first for Ferrari. Nino Farina is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Piero Taruffi 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Philippe Étancelin from P18 to P8 (+10), Rudi Fischer from P17 to P11 (+6), and Lance Macklin from P14 to P9 (+5) 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 4 +7 laps, 4 Engine, 2 Finished, 1 +1 lap, and 1 +11 laps. Alberto Ascari holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:17.300 on lap 28. 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.