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Alberto Ascari won the 1952 German Grand Prix

Alberto Ascari won the 1952 German Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Nino Farina and Rudi Fischer at Nürburgring.

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Race recap

Winner
Alberto Ascari
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Alberto Ascari, Nino Farina, and Rudi Fischer
Race date
August 3, 1952
Pole
Alberto Ascari
Fastest lap
Alberto Ascari
Classified drivers
34
Circuit
Nürburgring

The decisive result

Alberto Ascari finished first for Ferrari. Nino Farina is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Rudi Fischer 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Johnny Claes from P32 to P10 (+22), Ernst Klodwig from P29 to P12 (+17), and Helmut Niedermayr from P22 to P9 (+13) 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 8 Engine, 3 +2 laps, 3 DNS, 3 Finished, and 3 Gearbox. Alberto Ascari holds the fastest-lap entry at 10:05.100 on lap 5. 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 AscariFerrari3:06:13.3009
2Nino FarinaFerrari3:06:27.4006
3Rudi FischerFerrari3:13:23.4004
4Piero TaruffiFerrari+1 lap3
5Jean BehraGordini+1 lap2
6Roger LaurentFerrari+2 laps0
7Fritz RiessVeritas+2 laps0
8Toni UlmenVeritas+2 laps0
9Helmut NiedermayrAFM+3 laps0
10Johnny ClaesHWM+3 laps0
11Hans KlenkVeritas+4 laps0
12Ernst KlodwigHeck+4 laps0
DNFRobert ManzonGordiniAccident0
DNFWilli HeeksAFMEngine0
DNFTony GazeHWMGearbox0
DNFMarcel BalsaBalsaEngine0
DNFAdolf BrudesVeritasEngine0
DNFKarl-Günther BechemNackeIgnition0
DNFEitel CantoniMaseratiAxle0
DNFRudolf KrauseReifEngine0