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Alberto Ascari won the 1952 Dutch Grand Prix

Alberto Ascari won the 1952 Dutch Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Nino Farina and Luigi Villoresi at Circuit Park Zandvoort.

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Race recap

Winner
Alberto Ascari
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Alberto Ascari, Nino Farina, and Luigi Villoresi
Race date
August 17, 1952
Pole
Alberto Ascari
Fastest lap
Alberto Ascari
Classified drivers
19
Circuit
Circuit Park Zandvoort

The decisive result

Alberto Ascari finished first for Ferrari. Nino Farina is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Luigi Villoresi 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Chico Landi from P16 to P9 (+7), Robert Manzon from P8 to P5 (+3), and Duncan Hamilton from P10 to P7 (+3) 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 Finished, 2 +3 laps, 2 Engine, 1 +2 laps, and 1 +5 laps. Alberto Ascari holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:49.800 on lap 89. 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 AscariFerrari2:53:28.5009
2Nino FarinaFerrari2:54:08.6006
3Luigi VilloresiFerrari2:55:02.9004
4Mike HawthornCooper+2 laps3
5Robert ManzonGordini+3 laps2
6Maurice TrintignantGordini+3 laps0
7Duncan HamiltonHWM+5 laps0
8Lance MacklinHWM+6 laps0
9Chico LandiMaserati+7 laps0
9Jan FlintermanMaseratiFinished0
DNFKen WhartonFrazer-NashWheel bearing0
DNFStirling MossERAEngine0
NCDries van der LofHWM+20 laps0
DNFKen DowningConnaughtOil pressure0
DNFCharles de TornacoFerrariEngine0
DNFPaul FrèreSimca-GordiniClutch0
DNFJean BehraGordiniElectrical0
DNFJan FlintermanMaseratiDifferential0
DNFGino BiancoMaseratiAxle0