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Alberto Ascari won the 1952 Italian Grand Prix

Alberto Ascari won the 1952 Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of José Froilán González and Luigi Villoresi at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Alberto Ascari
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Alberto Ascari, José Froilán González, and Luigi Villoresi
Race date
September 7, 1952
Pole
Alberto Ascari
Fastest lap
Alberto Ascari
Classified drivers
35
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Alberto Ascari finished first for Ferrari. José Froilán González is listed 2 for Maserati, with Luigi Villoresi 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Eitel Cantoni from P23 to P11 (+12), Chico Landi from P18 to P8 (+10), and Felice Bonetto from P13 to P5 (+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 11 DNQ, 5 Engine, 4 Finished, 2 +1 lap, and 2 +4 laps. Alberto Ascari holds the fastest-lap entry at 2:06.100 on lap 56. 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 AscariFerrari2:50:45.6008.5
2José Froilán GonzálezMaserati2:51:47.4006.5
3Luigi VilloresiFerrari2:52:49.8004
4Nino FarinaFerrari2:52:57.0003
5Felice BonettoMaserati+1 lap2
6André SimonFerrari+1 lap0
7Piero TaruffiFerrari+3 laps0
8Chico LandiMaserati+4 laps0
9Ken WhartonCooper+4 laps0
10Louis RosierFerrari+5 laps0
11Eitel CantoniMaserati+5 laps0
12Dennis PooreConnaught+6 laps0
13Eric BrandonCooper+7 laps0
14Robert ManzonGordini+9 laps0
15Alan BrownCooper+12 laps0
DNFStirling MossConnaughtSuspension0
DNFGino BiancoMaseratiEngine0
DNFJean BehraGordiniEngine0
NCMike HawthornCooper+42 laps0
DNFFranco RolMaseratiEngine0