The 1952 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on June 22, 1952 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was part of the 1952 World Drivers' Championship, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	36	3:03:46.3	1	9
2	2	Nino Farina	Ferrari	36	+1:55.2	2	6
3	14	Robert Manzon	Gordini	36	+4:28.4	4	4
4	8	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol	35	+1 lap	6	3
5	28	Paul Frère	HWM-Alta	34	+2 laps	8	2
6	10	Alan Brown	Cooper-Bristol	34	+2 laps	9
7	34	Charles de Tornaco	Ferrari	33	+3 laps	13
8	18	Johnny Claes	Gordini	33	+3 laps	19
9	12	Eric Brandon	Cooper-Bristol	33	+3 laps	12
10	20	Prince Bira	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	32	+4 laps	18
11	24	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	32	+4 laps	14
12	30	Roger Laurent	HWM-Alta	32	+4 laps	20
13	38	Arthur Legat	Veritas	31	+5 laps	21
14	44	Robert O'Brien	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	30	+6 laps	22
15	42	Tony Gaze	HWM-Alta	30	+6 laps	16
Ret	40	Robin Montgomerie-Charrington	Aston Butterworth	17	Engine	15
Ret	6	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	13	Accident	3
Ret	16	Jean Behra	Gordini	13	Accident	5
Ret	36	Ken Wharton	Frazer-Nash-Bristol	10	Spun off	7
Ret	22	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	6	Transmission	17
Ret	26	Peter Collins	HWM-Alta	3	Halfshaft	11
Ret	32	Stirling Moss	ERA-Bristol	0	Engine	10

[edit] Notes

• Pole position: Alberto Ascari - 4:37.0
• Fastest lap: Alberto Ascari - 4:55.0
• Designated Grand Prix of Europe for 1952
• First podium for: Robert Manzon.

[edit] Drivers' Championship standings after the race

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Piero Taruffi	9
2	Alberto Ascari	9
3	Troy Ruttman	8
4	Rudi Fischer	6
5	Jim Rathmann	6

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

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