F1/1952/Round 4

France · Round 4 · 1952

French Grand Prix

Rouen-Les-Essarts · Sunday, 6 July 1952

Winner

Ascari

Time

3:00

FL

DNFs

9

Last updated 3 May 2026 at 20:23

Position changes — lap by lap

Each driver's race position across every lap. Top 15 shown for readability.

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Lap time evolution

Per-driver lap times with pit stop markers. Toggle drivers below. Top 6 finishers pre-selected.

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Race results

PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / StatusPts
1ASCAlberto AscariFerrari177Finished9
2FARNino FarinaFerrari276+1 Lap6
3TARPiero TaruffiFerrari375+2 Laps4
4MANRobert ManzonGordini574+3 Laps3
5TRIMaurice TrintignantSimca672+5 Laps2
6COLPeter CollinsHWM870+7 Laps0
7BEHJean BehraGordini470+7 Laps0
8ÉTAPhilippe ÉtancelinMaserati1870+7 Laps0
9MACLance MacklinHWM1470+7 Laps0
10CABYves CabantousHWM1068+9 Laps0
11HIRPeter HirtFerrari1766+11 Laps0
11FISRudi FischerFerrari1766+11 Laps0
12COMFranco ComottiFerrari1663+14 Laps0
RBIRPrince BiraGordini756DNF — Axle0
RHAWMike HawthornCooper1551DNF — Ignition0
RDE Toulo de GraffenriedMaserati1234DNF — Brakes0
RSCHHarry SchellMaserati1234DNF — Brakes0
RWHIPeter WhiteheadAlta1317DNF — Clutch0
RROSLouis RosierFerrari917DNF — Engine0
RCLAJohnny ClaesSimca2015DNF — Engine0
RSCHHarry SchellMaserati117DNF — Gearbox0
RCARPiero CariniFerrari192DNF — Engine0

Retirements

P. Bira

Gordini

Lap 56Axle

M. Hawthorn

Cooper

Lap 51Ignition

T. de Graffenried

Maserati

Lap 34Brakes

H. Schell

Maserati

Lap 34Brakes

P. Whitehead

Alta

Lap 17Clutch

L. Rosier

Ferrari

Lap 17Engine

J. Claes

Simca

Lap 15Engine

H. Schell

Maserati

Lap 7Gearbox

P. Carini

Ferrari

Lap 2Engine