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1952 Formula One season

F1.5 Drivers' Champion: Mike Hawthorn
F1.5 Constructors' Champion: Cooper-Bristol

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The 1952 Formula 1.5 season was the third season of the FIA's Formula 1.5 motor racing. It featured the FIA World Championship of Drivers which commenced on 18 May and ended on 7 September. The championship consisted of seven Grand Prix races, each held in Europe and open to Formula One cars.

Mike Hawthorn clinched the F1.5 Drivers' Championship title during the Dutch Grand Prix by winning his third race of the season. He won the title from DRIVER2 and DRIVER3. Cooper-Bristol also won the Constructors' championship during the Dutch Grand Prix. They won the title from CONSTRUCTOR2 and CONSTRUCTOR3.

Championship review

Grands Prix

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Winning driver	Constructor	Tyre
1	Swiss Grand Prix	Bremgarten	18 May	Peter Collins	Ken Wharton	Frazer-Nash-Bristol	D
2	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	22 June	Mike Hawthorn	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol	D
3	French Grand Prix	Rouen-Les-Essarts	6 July	Peter Collins	Peter Collins	HWM-Alta	D
4	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	19 July	Ken Downing	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol	D
5	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	3 August	Paul Pietsch	Roger Laurent	Ferrari	E
6	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	17 August	Mike Hawthorn	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol	D
7	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	7 September	José Froilán González	José Froilán González	Maserati	P

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1952 FIA World Championship of Drivers. The entries of Scuderia Ferrari, Ecurie Espadon, and Equipe Gordini did not count towards the 1952 Formula 1.5 championship.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver	Rounds
AFM	AFM-Küchen	AFM	Küchen 2.0 V8	Hans Stuck	1
Toni Ulmen	Veritas	Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	Toni Ulmen	1, 5
Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari	500 166/F2	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12	Louis Rosier	1–3, 7
				Maurice Trintignant	1
HW Motors	HWM-Alta	52 51/52	Alta F2 2.0 L4	George Abecassis	1
				Peter Collins	1–5, 7
				Lance Macklin	1–4, 6–7
				Stirling Moss	1
				Paul Frère	2, 5
				Roger Laurent	2
				Yves Giraud-Cabantous	3
				Duncan Hamilton	4, 6
				Johnny Claes	5
				Dries van der Lof	6
Scuderia Franera	Frazer-Nash-Bristol	FN48	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Ken Wharton	1–2, 6–7
Ecurie Richmond	Cooper-Bristol	T20	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Eric Brandon	1–2, 4, 7
				Alan Brown	1–2, 4, 7
Enrico Platé	Maserati-Platé	4CLT/48	Platé 2.0 L4	Toulo de Graffenried	1, 3–4, 7
				Harry Schell	1, 3–4
				Alberto Crespo	7
Alfred Dattner	Simca-Gordini	11	Gordini 1500 1.5 L4	Max de Terra	1
Leslie D. Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol	T20	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Mike Hawthorn	2, 4, 6–7
English Racing Automobiles Ltd	ERA-Bristol	G	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Stirling Moss	2, 4, 6
Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari	500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	Charles de Tornaco	2, 6–7
				Roger Laurent	5
Arthur Legat	Veritas	Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	Arthur Legat	2
Robin Montgomerie-Charrington	Aston-Butterworth	NB42	Butterworth 2.0 F4	Robin Montgomerie-Charrington	2
Tony Gaze	HWM-Alta	52	Alta F2 2.0 L4	Tony Gaze	2, 4–5, 7
Robert O' Brien	Simca-Gordini	15	Gordini 1500 1.5 L4	Robert O' Brien	2
Peter Whitehead	Alta Ferrari	F2 125/F2	Alta F2 2.0 L4 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12	Peter Whitehead	3–4, 7
				Graham Whitehead	4
Escuderia Bandeirantes	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	Philippe Étancelin	3
				Gino Bianco	4–7
				Eitel Cantoni	4–5, 7
				Chico Landi	6–7
				Jan Flinterman	6
Ecurie Belge	Simca-Gordini	15	Gordini 1500 1.5 L4	Johnny Claes	3–4
				Paul Frère	6
Scuderia Marzotto	Ferrari	166/F2	Ferrari 166 2.0 V12	Franco Comotti	3
				Piero Carini	3, 5
Archie Bryde AHM Bryde	Cooper-Bristol	T20	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Mike Hawthorn	3
				Reg Parnell	4
W. S. Aston	Aston-Butterworth	NB41	Butterworth 2.0 F4	Bill Aston	4–5, 7
Connaught Engineering	Connaught-Lea Francis	A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4	Kenneth McAlpine	4, 7
				Ken Downing	4
				Eric Thompson	4
				Dennis Poore	4, 7
				Stirling Moss	7
Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper-Bristol	T20	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	David Murray	4
G. Caprara	Ferrari	500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	Roy Salvadori	4
Tony Crook	Frazer-Nash-BMW	421	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Tony Crook	4
Marcel Balsa	Balsa-BMW	Spécial	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Marcel Balsa	5
Fritz Riess	Veritas	RS	Veritas 2.0 L6	Fritz Riess	5
Theo Helfrich	Veritas	RS	Veritas 2.0 L6	Theo Helfrich	5
Willi Heeks	AFM-BMW	8	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Willi Heeks	5
Helmut Niedermayr	AFM-BMW	6	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Helmut Niedermayr	5
Adolf Brudes	Veritas	RS	Veritas 2.0 L6	Adolf Brudes	5
Motor Presse Verlag	Veritas	Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	Paul Pietsch	5
Hans Klenk	Veritas	Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	Hans Klenk	5
Josef Peters	Veritas	RS	Veritas 2.0 L6	Josef Peters	5
Bernhard Nacke	Nacke-BMW	Eigenbau	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Günther Bechem	5
Ludwig Fischer	AFM-BMW	8	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Ludwig Fischer	5
Willi Krakau	AFM-BMW	6	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Willi Krakau	5
	Krakau-BMW	Eigenbau		Harry Merkel	5
Ernst Klodwig	Heck-BMW	Eigenbau	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Ernst Klodwig	5
Rudolf Krause	Reif-BMW	Eigenbau	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Rudolf Krause	5
Ken Downing	Connaught-Lea Francis	A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4	Ken Downing	6
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	Felice Bonetto	5, 7
				Franco Rol	7
				José Froilán González	7
Élie Bayol	OSCA	20	OSCA 2000 2.0 L6	Élie Bayol	7
Piero Dusio	Cisitalia-BPM	D46	BPM 2.0 L4	Piero Dusio	7
Vicomtesse de Walckiers	Simca-Gordini	15	Gordini 1500 1.5 L4	Johnny Claes	7

F1.5 World Championship of Drivers standings

Points were awarded on a 8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six finishers at each Grand Prix. Only the best four results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Pos. Driver CHE BEL FRA GBR GER NED ITA Pts. 1 Mike Hawthorn 1P Ret 1 1P Ret 24 2 Ken Wharton 1 Ret Ret 4 11 3 Alan Brown 2 3 17 9 10 4 Lance Macklin 6 3 10 3 9 5 Peter Collins RetP Ret 1P Ret 8 6 Roger Laurent 7 1 8 7 José Froilán González 1P 8 8 Paul Frère 2 Ret Ret 6 9 Dennis Poore 2 7 6 10 Duncan Hamilton Ret 2 6 11 Philippe Étançelin 2 6 12 Fritz Riess 2 6 13 Felice Bonetto DSQ 2 6 14 Chico Landi 4† 3 5.5 15 Eric Brandon 4 5 15 8 5 16 Toulo de Graffenried 3 Ret† 14 4 17 Toni Ulmen Ret 3 4 18 Eric Thompson 3 4 19 Charles de Tornaco 4 Ret 3 20 Yves Giraud-Cabantous 4 3 21 Reg Parnell 4 3 22 Helmut Niedermayr 4 3 23 Louis Rosier Ret Ret Ret 5 2 24 Johnny Claes Ret 9 5 2 25 Franco Comotti 5 2 26 Roy Salvadori 5 2 27 Jan Flinterman 4†/Ret 1.5 28 Eitel Cantoni Ret Ret 6 1 29 Ken Downing 6P Ret 1 30 Hans Klenk 6 1 — Peter Whitehead Ret 7 0 — Ernst Klodwig 7 0 — Arthur Legat 8 0 — Graham Whitehead 8 0 — Robert O'Brien 9 0 — Tony Gaze 10 Ret Ret 0 — Kenneth McAlpine 11 Ret 0 — Harry Schell Ret Ret/Ret† 12 0 — Gino Bianco 13 Ret Ret Ret 0 — Tony Crook 16 0 — Stirling Moss Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Piero Carini Ret Ret 0 — Bill Aston Ret Ret 0 — George Abecassis Ret 0 — Hans Stuck Ret 0 — Max de Terra Ret 0 — Robin Montgomerie-Charrington Ret 0 — David Murray Ret 0 — Willi Heeks Ret 0 — Adolf Brudes Ret 0 — Marcel Balsa Ret 0 — Günther Bechem Ret 0 — Rudolf Krause Ret 0 — Paul Pietsch RetP 0 — Theo Helfrich Ret 0 — Josef Peters Ret 0 — Dries van der Lof Ret 0 — Franco Rol Ret 0 — Élie Bayol Ret 0 — Maurice Trintignant DNS 0 Pos. Driver CHE BEL FRA GBR GER NED ITA Pts.

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Did not enter (empty cell) Annotation Meaning P Pole position F Fastest lap

• † Position shared between more drivers of the same car

F1.5 World Championship of Constructors standings

Only the best scoring car of each constructor could score points for the championship. Only the best four results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Pos.	Constructor	CHE	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA	Pts.
1	Cooper-Bristol	2	1	Ret	1		1	(4)	30 (33)
2	HWM-Alta	Ret	2	1	10	5	2		22
3	Maserati			2	13	Ret	4	1	17
4	Ferrari	Ret	4	5	5	1	Ret	(5)	15 (17)
5	Frazer-Nash-Bristol	1	Ret				Ret		8
6	Connaught-Lea Francis				2		Ret	7	6
7	Veritas-BMW					2			6
8	Maserati-Platé	3		Ret	12				4
9	AFM-BMW					4			3
10	Veritas	Ret	8			6			1
—	Heck-BMW					7			0
—	Alta			Ret	8				0
—	Simca-Gordini	Ret	9	Ret	9		Ret		0
—	Frazer-Nash-BMW				16				0
—	Aston-Butterworth		Ret		Ret	Ret			0
—	ERA-Bristol		Ret		Ret				0
—	AFM-Küchen	Ret							0
—	Balsa-BMW					Ret			0
—	Nacke-BMW					Ret			0
—	Reif-BMW					Ret			0
—	ERA						Ret		0
—	OSCA							Ret	0
Pos.	Constructor	CHE	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA	Pts.