| 1952 British Grand Prix | |||||
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 Silverstone Circuit in 1952–1973 configuration | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 19 July 1952 | ||||
| Official name | 5th RAC British Grand Prix | ||||
| Location |
Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, England | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.7105 km (2.927 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 85 laps, 400.307 km (248.739 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Overcast, dry. | ||||
| Attendance | 100,000 (estimate)[1] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:50.0 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:52.0 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
| Ferrari | |||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Cooper-Bristol | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 1952 British Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 19 July 1952 at Silverstone Circuit. It was race 5 of 8 in the 1952 World Championship of Drivers, in which each Grand Prix was run to Formula Two rules rather than the Formula One regulations normally used.
New pit facilities had been built on the straight between Woodcote and Copse corners; the original pits were located between Abbey and Woodcote.
- ^ "British Grand Prix". Buckingham Advertiser and Free Press. 26 July 1952. Retrieved 9 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.