1952 German Grand Prix

1952 German Grand Prix
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Race details
Date 3 August 1952 (1952-08-03)
Official name XV Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 22.810 km (14.173 miles)
Distance 18 laps, 410.580 km (255.123 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 10:04.4
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Time 10:05.1 on lap 5
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1952 German Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 3 August 1952 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It was race 6 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. The 18-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari after he started from pole position. His teammates Giuseppe Farina and Rudi Fischer finished in second and third places.