1952 Belgian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 3 of 8 in the 1952 World Drivers' Championship | |||
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| Date | 22 June 1952 | ||
| Official name | XIV GROTE PRIJS VAN BELGIE | ||
| Location | Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium | ||
| Course | Grand Prix Circuit | ||
| Course length | 14.12 km (8.774 mi) | ||
| Distance | 36 laps, 508.320 km (315.864 mi) | ||
| Weather | Rain | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 4:37.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Alberto Ascari
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Ferrari | |
| Time | 4:54.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Gordini | ||
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The 1952 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 22 June 1952 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was the third round 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.
Maserati's new A6GCM was still not ready, and, to compound this, their lead driver Juan Manuel Fangio had suffered back injuries at the non-championship Monza Grand Prix. This meant that Ferrari were once again favoured for success in the race, with their driver lineup consisting of Alberto Ascari (in place of André Simon), Nino Farina and Piero Taruffi. There were also two privateer Ferrari entries: local driver Charles de Tornaco of Ecurie Francorchamps, and Louis Rosier. The Gordini team expanded their lineup to include Belgian driver Johnny Claes, alongside Behra, Manzon and Bira. American Robert O'Brien also drove a Simca-Gordini for this race. HWM also recruited a pair of Belgian drivers — Paul Frère and Roger Laurent — who raced alongside regular drivers Peter Collins and Lance Macklin. Stirling Moss switched from HWM to ERA for this race. A handful of other privateer entrants also took part, including future World Champion Mike Hawthorn, who made his debut in a Cooper-Bristol.
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