1952 Italian Grand Prix

The 1952 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on September 7, 1952 at Monza. It was part 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.

Race report

Fangio was still injured, so Bonetto and Gonzalez were given the task of trying to beat Ferrari on home soil,with the aid of two new six-cylinder cars with twin-plug heads. Gonzalez rocketed into the lead,whilst Trintignant was fighting wheel-to-wheel with Ascari for second place. Ascari won that particular duel,but then had to contend with Villoresi. By now,Gonzalez had opened up a 20-second lead-but this only on half tanks. On lap 32 he pitted and emerged 5th. He battled back to second, but could not beat Ascari who came home 50 seconds ahead. This meant Ascari had won every race he had competed in that year,whilst Ferrari won every race-a dominance rarely seen in Formula 1.

Classification

Notes

* Pole position: Alberto Ascari - 2:05.7
* Fastest l
Alberto Ascari & José Froilán González - 2:06.1
* Ascari and González set equal fastest lap times, and shared the one world championship point.

F1 race report
Name_of_race = Italian Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1952
Previous_race_in_season = 1952 Dutch Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1953 Argentine Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1951 Italian Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1953 Italian Grand Prix