1952 Formula One season

Italian Alberto Ascari won the 1952 World Championship of Drivers, driving for Ferrari.
Giuseppe Farina finished runner-up in the World Championship of Drivers.
Piero Taruffi finished third in the World Championship of Drivers.

The 1952 Formula One season was the sixth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. The 3rd World Championship of Drivers—contested over eight races between 18 May and 7 September 1952—was to be held under F1 regulations, but the national clubs chose to run their championship events as Formula Two races out of fear for a smaller number of entrants. The Indianapolis 500 continued to be run under the formula dictated by the Contest Board of the American Automobile Association. The season also included several non-championship races for both F1 and F2 cars.

The World Drivers' Championship was won by Alberto Ascari driving for Scuderia Ferrari. The Italian won six out of the seven races he entered.

The 1951 champion Juan Manuel Fangio was unable to defend his title, having been injured in the non-championship Monza Grand Prix early in the season.

Neither British driver nor British constructor won a championship round. This would not happen again until 2023.

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