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The 1952 Formula 1.5 season was the third season of the FIA's Formula 1.5 motor racing. It featured the FIA World Championship of Drivers which commenced on 18 May and ended on 7 September. The championship consisted of seven Grand Prix races, each held in Europe and open to Formula One cars.

Mike Hawthorn clinched the F1.5 Drivers' Championship title during the Dutch Grand Prix by winning his third race of the season. He won the title from DRIVER2 and DRIVER3. Cooper-Bristol also won the Constructors' championship during the Dutch Grand Prix. They won the title from CONSTRUCTOR2 and CONSTRUCTOR3.

Championship review

Grands Prix

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Winning driver	Constructor	Tyre
1	Swiss Grand Prix	Bremgarten	18 May	Peter Collins	Ken Wharton	Frazer-Nash-Bristol	D
2	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	22 June	Mike Hawthorn	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol	D
3	French Grand Prix	Rouen-Les-Essarts	6 July	Peter Collins	Peter Collins	HWM-Alta	D
4	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	19 July	Ken Downing	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol	D
5	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	3 August	Paul Pietsch	Roger Laurent	Ferrari	E
6	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	17 August	Mike Hawthorn	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol	D
7	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	7 September	José Froilán González	José Froilán González	Maserati	P

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1952 FIA World Championship of Drivers. The entries of Scuderia Ferrari, Ecurie Espadon, and Equipe Gordini did not count towards the 1952 Formula 1.5 championship.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver	Rounds
AFM	AFM-Küchen	AFM	Küchen 2.0 V8	Hans Stuck	1
Toni Ulmen	Veritas	Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	Toni Ulmen	1, 5
Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari	500 166/F2	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12	Louis Rosier	1–3, 7
Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari	500 166/F2	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12	Maurice Trintignant	1
HW Motors	HWM-Alta	52 51/52	Alta F2 2.0 L4	George Abecassis	1
				Peter Collins	1–5, 7
				Lance Macklin	1–4, 6–7
				Stirling Moss	1
				Paul Frère	2, 5
				Roger Laurent	2
				Yves Giraud-Cabantous	3
				Duncan Hamilton	4, 6
				Johnny Claes	5
				Dries van der Lof	6
Scuderia Franera	Frazer-Nash-Bristol	FN48	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Ken Wharton	1–2, 6–7
Ecurie Richmond	Cooper-Bristol	T20	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Eric Brandon	1–2, 4, 7
Ecurie Richmond	Cooper-Bristol	T20	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Alan Brown	1–2, 4, 7
Enrico Platé	Maserati-Platé	4CLT/48	Platé 2.0 L4	Toulo de Graffenried	1, 3–4, 7
				Harry Schell	1, 3–4
				Alberto Crespo	7
Alfred Dattner	Simca-Gordini	11	Gordini 1500 1.5 L4	Max de Terra	1
Leslie D. Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol	T20	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Mike Hawthorn	2, 4, 6–7
English Racing Automobiles Ltd	ERA-Bristol	G	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Stirling Moss	2, 4, 6
Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari	500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	Charles de Tornaco	2, 6–7
Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari	500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	Roger Laurent	5
Arthur Legat	Veritas	Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	Arthur Legat	2
Robin Montgomerie-Charrington	Aston-Butterworth	NB42	Butterworth 2.0 F4	Robin Montgomerie-Charrington	2
Tony Gaze	HWM-Alta	52	Alta F2 2.0 L4	Tony Gaze	2, 4–5, 7
Robert O' Brien	Simca-Gordini	15	Gordini 1500 1.5 L4	Robert O' Brien	2
Peter Whitehead	Alta Ferrari	F2 125/F2	Alta F2 2.0 L4 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12	Peter Whitehead	3–4, 7
Peter Whitehead	Alta Ferrari	F2 125/F2	Alta F2 2.0 L4 Ferrari 166 2.0 V12	Graham Whitehead	4
Escuderia Bandeirantes	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	Philippe Étancelin	3
				Gino Bianco	4–7
				Eitel Cantoni	4–5, 7
				Chico Landi	6–7
				Jan Flinterman	6
Ecurie Belge	Simca-Gordini	15	Gordini 1500 1.5 L4	Johnny Claes	3–4
Ecurie Belge	Simca-Gordini	15	Gordini 1500 1.5 L4	Paul Frère	6
Scuderia Marzotto	Ferrari	166/F2	Ferrari 166 2.0 V12	Franco Comotti	3
Scuderia Marzotto	Ferrari	166/F2	Ferrari 166 2.0 V12	Piero Carini	3, 5
Archie Bryde AHM Bryde	Cooper-Bristol	T20	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Mike Hawthorn	3
Archie Bryde AHM Bryde	Cooper-Bristol	T20	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	Reg Parnell	4
W. S. Aston	Aston-Butterworth	NB41	Butterworth 2.0 F4	Bill Aston	4–5, 7
Connaught Engineering	Connaught-Lea Francis	A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4	Kenneth McAlpine	4, 7
				Ken Downing	4
				Eric Thompson	4
				Dennis Poore	4, 7
				Stirling Moss	7
Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper-Bristol	T20	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	David Murray	4
G. Caprara	Ferrari	500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	Roy Salvadori	4
Tony Crook	Frazer-Nash-BMW	421	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Tony Crook	4
Marcel Balsa	Balsa-BMW	Spécial	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Marcel Balsa	5
Fritz Riess	Veritas	RS	Veritas 2.0 L6	Fritz Riess	5
Theo Helfrich	Veritas	RS	Veritas 2.0 L6	Theo Helfrich	5
Willi Heeks	AFM-BMW	8	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Willi Heeks	5
Helmut Niedermayr	AFM-BMW	6	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Helmut Niedermayr	5
Adolf Brudes	Veritas	RS	Veritas 2.0 L6	Adolf Brudes	5
Motor Presse Verlag	Veritas	Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	Paul Pietsch	5
Hans Klenk	Veritas	Meteor	Veritas 2.0 L6	Hans Klenk	5
Josef Peters	Veritas	RS	Veritas 2.0 L6	Josef Peters	5
Bernhard Nacke	Nacke-BMW	Eigenbau	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Günther Bechem	5
Ludwig Fischer	AFM-BMW	8	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Ludwig Fischer	5
Willi Krakau	AFM-BMW	6	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Willi Krakau	5
Willi Krakau	Krakau-BMW	Eigenbau	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Harry Merkel	5
Ernst Klodwig	Heck-BMW	Eigenbau	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Ernst Klodwig	5
Rudolf Krause	Reif-BMW	Eigenbau	BMW 328 2.0 L6	Rudolf Krause	5
Ken Downing	Connaught-Lea Francis	A	Lea Francis 2.0 L4	Ken Downing	6
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	Felice Bonetto	5, 7
				Franco Rol	7
				José Froilán González	7
Élie Bayol	OSCA	20	OSCA 2000 2.0 L6	Élie Bayol	7
Piero Dusio	Cisitalia-BPM	D46	BPM 2.0 L4	Piero Dusio	7
Vicomtesse de Walckiers	Simca-Gordini	15	Gordini 1500 1.5 L4	Johnny Claes	7

F1.5 World Championship of Drivers standings

Points were awarded on a 8–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six finishers at each Grand Prix. Only the best four results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Pos.	Driver	CHE	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA	Pts.
1	Mike Hawthorn		1^P	Ret	1		1^P	Ret	24
2	Ken Wharton	1	Ret				Ret	4	11
3	Alan Brown	2	3		17			9	10
4	Lance Macklin		6	3	10		3		9
5	Peter Collins	Ret^P	Ret	1^P	Ret				8
6	Roger Laurent		7			1			8
7	José Froilán González							1^P	8
8	Paul Frère		2			Ret	Ret		6
9	Dennis Poore				2			7	6
10	Duncan Hamilton				Ret		2		6
11	Philippe Étançelin			2					6
12	Fritz Riess					2			6
13	Felice Bonetto					DSQ		2	6
14	Chico Landi						4†	3	5.5
15	Eric Brandon	4	5		15			8	5
16	Toulo de Graffenried	3		Ret†	14				4
17	Toni Ulmen	Ret				3			4
18	Eric Thompson				3				4
19	Charles de Tornaco		4				Ret		3
20	Yves Giraud-Cabantous			4					3
21	Reg Parnell				4				3
22	Helmut Niedermayr					4			3
23	Louis Rosier	Ret	Ret	Ret				5	2
24	Johnny Claes			Ret	9	5			2
25	Franco Comotti			5					2
26	Roy Salvadori				5				2
27	Jan Flinterman						4†/Ret		1.5
28	Eitel Cantoni				Ret	Ret		6	1
29	Ken Downing				6^P		Ret		1
30	Hans Klenk					6			1
—	Peter Whitehead			Ret	7				0
—	Ernst Klodwig					7			0
—	Arthur Legat		8						0
—	Graham Whitehead				8				0
—	Robert O'Brien		9						0
—	Tony Gaze		10		Ret	Ret			0
—	Kenneth McAlpine				11			Ret	0
—	Harry Schell	Ret		Ret/Ret†	12				0
—	Gino Bianco				13	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
—	Tony Crook				16				0
—	Stirling Moss	Ret	Ret		Ret		Ret	Ret	0
—	Piero Carini			Ret		Ret			0
—	Bill Aston				Ret	Ret			0
—	George Abecassis	Ret							0
—	Hans Stuck	Ret							0
—	Max de Terra	Ret							0
—	Robin Montgomerie-Charrington		Ret						0
—	David Murray				Ret				0
—	Willi Heeks					Ret			0
—	Adolf Brudes					Ret			0
—	Marcel Balsa					Ret			0
—	Günther Bechem					Ret			0
—	Rudolf Krause					Ret			0
—	Paul Pietsch					Ret^P			0
—	Theo Helfrich					Ret			0
—	Josef Peters					Ret			0
—	Dries van der Lof						Ret		0
—	Franco Rol							Ret	0
—	Élie Bayol							Ret	0
—	Maurice Trintignant	DNS							0
Pos.	Driver	CHE	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA	Pts.

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (empty cell)
Annotation	Meaning
P	Pole position
F	Fastest lap

† Position shared between more drivers of the same car

F1.5 World Championship of Constructors standings

Only the best scoring car of each constructor could score points for the championship. Only the best four results counted towards the championship. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Pos.	Constructor	CHE	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA	Pts.
1	Cooper-Bristol	2	1	Ret	1		1	(4)	30 (33)
2	HWM-Alta	Ret	2	1	10	5	2		22
3	Maserati			2	13	Ret	4	1	17
4	Ferrari	Ret	4	5	5	1	Ret	(5)	15 (17)
5	Frazer-Nash-Bristol	1	Ret				Ret		8
6	Connaught-Lea Francis				2		Ret	7	6
7	Veritas-BMW					2			6
8	Maserati-Platé	3		Ret	12				4
9	AFM-BMW					4			3
10	Veritas	Ret	8			6			1
—	Heck-BMW					7			0
—	Alta			Ret	8				0
—	Simca-Gordini	Ret	9	Ret	9		Ret		0
—	Frazer-Nash-BMW				16				0
—	Aston-Butterworth		Ret		Ret	Ret			0
—	ERA-Bristol		Ret		Ret				0
—	AFM-Küchen	Ret							0
—	Balsa-BMW					Ret			0
—	Nacke-BMW					Ret			0
—	Reif-BMW					Ret			0
—	ERA						Ret		0
—	OSCA							Ret	0
Pos.	Constructor	CHE	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	NED	ITA	Pts.