Alberto Ascari vs Nino Farina, 1952

Teammates at Ferrari — the same car, so these numbers compare the drivers rather than the machinery. Compare full careers →

In the 1952 season, Alberto Ascari and Nino Farina competed as teammates at Ferrari across 6 races. Ascari outqualified Farina 5 times and finished ahead in all 6 races, achieving 6 wins and 6 podiums, while Farina secured 0 wins and 4 podiums. Ascari earned 53.5 championship points compared to Farina's 27, demonstrating a dominant performance in their head-to-head comparison.

Summarised by gpt-4o-mini from the figures below.
51Qualifyingof 6 compared
60Race finishesof 6 compared

Qualifying is compared on the grid they actually started from. A race counts only where both were classified — one of them retiring leaves nothing to compare, so it is not scored to the other.

1952 season
6
Races together
6
53.5
Points
27
6
Wins
0
6
Podiums
4
P1
Best finish
P2
3.7
Average grid
2.3
1.0
Average finish
3.0
1
Did not finish
1
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