Resultados da trigésima sexta edição das 500 Milhas de Indianápolis realizadas no Indianapolis Motor Speedway em 30 de maio de 1952, valendo também como segunda etapa do mundial de Fórmula 1. O vencedor foi o norte-americano Troy Ruttman.

Classificação da prova Treino classificatório Pos. Nº Piloto Equipe Chassi Motor Pneu Tempo Diferença 1 28 Fred Agabashian Cummins Diesel Kurtis Kraft ??? Cummins L6 c 3.0 1'05"212 2 9 Andy Linden Miracle Power Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'05"693 0.481 3 4 Jack McGrath Jack Hinkle Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'05"855 0.643 4 36 Duke Nalon Novi Pure Oil/Lewis Welch Kurtis Kraft ??? Novi L8 c 3.0 1'06"085 0.873 5 18 Sam Hanks Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'06"305 1.093 6 1 Duane Carter Belanger Motors Lesovsky ? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'06"410 1.198 7 98 Troy Ruttman J.C. Agajanian Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'06"487 1.275 8 26 Bill Vukovich Fuel Injection/Howard Keck Kurtis Kraft 500A Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'07"117 1.905 9 22 Cliff Griffith Tom Sarafoff Kurtis Kraft 2000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'07"878 2.666 10 59 Jim Rathmann Grancor-Wynn's Oil Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"010 2.798 11 16 Chuck Stevenson Springfield Welding/Paoli Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"107 2.895 12 2 Henry Banks Blue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins Lesovsky ? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"195 2.983 13 65 George Fonder George Leitenberger Sherman ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"202 2.990 14 54 George Connor Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"367 3.155 15 7 Bill Schindler H.A. Chapman Stevens ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"673 3.461 16 14 Joe James Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"690 3.478 17 15 Bobby Ball Blakely Oil Schroeder ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"803 3.591 18 67 Gene Hartley Mel-Rae/Mel Wiggers Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'08"993 3.781 19 12 Alberto Ascari Ferrari Ferrari 375S Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 1'09"010 3.798 20 33 Art Cross Bowes Seal Fast/Ray Brady Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'09"020 3.808 21 77 Jimmy Bryan Peter Schmidt Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'09"093 3.881 22 34 Rodger Ward Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'09"095 3.883 23 37 Jimmy Reece John Zink Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'09"168 3.956 24 81 Eddie Johnson Central Excavating/Pete Salemi Trevis Indycar Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'09"178 3.966 25 93 Bob Scott Ludson Morris Kurtis Kraft 2000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'09"188 3.976 26 29 Jim Rigsby Bob Estes Watson Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'09"212 4.000 27 21 Chet Miller Novi Pure Oil/Lewis Welch Kurtis Kraft ??? Novi L8 c 3.0 1'09"732 4.520 28 8 Manny Ayulo Coast Grain Lesovsky ? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'10"185 4.973 29 51 Spider Webb Granatelli Racing Bromme ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'10"195 4.983 30 99 Tony Bettenhausen Belanger Motors Kurtis Kraft ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'10"478 5.266 31 5 Johnnie Parsons Jim Robbins Kurtis Kraft 1000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'10"505 5.293 32 52 Bob Sweikert Pat Clancy Ewing ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 1'10"675 5.463 33 31 Johnny McDowell McDowell/Roger Wolcott Kurtis Kraft ??? Offenhauser L4 c 3.0 1'11"195 5.983

Corrida Pos. Nº Piloto Equipe Chassi Motor Pneu Voltas Tempo Grid Pontos 1 98 Troy Ruttman J.C. Agajanian Kuzma Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 52m 41.880s (207.462 km/h) 7 8 2 59 Jim Rathmann Grancor-Wynn's Oil Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 56m 44.209s (+4m 02.329s) 10 6 3 18 Sam Hanks Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 58m 53.490s (+6m 11.610s) 5 4 4 1 Duane Carter Belanger Motors Lesovsky ? Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 3h 59m 30.220s (+6m 48.340s) 6 3 5 33 Art Cross Bowes Seal Fast/Ray Brady Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 4h 01m 22.030s (+8m 40.150s) 20 2 6 77 Jimmy Bryan Peter Schmidt Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 4h 02m 06.200s (+9m 24.320s) 21 7 37 Jimmy Reece John Zink Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 4h 03m 17.120s (+10m 35.240s) 23 8 54 George Connor Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 4h 04m 42.490s (+12m 00.610s) 14 9 22 Cliff Griffith Tom Sarafoff Kurtis Kraft 2000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 4h 05m 05.640s (+12m 23.760s) 9 10 5 Johnnie Parsons Jim Robbins Kurtis Kraft 1000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 4h 06m 19.660s (+13m 37.780s) 31 11 4 Jack McGrath Jack Hinkle Kurtis Kraft 3000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 4h 07m 03.600s (+14m 21.720s) 3 12 29 Jim Rigsby Bob Estes Watson Indy Roadster Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 4h 08m 46.980s (+16m 05.101s) 26 13 14 Joe James Bardahl/Ed Walsh Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 4h 09m 37.530s (+16m 55.650s) 16 14 7 Bill Schindler H.A. Chapman Stevens ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 200 4h 11m 30.540s (+18m 48.660s) 15 15 65 George Fonder George Leitenberger Sherman ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 197 13 16 81 Eddie Johnson Central Excavating/Pete Salemi Trevis Indycar Offenhauser L4 4.5 193 24 17 26 Bill Vukovich Fuel Injection/Howard Keck Kurtis Kraft 500A Offenhauser L4 4.5 191 Acidente 8 1 18 16 Chuck Stevenson Springfield Welding/Paoli Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L44 4.5 187 11 19 2 Henry Banks Blue Crown Spark Plug/Hopkins Lesovsky ? Offenhauser L4 4.5 184 12 20 8 Manny Ayulo Coast Grain Lesovsky ? Offenhauser L4 4.5 184 28 21 31 Johnny McDowell McDowell/Roger Wolcott Kurtis Kraft ??? Offenhauser L4 c 3.0 182 33 22 51 Spider Webb Granatelli Racing Bromme ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 162 Fuga de óleo 29 23 34 Rodger Ward Federal Engineering Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 130 Pressão de óleo 22 24 27 Tony Bettenhausen Belanger Motors Kurtis Kraft ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 93 Eletricidade 30 25 36 Duke Nalon Novi Pure Oil/Lewis Welch Kurtis Kraft ??? Novi L8 c 3.0 84 Compressor 4 26 73 Bob Sweikert Pat Clancy Ewing ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 77 Diferencial 32 27 28 Fred Agabashian Cummins Diesel Kurtis Kraft ??? Cummins L6 c 3.0 71 Compressor 1 28 67 Gene Hartley Mel-Rae/Mel Wiggers Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 65 Exaustão 18 29 93 Bob Scott Ludson Morris Kurtis Kraft 2000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 49 Transmissão 25 30 21 Chet Miller Novi Pure Oil/Lewis Welch Kurtis Kraft ??? Novi L8 c 3.0 41 Compressor 27 31 12 Alberto Ascari Ferrari Ferrari 375S Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 40 Rolamento de roda 19 32 55 Bobby Ball Blakely Oil Schroeder ??? Offenhauser L4 4.5 34 Câmbio 17 33 9 Andy Linden Miracle Power Kurtis Kraft 4000 Offenhauser L4 4.5 20 Bomba a óleo 2Fontes:Voltas na liderança: Jack McGrath 6 voltas (1-6), Bill Vukovich 150 voltas (7-11; 13-61; 83-134; 148-191) Troy Ruttman 44 voltas (12; 62-82; 135-147; 192-200).

Tabela do campeonato após a corrida

Classificação do mundial de pilotos Pos.PilotoPontos 1 Piero Taruffi 9 20 2 Troy Ruttman 8 1 3 Rudi Fischer 6 18 4 Jim Rathmann 6 2 5 Jean Behra 4Fontes:

Nota: Somente as primeiras cinco posições estão listadas. Entre 1950 e 1953 cada piloto podia computar quatro resultados válidos por temporada havendo divisão de pontos em caso de monopostos compartilhados.

1952 500 Milhas de Indianápolis Categoria:Desporto nos Estados Unidos em 1952