1952 Baule Grand Prix

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1952 La Baule Grand Prix
Race details
Date24 August 1952
Official name XI Grand Prix de La Baule
Location La Baule-Escoublac, Loire-Atlantique, France
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 4.264 km (2.650 mi)
Distance 87 laps, 371.034 km (230.550 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:57.5
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Ferrari
Time 2:01.1
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari

The 11th Grand Prix de La Baule was a Formula Two motor race held on 24 August 1952 in La Baule-Escoublac, France. It was round 8, and the final round, of Les Grands Prix de France Championship. Race distance was determined by time rather than the number of laps, the result being declared after 3 hours. The race was won from pole position by Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari 500. Ascari's teammate Luigi Villoresi finished second and set fastest lap, and Louis Rosier in his privateer 500 was third. [1] [2]

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Background

Race history

The Grand Prix of La Baule was a Grand Prix event organized 10 times in La Baule-Escoublac between 1924 and 1952. William Grover-Williams won the event three consecutive years, from 1931 to 1933. Originally raced on the famed beach at La Baule, the 1952 event was moved near the aerodrome of the French coastal town.

Classification

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
18 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari 1:57.5
22 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Gordini 1:58.5+1.0
312 Flag of Italy.svg Nino Farina Ferrari 1:58.9+1.4
410 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari 1:59.5+2.0
56 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Gordini 2:02.4+4.9
64 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Gordini 2:02.8+5.3
730 Flag of France.svg Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. 2:04.0+6.5
834 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eric Brandon Cooper Car Company 2:05.1+7.6
936 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Brown Cooper Car Company 2:06.4+8.9
1016 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Ferrari 2:06.4+8.9
1132 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johnny Claes Simca 2:06.7+9.2
1222 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lance Macklin Hersham and Walton Motors 2:07.1+9.6
1318 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Platé 2:07.3+9.8
1414 Flag of the United States.svg Harry Schell Simca 2:07.9+10.4
1520 Flag of Argentina.svg Alberto Crespo Platé 2:09.0+11.5
1628 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Whitehead Alta 2:09.5+12.0
1724 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins Hersham and Walton Motors 2:09.8+12.3
1826 Flag of France.svg Yves Giraud-Cabantous Hersham and Walton Motors 2:14.2+16.7
1938 Flag of France.svg Jean Lucas Cooper Car Company 2:17.9+20.4

Race

PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/RetiredGrid
18 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 87 laps, 123.49 kph1
210 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +1 lap4
316 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 +4 laps10
424 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +5 laps17
526 Flag of France.svg Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +7 laps18
620 Flag of Argentina.svg Alberto Crespo Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +7 laps15
730 Flag of France.svg Élie Bayol Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 +8 laps7
832 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Simca Gordini Type 15 +8 laps11
NC34 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol +11 laps8
NC36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Brown Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol +16 laps9
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 58 laps, rear axle6
Ret6 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 36 laps, rear axle5
Ret22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta 33 laps, engine12
Ret14 Flag of the United States.svg Harry Schell Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 29 laps, transmission14
Ret18 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 7 laps, mechanical13
Ret2 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 1 lap, crash2
Ret12 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 1 lap, crash3
Ret28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Alta F2 1 lap, mechanical16
Ret38 Flag of France.svg Jean Lucas Archie Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol 0 laps, mechanical19

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References

  1. "XI Grand Prix de La Baule 1952" . Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  2. "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix" . Retrieved 2022-06-16.
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