1952 Monza Grand Prix

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1952 Monza Grand Prix
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Race details
Date8 June 1952
Official name V Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza
Location Monza Circuit, Milan, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.301 km (3.915 mi)
Distance 2 × 35 laps, 441.056 km (274.059 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Farina Ferrari
Time 2:06.2
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari

The 5th Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza was a Formula Two motor race held on 8 June 1952 at the Monza Circuit, Italy. The race was run over two heats each of 35 laps, with the winner being decided by aggregate time. The winner was Giuseppe Farina in a Ferrari 500, who also set overall fastest lap. Farina's teammate André Simon was second and Rudi Fischer third in a privateer 500. Juan Manuel Fangio suffered a crash in heat 1 on the third lap after suffering extreme fatigue while driving through the night from Dundrod in Northern Ireland to Monza, and he only arrived half an hour before the start. Fangio suffered injuries that sidelined him for the rest of the year. Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari started from pole in both heats and set fastest lap in heat 1 but succumbed to mechanical failure in heat 2. Ascari won heat 1 and Farina won heat 2. [1] [2]

Contents

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/RetiredGrid1Heat 1Heat 2
120 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 2:31:15.0, 176.20 kph221
224 Flag of France.svg André Simon Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +1 lap532
330 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Ferrari 500 +4 laps753
448 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Walker Peter Whitehead Ferrari 125 +4 laps864
538 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol +5 laps10106
636 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Brown Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol +6 laps20135
NC16 Flag of Italy.svg Felice Bonetto Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCM +6 laps64NC
NC32 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johnny Claes HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +7 laps15147
NC52 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Gaze HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +9 laps12NC8
Ret8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Montgomerie-Charrington Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 52 laps171220 laps
Ret22 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 49 laps1114 laps, camshaft
Ret10 Flag of Italy.svg Piero Carini Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 166 45 laps131113 laps
Ret42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Alta F2 37 laps1475 laps
Ret26 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 32 laps48DNS, valve
Ret54 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Wharton Scuderia Franera Frazer Nash FN48 32 laps99DNS, chassis
Ret2 Flag of Brazil.svg Chico Landi Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM 31 laps1915DNS
Ret4 Flag of Brazil.svg Gino Bianco Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM 28 laps24NC-
Ret14 Flag of Argentina.svg José Froilán González Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCM 27 laps327 laps, magneto-
Ret58 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charles de Tornaco Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 17 laps2617 laps-
Ret40 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Rocco Giovanni Rocco Monaci 10 laps2310 laps-
Ret44 Flag of Germany.svg Toni Ulmen Toni Ulmen Veritas Meteor 9 laps189 laps-
Ret34 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Duncan Hamilton HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 8 laps118 laps-
Ret12 Flag of Italy.svg Gianfranco Comotti Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 166 6 laps166 laps, engine-
Ret56 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ottorino Volonterio Ottorino Volonterio Ferrari 166 4 laps254 laps-
Ret6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bill Aston Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 4 laps224 laps, mechanical-
Ret18 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCM 2 laps292 laps, crash-
Ret60 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Ruggiero Giuseppe Ruggiero Maserati A6G 1 lap281 lap-
Ret50 Flag of Italy.svg Giampiero Bianchetti Giampiero Bianchetti Ferrari 166 SC 1 lap271 lap-
Ret28 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Peter Hirt Ecurie Espadon Ferrari 212 0 laps210 laps, mechanical-

1Heat 1 grid; grid places for heat 2 were determined by the finishing order in heat 1

References

  1. "V Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza 1952" . Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  2. "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix" . Retrieved 2022-06-17.
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