1952 Sables Grand Prix

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1952 Sables Grand Prix
Race details
Date13 July 1952
Official name II Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne
Location Les Sables-d'Olonne, Pays de la Loire, France
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 2.350 km (1.460 mi)
Distance 136 laps, 319.60 km (198.59 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:12.9
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Time 1:12.3
Podium
First Ferrari
Second HWM-Alta
Third Gordini

The 2nd Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne was a Formula Two motor race held on 13 July 1952 at Les Sables-d'Olonne, in Pays de la Loire, France. It was round 6 of Les Grands Prix de France Formula Two Championship. Race distance was decided not by distance but by time, the duration being 3 hours. The race was won by Luigi Villoresi in a Ferrari 500. Peter Collins was second in an HWM-Alta and Johnny Claes third in a Simca Gordini Type 15. Alberto Ascari started from pole in a Ferrari 500 and set fastest lap but crashed and retired. [1] [2]

Results

PosNo.DriverEntrantConstructorTime/RetiredGrid
112 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 136 laps, 106.47 kph4
222 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +3 laps8
332 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johnny Claes Equipe Belge Simca Gordini Type 15 +5 laps15
46 Flag of Thailand.svg B. Bira
Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon
Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +7 laps6
NC24 Flag of France.svg Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +12 laps, magneto11
NC2 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon
Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant
Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +27 laps3
Ret34 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Ferrari 500 102 laps, mechanical12
Ret20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 88 laps, engine7
Ret16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 46 laps, engine9
Ret8 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 45 laps, crash1
Ret10 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 44 laps, crash2
Ret14 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 42 laps, crash5
Ret28 Flag of Uruguay.svg Eitel Cantoni Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM 42 laps, crash14
Ret18 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Schell Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 41 laps, engine/crash10
DNS4 Flag of France.svg Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 crash13
DNA26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Alta F2 car not ready-
DNA30 Flag of Italy.svg Gino Bianco Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM car not ready-

References

  1. "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix" . Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  2. "II Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne 1952" . Retrieved 2022-05-27.
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