1952 Ulster Trophy

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1952 Ulster Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Dundrod Circuit.svg
Race details
Date7 June 1952
Official name VI Ulster Trophy
Location Dundrod Circuit, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Course Temporary road circuit
Course length 11.934 km (7.415 mi)
Distance 34 laps, 405.761 km (252.128 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 5:06
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Piero Taruffi Ferrari
Time 4:53
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Cooper-Bristol
Third Alta

The 6th Ulster Trophy was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at the Dundrod Circuit on 7 June 1952. The race was won from pole position by Piero Taruffi in a Ferrari 375, setting fastest lap in the process. Mike Hawthorn in a Cooper T20-Bristol was second and Joe Kelly third in an Alta GP. [1] [2]

Results

PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/RetiredGrid
11 Flag of Italy.svg Piero Taruffi G.A. Vandervell Ferrari 375 3:05:47.0, 81.71mph1
216 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hawthorn L.D. Hawthorn Cooper T20-Bristol +3:26.42
314 Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Kelly J. Kelly Alta GP +6:55.05
420 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 375 +8:26.63
512 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C +1 lap8
617 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oscar Moore Oscar Moore HWM-Jaguar +3 laps10
Ret7 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio British Racing Motors BRM P15 25 laps, engine121
Ret10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ron Flockhart Alba Union ERA A-Type 18 laps, no fuel6
Ret3 Flag of France.svg Yves Giraud-Cabantous Y. Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C 14 laps, engine4
Ret8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss British Racing Motors BRM P15 3 laps. engine131
Ret18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Richardson G. Richardson RRA-ERA 3 laps, clutch7
Ret6 Flag of Thailand.svg B. Bira Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48 0 laps, crash11
DSQ4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bobbie Baird B. Baird Baird-Griffin-Maserati 22 laps, oil leak9
DNS2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Whitehead G. Whitehead ERA B-Type -
DNA5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Griffin Ferrari 125 -
DNA11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers ERA B-Type -
DNA15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hector Graham Duesenberg -
DNA19 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C -

1Neither Fangio nor Moss recorded a time but were allowed to start from the rear of the grid.

References

  1. "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix" . Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  2. "1952 Ulster Trophy" . Retrieved 2022-06-02.
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