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1952 Sables Grand Prix

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1952 Sables Grand Prix
Race details
Date 13 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 Italy 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

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Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 12 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 136 laps, 106.47 kph 4
2 22 United Kingdom Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +3 laps 8
3 32 Belgium Johnny Claes Equipe Belge Simca Gordini Type 15 +5 laps 15
4 6 Thailand B. Bira
FranceRobert Manzon
Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +7 laps 6
NC 24 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +12 laps, magneto 11
NC 2 France Robert Manzon
France Maurice Trintignant
Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +27 laps 3
Ret 34 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Ferrari 500 102 laps, mechanical 12
Ret 20 United Kingdom Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 88 laps, engine 7
Ret 16 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 46 laps, engine 9
Ret 8 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 45 laps, crash 1
Ret 10 Italy Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 44 laps, crash 2
Ret 14 Belgium Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 42 laps, crash 5
Ret 28 Uruguay Eitel Cantoni Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM 42 laps, crash 14
Ret 18 United States Harry Schell Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 41 laps, engine/crash 10
DNS 4 France Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 crash 13
DNA 26 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Alta F2 car not ready -
DNA 30 Italy Gino Bianco Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM car not ready -

References

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  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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