1952 Marseille Grand Prix

1952 Marseille Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date	27 April 1952
Official name	X Grand Prix de Marseille
Location	Parc Borély, Marseille
Course	Temporary Street Circuit
Course length	2.629 km (1.639 miles)
Distance	134 laps, 352.28 km (219.63 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Time	1:17.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari
Time	1:15.4
Podium
First	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Second	B. Bira Robert Manzon	Simca Gordini
Third	Johnny Claes	Simca Gordini

The 10th Grand Prix de Marseille was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held on 27 April 1952 at the Parc Borély in Marseille. Race distance was decided not by distance but by time, the duration being 3 hours. The race was won by pole-setter Alberto Ascari driving a Ferrari 500. B. Bira and Robert Manzon shared second place in a Simca Gordini Type 15 and Johnny Claes was third in another Type 15. Ascari's teammate Giuseppe Farina set fastest lap but failed to finish the race.^[1][2]

Classification

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	8	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	134 laps, 119.79kph	1
2	6	B. Bira Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 15	+5 laps	14
3	34	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Simca Gordini Type 15	+7 laps	16
4	24	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Scuderio Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CLT/48	+10 laps	9
5	30	Élie Bayol	Élie Bayol	O.S.C.A. MT4	+11 laps	11
NC	4	Jean Behra	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 15	+23 laps	4
NC	10	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	+23 laps, crash	6
NC	22	Peter Collins	HW Motors	HWM-Alta	+35 laps	12
NC	28	Hans Stuck	Hans Stuck	AFM-Küchen	+38 laps	15
Ret	18	Lance Macklin	HW Motors	HWM-Alta	60 laps, fuel tank	8
Ret	16	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 500	59 laps, oil loss	7
Ret	14	Maurice Trintignant	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 166	48 laps, oil loss	5
Ret	26	Franco Cortese	Scuderia Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CLT/48	32 laps, lubrication	10
Ret	32	Peter Whitehead	Peter Whitehead	Alta F2	30 laps, oil pipe	18
Ret	2	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 15	25 laps, gearbox	2
Ret	12	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	9 laps, engine	3
Ret	20	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	HW Motors	HWM-Alta	3 laps, oil pump	13
DNS	36	Eugène Martin	Eugène Martin	Jicey-Veritas	car not ready	17

References

1. "1952 Non-World Championship Formula One Races".
2. "X Grand Prix de Marseille 1952".

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