1952 Marseille Grand Prix

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;
Time	1:17.8
Fastest lap
Driver	Giuseppe Farina
Time	1:15.4
Podium
First	Alberto Ascari;
Second	B. Bira; Robert Manzon;
Third	Johnny Claes;

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

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

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