1952 Pau Grand Prix

The 1952 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 14 April 1952 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix served as the first round of the French Formula Two Championship and was won by Alberto Ascari, driving the Ferrari 500. Louis Rosier finished second and Jean Behra third.

1952 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date 14 April 1952
Official name XIII Grand Prix Automobile de Pau[1]
Location Pau, France
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 2.760 km (1.720 miles)
Distance 99 laps, 280.571 km (174.338 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Scuderia Ferrari
Time 1:43.3
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari
Time 1:44.4
Podium
First
Scuderia Ferrari
Second
Ecurie Rosier
Third
Equipe Gordini

Classification

Race
Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 32 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 99 3hrs 00min 10sec 1
2 12 France Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 96 + 3 laps 8
3 4 France Jean Behra Gordini T16 94 + 5 laps 10
4 10 France Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. MT4 92 + 7 laps 14
5 26 France Eugène Martin Veritas Jicey 2 89 + 10 laps 16
6 16 Switzerland Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 4CLT/48 89 + 10 laps 4
7 20 United Kingdom Lance Macklin HWM 52 86 + 13 laps 3
Ret 36 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 500 78 Accident 2
Ret 8 Belgium Johnny Claes Gordini T16 71 Transmission 13
Ret 6 France Robert Manzon Gordini T16 66 Accident 6
Ret 14 France Maurice Trintignant Ferrari 166 62 Mechanical 12
Ret 30 Germany Hans Stuck AFM 6 49 Mechanical 15
Ret 18 Italy Nello Pagani Maserati 4CLT/48 44 Engine 9
Ret 22 United Kingdom Peter Collins HWM 52 42 Brakes 7
Ret 34 Italy Piero Scotti Ferrari 500 8 Accident 17
Ret 28 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ferrari 500 4 Oil pipe 5
Ret 24 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM 52 4 Accident 11
DNA 6 Thailand B. Bira Gordini T16 Did Not Attend
DNA 18 Monaco Louis Chiron Maserati 4CLT/48 Did Not Attend
DNA 18 France André Simon Maserati 4CLT/48 Did Not Attend
DNA 34 Italy Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 Did Not Attend
Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Scuderia Ferrari) – 1:44.4
Sources: [2][1]

References
  1. "XIII Grand Prix Automobile de Pau". STATS F1. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  2. "XIII Grand Prix Automobile de Pau 1952". 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
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