1952 Sables Grand Prix

1952 Sables Grand Prix
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	Alberto Ascari;
Time	1:12.9
Fastest lap
Driver	Alberto Ascari
Time	1:12.3
Podium
First	Luigi Villoresi;
Second	Peter Collins;
Third	Johnny Claes;

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

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

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