1952 Ulster Trophy

The 6th Ulster Trophy was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at the Dundrod Circuit on 7 June 1952. The race was won from pole position by Piero Taruffi in a Ferrari 375, setting fastest lap in the process. Mike Hawthorn in a Cooper T20-Bristol was second and Joe Kelly third in an Alta GP.[1][2]

1952 Ulster Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date 7 June 1952
Official name VI Ulster Trophy
Location Dundrod Circuit, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Course Temporary road circuit
Course length 11.934 km (7.415 mi)
Distance 34 laps, 405.761 km (252.128 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 5:06
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari
Time 4:53
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Cooper-Bristol
Third Alta

Results

Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 1 Italy Piero Taruffi G.A. Vandervell Ferrari 375 3:05:47.0, 81.71mph 1
2 16 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn L.D. Hawthorn Cooper T20-Bristol +3:26.4 2
3 14 Republic of Ireland Joe Kelly J. Kelly Alta GP +6:55.0 5
4 20 France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 375 +8:26.6 3
5 12 United Kingdom Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C +1 lap 8
6 17 United Kingdom Oscar Moore Oscar Moore HWM-Jaguar +3 laps 10
Ret 7 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio British Racing Motors BRM P15 25 laps, engine 121
Ret 10 United Kingdom Ron Flockhart Alba Union ERA A-Type 18 laps, no fuel 6
Ret 3 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Y. Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C 14 laps, engine 4
Ret 8 United Kingdom Stirling Moss British Racing Motors BRM P15 3 laps. engine 131
Ret 18 United Kingdom Geoff Richardson G. Richardson RRA-ERA 3 laps, clutch 7
Ret 6 Thailand B. Bira Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48 0 laps, crash 11
DSQ 4 United Kingdom Bobbie Baird B. Baird Baird-Griffin-Maserati 22 laps, oil leak 9
DNS 2 United Kingdom Graham Whitehead G. Whitehead ERA B-Type -
DNA 5 United Kingdom David Griffin Ferrari 125 -
DNA 11 United Kingdom Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers ERA B-Type -
DNA 15 United Kingdom Hector Graham Duesenberg -
DNA 19 Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C -

1Neither Fangio nor Moss recorded a time but were allowed to start from the rear of the grid.

References

  1. "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  2. "1952 Ulster Trophy". Retrieved 2022-06-02.
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