1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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The 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the fourth competitive motorcycle season, with eight Grands Prix and 4 classes, 500cc, 350cc, 250cc and 125cc.

Contents

[edit] Grands Prix

Round Grand Prix Circuit 125 winner 250 winner 350 winner 500 winner Report
1 Flag of Switzerland Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten Flag of the United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Flag of the United Kingdom Jack Brett Report
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Isle of Man TT Isle of Man Flag of the United Kingdom Cecil Sandford Flag of the United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Flag of Ireland Reg Armstrong Report
3 Flag of the Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Flag of the United Kingdom Cecil Sandford Flag of Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Flag of Italy Umberto Masetti Report
4 Flag of Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke Flag of Italy Umberto Masetti Report
5 Flag of West Germany German Grand Prix Solitude Flag of West Germany Werner Haas Flag of West Germany Rudi Felgenheier Flag of Ireland Reg Armstrong Flag of Ireland Reg Armstrong Report
6 Flag of Northern Ireland Ulster Grand Prix Dundrod Flag of the United Kingdom Cecil Sandford Flag of the United Kingdom Maurice Cann Flag of Australia Ken Kavanagh Flag of the United Kingdom Cromie McCandless Report
7 Flag of Italy Nations Grand Prix Monza Flag of Italy Emilio Mendogni Flag of Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Flag of Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Flag of the United Kingdom Leslie Graham Report
8 Flag of Spain Spanish Grand Prix Montjuïc Park Flag of Italy Emilio Mendogni Flag of the United Kingdom Leslie Graham Report

[edit] Championship Standings

[edit] 500cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of Italy Umberto Masetti Italy Gilera 28 2
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Leslie Graham 9 United Kingdom MV Agusta 25 2
3 Flag of Ireland Reg Armstrong Ireland Norton 22 2
4 Flag of New Zealand Rod Coleman New Zealand AJS 15 0
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Jack Brett United Kingdom AJS 14 1
6 Flag of Australia Ken Kavanagh Australia Norton 14 0
7 Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke United Kingdom Norton 12 0
= Flag of Italy Nello Pagani Italy Gilera 12 0
9 Flag of the United Kingdom Cromie McCandless United Kingdom AJS 9 1
10 Flag of Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Southern Rhodesia Norton 9 0
11 Flag of Italy Carlos Bandirola Italy MV Agusta 7 0
12 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Doran United Kingdom AJS 6 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom MV Agusta 6 0
14 Flag of the United Kingdom Sid Lawton United Kingdom Norton 5 0
15 Flag of Italy Giuseppe Colnago Italy Gilera 2 0
= Flag of Ireland Phil Carter Ireland Norton 2 0
= Flag of Belgium Auguste Goffin Belgium Norton 2 0
18 Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Flag of West Germany Hans Baltisberger Germany BMW 1 0

[edit] 350cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke United Kingdom Norton 32 4
2 Flag of Ireland Reg Armstrong Ireland Norton 24 1
3 Flag of Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Southern Rhodesia Norton 21 1
4 Flag of New Zealand Rod Coleman New Zealand AJS 20 0
5 Flag of Australia Ken Kavanagh Australia Norton 16 1
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Jack Brett United Kingdom AJS 12 0
7 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom AJS 9 0
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Sid Lawton United Kingdom AJS 7 0
9 Flag of the United Kingdom Robin Sherry United Kingdom AJS 4 0
10 Flag of Austria Ernie Ring Austria AJS 3 0
11 Flag of West Germany Ewald Kluge United Kingdom DKW 2 0
= Flag of Belgium Auguste Goffin Belgium Norton 2 0
13 Flag of the United Kingdom Leslie Graham United Kingdom Velocette 1 0
= Flag of Ireland Mike O'Rourke Ireland AJS 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom George Brown United Kingdom AJS 1 0
= Flag of West Germany Roland Schnell Germany Horex 1 0

[edit] 250cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 28 2
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Fergus Anderson United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 24 2
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Leslie Graham United Kingdom Velocette 11 0
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Maurice Cann United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 10 1
5 Flag of West Germany Rudi Felgenheier Germany DKW 8 1
6 Flag of Italy Bruno Ruffo Italy Moto Guzzi 7 0
7 Flag of West Germany Werner Haas Germany NSU 6 0
= Flag of West Germany Heinrich Thorn-Prikker Germany Moto Guzzi 6 0
= Flag of Italy Alano Montanari Italy Moto Guzzi 6 0
10 Flag of West Germany Herman Gablenz Germany Horex 4 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Sid Lawton United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 4 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 4 0
13 Flag of West Germany Ewald Kluge Germany DKW 3 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Ronald Mead United Kingdom Velocette 3 0
= Flag of West Germany Gotthilf Gehring Germany Moto Guzzi 3 0
16 Flag of Italy Roberto Colombo Italy NSU 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Webster United Kingdom Velocette 2 0
= Flag of Italy Nino Grieco Italy Parilla 2 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Benny Rood United Kingdom Velocette 2 0
20 Flag of Italy Bruno Francisci Italy Moto Guzzi 1 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Ray Petty United Kingdom Norton 1 0
= Flag of the Netherlands Sieb Postma Netherlands Moto Guzzi 1 0

[edit] 125cc Standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Cecil Sandford United Kingdom MV Agusta 28 3
2 Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy Mondial 24 0
3 Flag of Italy Emilio Mendogni Italy Morini 16 2
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Leslie Graham United Kingdom MV Agusta 10 0
5 Flag of Italy Luigi Zinzani Italy Morini 9 0
6 Flag of West Germany Werner Haas Germany NSU 8 1
7 Flag of Italy Angelo Copeta Italy MV Agusta 7 0
8 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom MV Agusta 6 0
9 Flag of Italy Guido Sala Italy MV Agusta 5 0
10 Flag of the United Kingdom Len Parry United Kingdom Mondial 4 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Charlie Salt United Kingdom MV Agusta 4 0
12 Flag of Italy Romolo Ferri Italy Morini 3 0
= Flag of the United Kingdom Cromie McCandless United Kingdom Mondial 3 0
= Flag of West Germany Hubert Luttenberger Germany NSU 3 0
15 Flag of West Germany Hermann Paul Müller Germany Mondial 2 0
16 Flag of the United Kingdom Frank Burman United Kingdom EMC-Puch 1 0
= Flag of the Netherlands Lo Simons Netherlands Mondial 1 0