1952 Monaco Grand Prix

  1952 Monaco Grand Prix
Race details
Non-Championship Sports car Race

Date 2 June 1952
Official name XII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco
Course Street circuit
3.145 km (1.954 mi)
Distance 100 laps, 314.5 km (195.4 mi)
Pole position
Driver Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago
Time 2:00.2
Fastest lap
Driver Antonio Stagnoli Ferrari
Time 1:56.4
Podium
First Vittorio Marzotto Ferrari
Second Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari
Third Antonio Stagnoli
Clemente Biondetti		 Ferrari

The 1952 Monaco Grand Prix was a non-championship sports car race held on June 2, 1952 at Monaco.

For the second time in two races, the Grand Prix suffered a multi-car pileup. In addition, it was marred by Luigi Fagioli's wreck in practise, which ultimately proved fatal.[1]

Contents

Entries

No Driver Entrant Car
52 Juan Jover Pegaso Pegaso Z-102
54 Joaquin Palacio Pover Pegaso Pegaso Z-102
56 Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini T15S
58 Jean Lucas Luigi Chinetti Ferrari 225S
60 Pierre Boncompagni Private Ferrari 225S
62 René Cotton Private Delahaye 135S
64 Louis Rosier
Maurice Trintignant		 Private Talbot-Lago T26GS
66 Louis Rosier
Maurice Trintignant		 Private Talbot-Lago T26GS
68 Pierre Levegh Private Talbot-Lago T26GS
70 Pierre Meyrat Private Talbot-Lago T26GS
72 Reg Parnell Aston Martin Aston Martin DB3
74 Peter Collins Aston Martin Aston Martin DB3
76 Lance Macklin Aston Martin Aston Martin DB3
78 Stirling Moss Jaguar Cars Jaguar C-Type
80 Leslie Johnson Jaguar C-Type
82 Tommy Wisdom Private Jaguar C-Type
84 Anthony Hume Archie Bride Allard J2X
86 Francesco Buonaccorsi Ferrari 166 MM/225S
88 Giovanni Bracco Scuderia Guastalla Ferrari 225S
90 Antonio Stagnoli
Clemente Biondetti		 Scuderia Guastalla Ferrari 225S
92 Eugenio Castellotti Scuderia Guastalla Ferrari 225S
94 Vittorio Marzotto Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 225S
96 Piero Carini Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 340 America
98 André Simon Ferrari 225S
100 Fernando Mascarenhas Private Allard J2X

Classification

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 94 Vittorio Marzotto Ferrari 100 3:21:28.4 11
2 92 Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 100 +15.5 10
3 90 Antonio Stagnoli
Clemente Biondetti		 Ferrari 98 +2 Laps 3
4 58 Jean Lucas Ferrari 96 +4 Laps 15
5 60 Pierre Boncompagni Ferrari 95 +5 Laps 8
6 82 Tommy Wisdom Jaguar 95 +5 Laps 16
7 74 Peter Collins Aston Martin 92 +8 Laps 12
8 62 René Cotton Delahaye 85 +15 Laps 18
Ret 76 Lance Macklin Aston Martin 73 Engine 6
Ret 100 Fernando Mascarenhas Allard 64 Split tank 17
Ret 78 Stirling Moss Jaguar 46 Accident 2
Ret 64 Louis Rosier
Maurice Trintignant		 Talbot-Lago 37 7
Ret 96 Piero Carini Ferrari 37 Accident 13
Ret 56 Robert Manzon Gordini 24 Accident 5
Ret 84 Anthony Hume Allard 22 Accident 14
Ret 72 Reg Parnell Aston Martin 18 Engine 4
Ret 88 Giovanni Bracco Ferrari 8 Brakes 9
Ret 68 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago 5 Camshaft 1
DNS 54 Joaquin Palacio Pover Pegaso
DNQ 52 Juan Jover Pegaso

References

Race result taken from "World Sports Racing Prototypes". http://wsrp.ic.cz/nonchamp1952.html#22. Retrieved 2007-06-25. 

  1. ^ Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 12, p.1383.

Sources

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