1952 Isle of Man TT
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 9 races in the 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||
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| Date | 9–13 June 1952 | ||
| Official name | Isle of Man Tourist Trophy | ||
| Location | Snaefell Mountain Course | ||
| Course | Public roads 60.72 km (37.73 mi) | ||
| 500 cc | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |  Geoff Duke |
Norton | |
| Time | 23m 52s | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |  Reg Armstrong |
Norton | |
| Second | Leslie Graham |
MV Agusta | |
| Third |  Ray Amm |
Norton | |
| 350 cc | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Geoff Duke |
Norton | |
| Time | 24m 53s | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Geoff Duke |
Norton | |
| Second | Reg Armstrong |
Norton | |
| Third |  Rod Coleman |
AJS | |
| 250 cc | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider |  Bruno Ruffo |
Moto Guzzi | |
| Time | 26m 42s | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Fergus Anderson |
Moto Guzzi | |
| Second | Enrico Lorenzetti |
Moto Guzzi | |
| Third | Syd Lawton |
Moto Guzzi | |
| 125 cc | |||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Rider | Cecil Sandford |
MV Agusta | |
| Time | 29m 46s | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Cecil Sandford |
MV Agusta | |
| Second | Carlo Ubbiali |
Mondial | |
| Third | Len Parry |
Mondial | |
The 1952 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the start of Bob McIntyre's association with the Isle of Man, when he came second in the Junior Clubman TT that year.[1] Irishman Reg Armstrong won his first Senior TT event as well as coming in second in the Junior TT race on a Norton. Armstrong, as a Norton works rider, was back-up to Geoff Duke who came first in the Junior race.[2]
Senior TT (500 cc) classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reg Armstrong |
Norton | 7 | 2:50:28.4 | 8 |
| 2 | Leslie Graham |
MV Agusta | 7 | +26.6 | 6 |
| 3 | Ray Amm |
Norton | 7 | +1:02.8 | 4 |
| 4 | Rod Coleman |
AJS | 7 | +6:10.6 | 3 |
| 5 | Bill Lomas |
AJS | 7 | +8:10.6 | 2 |
| 6 | Cromie McCandless |
Norton | 7 | +8:22.8 | 1 |
| 7 | George Brown |
Norton | 7 | +10:07.4 | |
| 8 | Ken Mudford |
Norton | 7 | +10:10.6 | |
| 9 | Albert Moule |
Norton | 7 | +12:13.2 | |
| 10 | Phil Carter |
Norton | 7 | +13:03.4 | |
| 41 finishers | |||||
| [3] | |||||
Junior TT (350 cc) classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Duke |
Norton | 7 | 2:55:30.6 | 8 |
| 2 | Reg Armstrong |
Norton | 7 | +1:27.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Rod Coleman |
AJS | 7 | +2:41.8 | 4 |
| 4 | Bill Lomas |
AJS | 7 | +5:03.4 | 3 |
| 5 | Syd Lawton |
AJS | 7 | +11:34.4 | 2 |
| 6 | George Brown |
AJS | 7 | +12:02.8 | 1 |
| 7 | Cromie McCandless |
Norton | 7 | +12:59.8 | |
| 8 |  Ernie Ring |
AJS | 7 | +13:12.2 | |
| 9 | Cecil Sandford |
Velocette | 7 | +14:49.6 | |
| 10 | Phil Carter |
Norton | 7 | +16:46.0 | |
| 51 finishers | |||||
| [3] | |||||
Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergus Anderson |
Moto Guzzi | 4 | 1:48:08.6 | 8 |
| 2 | Enrico Lorenzetti |
Moto Guzzi | 4 | +32.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Syd Lawton |
Moto Guzzi | 4 | +1:34.6 | 4 |
| 4 | Leslie Graham |
Velocette | 4 | +2:13.4 | 3 |
| 5 | Maurice Cann |
Moto Guzzi | 4 | +2:43.0 | 2 |
| 6 | Bruno Ruffo |
Moto Guzzi | 4 | +3:17.4 | 1 |
| 7 | Ron Mead |
Velocette | 4 | +9:39.8 | |
| 8 | Ray Petty |
Norton | 4 | +10:52.4 | |
| 9 | Arthur Wheeler |
Moto Guzzi | 4 | +11:51.8 | |
| 10 | Charlie Salt |
Pike-Rudge | 4 | +12:30.0 | |
| 22 finishers | |||||
| [3] | |||||
Ultra-Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cecil Sandford |
MV Agusta | 3 | 1:29:54.8 | 8 |
| 2 | Carlo Ubbiali |
Mondial | 3 | +1:40.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Len Parry |
Mondial | 3 | +4:07.8 | 4 |
| 4 | Cromie McCandless |
Mondial | 3 | +7:18.4 | 3 |
| 5 | Angelo Copeta |
MV Agusta | 3 | +8:38.6 | 2 |
| 6 | Frank Burman |
EMC-Puch | 3 | +17:39.2 | 1 |
| 7 |  H. Williams |
BSA | 3 | +27:07.6 | |
| 8 | H. W. Grindley |
DMW-Royal Enfield | 3 | +27:47.2 | |
| 9 | Noel Mavrogordato |
EMC-Puch | 3 | +28:52.2 | |
| 10 | E. V. C. Hardy |
Dot | 3 | +29:08.2 | |
| 12 finishers | |||||
| [3] | |||||
Non-championship races
Clubmans Senior TT classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Hargreaves | Triumph | 4 | 1:49:50.0 |
| 2 | K. V. R. James | Norton | 4 | +38.6 |
| 3 | J. R. Clark | Norton | 4 | +42.6 |
| 4 | Derek Farrant | Norton | 4 | |
| 5 | J. Bottomley | Triumph | 4 | |
| 6 | R. W. C. Kerr | Triumph | 4 | |
| 7 | R. Ritchie | Norton | 4 | |
| 8 | D. Tyndale-Powell | BSA | 4 | |
| 9 | A. M. Cook | Triumph | 4 | |
| 10 | A. W. Dobbs | Norton | 4 | |
| [4] | ||||
Clubmans Junior TT classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Houseley | BSA | 4 | 1:54:45.2 |
| 2 | Bob McIntyre | BSA | 4 | +32.2 |
| 3 | K. V. R. James | Norton | 4 | +39.4 |
| 4 | C. E. Staley | BSA | 4 | |
| 5 | D. T. Powell | BSA | 4 | |
| 6 | H. Plews | Norton | 4 | |
| 7 | H. Brown | BSA | 4 | |
| 8 | R. Jones | BSA | 4 | |
| 9 | R. Ritchie | Norton | 4 | |
| 10 | E. B. Jones | BSA | 4 | |
| [4] | ||||
Sources
- ↑ "Bob McIntyre profile". iomtt.com. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ↑ "Reg Armstrong profile". iomtt.com. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 117–119.
- 1 2 Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. p. 69.
External links
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FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1952 season |
Next race: 1952 Dutch TT |
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