1952 Paris Grand Prix

1952 Paris Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date	25 May 1952
Official name	VI Grand Prix de Paris
Location	Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, Montlhéry, France
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	6.283 km (3.904 mi)
Distance	74 laps, 464.924 km (288.890 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Robert Manzon	Gordini
Time	2:21.5
Fastest lap
Driver	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari
Time	2:21.2
Podium
First	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari
Second	Giuseppe Farina André Simon	Ferrari
Third	Louis Rosier	Ferrari

The 6th Grand Prix de Paris was a Non-Championship Formula Two motor race held on 25 May 1952 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, in Montlhéry, Essonne, France. Race distance was decided not by distance but by time, the duration being 3 hours. The race was won by Piero Taruffi in a Ferrari 500, setting fastest lap in the process. Taruffi's teammates Giuseppe Farina and André Simon shared second place, with Louis Rosier third in his own Ferrari 500. Robert Manzon started from pole in a Gordini Type 16 but retired with a differential failure.^[1][2]

Results[edit]

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	6	Piero Taruffi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	74 laps, 153.35 kph	2
2	2	André Simon Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	+3 laps	4
3	14	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 500	+4 laps	6
NC	20	Lance Macklin Peter Collins	HW Motors Ltd.	HWM-Alta	+10 laps	11
NC	8	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	+15 laps, differential	1
NC	38	Marcel Balsa	Marcel Balsa	BMW Special	+16 laps	14
NC	24	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	HW Motors Ltd.	HWM-Alta	+23 laps	13
Ret	12	B. Bira	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 15	48 laps, differential	7
Ret	36	Gianfranco Comotti	Scuderia Marzotto	Ferrari 166	46 laps, engine	15
Ret	16	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Scuderia Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CLT/48	42 laps, gudgeon pin	16
Ret	34	Robin Montgomerie-Charrington	Bill Aston	Aston Butterworth	26 laps, clutch	12
Ret	26	Peter Whitehead	Peter Whitehead	Alta F2	20 laps, gear lever	9
Ret	30	Johnny Claes	Johnny Claes	Simca-Gordini Type 15	20 laps, stub axle	10
Ret	10	Jean Behra	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Gordini Type 16	19 laps, differential	5
Ret	18	Harry Schell	Scuderia Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CLT/48	12 laps, oil pipe	18
Ret	22	Peter Collins	HW Motors Ltd.	HWM-Alta	2 laps, magneto	8
DSQ	4	Luigi Villoresi Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	69 laps, outside assistance	3
DSQ	32	Eugene Martin Armand Philippe	Eugene Martin	Jicey-Veritas	49 laps, driver change on circuit	17
DNS	28	Elie Bayol	Elie Bayol	O.S.C.A. MT4

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