1952 Pau Grand Prix
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| 1952 Pau Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 14 April 1952 | ||
| Official name | XIII Grand Prix Automobile de Pau[1] | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 99 laps, 280.571 km (174.338 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Scuderia Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:43.3 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Alberto Ascari | Scuderia Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:44.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Scuderia Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ecurie Rosier | ||
| Third | Equipe Gordini | ||
The 1952 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 14 April 1952 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix served as the first round of the French Formula Two Championship and was won by Alberto Ascari, driving the Ferrari 500. Louis Rosier finished second and Jean Behra third.
Classification[edit]
Race[edit]
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari 500 | 99 | 3hrs 00min 10sec | 1 | |
| 2 | 12 |  Louis Rosier | Ferrari 500 | 96 | + 3 laps | 8 | |
| 3 | 4 | Jean Behra | Gordini T16 | 94 | + 5 laps | 10 | |
| 4 | 10 | Élie Bayol | O.S.C.A. MT4 | 92 | + 7 laps | 14 | |
| 5 | 26 | Eugène Martin | Veritas Jicey 2 | 89 | + 10 laps | 16 | |
| 6 | 16 |  Toulo de Graffenried | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 89 | + 10 laps | 4 | |
| 7 | 20 |  Lance Macklin | HWM 52 | 86 | + 13 laps | 3 | |
| Ret | 36 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari 500 | 78 | Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 8 |  Johnny Claes | Gordini T16 | 71 | Transmission | 13 | |
| Ret | 6 | Robert Manzon | Gordini T16 | 66 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | 14 | Maurice Trintignant | Ferrari 166 | 62 | Mechanical | 12 | |
| Ret | 30 |  Hans Stuck | AFM 6 | 49 | Mechanical | 15 | |
| Ret | 18 | Nello Pagani | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 44 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 22 | Peter Collins | HWM 52 | 42 | Brakes | 7 | |
| Ret | 34 | Piero Scotti | Ferrari 500 | 8 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 28 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari 500 | 4 | Oil pipe | 5 | |
| Ret | 24 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | HWM 52 | 4 | Accident | 11 | |
| DNA | 6 |  B. Bira | Gordini T16 | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | 18 |  Louis Chiron | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | 18 | André Simon | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | 34 | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari 500 | Did Not Attend | |||
| Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Scuderia Ferrari) – 1:44.4 | |||||||
| Sources: [2][1] | |||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "XIII Grand Prix Automobile de Pau". STATS F1. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ "XIII Grand Prix Automobile de Pau 1952". 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2017-03-10.