1952 Sables Grand Prix

France Sables 13 July 1952 II Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne Les Sables-d'Olonne, Pays de la Loire, France Temporary street circuit 2.350 km mi on 136 319.60 km mi on Alberto Ascari ITA Ferrari 1:12.9 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1:12.3 ITA Luigi Villoresi ITA Ferrari Peter Collins UK HWM-Alta Johnny Claes BEL Gordini The 2nd Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne was a Formula Two motor race held on 13 July 1952 at Les Sables-d'Olonne, in Pays de la Loire, France. It was round 6 of Les Grands Prix de France Formula Two Championship. Race distance was decided not by distance but by time, the duration being 3 hours. The race was won by Luigi Villoresi in a Ferrari 500. Peter Collins was second in an HWM-Alta and Johnny Claes third in a Simca Gordini Type 15. Alberto Ascari started from pole in a Ferrari 500 and set fastest lap but crashed and retired.1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix https://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1952/1952.html#sable 2022-06-19II Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne 1952 https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F252_13.htm 2022-05-27 Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 12 ITA Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 136 laps, 106.47 kph 4 2 22 UK Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +3 laps 8 3 32 BEL Johnny Claes Equipe Belge Simca Gordini Type 15 +5 laps 15 4 6 Siam B. BiraFRARobert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +7 laps 6 NC 24 FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +12 laps, magneto 11 NC 2 FRA Robert ManzonFRA Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +27 laps 3 Ret 34 CH Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Ferrari 500 102 laps, mechanical 12 Ret 20 UK Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 88 laps, engine 7 Ret 16 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 46 laps, engine 9 Ret 8 ITA Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 45 laps, crash 1 Ret 10 ITA Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 44 laps, crash 2 Ret 14 BEL Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 42 laps, crash 5 Ret 28 URU Eitel Cantoni Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM 42 laps, crash 14 Ret 18 USA 1912 Harry Schell Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 41 laps, engine/crash 10 DNS 4 FRA Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 crash 13 DNA 26 GBR Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Alta F2 car not ready - DNA 30 ITA Gino Bianco Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM car not ready - References Sables Grand Prix 1952 1952 Marne Grand Prix 1952 Caen Grand Prix 1951 Sables Grand Prix 1953 Sables Grand Prix Sables Sables Sables