1952 Comminges Grand Prix

Formula Two race France Comminges 10 August 1952 Saint Gaudens 1952.png XVI Grand Prix du Comminges Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France Temporary Street Circuit 4.392 km mi on 95 417.24 km mi on Alberto Ascari ITA Ferrari 1:51.3 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1:51.2 ITA Alberto Ascari ITA André Simon FRA Ferrari Giuseppe Farina ITA Ferrari Jean Behra FRA Gordini The XVI Grand Prix du Comminges was a Formula Two motor race held on 10 August 1952 in Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France. It was round 7 of Les Grands Prix de France Championship. Race distance was determined by time rather than the number of laps, the result being declared after 3 hours. The win was shared by André Simon and Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari 500; Ascari taking over Simon's car after his own suffered mechanical failure. Ascari had started from pole, and also set fastest lap. Their teammate Giuseppe Farina finished second and Jean Behra in a Simca Gordini Type 15 was third.https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F252_31.htm XVI Grand Prix de Comminges 1952 2022-06-07http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1952/1952.html#com 1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix 2022-06-07 Classification Race Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid 1 12 FRA André SimonITA Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 95 laps, 138.49 kph 10 2 10 ITA Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +1 lap 4 3 4 FRA Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +6 laps 5 4 26 UK Graham Whitehead Peter Whitehead Alta F2 +6 laps 11 NC 16 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +11 laps 15 NC 24 FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +15 laps 13 Ret 20 GBR Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta 69 laps, magneto 12 Ret 38 USA 1912 Harry Schell Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 68 laps, valve 16 Ret 6 FRA Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 67 laps, rear axle 2 Ret 34 BEL Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Simca Gordini Type 15 67 laps, gear selector 19 Ret 22 GBR Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta 61 laps, magneto 9 Ret 14 FRA Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 56 laps, crash 7 Ret 28 BRA Chico Landi Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM 43 laps, split fuel tank 14 Ret 32 ARG Alberto Crespo Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM 40 laps, rear axle 8 Ret 30 URY Eitel Cantoni Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM 39 laps, collapsed wheel 17 Ret 40 UK Archie Bryde Archie Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol 28 laps, magneto drive 18 Ret 2 FRA Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 16 laps, valve 3 Ret 8 ITA Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 2 laps, steering 1 DSQ 36 FRA Élie Bayol Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 starting outside pits 6 DNA 12 ITA Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 car driven by André Simon - DNA 18 ITA Nello Pagani Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 - DNA 40 UK Reg Parnell Archie Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol car driven by Archie Bryde - References Grand Prix du Comminges 1952 1952 Daily Mail Trophy 1952 National Trophy 1949 Comminges Grand Prix — Comminges Grand Prix Comminges Grand Prix Comminges Grand Prix