1952 BRDC International Trophy

NC UK Silverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png 300px BRDC International Trophy IV Daily Express BRDC International Trophy Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 10 May 1952 Permanent racing facility 2.93 4.70 final 35 102.44 164.31 Mike Hawthorn GBR Cooper-Bristol 2:00.0 Rudi Fischer Ferrari 1:58.0 CH Lance Macklin GBR HWM-Alta Tony Rolt GBR HWM-Alta Emmanuel de Graffenried CH Maserati The 4th BRDC International Trophy – formally the International Daily Express Trophy – meeting was held on 10 May 1952 at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run to Formula Two regulations, and was held over two heats of 15 laps each, followed by a final race of 35 laps. British driver Lance Macklin, driving an HWM-Alta won the final. Mike Hawthorn in a Cooper T20-Bristol was the fastest qualifier, and Rudi Fischer in a Ferrari 500 set overall fastest lap.IV Daily Express B.R.D.C. International Trophy 1952 http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F252_9.htm 2022-04-25 Results Final – 35 Laps PosIV BRDC International Trophy http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1952/1952.html#int 2022-04-25 ! No. Driver Chassis Time/Ret. 1 31 GBR Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 1:11:58, 85.70 mph 2 32 GBR Tony Rolt HWM-Alta +10s 3 36 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CLT/48 +25s 4 18 CH Rudi Fischer Ferrari 500 +33s 5 1 GBR Peter Whitehead Ferrari 125 +45s 6 25 Siam B. Bira Simca Gordini Type 15 +1:34 7 23 UK Ken Wharton Frazer Nash FN48 +1:34 8 41 BEL Johnny Claes Simca Gordini Type 15 +2:06 9 29 UK Peter Collins HWM-Alta +1 lap 10 8 UK Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Type A-Lea-Francis +1 lap 11 39 GER Toni Ulmen Veritas-Meteor +1 lap 12 21 UK Bill Dobson Ferrari 125 +1 lap 13 9 UK Ken Downing Connaught Type A-Lea-Francis +2 laps 14 4 UK Gordon Watson Alta F2 +3 laps 15 19 CH Peter Hirt Ferrari 212 +3 laps 16 3 AUS Tony Gaze Alta F2 +4 laps 17 22 UK Tony Crook Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica +4 laps NC 11 UK Mike Hawthorn Cooper T20-Bristol +5 laps NC 20 UK Bobby Baird Ferrari 500 +6 laps, oil leak NC 12 UK Alan Brown Cooper T20-Bristol +12 laps Ret 37 USA 1912 Harry Schell Maserati 4CLT/48 18 laps, steering Ret 35 GBR Ted Lund Lea-Francis 14 laps Ret 30 UK Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta 9 laps, fuel feed Ret 27 FRA Jean Behra Simca Gordini Type 15 3 laps, transmission Ret 33 GBR Horace Richards H.A.R.-Riley 2 laps Ret 26 FRA Robert Manzon Gordini Type 16 1 lap, transmission Fastest lap: Peter Whitehead/Mike Hawthorn – 1:59.0 Heats – 15 Laps Heat 1 Pos Driver Team Time/Ret. 1 GBR Mike Hawthorn L.D. Hawthorn 30:49.0, 85.75mph 2 FRA Jean Behra Equipe Gordini +2.4s 3 UK Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd. +32.0s 4 UK Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd. +45.4s 5 Siam B. Bira Equipe Gordini +50.8s 6 UK Ken Wharton Peter Bell +55.6s 7 UK Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead +1:18.0 8 USA 1912 Harry Schell Scuderia Enrico Platé +1:18.2 9 UK Bill Dobson Scuderia Ambrosiana +1:41.0 10 AUS Tony Gaze Tony Gaze +1 lap 11 GER Toni Ulmen Toni Ulmen +1 lap 12 CH Peter Hirt Ecurie Espadon +1 lap 13 UK Horace Richards H.A. Richards +3 laps 14 BEL Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge +4 laps, transmission 15 GBR Ted Lund Bill Skelly +4 laps Ret UK Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 7 laps Ret UK Ken Downing K. Downing 6 laps, engine Fastest lap: Jean Behra/Mike Hawthorn – 2:00.0Heat 2 Pos Driver Entrant Time/Ret. 1 FRA Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini 30:37.0, 86.31mph 2 CH Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon +2.4s 3 UK Tony Rolt HW Motors Ltd. +15.0s 4 UK Bobby Baird R. Baird +25.6 5 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé +31.0s 6 UK Alan Brown Cooper Car Company +54.0s 7 UK Tony Crook T. Crook +1:31.4 8 UK Kenneth McAlpine Kenneth McAlpine +1 lap 9 UK Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard +3 laps 10 UK Gordon Watson G. Watson +6 laps Ret UK Philip Fotheringham-Parker Bill Black 8 laps, accident Ret UK Reg Parnell Cooper Car Company 8 laps Ret UK Robin Montgomerie-Charrington Bill Aston 7 laps, gearbox Ret UK Duncan Hamilton HW Motors Ltd. 6 laps, differential Ret GER Paul Pietsch P. Pietsch 4 laps Ret UK George Abecassis HW Motors Ltd. 4 laps, differential Ret UK Geoff Richardson G. Richardson 1 lap Fastest lap: Rudi Fischer – 1:58.0 References BRDC International Trophy 1952 1952 Aston Martin Owners Club Formula 2 Race 1952 Naples Grand Prix 1951 BRDC International Trophy 1953 BRDC International Trophy Category:BRDC International Trophy BRDC International Trophy BRDC International Trophy BRDC International Trophy