1952 Marseille Grand Prix

NC France Marseille 27 April 1952 X Grand Prix de Marseille Parc Borély, Marseille Temporary Street Circuit 1.639 2.629 134 219.63 352.28 Alberto Ascari ITA Ferrari 1:17.8 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 1:15.4 ITA Alberto Ascari ITA Ferrari B. Bira Siam Simca Gordini Robert Manzon FRA Johnny Claes BEL Simca Gordini The 10th Grand Prix de Marseille was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held on 27 April 1952 at the Parc Borély in Marseille. Race distance was decided not by distance but by time, the duration being 3 hours. The race was won by pole-setter Alberto Ascari driving a Ferrari 500. B. Bira and Robert Manzon shared second place in a Simca Gordini Type 15 and Johnny Claes was third in another Type 15. Ascari's teammate Giuseppe Farina set fastest lap but failed to finish the race.http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1952/1952.html#mars 1952 Non-World Championship Formula One Raceshttp://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F252_6.htm X Grand Prix de Marseille 1952 Classification Race Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid 1 8 ITA Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 134 laps, 119.79kph 1 2 6 Siam B. BiraFRA Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +5 laps 14 3 34 BEL Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Simca Gordini Type 15 +7 laps 16 4 24 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderio Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +10 laps 9 5 30 FRA Élie Bayol Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. MT4 +11 laps 11 NC 4 FRA Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +23 laps 4 NC 10 ITA Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +23 laps, crash 6 NC 22 GBR Peter Collins HW Motors HWM-Alta +35 laps 12 NC 28 GER Hans Stuck Hans Stuck AFM-Küchen +38 laps 15 Ret 18 GBR Lance Macklin HW Motors HWM-Alta 60 laps, fuel tank 8 Ret 16 FRA Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 59 laps, oil loss 7 Ret 14 FRA Maurice Trintignant Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 166 48 laps, oil loss 5 Ret 26 ITA Franco Cortese Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 32 laps, lubrication 10 Ret 32 GBR Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Alta F2 30 laps, oil pipe 18 Ret 2 FRA Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 25 laps, gearbox 2 Ret 12 ITA Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 9 laps, engine 3 Ret 20 FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors HWM-Alta 3 laps, oil pump 13 DNS 36 FRA Eugène Martin Eugène Martin Jicey-Veritas car not ready 17 References Marseille Grand Prix 1952 1952 Ibsley Grand Prix 1952 Aston Martin Owners Club Formula 2 Race 1951 Marseille Grand Prix 1953 Marseille Grand Prix Marseille Marseille Marseille