1952 Grand Prix des Frontières

NC Belgium Frontières 1 June 1952 Layout_of_Chimay_Street_Circuit_used_in_Grand_Prix_des_Frontières_(1929-1972).png XXII Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay, Belgium Temporary street circuit 10.799 km mi on 22 237.588 km mi on Johnny Claes BEL Gordini Paul Frère HWM-Alta 4:16.0 BEL Paul Frère BEL HWM-Alta Ken Downing GBR Connaught-Lea Francis Robin Montgomerie-Charrington GBR Aston Butterworth The 22nd Grand Prix des Frontières was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held on 1 June 1952 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by Paul Frère in an HWM-Alta. Ken Downing finished second in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis and Robin Montgomerie-Charrington was third in an Aston Butterworth. Johnny Claes started from pole in a Simca Gordini Type 15 but crashed out on the first lap.https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F252_16.htm XXII Grand Prix des Frontières 1952 2022-06-09http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1952/1952.html#front 1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix 2022-06-09 Classification Race Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid 1 10 BEL Paul Frère HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 1:38:48.0, 145.09 kph 8 2 16 UK Ken Downing Ken Downing Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1.0s 5 3 44 GBR Robin Montgomerie-Charrington Bill Aston Aston Butterworth +2 laps, out of fuel 6 4 48 BEL Marcel Masuy Marcel Masuy Veritas RS-BMW +2 laps 5 32 BEL Charles de Tornaco HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +2 laps 10 6 22 BEL Arthur Legat Arthur Legat Veritas Meteor +3 laps 7 34 BEL Olivier Gendebien Olivier Gendebien Veritas RS-BMW +3 laps Ret 8 GBR John Heath HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 11 laps, crash 4 Ret 42 GBR Bill Aston Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 7 laps, mechanical 7 Ret 40 FRA Paul Delabarre Paul Delabarre BMW Special 5 laps Ret 36 BEL Jacques Swaters Jacques Swaters Veritas RS-BMW 328 4 laps - Ret 24 BEL Roger Meunier Roger Meunier Jicey-BMW 328 3 laps Ret 20 LUX Honoré Wagner Mme H. Wagner Veritas RS-BMW 328 2 laps Ret 18 FRA Victor Polledry Victor Polledry Ferrari 166 S 2 laps Ret 30 GER Willi Heeks Willi Heeks AFM-BMW 328 1 lap, oil pump Ret 26 BEL Roger Laurent Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 0 laps, crash 3 Ret 4 BEL Johnny Claes Vicomtesse de Walckiers Simca Gordini Type 15 0 laps, crash 1 DNA 6 GBR Gordon Watson Vicomtesse de Walckiers Simca Gordini Type 15 DNA 12 BEL Roger Laurent HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta driver drove #26 DNA 28 BEL Camille Chard'Homme Camille Chard'Homme BMW Special DNA 46 GBR Bobby Baird Bobby Baird Ferrari 500 References Grand Prix des Frontières 1952 1952 Albi Grand Prix 1952 Ulster Trophy 1951 Grand Prix des Frontières 1953 Grand Prix des Frontières Category:Grand Prix des Frontières Frontières Frontières Frontières