1952 Baule Grand Prix

Formula Two race France La Baule 24 August 1952 XI Grand Prix de La Baule La Baule-Escoublac, Loire-Atlantique, France Temporary Street Circuit 4.264 km mi on 87 371.034 km mi on Alberto Ascari ITA Ferrari 1:57.5 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 2:01.1 ITA Alberto Ascari ITA Ferrari Luigi Villoresi ITA Ferrari Louis Rosier FRA Ferrari The 11th Grand Prix de La Baule was a Formula Two motor race held on 24 August 1952 in La Baule-Escoublac, France. It was round 8, and the final round, 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 race was won from pole position by Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari 500. Ascari's teammate Luigi Villoresi finished second and set fastest lap, and Louis Rosier in his privateer 500 was third.http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F252_35.htm XI Grand Prix de La Baule 1952 2022-06-16http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1952/1952.html#baul 1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix 2022-06-16 Background Race history The Grand Prix of La Baule was a Grand Prix event organized 10 times in La Baule-Escoublac between 1924 and 1952. William Grover-Williams won the event three consecutive years, from 1931 to 1933. Originally raced on the famed beach at La Baule, the 1952 event was moved near the aerodrome of the French coastal town. Classification Qualifying classification Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 8 ITA Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari 1:57.5 — 2 2 FRA Robert Manzon Gordini 1:58.5 +1.0 3 12 ITA Nino Farina Ferrari 1:58.9 +1.4 4 10 ITA Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari 1:59.5 +2.0 5 6 FRA Maurice Trintignant Gordini 2:02.4 +4.9 6 4 FRA Jean Behra Gordini 2:02.8 +5.3 7 30 FRA Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. 2:04.0 +6.5 8 34 GBR Eric Brandon Cooper Car Company 2:05.1 +7.6 9 36 GBR Alan Brown Cooper Car Company 2:06.4 +8.9 10 16 FRA Louis Rosier Ferrari 2:06.4 +8.9 11 32 BEL Johnny Claes Simca 2:06.7 +9.2 12 22 GBR Lance Macklin Hersham and Walton Motors 2:07.1 +9.6 13 18 SUI Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Platé 2:07.3 +9.8 14 14 USA Harry Schell Simca 2:07.9 +10.4 15 20 ARG Alberto Crespo Platé 2:09.0 +11.5 16 28 GBR Peter Whitehead Alta 2:09.5 +12.0 17 24 GBR Peter Collins Hersham and Walton Motors 2:09.8 +12.3 18 26 FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous Hersham and Walton Motors 2:14.2 +16.7 19 38 FRA Jean Lucas Cooper Car Company 2:17.9 +20.4 Race Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid 1 8 ITA Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 87 laps, 123.49 kph 1 2 10 ITA Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +1 lap 4 3 16 FRA Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 +4 laps 10 4 24 GBR Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +5 laps 17 5 26 FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +7 laps 18 6 20 ARG Alberto Crespo Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +7 laps 15 7 30 FRA Élie Bayol Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 +8 laps 7 8 32 BEL Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Simca Gordini Type 15 +8 laps 11 NC 34 UK Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol +11 laps 8 NC 36 UK Alan Brown Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol +16 laps 9 Ret 4 FRA Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 58 laps, rear axle 6 Ret 6 FRA Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 36 laps, rear axle 5 Ret 22 GBR Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta 33 laps, engine 12 Ret 14 USA 1911 Harry Schell Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 29 laps, transmission 14 Ret 18 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 7 laps, mechanical 13 Ret 2 FRA Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 1 lap, crash 2 Ret 12 ITA Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 1 lap, crash 3 Ret 28 UK Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Alta F2 1 lap, mechanical 16 Ret 38 FRA Jean Lucas Archie Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol 0 laps, mechanical 19 References Grand Prix de La Baule 1952 1952 National Trophy 1952 Skarpnäcksloppet 1938 Baule Grand Prix — Baule Grand Prix Baule Grand Prix Baule Grand Prix