1952 Paris Grand Prix

NC France Paris 25 May 1952 Circuit-linas-montlhery-3-(openstreetmap).png VI Grand Prix de Paris Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, Montlhéry, France Permanent racing facility 6.283 km mi on 74 464.924 km mi on Robert Manzon FRA Gordini 2:21.5 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 2:21.2 ITA Piero Taruffi ITA Ferrari Giuseppe Farina ITA André Simon FRA Ferrari Louis Rosier FRA Ferrari The 6th Grand Prix de Paris was a Non-Championship Formula Two motor race held on 25 May 1952 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, in Montlhéry, Essonne, France. Race distance was decided not by distance but by time, the duration being 3 hours. The race was won by Piero Taruffi in a Ferrari 500, setting fastest lap in the process. Taruffi's teammates Giuseppe Farina and André Simon shared second place, with Louis Rosier third in his own Ferrari 500. Robert Manzon started from pole in a Gordini Type 16 but retired with a differential failure.VI Grand Prix de Paris http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1952/1952.html#paris 2022-05-27VI Grand Prix de Paris 1952 https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F252_13.htm 2022-05-27 Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 6 ITA Piero Taruffi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 74 laps, 153.35 kph 2 2 2 FRA André SimonITAGiuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +3 laps 4 3 14 FRA Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 +4 laps 6 NC 20 GBR Lance MacklinGBRPeter Collins HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +10 laps 11 NC 8 FRA Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +15 laps, differential 1 NC 38 FRA Marcel Balsa Marcel Balsa BMW Special +16 laps 14 NC 24 FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +23 laps 13 Ret 12 Siam B. Bira Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 48 laps, differential 7 Ret 36 ITA Gianfranco Comotti Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 166 46 laps, engine 15 Ret 16 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 42 laps, gudgeon pin 16 Ret 34 GBR Robin Montgomerie-Charrington Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 26 laps, clutch 12 Ret 26 GBR Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Alta F2 20 laps, gear lever 9 Ret 30 BEL Johnny Claes Johnny Claes Simca-Gordini Type 15 20 laps, stub axle 10 Ret 10 FRA Jean Behra Yves Giraud-Cabantous Gordini Type 16 19 laps, differential 5 Ret 18 USA 1912 Harry Schell Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 12 laps, oil pipe 18 Ret 22 GBR Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta 2 laps, magneto 8 DSQ 4 ITA Luigi VilloresiITAGiuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 69 laps, outside assistance 3 DSQ 32 FRA Eugene MartinFRAArmand Philippe Eugene Martin Jicey-Veritas 49 laps, driver change on circuit 17 DNS 28 FRA Elie Bayol Elie Bayol O.S.C.A. MT4 References Paris Grand Prix 1952 1952 Eifelrennen 1952 Albi Grand Prix 1951 Paris Grand Prix 1953 Paris Grand Prix Paris Paris Paris