1952 French Grand Prix

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The 1952 French Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on July 6, 1952 at Rouen-Les-Essarts. It was part of the 1952 World Drivers' Championship, which was run to Formula Two rules in 1952 and 1953, rather than the Formula One regulations normally used.

[edit] Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	77	3:00:00	1	9
2	10	Nino Farina	Ferrari	76	+ 1 lap	2	6
3	12	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	75	+ 2 laps	3	4
4	2	Robert Manzon	Gordini	74	+ 3 laps	5	3
5	44	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	72	+ 5 laps	6	2
6	22	Peter Collins	HWM-Alta	70	+ 7 laps	8
7	4	Jean Behra	Gordini	70	+ 7 laps	4
8	28	Philippe Etancelin	Maserati	70	+ 7 laps	18
9	20	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	70	+ 7 laps	14
10	24	Yves Giraud Cabantous	HWM-Alta	68	+ 9 laps	10
11	34	Rudi Fischer Peter Hirt	Ferrari	66	+ 11 laps	17
12	38	Franco Comotti	Ferrari	63	+ 14 laps	16
Ret	6	Prince Bira	Gordini	56	Axle	7
Ret	42	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol	51	Ignition	15
Ret	16	Toulo de Graffenried Harry Schell	Maserati	34	Brakes	12
Ret	26	Peter Whitehead	Alta	17	Clutch	13
Ret	14	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	17	Engine	9
Ret	32	Johnny Claes	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	15	Engine	20
Ret	18	Harry Schell	Maserati	7	Gearbox	11
Ret	40	Piero Carini	Ferrari	2	Engine	19

[edit] Notes

• Pole position: Alberto Ascari - 2:14.8
• Fastest lap: Alberto Ascari - 2:17.3
• Shared Drives
  • Car #34: Fischer (33 laps) then Hirt (33 laps)
  • Car #16: de Graffenried (20 laps) then Schell (14 laps)

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