1952 French Grand Prix

The 1952 French Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on July 6, 1952 at Rouen-Les-Essarts. It was the fourth round 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.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	8	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	2:14.8	-
2	10	Nino Farina	Ferrari	2:16.2	+ 1.4
3	12	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari	2:17.1	+ 2.3
4	4	Jean Behra	Gordini	2:19.3	+ 4.5
5	2	Robert Manzon	Gordini	2:20.4	+ 5.6
6	30	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	2:21.6	+ 6.8
7	22	Peter Collins	HWM-Alta	2:21.9	+ 7.1
8	6	Prince Bira	Gordini	2:23.0	+ 8.2
9	14	Louis Rosier	Ferrari	2:27.0	+ 12.2
10	24	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	HWM-Alta	2:27.5	+ 12.7
11	16	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	2:28.6	+ 13.8
12	18	Harry Schell	Maserati	2:29.0	+ 14.2
13	26	Peter Whitehead	Alta	2:29.5	+ 14.7
14	20	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	2:30.9	+ 16.1
15	42	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol	2:32.0	+ 17.2
16	28	Philippe Étancelin	Maserati	2:33.7	+ 18.9
17	36	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari	2:34.6	+ 19.8
18	38	Franco Comotti	Ferrari	2:36.0	+ 21.2
19	40	Piero Carini	Ferrari	2:37.7	+ 22.9
20	32	Johnny Claes	Simca-Gordini-Gordini	2:39.6	+ 24.8

Race

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 Étancelin	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

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)
• Last F1 Grand Prix drive for Philippe Étancelin

Drivers' Championship standings after the race

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alberto Ascari	18
2	Piero Taruffi	13
3	Nino Farina	12
4	Troy Ruttman	8
5	Robert Manzon	7

• Note: Only the top five positions are included. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

References

• "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1952/613/. Retrieved 2009-12-01. 

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