1952 Syracuse Grand Prix
| 1952 Syracuse Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 16 March 1952 | ||
| Official name | II Gran Premio di Siracusa | ||
| Location | Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily | ||
| Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
| Course length | 5.400 km (3.355 miles) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 324.016 km (200.130 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 2:16.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | |
| Time | 2:13.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
The 2nd Syracuse Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held in Syracuse, Sicily on 16 March 1952. Alberto Ascari, starting from pole, headed teammates Piero Taruffi and Giuseppe Farina in a Scuderia Ferrari 1-2-3. Luigi Villoresi set fastest lap in another works Ferrari.[1][2]
Classification
[edit]Race
[edit]| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Alberto Ascari
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | 2:16:24.6, 146.171kph | 1 |
| 2 | 12 | Piero Taruffi
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | +58.6s | 4 |
| 3 | 6 | Giuseppe Farina
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | +25.8s | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |  Rudi Fischer
|
Ecurie Espadon | Ferrari 500 | +2 laps | 5 |
| 5 | 8 |  Peter Whitehead
|
Peter Whitehead | Ferrari 125 | +2 laps | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | Franco Comotti
|
Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 166 | +2 laps | 6 |
| NC | 16 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | +7 laps | 2 |
| Ret | 32 | Vittorio Marzotto
|
Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 166C | 48 laps | 12 |
| Ret | 30 | Piero Carini
|
Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 125 | 30 laps | 11 |
| Ret | 28 | Maurizio Pinzero
|
Maurizio Pinzero | Lancia | 14 | |
| Ret | 26 | Domenica Tramontana
|
Domenica Tramontana | Ferrari 125 | 15 | |
| Ret | 20 | Sergio Sighinolfi
|
Scuderia Marzotto | Ferrari 166 | 7 | |
| Ret | 22 | Emmanuel de Graffenried
|
Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 10 | |
| Ret | 10 | Franco Cortese
|
Franco Cortese | Ferrari 166 S | engine | 9 |
| Ret | 18 |  Hans Stuck
|
Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau | AFM-Küchen | 3 laps, engine | 13 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1952 Non World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ "II Gran Premio di Siracusa 1952". Retrieved 2022-05-21.