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1952 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

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Spain  1952 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 8 of 8 races in the
1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date5 October 1952
LocationMontjuïc circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.205 km (2.613 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera
Time 2:36.100
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera
Time 2:33.570
Podium
First United Kingdom Leslie Graham MV Agusta
Second Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera
Third Australia Ken Kavanagh Norton
125cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Romolo Ferri Moto Morini
Time 2:45.000
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Emilio Mendogni Moto Morini
Time 2:39.980
Podium
First Italy Emilio Mendogni Moto Morini
Second United Kingdom Leslie Graham MV Agusta
Third United Kingdom Cecil Sandford MV Agusta
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom Cyril Smith Norton
Time 2:50.100
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Ernesto Merlo Gilera
Time 2:49.700
Podium
First United Kingdom Eric Oliver Norton
Second France Jacques Drion Norton
Third United Kingdom Cyril Smith Norton

The 1952 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth and final round of the 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5 October 1952 at the Montjuïc circuit.

500 cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom Leslie Graham MV Agusta 48 2:06:18.3 8
2 Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera 48 +26.9 6
3 Australia Ken Kavanagh Norton 48 +30.2 4
4 Italy Nello Pagani Gilera 3
5 Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Norton 2
6 United Kingdom Syd Lawton Norton 1
7 West Germany Siegfried Wünsche DKW
8 Spain Fernando Aranda Gilera
9 Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Norton
10 Gibraltar John Grace Norton
11 West Germany Ewald Kluge DKW
12 West Germany Rudi Knees Norton
13 United Kingdom Humphrey Ranson Norton
14 Republic of Ireland Harry Lindsay Triumph
15 Austria Siegfried Vogel Norton
[1]

125 cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points
1 Italy Emilio Mendogni Moto Morini 24 1:05:12.3 8
2 United Kingdom Leslie Graham MV Agusta 24 +17.5 6
3 United Kingdom Cecil Sandford MV Agusta 24 +2:00.2 4
4 Italy Romolo Ferri Moto Morini 24 +2:46.0 3
5 West Germany Hermann Paul Müller Mondial 23 +1 lap 2
6 Italy Luigi Zinzani Moto Morini 23 +1 lap 1
7 Netherlands Dick Renooy Eysink
8 Spain José Maria Llobet Montesa
9 West Germany Ewald Kluge DKW
10 Netherlands Toon van Zutphen Eysink
11 Spain Ramon Soley MV Agusta
12 Netherlands Mobi Vierdag Eysink
13 Austria Paul Feurstein Puch
24 starters, 13 finishers
Source:[2][1]

Sidecar classification

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Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom Eric Oliver Italy Lorenzo Dobelli Norton 24 1:09:49.1 8
2 France Jacques Drion West Germany Inge Stoll Norton 24 +2:23.2 6
3 United Kingdom Cyril Smith United Kingdom Les Nutt Norton 4
4 West Germany Otto Schmidt West Germany Otto Kölle Norton 3
5 France René Bétemps France André Drivet Norton 2
6 West Germany Rudolf Koch West Germany Adolf Flach BMW 1
7 Austria Siegfried Vogel  ? Norton
[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. p. 123.
  2. ^ Haefliger, Werner. FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 13. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.


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