1952 BRDC International Trophy

The 4th BRDC International Trophy meeting was held on 10 May 1952 at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run to Formula Two regulations, and was held over two heats of 15 laps each, followed by a final race of 35 laps. British driver Lance Macklin, driving an HWM-Alta won the final. Mike Hawthorn in a Cooper T20-Bristol was the fastest qualifier, and Rudi Fischer in a Ferrari 500 set overall fastest lap.

1952 BRDC International Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date	10 May 1952
Official name	IV Daily Express BRDC International Trophy
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.70 km (2.93 miles)
Distance	final 35 laps, 164.31 km (102.44 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol
Time	2:00.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari
Time	1:58.0
Podium
First	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta
Second	Tony Rolt	HWM-Alta
Third	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati

Results

Final – 35 Laps

Pos	! No.	Driver	Chassis	Time/Ret.
1	31	Lance Macklin	HWM-Alta	1:11:58, 85.70 mph
2	32	Tony Rolt	HWM-Alta	+10s
3	36	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati 4CLT/48	+25s
4	18	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari 500	+33s
5	1	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari 125	+45s
6	25	B. Bira	Simca Gordini Type 15	+1:34
7	23	Ken Wharton	Frazer Nash FN48	+1:34
8	41	Johnny Claes	Simca Gordini Type 15	+2:06
9	29	Peter Collins	HWM-Alta	+1 lap
10	8	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Type A-Lea-Francis	+1 lap
11	39	Toni Ulmen	Veritas-Meteor	+1 lap
12	21	Bill Dobson	Ferrari 125	+1 lap
13	9	Ken Downing	Connaught Type A-Lea-Francis	+2 laps
14	4	Gordon Watson	Alta F2	+3 laps
15	19	Peter Hirt	Ferrari 212	+3 laps
16	3	Tony Gaze	Alta F2	+4 laps
17	22	Tony Crook	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica	+4 laps
NC	11	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper T20-Bristol	+5 laps
NC	20	Bobby Baird	Ferrari 500	+6 laps, oil leak
NC	12	Alan Brown	Cooper T20-Bristol	+12 laps
Ret	37	Harry Schell	Maserati 4CLT/48	18 laps, steering
Ret	35	Ted Lund	Lea-Francis	14 laps
Ret	30	Duncan Hamilton	HWM-Alta	9 laps, fuel feed
Ret	27	Jean Behra	Simca Gordini Type 15	3 laps, transmission
Ret	33	Horace Richards	HAR-Riley	2 laps
Ret	26	Robert Manzon	Gordini Type 16	1 lap, transmission

• Fastest lap: Peter Whitehead/Mike Hawthorn – 1:59.0

Heats – 15 Laps

Heat 1 Pos Driver Team Time/Ret. 1 Mike Hawthorn L.D. Hawthorn 30:49.0, 85.75mph 2 Jean Behra Equipe Gordini +2.4s 3 Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd. +32.0s 4 Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd. +45.4s 5 B. Bira Equipe Gordini +50.8s 6 Ken Wharton Peter Bell +55.6s 7 Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead +1:18.0 8 Harry Schell Scuderia Enrico Platé +1:18.2 9 Bill Dobson Scuderia Ambrosiana +1:41.0 10 Tony Gaze Tony Gaze +1 lap 11 Toni Ulmen Toni Ulmen +1 lap 12 Peter Hirt Ecurie Espadon +1 lap 13 Horace Richards H.A. Richards +3 laps 14 Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge +4 laps, transmission 15 Ted Lund Bill Skelly +4 laps Ret Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 7 laps Ret Ken Downing K. Downing 6 laps, engine Fastest lap: Jean Behra/Mike Hawthorn – 2:00.0

Heat 2 Pos Driver Entrant Time/Ret. 1 Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini 30:37.0, 86.31mph 2 Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon +2.4s 3 Tony Rolt HW Motors Ltd. +15.0s 4 Bobby Baird R. Baird +25.6 5 Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé +31.0s 6 Alan Brown Cooper Car Company +54.0s 7 Tony Crook T. Crook +1:31.4 8 Kenneth McAlpine Kenneth McAlpine +1 lap 9 Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard +3 laps 10 Gordon Watson G. Watson +6 laps Ret Philip Fotheringham-Parker Bill Black 8 laps, accident Ret Reg Parnell Cooper Car Company 8 laps Ret Robin Montgomerie-Charrington Bill Aston 7 laps, gearbox Ret Duncan Hamilton HW Motors Ltd. 6 laps, differential Ret Paul Pietsch P. Pietsch 4 laps Ret George Abecassis HW Motors Ltd. 4 laps, differential Ret Geoff Richardson G. Richardson 1 lap Fastest lap: Rudi Fischer – 1:58.0