The 1952 Dutch motorcycle Grand Prix was the third race of the 1952 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 28 June 1952 at the Assen circuit.

Netherlands  1952 Dutch TT
Race details
Race 3 of 8 races in the
1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date28 June 1952
LocationTT Circuit Assen
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 16.536 km (10.275 mi)
500 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera
Time 6:08.7
Podium
First Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera
Second United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton
Third Australia Ken Kavanagh Norton
350 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton
Time 6:30.6
Podium
First United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton
Second Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Norton
Third New Zealand Rod Coleman AJS
250 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi
Time 6:59.9
Podium
First Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi
Second Italy Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi
Third United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi
125 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Cecil Sandford MV Agusta
Time 7:44.6
Podium
First United Kingdom Cecil Sandford MV Agusta
Second Italy Carlo Ubbiali Mondial
Third Italy Luigi Zinzani Moto Morini

500 cc classification edit

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1   Umberto Masetti Gilera 16 1:41:28.9 8
2   Geoff Duke Norton 16 +1.2 6
3   Ken Kavanagh Norton 16 +1:08.2 4
4   Reg Armstrong Norton 3
5   Rod Coleman AJS 2
6   Nello Pagani Gilera 1
7   Leslie Graham MV Agusta
8   Libero Liberati Gilera
9   Jack Brett AJS
10   Ken Mudford Norton
11   Louis van Rijswijk Matchless
12   Geoff E. Read Norton
13   Piet Bakker BMW
14   Drikus Veer Triumph
[1]

350 cc classification edit

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1   Geoff Duke Norton 12 1:19:31.9 8
2   Ray Amm Norton 12 +14.3 6
3   Rod Coleman AJS 12 +15.7 4
4   Reg Armstrong Norton 3
5   Ken Kavanagh Norton 2
6   Jack Brett AJS 1
7   Leslie Graham Velocette
8   Syd Lawton AJS
9   Ken Mudford AJS
10   Dene Hollier Norton
11   Ken Harwood AJS
12   Arthur Wheeler Velocette
13   Louis van Rijswijk Velocette
14   Bob Matthews Velocette
15   Humphrey Ranson AJS
16   Sid Mason Velocette
17   Cees Fokke Bosch AJS
18   Anton Elbersen AJS
19   P. Fernando Norton
20   Gerrit Poel Velocette
[1]

250 cc classification edit

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1   Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi 10 1:12:30.3 8
2   Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi 10 +0.6 6
3   Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi 10 +51.8 4
4   Arthur Wheeler Moto Guzzi 3
5   Bill Webster Velocette 2
6   Sieb Postma Moto Guzzi 1
7   Hank Steman Excelsior
8   Fron Purslow Norton
[1]

125 cc classification edit

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1   Cecil Sandford MV Agusta 7 54:43.6 8
2   Carlo Ubbiali Mondial 7 +25.1 6
3   Luigi Zinzani Moto Morini 7 +38.4 4
4   Guido Sala MV Agusta 3
5   Angelo Copeta MV Agusta 2
6   Lo Simons Mondial 1
7   Dick Renooy Eysink
8   Tonnie Heinemann Eysink
9   H. D. van der Waerdt Eysink
10   Mobi Vierdag Eysink
11   Jan Rietveld Eysink
12   W. Regtars Puch
13   W. van der Eijk Moto Morini
[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. p. 120.


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