1952 Newcastle Journal Trophy

The 1st Newcastle Journal Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Charterhall on 11 October 1952. The race was won by Dennis Poore in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis, leading home his teammates Kenneth McAlpine and Mike Oliver. Tony Gaze set fastest lap in his HWM-Alta.[1][2]

1952 Newcastle Journal Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date 11 October 1952
Official name I Newcastle Journal Trophy
Location Charterhall, Berwickshire, UK
Course Airfield circuit
Course length 3.218 km (2.000 mi)
Distance 40 laps, 128.72 km (79.98 mi)
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Tony Gaze HWM-Alta
Time 1:26.6
Podium
First Connaught-Lea Francis
Second Connaught-Lea Francis
Third Connaught-Lea Francis

Stirling Moss finished fourth in the troublesome ERA G-Type-Bristol; this was the last race entered by the works ERA team.

Results

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired
1 29   Dennis Poore Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 59:21.6, 81.14mph
2 31   Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +34.6s
3 30   Mike Oliver Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +41.2s
4 25   Stirling Moss English Racing Automobiles Ltd. ERA G-Type-Bristol
5 16   Bobbie Baird Giovanni Caprara Ferrari 500
6 32   André Loens Fraser-Hartwell Syndicate Cooper T20-Bristol
7 10   Peter Whitehead P. Whitehead Alta F2
Ret 91   Alan Brown A. Brown Cooper T20-Bristol timing chain
Ret 82   Tony Gaze T. Gaze HWM-Alta
Ret 28   Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Simca Gordini Type 15 broken goggles
Ret 34   John Barber J. Barber Cooper T20-Bristol
Ret 35   Archie Bryde A. Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol
Ret 38   Ninian Sanderson Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol 6 laps, transmission
Ret 39   Bill Dobson Scuderia Ambrosiana Ferrari 125
Ret 44   Horace Richards H.A. Richards HAR-Riley
Ret 45   Jack Walton J. Walton Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica-Bristol puncture
Ret 46   Peter Bolton P. Bolton Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica-Bristol
Ret 71   Albert Wake A. Wake HWM-Alta
Ret 81   Ernest Stapleton E. Stapleton Aston Martin 15/98
Ret 83   Bill Melville M.R. Chassels JP-JAP
Ret 84   Jock White J. White MacKay
Ret 85   Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol
Ret 86   Joe Little J. Little Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica-Bristol
Ret 87   Ken Wharton Scuderia Franera Frazer Nash FN48-Bristol
Ret 89   John Melvin J. Melvin Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica-Bristol
Ret 90   Peter Scott-Russell H.A. Mitchell Frazer Nash High Speed-Bristol
Ret 116   Ian Stewart J. Brown HWM-Alta 3 laps
DNS 20   Mike Hawthorn L.M. Hawthorn Cooper T20-Bristol

References

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  1. ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  2. ^ "I Newcastle Journal Trophy 1952". Retrieved 2022-06-01.


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