1952 Comminges Grand Prix

The XVI Grand Prix du Comminges was a Formula Two motor race held on 10 August 1952 in Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France. It was round 7 of Les Grands Prix de France Championship. Race distance was determined by time rather than the number of laps, the result being declared after 3 hours. The win was shared by André Simon and Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari 500; Ascari taking over Simon's car after his own suffered mechanical failure. Ascari had started from pole, and also set fastest lap. Their teammate Giuseppe Farina finished second and Jean Behra in a Simca Gordini Type 15 was third.[1][2]

1952 Comminges Grand Prix
Race details
Date 10 August 1952
Official name XVI Grand Prix du Comminges
Location Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 4.392 km (2.729 mi)
Distance 95 laps, 417.24 km (259.26 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:51.3
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Time 1:51.2
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Gordini

Classification

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Race

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 12   André Simon
  Alberto Ascari
Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 95 laps, 138.49 kph 10
2 10   Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +1 lap 4
3 4   Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +6 laps 5
4 26   Graham Whitehead Peter Whitehead Alta F2 +6 laps 11
NC 16   Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +11 laps 15
NC 24   Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +15 laps 13
Ret 20   Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta 69 laps, magneto 12
Ret 38   Harry Schell Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 68 laps, valve 16
Ret 6   Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 67 laps, rear axle 2
Ret 34   Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Simca Gordini Type 15 67 laps, gear selector 19
Ret 22   Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta 61 laps, magneto 9
Ret 14   Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 56 laps, crash 7
Ret 28   Chico Landi Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM 43 laps, split fuel tank 14
Ret 32   Alberto Crespo Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM 40 laps, rear axle 8
Ret 30   Eitel Cantoni Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM 39 laps, collapsed wheel 17
Ret 40   Archie Bryde Archie Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol 28 laps, magneto drive 18
Ret 2   Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 16 laps, valve 3
Ret 8   Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 2 laps, steering 1
DSQ 36   Élie Bayol Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 starting outside pits 6
DNA 12   Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 car driven by André Simon -
DNA 18   Nello Pagani Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 -
DNA 40   Reg Parnell Archie Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol car driven by Archie Bryde -

References

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  1. ^ "XVI Grand Prix de Comminges 1952". Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  2. ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-07.


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