1952 Daily Mail Trophy

The 2nd Daily Mail Trophy was a non-championship motor race held for Formula One and Formula Two cars at Boreham Circuit on 2 August 1952. The race was won by Luigi Villoresi in a Ferrari 375, who also set pole and fastest lap. Chico Landi was second in another 375 and Mike Hawthorn was third in a Cooper T20-Bristol, and highest place Formula Two entrant.[1][2]

1952 Daily Mail Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date 2 August 1952
Official name II Daily Mail Trophy
Location Boreham Circuit, Essex, UK
Course Airfield circuit
Course length 4.828 km (3.000 mi)
Distance 67 laps, 323.501 km (201.014 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari
Time 1:59.8
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Cooper-Bristol

After being run for two years in succession, the 3rd Daily Mail Trophy race would not be held until 1984.[3]

Results

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 17   Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 2:25:36.0, 83.11 mph 1
2 29   Chico Landi Escuderia Bandeirantes Ferrari 375 +10.0s 3
3 4   Mike Hawthorn Leslie Hawthorn Cooper T20-Bristol +1:06.0 6
4 21   Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C +1 lap 7
5 18   Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 375 +1 lap 5
6 3   Alan Brown Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol +1 lap 13
7 1   Stirling Moss English Racing Automobiles ERA G-Type-Bristol +1 lap 10
8 10   Bobbie Baird Giovanni Caprara Ferrari 500 +2 laps
9 2   Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol +3 laps
10 24   Alberto Crespo Antonio Lago Talbot-Lago T26C +4 laps 12
11 16   Peter Whitehead P. Whitehead Ferrari 125 +4 laps
12 20   Yves Giraud-Cabantous Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C +5 laps 9
13 8   Ninian Sanderson Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol +5 laps
14 27   Joe Kelly Joe Kelly Alta GP +5 laps
15 7   Dennis Poore Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +5 laps 8
16 26   Ken Wharton British Racing Motors BRM P15 61 laps, gearbox 4
17 11   Franco Cortese Scuderia Ambrosiana Ferrari 166 S +6 laps
18 15   Ken Downing Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +7 laps 11
19 9   Bill Dobson Scuderia Ambrosiana Ferrari 125 +7 laps 16
20 19   Eugene Chaboud Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C +7 laps 15
NC 33   Spen King Gerry Dunham Rover 75 +8 laps
NC 14   Archie Bryde A. Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol +8 laps
Ret 37   Oliver Simpson R. York Alta F2 52 laps
Ret 28   Pierre Levegh Antonio Lago Talbot-Lago T26C 41 laps
Ret 36   Ron Willis Antonio Lago BMW-Bristol 37 laps 14
Ret 5   André Loens Fraser-Hartwell Syndicate Cooper T20-Bristol 30 laps, mechanical
Ret 32   John James John James Maserati 4CLT/48
Ret 31   Gerry Dunham Gerry Dunham Alvis
Ret 38   Horace Richards H.A. Richards HAR-Riley
Ret 35   Harry Schell Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48
Ret 34   Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48
Ret 39   Roy Salvadori Giovanni Caprara Ferrari 166 21 laps
Ret 12   John Barber John Barber Cooper T20-Bristol 15 laps
Ret 22   Graham Whitehead Graham Whitehead ERA B-Type 7 laps
Ret 25   José Froilán González British Racing Motors BRM P15 3 laps, crash 2
DNA 6   Tony Crook Tony Crook Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica
DNA 23   David Griffin Bobby Baird Baird-Griffin-Maserati
DNA 30   Oscar Moore Oscar B. Moore HWM-Jaguar

References

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  1. ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  2. ^ "II Daily Mail Trophy 1952". Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  3. ^ "III Daily Mail Trophy 1984". Retrieved 2022-06-03.


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