The XIV Eläintarhajot was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at Eläintarha, Helsinki on 11 May 1952. The race was won by Roger Laurent in a Talbot-Lago T26C by just one tenth of a second from Erik Lundgren.[1][2]

1952 Eläintarhanajot
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date 11 May 1952
Official name XIV Eläintarhanajot
Location Helsinki, Finland
Course Eläintarha
Course length 2.000 km (1.247 miles)
Distance 25 laps, 50.00 km (31.17 miles)
Pole position
Driver
  • Sweden Gunnar Carlsson
Ardun Special
Podium
First Talbot-Lago
Second
  • Sweden Erik Lundgren
Ford Special
Third
  • Norway Carl Stausland
Ford Special

Results

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Pos Driver Car Time/Retired Grid
1   Roger Laurent Talbot-Lago T26C 30:19.5, 98.934kph 3
2   Erik Lundgren Ford Special +0.1s 2
3   Carl Stausland Ford Special +8.5s 4
4 Einar Nyhus Ford Special +1:22.3 7
5   Leo Mattila Ford Special +1:22.8 8
6   Evert Saloranta Ford Special +2:24.1 6
7   Gunnar Wahlberg TM Special +2:50.9 9
8   Adiel Paananen Allard J2 +4:16.4 11
Ret   Arvo Karlsson Ford Special 10
Ret   Gunnar Carlsson Ardun Special 1
Ret   John Kvarnstrom Hudson Special 5

References

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  1. ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  2. ^ "1952 Formula One Season". Retrieved 2022-05-25.


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