1952 Ibsley Grand Prix

The 1st Ibsley Formula 2 Race was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Ibsley Circuit, Ibsley, Dorset on 19 April 1952. The race was won by Mike Hawthorn in a Cooper T20-Bristol. George Abecassis was second and set fastest lap in an HWM-Alta and Bill Dobson in a Ferrari 125 was third.[1][2]

1952 Ibsley Formula 2 Race
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date 19 April 1952
Official name I Ibsley Formula 2 Race
Location Ibsley, Dorset, UK
Course Ibsley Circuit
Course length 3.412 km (2.127 miles)
Distance 6 laps, 51.18 km (31.91 miles)
Pole position
Driver HWM-Alta
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom George Abecassis HWM-Alta
Time 1:38.4
Podium
First Cooper-Bristol
Second HWM-Alta
Third Ferrari

Results

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 122   Mike Hawthorn R.J. Chase Cooper T20-Bristol 25:03.0, 76.43mph 2
2 118   George Abecassis HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +5.6s 1
3 119   Bill Dobson Scuderia Ambrosiana Ferrari 125 +1:16.0 3
4 82   Rodney Peacock Rodney Peacock Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica-Bristol 8
5 123   Rex Woodgate Rex Woodgate Alta F2 4
6 114   Jimmy Stewart Jimmy Stewart Cooper T12-JAP 6
Ret 117   John Barber John Barber Cooper T12-JAP spark plug 5
Ret 110   Norman Pugh Ecurie Pughey Cooper T12-JAP 9
Ret 83   Roy Salvadori Tony Crook Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica-Bristol 0 laps, accident 7
DNA 85   Lawrence Mitchell Lawrence Mitchell Frazer Nash High Speed-Bristol -
DNA 111   Kenneth McAlpine Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A Type-Lea Francis car not ready -
DNA 112   Oliver Simpson Oliver Simpson Alta F2 -
DNA 113   Noel Johnson Mike Christie Racing Stable Cooper T12-JAP -
DNA 115   Bill Black W.B. Black Connaught A Type-Lea Francis -
DNA 116   Ray Merrick Ray Merrick Cooper T12-JAP -
DNA 120   John Norton H.W. Norton Cooper T12-JAP -
DNA 121   Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Ferrari 125 -

References

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  1. ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  2. ^ "Ibsley Formula 2 Race 1952". Retrieved 2022-05-24.


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