1952 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy

The 1st Joe Fry Memorial Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Castle Combe Circuit on 4 October 1952. The race was won by Roy Salvadori in a Ferrari 500, setting fastest lap in the process. Ken Wharton in a Frazer Nash FN48-Bristol was second and Ninian Sanderson third in a Cooper T20-Bristol. Stirling Moss started from pole in an ERA G-Type but retired just after halfway distance.[1][2]

1952 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date 4 October 1952
Official name I Joe Fry Memorial Trophy
Location Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire, UK
Course Airfield circuit
Course length 2.961 km (1.840 mi)
Distance 20 laps, 59.22 km (36.80 mi)
Pole position
Driver ERA
Time 1:18.4
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Ferrari
Time 1:17.6
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Frazer Nash
Third Cooper-Bristol

Results

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 65   Roy Salvadori Giovanni Caprara Ferrari 500 26:32.6, 83.58mph 3
2 56   Ken Wharton Scuderia Franera Frazer Nash FN48-Bristol +11.4s 6
3 63   Ninian Sanderson Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol +15.4s 5
4 50   Alan Brown Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol 20 laps 4
5 64   Bill Dobson Ecurie Ecosse Ferrari 125 +1 lap 10
6 110   Lawrence Mitchell L. Mitchell Frazer Nash HS-Bristol +2 laps 12
7 60   Ernest Stapleton E. Stapleton Aston Martin 15/98 +2 laps 15
8 26   Bill Skelly W. Skelly Frazer Nash FN56-Bristol +2 laps 16
Ret 55   Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 17 laps 9
Ret 49   Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol 10 laps 7
Ret 61   Stirling Moss ERA Ltd. ERA G-Type 6 laps, steering 1
Ret 58   Archie Bryde A. Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol 5 laps, accident 13
Ret 54   Leslie Marr L. Marr Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 4 laps, magneto 8
Ret 62   Peter Whitehead P. Whitehead Alta F2 0 laps, accident 2
DNS 51   Oliver Simpson O. Simpson Alta F2 11
DNS 70   Jimmy Stewart J. Stewart Cooper T12-JAP 14
DNA 53   Ken Downing Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis -
DNA 59   Gerry Dunham G. Dunham Rover 75 -

References

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  1. ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  2. ^ "I Joe Fry Memorial Trophy 1952". Retrieved 2022-05-30.


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