The 20th Grand Prix de la Marne was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held on 29 June 1952 at the Reims-Gueux circuit. It was the fourth round of the 1952 Les Grands Prix de France championship. Race distance was decided not by distance but by time, the duration being 3 hours. The race was won by Jean Behra driving a Gordini Type 16. Giuseppe Farina was second in a Ferrari 500, and his teammates Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi shared third place, Villoresi's own car having suffered engine failure. Ascari set pole and fastest lap.[1][2]

1952 Marne Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date 29 June 1952
Official name XX Grand Prix de la Marne
Location Reims-Gueux, Reims
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 7.198 km (4.473 mi)
Distance 71 laps, 511.058 km (317.557 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 2:26.2
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Time 2:28.2
Podium
First Gordini
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari

Classification

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Race

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 4   Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 71 laps, 169.52kph 4
2 12   Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +1 lap 2
3 10   Alberto Ascari
  Luigi Villoresi
Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +1 lap 1
4 6   B. Bira Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +2 laps 6
5 38   Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 +6 laps 11
6 44   Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Simca Gordini Type 15 +7 laps 19
7 42   Mike Hawthorn Archie Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol +7 laps 9
8 20   Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors HWM-Alta +7 laps 13
NC 22   Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderio Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +10 laps 20
NC 26   Stirling Moss HW Motors HWM-Alta +11 laps 10
NC 34   Eric Brandon
  Alan Brown
Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol +13 laps 12
Ret 2   Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 49 laps, driver injury 3
Ret 24   Harry Schell Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 24 laps 23
Ret 16   Lance Macklin HW Motors HWM-Alta 23 laps, ignition 18
Ret 30   Piero Carini Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 166 17 laps 8
Ret 40   Robin Montgomerie-Charrington Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 15 laps, transmission 22
Ret 18   Peter Collins HW Motors HWM-Alta 13 laps, engine 16
Ret 28   Gianfranco Comotti Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 166 11 laps 17
Ret 32   Alan Brown Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol 5 laps, engine 7
Ret 14   Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 4 laps, engine 5
Ret 46   Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Alta F2 3 laps, gearbox 15
Ret 8   Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 2 laps, engine 14
DNS 36   Élie Bayol Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. MT4 car not ready

References

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  1. ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Formula One Races".
  2. ^ "XX Grand Prix de la Marne 1952".


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