1952 Syracuse Grand Prix

The 2nd Syracuse Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held in Syracuse, Sicily on 16 March 1952. Alberto Ascari, starting from pole, headed teammates Piero Taruffi and Giuseppe Farina in a Scuderia Ferrari 1-2-3. Luigi Villoresi set fastest lap in another works Ferrari.[1][2]

1952 Syracuse Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date 16 March 1952
Official name II Gran Premio di Siracusa
Location Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily
Course Temporary road circuit
Course length 5.400 km (3.355 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 324.016 km (200.130 miles)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 2:16.0
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari
Time 2:13.2
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari

Classification

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Race

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 24   Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 2:16:24.6, 146.171kph 1
2 12   Piero Taruffi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +58.6s 4
3 6   Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +25.8s 3
4 4   Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Ferrari 500 +2 laps 5
5 8   Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Ferrari 125 +2 laps 8
6 2   Franco Comotti Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 166 +2 laps 6
NC 16   Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +7 laps 2
Ret 32   Vittorio Marzotto Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 166C 48 laps 12
Ret 30   Piero Carini Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 125 30 laps 11
Ret 28   Maurizio Pinzero Maurizio Pinzero Lancia 14
Ret 26   Domenica Tramontana Domenica Tramontana Ferrari 125 15
Ret 20   Sergio Sighinolfi Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 166 7
Ret 22   Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 10
Ret 10   Franco Cortese Franco Cortese Ferrari 166 S engine 9
Ret 18   Hans Stuck Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau AFM-Küchen 3 laps, engine 13

References

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  1. ^ "1952 Non World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  2. ^ "II Gran Premio di Siracusa 1952". Retrieved 2022-05-21.


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