The 6th Ulster Trophy was a non-championship Formula One motor race held at the Dundrod Circuit on 7 June 1952. The race was won from pole position by Piero Taruffi in a Ferrari 375, setting fastest lap in the process. Mike Hawthorn in a Cooper T20-Bristol was second and Joe Kelly third in an Alta GP.[1][2]

1952 Ulster Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date 7 June 1952
Official name VI Ulster Trophy
Location Dundrod Circuit, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Course Temporary road circuit
Course length 11.934 km (7.415 mi)
Distance 34 laps, 405.761 km (252.128 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 5:06
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Piero Taruffi Ferrari
Time 4:53
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Cooper-Bristol
Third Alta

Results

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 1   Piero Taruffi G.A. Vandervell Ferrari 375 3:05:47.0, 81.71mph 1
2 16   Mike Hawthorn L.D. Hawthorn Cooper T20-Bristol +3:26.4 2
3 14   Joe Kelly J. Kelly Alta GP +6:55.0 5
4 20   Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 375 +8:26.6 3
5 12   Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C +1 lap 8
6 17   Oscar Moore Oscar Moore HWM-Jaguar +3 laps 10
Ret 7   Juan Manuel Fangio British Racing Motors BRM P15 25 laps, engine 121
Ret 10   Ron Flockhart Alba Union ERA A-Type 18 laps, no fuel 6
Ret 3   Yves Giraud-Cabantous Y. Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C 14 laps, engine 4
Ret 8   Stirling Moss British Racing Motors BRM P15 3 laps. engine 131
Ret 18   Geoff Richardson G. Richardson RRA-ERA 3 laps, clutch 7
Ret 6   B. Bira Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48 0 laps, crash 11
DSQ 4   Bobbie Baird B. Baird Baird-Griffin-Maserati 22 laps, oil leak 9
DNS 2   Graham Whitehead G. Whitehead ERA B-Type -
DNA 5   David Griffin Ferrari 125 -
DNA 11   Jimmy Somervail Border Reivers ERA B-Type -
DNA 15   Hector Graham Duesenberg -
DNA 19   Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C -

1Neither Fangio nor Moss recorded a time but were allowed to start from the rear of the grid.

References

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  1. ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  2. ^ "1952 Ulster Trophy". Retrieved 2022-06-02.


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