1952 West Essex CC Race

The 1st West Essec CC Formula 2 Race was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Boreham Circuit on 21 June 1952. The race was won by Reg Parnell in a Cooper T20-Bristol, who also set fastest lap. Kenneth McAlpine was second in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis and Bill Dobson was third in a Ferrari 125. Ken Downing in another Connaught Type A started from pole position and finished fourth.[1][2]

1952 West Essex CC Formula 2 Race
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date 21 June 1952
Official name I West Essex CC Formula 2 Race
Location Boreham Circuit, Essex, UK
Course Airfield circuit
Course length 4.828 km (3.000 mi)
Distance 10 laps, 48.28 km (30.00 mi)
Pole position
Driver Connaught-Lea Francis
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Reg Parnell Cooper-Bristol
Time 1:58.0
Podium
First Cooper-Bristol
Second Connaught-Lea Francis
Third Ferrari

Results

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 18   Reg Parnell Archie Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol 20:05.0, 89.93mph 2
2 10   Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +19.0s 3
3 7   Bill Dobson Scuderia Ambrosiana Ferrari 125 +1:00.4 4
4 11   Ken Downing Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1:05.2 1
5 26   Charles Bulmer R.C. Willis BMW Special 10 laps 6
6 24   Dick Jacobs Sidney Green Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica 10 laps 7
7 32   Cliff Davis C. Davis Cooper T14-MG 10 laps 9
8 27   Gerry Dunham G. Dunham Rover 9 laps, spin/stall 8
9 12   Bill Black Bill Black Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 9 laps 10
Ret 37   John Barber John Barber Rebrab-JAP 3 laps, engine 5
Ret 30   David Bennett W. Skelly Cooper T12-JAP 3 laps, mechanical 11

References

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  1. ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  2. ^ "I West Essex CC Formula 2 Race 1952". Retrieved 2022-05-28.


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