1952 Monaco Grand Prix

43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E / 43.7346500; 7.421333

1952 Monaco Grand Prix
Non-championship sports car race
Race details
Date 2 June 1952
Official name XII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.180 km (1.976 miles)
Distance 100 laps, 318.0 km (197.6 miles)
Pole position
Driver Talbot-Lago
Time 2:00.2
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Antonio Stagnoli Ferrari
Time 1:56.4
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari

The 1952 Monaco Grand Prix was a non-championship sports car race held on 2 June 1952 at Monaco.

For the second time in two races, the Grand Prix suffered a multi-car pileup.[1] In addition, it was marred by Luigi Fagioli's accident in practice, which ultimately proved fatal.[2]

Entries

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No Driver Entrant Car
52   Juan Jover Pegaso Pegaso Z-102
54   Joaquin Palacio Pover Pegaso Pegaso Z-102
56   Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini T15S
58   Jean Lucas Luigi Chinetti Ferrari 225 S
60   Pierre Boncompagni Private Ferrari 225 S
62   René Cotton Private Delahaye 135S
64   Louis Rosier
  Maurice Trintignant
Private Talbot-Lago T26GS
66   Louis Rosier
  Maurice Trintignant
Private Talbot-Lago T26GS
68   Pierre Levegh Private Talbot-Lago T26GS
70   Pierre Meyrat Private Talbot-Lago T26GS
72   Reg Parnell Aston Martin Aston Martin DB3
74   Peter Collins Aston Martin Aston Martin DB3
76   Lance Macklin Aston Martin Aston Martin DB3
78   Stirling Moss Jaguar Cars Jaguar C-Type
80   Leslie Johnson Jaguar C-Type
82   Tommy Wisdom Private Jaguar C-Type
84   Anthony Hume Archie Bride Allard J2X
86   Francesco Buonaccorsi Ferrari 166 MM/Ferrari 225 S
88   Giovanni Bracco Scuderia Guastalla Ferrari 225 S
90   Antonio Stagnoli
  Clemente Biondetti
Scuderia Guastalla Ferrari 225 S
92   Eugenio Castellotti Scuderia Guastalla Ferrari 225 S
94   Vittorio Marzotto Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 225 S
96   Piero Carini Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 340 America
98   André Simon Ferrari 225 S
100   Fernando Mascarenhas Private Allard J2X

Classification

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Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 94   Vittorio Marzotto Ferrari 100 3:21:28.4 11
2 92   Eugenio Castellotti Ferrari 100 15.5 10
3 90   Antonio Stagnoli
  Clemente Biondetti
Ferrari 98 2 Laps 3
4 58   Jean Lucas Ferrari 96 4 Laps 15
5 60   Pierre Boncompagni Ferrari 95 5 Laps 8
6 82   Tommy Wisdom Jaguar 95 5 Laps 16
7 74   Peter Collins Aston Martin 92 8 Laps 12
8 62   René Cotton Delahaye 85 15 Laps 18
Ret 76   Lance Macklin Aston Martin 73 Engine 6
Ret 100   Fernando Mascarenhas Allard 64 Split tank 17
Ret 78   Stirling Moss Jaguar 46 Accident 2
Ret 64   Louis Rosier
  Maurice Trintignant
Talbot-Lago 37 7
Ret 96   Piero Carini Ferrari 37 Accident 13
Ret 56   Robert Manzon Gordini 24 Accident 5
Ret 84   Anthony Hume Allard 22 Accident 14
Ret 72   Reg Parnell Aston Martin 18 Engine 4
Ret 88   Giovanni Bracco Ferrari 8 Brakes 9
Ret 68   Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago 5 Camshaft 1
DNS 54   Joaquín Palacio Pover Pegaso
DNQ 52   Juan Jover Pegaso

References

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Race result taken from "World Sports Racing Prototypes". Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2007-06-25.

  1. ^ "Monaco 1952: When sportscars ran in the Monaco Grand Prix | GRR". www.goodwood.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  2. ^ Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 12, p. 1383.
  • Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles, Volume 12, pp. 1381-4. London: Orbis, 1974.
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