1952 Albi Grand Prix

1952 Albi Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date	1 June 1952
Official name	XIV Grand Prix de l'Albigeois
Location	Circuit Les Planques, Albi, France
Course	Temporary Road Circuit
Course length	8.954 km (5.564 mi)
Distance	34 laps, 304.429 km (189.163 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	BRM
Time	2:55.1
Fastest lap
Driver	José Froilán González	BRM
Time	3:06.0
Podium
First	Louis Rosier	Ferrari
Second	Chico Landi	Ferrari
Third	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago

The XIV Grand Prix de l'Albigeois was a Formula One motor race held on 1 June 1952 at Circuit Les Planques, Albi, France. The race was won by Louis Rosier in a Ferrari 375 Chico Landi was second in another 375 and Yves Giraud-Cabantous third in a Talbot-Lago T26C. BRM drivers Juan Manuel Fangio and José Froilán González took pole and fastest lap respectively, but both retired with mechanical problems.

Classification

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	8	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 375	1:50:39.0, 164.00 kph	3
2	6	Chico Landi	Escuderia Bandeirantes	Ferrari 375	17.6s	17
3	22	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C	1:12.6	5
4	12	Alberto Crespo	Automobiles Talbot	Talbot-Lago T26C	3:14.2	13
5	26	Peter Whitehead	Graham Whitehead	Ferrari 125	1 lap	11
6	28	Rudi Fischer	Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari 500	1 lap	8
7	24	Gianfranco Comotti	Scuderia Guastalla	Ferrari 166	4 laps	14
NC	16	B. Bira	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 15	6 laps, piston	7
NC	10	Maurice Trintignant	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C	8 laps	4
Ret	14	Jean Behra	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	23 laps, rear axle	9
Ret	2	Juan Manuel Fangio	British Racing Motors	BRM P15	15 laps, cylinder head stud	1
Ret	32	Harry Schell	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 15	5 laps, transmission	10
Ret	20	Georges Grignard	Automobiles Talbot	Talbot-Lago T26C	5 laps, crash	12
Ret	4	José Froilán González	British Racing Motors	BRM P15	5 laps, cylinder	2
Ret	36	André Pilette	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago T26C	5 laps, crash	15
Ret	18	Philippe Étancelin	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago T26C	0 laps, ignition	6
DNS	30	Steve Watson	Steve Watson	Maserati 4CLT/48	piston failure in practice	16
DNA	34	Ettore Bianco		Maserati 4CLT/48		-