1952 Marne Grand Prix
| 1952 Marne Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 29 June 1952 | ||
| Official name | XX Grand Prix de la Marne | ||
| Location | Reims-Gueux, Reims | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 7.198 km (4.473 mi) | ||
| Distance | 71 laps, 511.058 km (317.557 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 2:26.2 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | |
| Time | 2:28.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Gordini | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
The 20th Grand Prix de la Marne was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held on 29 June 1952 at the Reims-Gueux circuit. It was the fourth round of the 1952 Les Grands Prix de France championship. Race distance was decided not by distance but by time, the duration being 3 hours. The race was won by Jean Behra driving a Gordini Type 16. Giuseppe Farina was second in a Ferrari 500, and his teammates Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi shared third place, Villoresi's own car having suffered engine failure. Ascari set pole and fastest lap.[1][2]
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