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1952 Comminges Grand Prix
Race details
Date 10 August 1952
Official name XVI Grand Prix du Comminges
Location Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 4.392 km (2.729 mi)
Distance 95 laps, 417.24 km (259.26 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:51.3
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Time 1:51.2
Podium
First
  • France André Simon
  • Ferrari
    Second Ferrari
    Third Gordini

    The XVI Grand Prix du Comminges was a Formula Two motor race held on 10 August 1952 in Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France. It was round 7 of Les Grands Prix de France Championship. Race distance was determined by time rather than the number of laps, the result being declared after 3 hours. The win was shared by André Simon and Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari 500; Ascari taking over Simon's car after his own suffered mechanical failure. Ascari had started from pole, and also set fastest lap. Their teammate Giuseppe Farina finished second and Jean Behra in a Simca Gordini Type 15 was third.[1][2]

    Classification[edit]

    Race[edit]

    Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
    1 12 France André Simon
    Italy Alberto Ascari
    Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 95 laps, 138.49 kph 10
    2 10 Italy Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +1 lap 4
    3 4 France Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +6 laps 5
    4 26 United Kingdom Graham Whitehead Peter Whitehead Alta F2 +6 laps 11
    NC 16 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +11 laps 15
    NC 24 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +15 laps 13
    Ret 20 United Kingdom Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta 69 laps, magneto 12
    Ret 38 United States Harry Schell Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 68 laps, valve 16
    Ret 6 France Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 67 laps, rear axle 2
    Ret 34 Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Simca Gordini Type 15 67 laps, gear selector 19
    Ret 22 United Kingdom Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta 61 laps, magneto 9
    Ret 14 France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 56 laps, crash 7
    Ret 28 Brazil Chico Landi Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM 43 laps, split fuel tank 14
    Ret 32 Argentina Alberto Crespo Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM 40 laps, rear axle 8
    Ret 30 Uruguay Eitel Cantoni Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM 39 laps, collapsed wheel 17
    Ret 40 United Kingdom Archie Bryde Archie Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol 28 laps, magneto drive 18
    Ret 2 France Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 16 laps, valve 3
    Ret 8 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 2 laps, steering 1
    DSQ 36 France Élie Bayol Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 starting outside pits 6
    DNA 12 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 car driven by André Simon -
    DNA 18 Italy Nello Pagani Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 -
    DNA 40 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Archie Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol car driven by Archie Bryde -

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "XVI Grand Prix de Comminges 1952". Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  • ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-07.

  • Previous race:
    1952 Daily Mail Trophy
    Formula One non-championship races
    1952 season
    Next race:
    1952 National Trophy
    Previous race:
    1949 Comminges Grand Prix
    Grand Prix du Comminges Next race:

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