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| 1952 La Baule Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 24 August 1952 | ||
| Location | La Baule-Escoublac, FRA | ||
| Course length | 4.264 km (2.469 miles) | ||
| Distance | 87 laps, 370.968 km (250.509 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:57.5 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | |
| Time | 2:01.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
The 1952 La Baule Grand Prix was the 8th Formula Two motor race in the French F2 Championship held in La Baule-Escoublac on 24 August 1952.
Background[edit]
http://www.chicanef1.com/indiv.pl?name=La%20Baule&type=I https://www.statsf1.com/en/1952-hc/grand-prix-342.aspx
Race history[edit]
The Grand Prix of La Baule was a Grand Prix event organized 10 times in La Baule-Escoublac between 1924 and 1952. William Grover-Williams won the event three consecutive years, from 1931 to 1933. Originally raced on the famed beach at La Baule, the 1952 event was moved near the aerodrome of the French coastal town.
Notable Entrants[edit]
Alberto Ascari: Winner of the 1952 and 1953 Formula One season.
Jean Behra: 4th place in the 1956 Formula One season.
Peter Collins: 3rd place in the 1956 Formula One season, winner of the- Nino Farina: Winner of the 1950 Formula One season, the inaugural FIA World Championship of Drivers.
- Maurice Trintignant: Winner of the 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1955 and 1958 Monaco Grand Prix.
1950's WDC results[edit]
| Driver | Championship position | Wins | Podiums | Championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | ||||
| Alberto Ascari
|
5th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 25th | NC | 13 | 17 | 2 | ||||
 Peter Collins
|
NC | NC | NC | NC | 3rd | 9th | 5th | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Giuseppe Farina
|
1st | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 8th | 5th | NC | 5 | 20 | 1 | |||
Qualifying[edit]
Qualifying classification[edit]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Alberto Ascari
|
Ferrari | 1:57.5 | — |
| 2 | 2 |  Robert Manzon
|
Gordini | 1:58.5 | +1.0 |
| 3 | 12 | Nino Farina
|
Ferrari | 1:58.9 | +1.4 |
| 4 | 10 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Ferrari | 1:59.5 | +2.0 |
| 5 | 6 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Gordini | 2:02.4 | +4.9 |
| 6 | 4 | Jean Behra
|
Gordini | 2:02.8 | +5.3 |
| 7 | 30 | Élie Bayol
|
O.S.C.A. | 2:04.0 | +6.5 |
| 8 | 34 | Eric Brandon
|
Cooper | 2:05.1 | +7.6 |
| 9 | 36 | Alan Brown
|
Cooper | 2:06.4 | +8.9 |
| 10 | 16 | Louis Rosier
|
Ferrari | 2:06.4 | +8.9 |
| 11 | 32 |  Johnny Claes
|
Simca | 2:06.7 | +9.2 |
| 12 | 22 | Lance Macklin
|
HWM | 2:07.1 | +9.6 |
| 13 | 18 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried
|
Platé | 2:07.3 | +9.8 |
| 14 | 14 |  Harry Schell
|
Simca | 2:07.9 | +10.4 |
| 15 | 20 |  Alberto Crespo
|
Platé | 2:09.0 | +11.5 |
| 16 | 28 | Peter Whitehead
|
Alta | 2:09.5 | +12.0 |
| 17 | 24 | Peter Collins
|
HWM | 2:09.8 | +12.3 |
| 18 | 26 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous
|
HWM | 2:14.2 | +16.7 |
| 19 | 38 | Jean Lucas
|
Cooper | 2:17.9 | +20.4 |
Race[edit]
Race classification[edit]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Alberto Ascari
|
Ferrari | 87 | 3:00'30 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Ferrari | 86 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 3 | 16 | Louis Rosier
|
Ferrari | 83 | +4 laps | 10 |
| 4 | 24 | Peter Collins
|
HWM | 82 | +5 laps | 17 |
| 5 | 26 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous
|
HWM | 80 | +7 laps | 18 |
| 6 | 20 | Alberto Crespo
|
Platé | 80 | +7 laps | 15 |
| 7 | 30 | Élie Bayol
|
O.S.C.A. | 79 | +8 laps | 7 |
| 8 | 32 | Johnny Claes
|
Simca | 79 | +8 laps | 11 |
| 9 | 34 | Eric Brandon
|
Cooper | 76 | +11 laps | 8 |
| 10 | 34 | Alan Brown
|
Cooper | 61 | +26 laps | 9 |
| Ret | 4 | Jean Behra
|
Gordini | 58 | Rear axle | 6 |
| Ret | 6 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Gordini | 36 | Rear axle | 5 |
| Ret | 22 | Lance Macklin
|
HWM | 33 | Engine | 12 |
| Ret | 14 | Harry Schell
|
Simca | 29 | Transmission | 14 |
| Ret | 18 | Emmanuel de Graffenried
|
Platé | 7 | Mechanical | 13 |
| Ret | 2 | Robert Manzon
|
Gordini | 1 | Accident | 2 |
| Ret | 12 | Nino Farina
|
Ferrari | 1 | Accident | 3 |
| Ret | 28 | Peter Whitehead
|
Alta | 1 | Mechanical | 16 |
| Ret | 38 | Jean Lucas
|
Cooper | 0 | Mechanical | 19 |
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By driver[edit]
| † | Indicates driver won the USAC Gold Crown Championship |
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Drivers in bold are entered in the 2023 IndyCar Series.