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1952 BRDC International Trophy

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1952 BRDC International Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date 10 May 1952
Official name IV Daily Express BRDC International Trophy
Location Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.70 km (2.93 miles)
Distance final 35 laps, 164.31 km (102.44 miles)
Pole position
Driver Cooper-Bristol
Time 2:00.0
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ferrari
Time 1:58.0
Podium
First HWM-Alta
Second HWM-Alta
Third Maserati

The 4th BRDC International Trophy meeting was held on 10 May 1952 at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run to Formula Two regulations, and was held over two heats of 15 laps each, followed by a final race of 35 laps. British driver Lance Macklin, driving an HWM-Alta won the final. Mike Hawthorn in a Cooper T20-Bristol was the fastest qualifier, and Rudi Fischer in a Ferrari 500 set overall fastest lap.[1]

Results

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Final – 35 Laps

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Pos[2] ! No. Driver Chassis Time/Ret.
1 31 United Kingdom Lance Macklin HWM-Alta 1:11:58, 85.70 mph
2 32 United Kingdom Tony Rolt HWM-Alta +10s
3 36 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CLT/48 +25s
4 18 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ferrari 500 +33s
5 1 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Ferrari 125 +45s
6 25 Thailand B. Bira Simca Gordini Type 15 +1:34
7 23 United Kingdom Ken Wharton Frazer Nash FN48 +1:34
8 41 Belgium Johnny Claes Simca Gordini Type 15 +2:06
9 29 United Kingdom Peter Collins HWM-Alta +1 lap
10 8 United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Type A-Lea-Francis +1 lap
11 39 Germany Toni Ulmen Veritas-Meteor +1 lap
12 21 United Kingdom Bill Dobson Ferrari 125 +1 lap
13 9 United Kingdom Ken Downing Connaught Type A-Lea-Francis +2 laps
14 4 United Kingdom Gordon Watson Alta F2 +3 laps
15 19 Switzerland Peter Hirt Ferrari 212 +3 laps
16 3 Australia Tony Gaze Alta F2 +4 laps
17 22 United Kingdom Tony Crook Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica +4 laps
NC 11 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Cooper T20-Bristol +5 laps
NC 20 United Kingdom Bobby Baird Ferrari 500 +6 laps, oil leak
NC 12 United Kingdom Alan Brown Cooper T20-Bristol +12 laps
Ret 37 United States Harry Schell Maserati 4CLT/48 18 laps, steering
Ret 35 United Kingdom Ted Lund Lea-Francis 14 laps
Ret 30 United Kingdom Duncan Hamilton HWM-Alta 9 laps, fuel feed
Ret 27 France Jean Behra Simca Gordini Type 15 3 laps, transmission
Ret 33 United Kingdom Horace Richards HAR-Riley 2 laps
Ret 26 France Robert Manzon Gordini Type 16 1 lap, transmission

Heats – 15 Laps

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Heat 1
Pos Driver Team Time/Ret.
1 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn L.D. Hawthorn 30:49.0, 85.75mph
2 France Jean Behra Equipe Gordini +2.4s
3 United Kingdom Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd. +32.0s
4 United Kingdom Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd. +45.4s
5 Thailand B. Bira Equipe Gordini +50.8s
6 United Kingdom Ken Wharton Peter Bell +55.6s
7 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead +1:18.0
8 United States Harry Schell Scuderia Enrico Platé +1:18.2
9 United Kingdom Bill Dobson Scuderia Ambrosiana +1:41.0
10 Australia Tony Gaze Tony Gaze +1 lap
11 Germany Toni Ulmen Toni Ulmen +1 lap
12 Switzerland Peter Hirt Ecurie Espadon +1 lap
13 United Kingdom Horace Richards H.A. Richards +3 laps
14 Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge +4 laps, transmission
15 United Kingdom Ted Lund Bill Skelly +4 laps
Ret United Kingdom Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 7 laps
Ret United Kingdom Ken Downing K. Downing 6 laps, engine
Heat 2
Pos Driver Entrant Time/Ret.
1 France Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini 30:37.0, 86.31mph
2 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon +2.4s
3 United Kingdom Tony Rolt HW Motors Ltd. +15.0s
4 United Kingdom Bobby Baird R. Baird +25.6
5 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé +31.0s
6 United Kingdom Alan Brown Cooper Car Company +54.0s
7 United Kingdom Tony Crook T. Crook +1:31.4
8 United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Kenneth McAlpine +1 lap
9 United Kingdom Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard +3 laps
10 United Kingdom Gordon Watson G. Watson +6 laps
Ret United Kingdom Philip Fotheringham-Parker Bill Black 8 laps, accident
Ret United Kingdom Reg Parnell Cooper Car Company 8 laps
Ret United Kingdom Robin Montgomerie-Charrington Bill Aston 7 laps, gearbox
Ret United Kingdom Duncan Hamilton HW Motors Ltd. 6 laps, differential
Ret Germany Paul Pietsch P. Pietsch 4 laps
Ret United Kingdom George Abecassis HW Motors Ltd. 4 laps, differential
Ret United Kingdom Geoff Richardson G. Richardson 1 lap

References

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  1. ^ "IV Daily Express B.R.D.C. International Trophy 1952". Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  2. ^ "IV BRDC International Trophy". Retrieved 2022-04-25.


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