1952 Monaco Grand Prix Explained

Type:CUST
Description:Non-championship sports car race
Country:Monaco
Grand Prix:Monaco
Official Name:XII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location:Circuit de Monaco
Date:2 June
Year:1952
Course:Street circuit
Course Mi:1.976
Course Km:3.180
Distance Laps:100
Distance Mi:197.6
Distance Km:318.0
Pole Driver:Pierre Levegh
Pole Country:France
Pole Team:Talbot-Lago
Pole Time:2:00.2
Fast Driver:Antonio Stagnoli
Fast Team:Ferrari
Fast Time:1:56.4
Fast Country:Italy
First Driver:Vittorio Marzotto
First Country:Italy
First Team:Ferrari
Second Driver:Eugenio Castellotti
Second Country:Italy
Second Team:Ferrari
Third Driver:Antonio Stagnoli
Clemente Biondetti
Third Country:Italy
Third Team:Ferrari

The 1952 Monaco Grand Prix was a non-championship sports car race held on 2 June 1952 at Monaco.

For the second time in two races, the Grand Prix suffered a multi-car pileup.[1] In addition, it was marred by Luigi Fagioli's accident in practice, which ultimately proved fatal.[2]

Entries

No Driver Entrant Car
52 Juan JoverPegasoPegaso Z-102
54 Joaquin Palacio PoverPegasoPegaso Z-102
56 Robert ManzonEquipe GordiniGordini T15S
58 Jean LucasLuigi ChinettiFerrari 225 S
60 Pierre BoncompagniPrivateFerrari 225 S
62 René CottonPrivateDelahaye 135S
64 Louis Rosier
Maurice Trintignant
PrivateTalbot-Lago T26GS
66 Louis Rosier
Maurice Trintignant
PrivateTalbot-Lago T26GS
68 Pierre LeveghPrivateTalbot-Lago T26GS
70 Pierre MeyratPrivateTalbot-Lago T26GS
72 Reg ParnellAston MartinAston Martin DB3
74 Peter CollinsAston MartinAston Martin DB3
76 Lance MacklinAston MartinAston Martin DB3
78 Stirling MossJaguar CarsJaguar C-Type
80 Leslie JohnsonJaguar C-Type
82 Tommy WisdomPrivateJaguar C-Type
84 Anthony HumeArchie BrideAllard J2X
86 Francesco BuonaccorsiFerrari 166 MM/Ferrari 225 S
88 Giovanni BraccoScuderia GuastallaFerrari 225 S
90 Antonio Stagnoli
Clemente Biondetti
Scuderia GuastallaFerrari 225 S
92 Eugenio CastellottiScuderia GuastallaFerrari 225 S
94 Vittorio MarzottoScuderia MarzottoFerrari 225 S
96 Piero CariniScuderia MarzottoFerrari 340 America
98 André SimonFerrari 225 S
100 Fernando MascarenhasPrivateAllard J2X

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGrid
194 Vittorio MarzottoFerrari1003:21:28.411
292 Eugenio CastellottiFerrari100+15.510
390 Antonio Stagnoli
Clemente Biondetti
Ferrari98+2 Laps3
458 Jean LucasFerrari96+4 Laps15
560 Pierre BoncompagniFerrari95+5 Laps8
682 Tommy WisdomJaguar95+5 Laps16
774 Peter CollinsAston Martin92+8 Laps12
862 René CottonDelahaye85+15 Laps18
Ret76 Lance MacklinAston Martin73Engine6
Ret100 Fernando MascarenhasAllard64Split tank17
Ret78 Stirling MossJaguar46Accident2
Ret64 Louis Rosier
Maurice Trintignant
Talbot-Lago377
Ret96 Piero CariniFerrari37Accident13
Ret56 Robert ManzonGordini24Accident5
Ret84 Anthony HumeAllard22Accident14
Ret72 Reg ParnellAston Martin18Engine4
Ret88 Giovanni BraccoFerrari8Brakes9
Ret68 Pierre LeveghTalbot-Lago5Camshaft1
DNS54 Joaquín Palacio PoverPegaso
DNQ52 Juan JoverPegaso

References

Race result taken from Web site: World Sports Racing Prototypes . 2007-06-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150222004410/http://wsrp.ic.cz/nonchamp1952.html . 2015-02-22 .

Previous race:
1950 Monaco Grand Prix
Monaco Grand PrixNext race:
1955 Monaco Grand Prix

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monaco 1952: When sportscars ran in the Monaco Grand Prix GRR . 2024-01-02 . www.goodwood.com.
  2. Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 12, p. 1383.