1952 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Spanish
Flag:Spain
Flag Suffix:1945
Location:Montjuïc circuit
Course Mi:2.613
Course Km:4.205
Race No:8
Season No:8
Date:5 October
Year:1952
Pole Rider 500:Umberto Masetti
Pole Rider 500 Country:Italy
Pole Rider 500 Bike:Gilera
Pole Time 500:2:36.100
Fast Rider 500:Umberto Masetti
Fast Rider 500 Country:Italy
Fast Rider 500 Bike:Gilera
Fast Time 500:2:33.570
First Rider 500:Leslie Graham
First Rider 500 Country:UK
First Rider 500 Bike:MV Agusta
Second Rider 500:Umberto Masetti
Second Rider 500 Country:Italy
Second Rider 500 Bike:Gilera
Third Rider 500:Ken Kavanagh
Third Rider 500 Country:Australia
Third Rider 500 Bike:Norton
Pole Rider 125:Romolo Ferri
Pole Rider 125 Country:Italy
Pole Rider 125 Bike:Moto Morini
Pole Time 125:2:45.000
Fast Rider 125:Emilio Mendogni
Fast Rider 125 Country:Italy
Fast Rider 125 Bike:Moto Morini
Fast Time 125:2:39.980
First Rider 125:Emilio Mendogni
First Rider 125 Country:Italy
First Rider 125 Bike:Moto Morini
Second Rider 125:Leslie Graham
Second Rider 125 Country:UK
Second Rider 125 Bike:MV Agusta
Third Rider 125:Cecil Sandford
Third Rider 125 Country:UK
Third Rider 125 Bike:MV Agusta
Pole Rider Sidecar:Cyril Smith
Pole Rider Sidecar Country:GBR
Pole Rider Sidecar Bike:Norton
Pole Time Sidecar:2:50.100
Fast Rider Sidecar:Ernesto Merlo
Fast Rider Sidecar Country:Italy
Fast Rider Sidecar Bike:Gilera
Fast Time Sidecar:2:49.700
Fast Passenger Sidecar:Dino Magri
Fast Passenger Sidecar Country:Italy
First Rider Sidecar:Eric Oliver
First Rider Sidecar Country:UK
First Passenger Sidecar:Lorenzo Dobelli
First Passenger Sidecar Country:Italy
First Rider Sidecar Bike:Norton
Second Rider Sidecar:Jacques Drion
Second Rider Sidecar Country:France
Second Passenger Sidecar:Inge Stoll
Second Passenger Sidecar Country:West Germany
Second Rider Sidecar Bike:Norton
Third Rider Sidecar:Cyril Smith
Third Rider Sidecar Country:UK
Third Passenger Sidecar:Les Nutt
Third Passenger Sidecar Country:UK
Third Rider Sidecar Bike:Norton

The 1952 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth and final round of the 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5 October 1952 at the Montjuïc circuit.

500 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTimePoints
1 Leslie GrahamMV Agusta482:06:18.38
2 Umberto MasettiGilera48+26.96
3 Ken KavanaghNorton48+30.24
4 Nello PaganiGilera3
5 Reg ArmstrongNorton2
6 Syd LawtonNorton1
7 Siegfried WünscheDKW
8 Fernando ArandaGilera
9 Ray AmmNorton
10 John GraceNorton
11 Ewald KlugeDKW
12 Rudi KneesNorton
13 Humphrey RansonNorton
14 Harry LindsayTriumph
15 Siegfried VogelNorton
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125 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerLapsTimePoints
1 Emilio MendogniMoto Morini241:05:12.38
2 Leslie GrahamMV Agusta24+17.66
3 Cecil SandfordMV Agusta24+2:00.24
4 Romolo FerriMoto Morini3
5 Hermann Paul MüllerMondial2
6 Luigi ZinzaniMoto Morini1
7 Dick RenooyEysink
8 José Maria LlobetMontesa
9 Ewald KlugeDKW
10 Toon van ZutphenEysink
11 Ramon SoleyMV Agusta
12 Mobi VierdagEysink
13 Paul FeursteinPuch

Sidecar classification

PosRiderPassengerManufacturerLapsTimePoints
1 Eric Oliver Lorenzo DobelliNorton241:09:49.18
2 Jacques Drion Inge StollNorton24+2:23.26
3 Cyril Smith Les NuttNorton4
4 Otto Schmidt Otto KölleNorton3
5 René Bétemps André DrivetNorton2
6 Rudolf Koch Adolf FlachBMW1
7 Siegfried Vogel ?Norton

Notes and References

  1. Book: Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953 . Temple Press Ltd . Chamberlain . Peter . 123.