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1952 Valentino Grand Prix

1952 Valentino Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date 6 April 1952
Official name VI Gran Premio del Valentino
Location Parco del Valentino, Turin
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 4.185 km (2.609 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 251.10 km (156.54 miles)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Giuseppe Farina Ferrari
Time 2:01.2
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari

The 6th Gran Premio del Valentino was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 6 April 1952 at the Parco del Valentino in Turin. The Grand Prix was won by Luigi Villoresi driving a Ferrari 375. Piero Taruffi and Rudi Fischer were second and third in their Ferrari 500s. Giuseppe Farina in another 375 started from pole and set fastest lap but retired after a crash.[1][2]

Classification

Race

Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 24 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 2:06:25.3, 119.50kph 3
2 32 Italy Piero Taruffi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +1:09.3 4
3 22 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Ferrari 500 +2 laps 5
4 8 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Ferrari 125 +2 laps 6
5 34 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 +4 laps, fuel tank leak 2
6 28 Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C +6 laps 7
NC 12 Belgium Charles de Tornaco Ecurie Francorchamps Talbot-Lago T26C +9 laps 11
Ret 20 Italy Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 31 laps, crash 1
Ret 4 France Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C 16 laps, transmission 8
Ret 30 Switzerland Peter Hirt Ecurie Espadon Ferrari 212 6 laps, engine 13
Ret 18 Italy Adolfo Macchieraldo Adolfo Macchieraldo Maserati 4CLT/48 0 laps, crash 9
Ret 16 Germany Hans Stuck Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau AFM-Küchen 0 laps, crash 12
Ret 26 Italy Franco Rol O.S.C.A. O.S.C.A. 4500G 0 laps 10
DNA 2 United States Johnny Parsons Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 driver elsewhere -
DNA 6 Italy Felice Bonetto Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 -
DNA 10 United States Harry Schell Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 -
DNA 28 Italy Luigi Piotti O.S.C.A. O.S.C.A. 4500G -
DNA 36 United Kingdom Stirling Moss BRM BRM P15 car not ready -
DNA 38 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio BRM BRM P15 car not ready -
DNA 40 United Kingdom Ken Wharton BRM BRM P15 car not ready -

References


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