1952 Valentino Grand Prix

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]

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

Classification

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Race

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

References

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  1. ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Formula One Races".
  2. ^ "1952 Valentino Grand Prix".


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