The 11th Grand Prix de La Baule was a Formula Two motor race held on 24 August 1952 in La Baule-Escoublac, France. It was round 8, and the final round, of Les Grands Prix de France Championship. Race distance was determined by time rather than the number of laps, the result being declared after 3 hours. The race was won from pole position by Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari 500. Ascari's teammate Luigi Villoresi finished second and set fastest lap, and Louis Rosier in his privateer 500 was third.[1][2]

1952 La Baule Grand Prix
Race details
Date 24 August 1952
Official name XI Grand Prix de La Baule
Location La Baule-Escoublac, Loire-Atlantique, France
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 4.264 km (2.650 mi)
Distance 87 laps, 371.034 km (230.550 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:57.5
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari
Time 2:01.1
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari

Background

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Race history

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The Grand Prix of La Baule was a Grand Prix event organized 10 times in La Baule-Escoublac between 1924 and 1952. William Grover-Williams won the event three consecutive years, from 1931 to 1933. Originally raced on the famed beach at La Baule, the 1952 event was moved near the aerodrome of the French coastal town.

Classification

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Qualifying classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 8   Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari 1:57.5
2 2   Robert Manzon Gordini 1:58.5 +1.0
3 12   Nino Farina Ferrari 1:58.9 +1.4
4 10   Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari 1:59.5 +2.0
5 6   Maurice Trintignant Gordini 2:02.4 +4.9
6 4   Jean Behra Gordini 2:02.8 +5.3
7 30   Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. 2:04.0 +6.5
8 34   Eric Brandon Cooper Car Company 2:05.1 +7.6
9 36   Alan Brown Cooper Car Company 2:06.4 +8.9
10 16   Louis Rosier Ferrari 2:06.4 +8.9
11 32   Johnny Claes Simca 2:06.7 +9.2
12 22   Lance Macklin Hersham and Walton Motors 2:07.1 +9.6
13 18   Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Platé 2:07.3 +9.8
14 14   Harry Schell Simca 2:07.9 +10.4
15 20   Alberto Crespo Platé 2:09.0 +11.5
16 28   Peter Whitehead Alta 2:09.5 +12.0
17 24   Peter Collins Hersham and Walton Motors 2:09.8 +12.3
18 26   Yves Giraud-Cabantous Hersham and Walton Motors 2:14.2 +16.7
19 38   Jean Lucas Cooper Car Company 2:17.9 +20.4

Race

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 8   Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 87 laps, 123.49 kph 1
2 10   Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +1 lap 4
3 16   Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 +4 laps 10
4 24   Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +5 laps 17
5 26   Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +7 laps 18
6 20   Alberto Crespo Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +7 laps 15
7 30   Élie Bayol Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 +8 laps 7
8 32   Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Simca Gordini Type 15 +8 laps 11
NC 34   Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol +11 laps 8
NC 36   Alan Brown Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol +16 laps 9
Ret 4   Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 58 laps, rear axle 6
Ret 6   Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 36 laps, rear axle 5
Ret 22   Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta 33 laps, engine 12
Ret 14   Harry Schell Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 29 laps, transmission 14
Ret 18   Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 7 laps, mechanical 13
Ret 2   Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 1 lap, crash 2
Ret 12   Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 1 lap, crash 3
Ret 28   Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Alta F2 1 lap, mechanical 16
Ret 38   Jean Lucas Archie Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol 0 laps, mechanical 19

References

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  1. ^ "XI Grand Prix de La Baule 1952". Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  2. ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-16.


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