1952 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1952 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 1952 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 6 July 1952 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

Belgium  1952 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 8 races in the
1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date6 July 1952
LocationCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 14.120 km (8.774 mi)
500 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera
Time 4:48.7
Podium
First Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera
Second United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton
Third Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Norton
350 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton
Time 5:06.1
Podium
First United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton
Second Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Norton
Third Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Norton
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Eric Oliver Norton
Time 5:44.0
Podium
First United Kingdom Eric Oliver Norton
Second Italy Albino Milani Gilera
Third United Kingdom Cyril Smith Norton

500 cc classification edit

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1   Umberto Masetti Gilera 15 1h 13m 40s 8
2   Geoff Duke Norton 15 + 2s 6
3   Ray Amm Norton 15 + 3s 4
4   Jack Brett AJS 3
5   Rod Coleman AJS 2
6   Nello Pagani Gilera 1
7   Auguste Goffin Norton
8   Robin Sherry Norton
9   Louis van Rijswijk Norton
10   Francis Basso Norton
11   Humphrey Ranson Norton
12   Edouard Texidor Norton
[1]

350 cc classification edit

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1   Geoff Duke Norton 11 56m 57s 8
2   Ray Amm Norton 11 + 7s 6
3   Reg Armstrong Norton 11 + 44s 4
4   Jack Brett AJS 3
5   Bill Lomas AJS 2
6   Leslie Graham Velocette 1
7   Syd Lawton AJS
8   Auguste Goffin Norton
9   Tommy Wood Norton
10   Ernie Ring AJS
11   Robin Sherry Norton
12   Bill Hall Velocette
13   Tony McAlpine Norton
14   Ken Mudford AJS
15   D. Stevenson AJS
16   Les Dear AJS
17   Jack Raffeld AJS
18   Francis Basso AJS
19   Robin Fitton Norton
20   A. van Fleteren AJS
21   Lo Simons Velocette
[1]

Sidecar classification edit

Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1   Eric Oliver   Stanley Price Norton 8 46m 53s 8
2   Albino Milani   Giuseppe Pizzocri Gilera 8 + 1s 6
3   Cyril Smith   Bob Clements Norton 8 + 17s 4
4   Ernesto Merlo   Dino Magri Gilera 3
5   Marcel Masuy   Denis Jenkinson Norton 2
6   Jacques Drion   Bob Onslow Norton 1
7   Frans Vanderschrick   Jean-Marie Stas Norton
8   Julien Deronne   Bruno Leys Norton
9   Jackie Beeton   ? Norton
10   Hank Steman   ? Norton
11   Len Taylor   Peter Glover Norton
12   Hermann Böhm   ? Norton
13   Adhémar Maréchal   ? Norton
14   Loni Neussner   ? BMW
15   A. Winny   ? Norton
16   R. Rosvort   ? Norton
17   Luigi Marcelli   ? Gilera
18   Alphonse Vervroegen   Pierre Vervroegen F.N.
[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. p. 120.


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