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 |
 Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | |
| Time | 2:01.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
Background
editRace history
editThe 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
editQualifying classification
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "XI Grand Prix de La Baule 1952". Retrieved 2022-06-16.
- ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-16.