The IV Circuit du Lac was a Formula Two motor race held on 8 June 1952 at the Aix-les-Bains Circuit du Lac, France. The race was run over two heats each of 40 laps, with the winner being decided by aggregate time. The winner was Jean Behra in a Gordini Type 16, who started from pole in both heats, won both heats and set overall fastest lap. Lance Macklin was second in an HWM-Alta and Emmanuel de Graffenried third in a Maserati 4CLT/48. Behra's teammate Robert Manzon set fastest lap in heat 1, but succumbed to mechanical failure in heat 2.[1][2]
| 1952 Circuit du Lac | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 8 June 1952 | ||
| Official name | IV Circuit du Lac | ||
| Location | Aix-les-Bains Circuit du Lac, Savoie, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.456 km (1.526 mi) | ||
| Distance | 2 x 40 laps, 196.483 km (122.089 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Gordini | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jean Behra | Gordini | |
| Time | 1:35.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Gordini | ||
| Second | HWM-Alta | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
Classification
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edit| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid1 | Heat 1 | Heat 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jean Behra
|
Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 2:10:42.1, 90.19 kph | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 12 |  Lance Macklin
|
HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | +44.2s | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried
|
Scuderia Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT/48 | +1:26.2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 |  Harry Schell
|
Scuderia Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT/48 | +1 lap | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 |  B. Bira
|
Equipe Gordini | Simca Gordini Type 15 | +2 laps | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 20 | Élie Bayol
|
Élie Bayol | O.S.C.A. MT4 | +3 laps | 12 | 8 | 7 |
| NC | 18 | Armand Philippe Maurice Trintignant2
|
Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari 166 | +4 laps | 8 | NC | 6 |
| Ret | 14 | John Heath
|
HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | - | 9 | 7 | 24 laps, ignition |
| Ret | 2 | Robert Manzon
|
Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | - | 6 | 2 | 2 laps, rear axle |
| Ret | 24 | Jean Thepenier
|
Jean Thepenier | Simca Gordini Type 15 | - | 11 | valve | - |
| Ret | 16 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari 500 | - | 2 | 28 laps, magneto | - |
| Ret | 22 | Eugene Martin
|
Eugene Martin | Jicey-Veritas | - | 7 | 13 laps, front wheel | - |
1Heat 1 grid; grid places for heat 2 were determined by the finishing order in heat 1
2Trintignant drove in heat 2
References
edit- ^ "IV Circuit du Lac 1952". Retrieved 2022-06-14.
- ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-14.