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
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 France Jean Behra Gordini
Time 1:35.2
Podium
First Gordini
Second HWM-Alta
Third Maserati

Classification

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Race

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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

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  1. ^ "IV Circuit du Lac 1952". Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  2. ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-14.


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