1952 Goodwood Trophy

The 1952 'Daily Graphic' Goodwood Trophy was a Formula Libre motor race held at the Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex, on 27 September 1952. The race was won by Argentinian driver José Froilán González in a BRM Type 15, setting fastest lap in the process. Gonzalez's teammates Reg Parnell and Ken Wharton were second and third, also in Type 15s.

1952 Goodwood Trophy
Formula Libre race
Race details
Date	27 September 1952
Official name	'Daily Graphic' Goodwood Trophy
Location	Chichester, West Sussex
Course	Goodwood Circuit
Course length	3.830 km (2.388 miles)
Distance	15 laps, 57.450 km (35.817 miles)
Fastest lap
Driver	Reg Parnell	BRM
Time	1:35.1
Podium
First	José Froilán González	BRM
Second	Reg Parnell	BRM
Third	Ken Wharton	BRM

Results

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired
1	5	José Froilán González	British Racing Motors	BRM Type 15	24:30.6, 88.13mph
2	6	Reg Parnell	British Racing Motors	BRM Type 15	+7.6s
3	7	Ken Wharton	British Racing Motors	BRM Type 15	+10.6s
4		Dennis Poore	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+47.4s
5	17	Stirling Moss	ERA Ltd.	ERA G-Type	+56.6s
6	26	Roy Salvadori	W.R. Baird	Ferrari 500	+1:05.4
7	12	Tony Gaze	L.W. Boyce	Maserati 8CM	+1:15.6
8	9	Graham Whitehead	A.G. Whitehead	ERA C-Type	+1:17.4
9	21	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+1:36.2
10	24	Kenneth Downing	Connaught Engineering	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
11		Peter Whitehead	P. Whitehead	Alta F2
12		André Loens	G.H. Hartwell	Cooper T20-Bristol
Ret	18	Tony Rolt	R.R.C. Walker	Delage 15S8	9 laps
Ret	16	Alan Brown	Ecurie Richmond	Cooper T20-Bristol	8 laps
Ret		Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 375	4 laps
Ret	8	Bob Gerard	F.R. Gerard	ERA A-Type	4 laps