1952 Ibsley Grand Prix

The 1st Ibsley Formula 2 Race was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Ibsley Circuit, Ibsley, Dorset on 19 April 1952. The race was won by Mike Hawthorn in a Cooper T20-Bristol. George Abecassis was second and set fastest lap in an HWM-Alta and Bill Dobson in a Ferrari 125 was third.

1952 Ibsley Formula 2 Race
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date	19 April 1952
Official name	I Ibsley Formula 2 Race
Location	Ibsley, Dorset, UK
Course	Ibsley Circuit
Course length	3.412 km (2.127 miles)
Distance	6 laps, 51.18 km (31.91 miles)
Pole position
Driver	George Abecassis	HWM-Alta
Fastest lap
Driver	George Abecassis	HWM-Alta
Time	1:38.4
Podium
First	Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Bristol
Second	George Abecassis	HWM-Alta
Third	Bill Dobson	Ferrari

Results

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	122	Mike Hawthorn	R.J. Chase	Cooper T20-Bristol	25:03.0, 76.43mph	2
2	118	George Abecassis	HW Motors Ltd.	HWM-Alta	+5.6s	1
3	119	Bill Dobson	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ferrari 125	+1:16.0	3
4	82	Rodney Peacock	Rodney Peacock	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica-Bristol		8
5	123	Rex Woodgate	Rex Woodgate	Alta F2		4
6	114	Jimmy Stewart	Jimmy Stewart	Cooper T12-JAP		6
Ret	117	John Barber	John Barber	Cooper T12-JAP	spark plug	5
Ret	110	Norman Pugh	Ecurie Pughey	Cooper T12-JAP		9
Ret	83	Roy Salvadori	Tony Crook	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica-Bristol	0 laps, accident	7
DNA	85	Lawrence Mitchell	Lawrence Mitchell	Frazer Nash High Speed-Bristol		-
DNA	111	Kenneth McAlpine	Kenneth McAlpine	Connaught A Type-Lea Francis	car not ready	-
DNA	112	Oliver Simpson	Oliver Simpson	Alta F2		-
DNA	113	Noel Johnson	Mike Christie Racing Stable	Cooper T12-JAP		-
DNA	115	Bill Black	W.B. Black	Connaught A Type-Lea Francis		-
DNA	116	Ray Merrick	Ray Merrick	Cooper T12-JAP		-
DNA	120	John Norton	H.W. Norton	Cooper T12-JAP		-
DNA	121	Peter Whitehead	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari 125		-