1952 Monaco Grand Prix

1952 Monaco Grand Prix
1952 Monaco Grand Prix
Non-championship sports car race
Race details
Date	2 June 1952
Official name	XII Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco
Course	Street circuit
Course length	3.180 km (1.976 miles)
Distance	100 laps, 318.0 km (197.6 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Pierre Levegh;
Time	2:00.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Antonio Stagnoli
Time	1:56.4
Podium
First	Vittorio Marzotto;
Second	Eugenio Castellotti;
Third	Antonio Stagnoli; Clemente Biondetti;

43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E / 43.7346500; 7.421333

The 1952 Monaco Grand Prix was a non-championship sports car race held on 2 June 1952 at Monaco.

For the second time in two races, the Grand Prix suffered a multi-car pileup.^[1] In addition, it was marred by Luigi Fagioli's accident in practice, which ultimately proved fatal.^[2]

Entries

No	Driver	Entrant	Car
52	Juan Jover	Pegaso	Pegaso Z-102
54	Joaquin Palacio Pover	Pegaso	Pegaso Z-102
56	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Gordini T15S
58	Jean Lucas	Luigi Chinetti	Ferrari 225 S
60	Pierre Boncompagni	Private	Ferrari 225 S
62	René Cotton	Private	Delahaye 135S
64	Louis Rosier Maurice Trintignant	Private	Talbot-Lago T26GS
66	Louis Rosier Maurice Trintignant	Private	Talbot-Lago T26GS
68	Pierre Levegh	Private	Talbot-Lago T26GS
70	Pierre Meyrat	Private	Talbot-Lago T26GS
72	Reg Parnell	Aston Martin	Aston Martin DB3
74	Peter Collins	Aston Martin	Aston Martin DB3
76	Lance Macklin	Aston Martin	Aston Martin DB3
78	Stirling Moss	Jaguar Cars	Jaguar C-Type
80	Leslie Johnson		Jaguar C-Type
82	Tommy Wisdom	Private	Jaguar C-Type
84	Anthony Hume	Archie Bride	Allard J2X
86	Francesco Buonaccorsi		Ferrari 166 MM/Ferrari 225 S
88	Giovanni Bracco	Scuderia Guastalla	Ferrari 225 S
90	Antonio Stagnoli Clemente Biondetti	Scuderia Guastalla	Ferrari 225 S
92	Eugenio Castellotti	Scuderia Guastalla	Ferrari 225 S
94	Vittorio Marzotto	Scuderia Marzotto	Ferrari 225 S
96	Piero Carini	Scuderia Marzotto	Ferrari 340 America
98	André Simon		Ferrari 225 S
100	Fernando Mascarenhas	Private	Allard J2X

Classification

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	94	Vittorio Marzotto	Ferrari	100	3:21:28.4	11
2	92	Eugenio Castellotti	Ferrari	100	+15.5	10
3	90	Antonio Stagnoli Clemente Biondetti	Ferrari	98	+2 Laps	3
4	58	Jean Lucas	Ferrari	96	+4 Laps	15
5	60	Pierre Boncompagni	Ferrari	95	+5 Laps	8
6	82	Tommy Wisdom	Jaguar	95	+5 Laps	16
7	74	Peter Collins	Aston Martin	92	+8 Laps	12
8	62	René Cotton	Delahaye	85	+15 Laps	18
Ret	76	Lance Macklin	Aston Martin	73	Engine	6
Ret	100	Fernando Mascarenhas	Allard	64	Split tank	17
Ret	78	Stirling Moss	Jaguar	46	Accident	2
Ret	64	Louis Rosier Maurice Trintignant	Talbot-Lago	37		7
Ret	96	Piero Carini	Ferrari	37	Accident	13
Ret	56	Robert Manzon	Gordini	24	Accident	5
Ret	84	Anthony Hume	Allard	22	Accident	14
Ret	72	Reg Parnell	Aston Martin	18	Engine	4
Ret	88	Giovanni Bracco	Ferrari	8	Brakes	9
Ret	68	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago	5	Camshaft	1
DNS	54	Joaquín Palacio Pover	Pegaso
DNQ	52	Juan Jover	Pegaso

References

Race result taken from "World Sports Racing Prototypes". Archived from the original on 2015-02-22. Retrieved 2007-06-25.

^ "Monaco 1952: When sportscars ran in the Monaco Grand Prix | GRR". www.goodwood.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
^ Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 12, p. 1383.