1952 Marseille Grand Prix
1952 Marseille Grand Prix | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 27 April 1952 | ||
Official name | X Grand Prix de Marseille | ||
Location | Parc Borély, Marseille | ||
Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
Course length | 2.629 km (1.639 miles) | ||
Distance | 134 laps, 352.28 km (219.63 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Ferrari | |
Time | 1:17.8 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:15.4 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| Ferrari | |
Second |
| Simca Gordini | |
Third |
| Simca Gordini |
Motor car race
The 10th Grand Prix de Marseille was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held on 27 April 1952 at the Parc Borély in Marseille. Race distance was decided not by distance but by time, the duration being 3 hours. The race was won by pole-setter Alberto Ascari driving a Ferrari 500. B. Bira and Robert Manzon shared second place in a Simca Gordini Type 15 and Johnny Claes was third in another Type 15. Ascari's teammate Giuseppe Farina set fastest lap but failed to finish the race.[1][2]
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