IV Daily Express B.R.D.C. International Trophy 1952
Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, Great Britain

 

May 10 2 x 15 laps x 4710 m + Final 35 laps = 2 x 70.65 + 164.85 km Pole Position: Mike Hawthorn, 2'00.0" Fastest Lap; Heat 1: Behra & Hawthorn, 2'00.0" = 141.286 km/h
Fastest Lap; Heat 2: Fischer, 1'58.0" = 143.667 km/h
Fastest Lap; Final: Whitehead & Hawthorn, 1'59.0 = 142.476 km/h

FINAL

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine Chassis Engine
Type
Cyl.
vol.
Grid
Pos.
Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 31 Lance Macklin, GBR HW Motors Ltd HWM 52 - Alta F2 - L4 1970 10 1:11'58" 137.424 km/h
2 2 32 Tony Rolt, GBR HW Motors Ltd HWM 51 - Alta F2 - L4 1970 5 1:12'08"  
3 3 36 Baron Emmanuel 'Toulo' de Graffenried, SUI Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 - Maserati-Platé 4CL 1601 L4 2000 7 1:12'23"  
4 4 18 Rudolf 'Rudi' Fischer, SUI Ecurie Espadon Ferrari 500 - Ferrari 500/F2 0184-F2 L4 1985 2 1:12'31"  
5 5 1 Peter Whitehead, GBR Peter Whitehead Ferrari 125 - Ferrari 166/F2 0144 V12 1995 13 1:12'43"  
6 6 25 "B. Bira", THA Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 - Gordini T18 0011-GC L4 1495 11 1:13'32"  
7 7 23 Ken Wharton, GBR Peter Bell Frazer Nash FN48 - Bristol BS 421/100/172 L6 1971 12 1:13'32.2"  
8 8 41 Johnny Claes, BEL Ecurie Belge Simca-Gordini T15 - Gordini T18 0015-GC L4 1495 26? 1:14'04"  
9 9 29 Peter Collins, GBR HW Motors Ltd HWM 52 - Alta F2 - L4 1970 8 34  
10 10 8 Kenneth McAlpine, GBR Kenneth McAlpine Connaught A - Lea Francis A1 L4 1960 18 34  
11 11 39 Toni Ulmen, DEU Toni Ulmen Veritas Meteor RS "Grossmutter" - Veritas - L6 1998 19 34  
12 12 21 Bill Dobson, GBR Scuderia Ambrosiana Ferrari 125 - Ferrari 166/F2 125-10C V12 1995 16 34  
13 13 9 Kenneth Downing, GBR Kenneth Downing Connaught A - Lea Francis A3 L4 1960 24 33  
14 14 4 Gordon Watson, GBR Gordon Watson Alta F2 F2-2 L4 1970 23 32  
15 15 19 Peter Hirt, SUI Ecurie Espadon Ferrari 212 - Ferrari 166/F2 212-0110 V12 1995 20 32  
16 16 3 Tony Gaze, AUS Tony Gaze Alta F2 F2-1 L4 1970 17 31  
17 17 22 Tony Crook, GBR Tony Crook Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica - Bristol BS 421/100/170 L6 1971 15 31  
                       
18 NC 11 Mike Hawthorn, GBR L. D. Hawthorn Cooper T20 - Bristol BS CB-4-52 L6 1971 3 30  
19 NC 20 Bobbie Baird, GBR-Ulster Bobbie Baird Ferrari 500 - Ferrari 500/F2 0188-F2 L4 1985 6 29 Oil leak
20 NC 12 Alan Brown, GBR Cooper Car Co Cooper T20 - Bristol BS CB-2-52 L6 1971 9 23  
                       
21 DNF 37 Harry Schell, FRA/USA Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 - Maserati-Platé 4CL - L4 1988 14 18 Steering
22 DNF 35 Ted Lund, GBR Bill Skelly Lea Francis - L4 1960 22 14  
23 DNF 30 Duncan Hamilton, GBR HW Motors Ltd HWM 52 - Alta F2 - L4 1970 25 9 Fuel feed
24 DNF 27 Jean Behra, FRA Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 - Gordini T18 0022-GC L4 1495 4 3 Transmission
25 DNF 33 Horace Richards, GBR Horace Richards HAR - Riley - L6 2000 21 2  
26 DNF 26 Robert Manzon, FRA Equipe Gordini Gordini T16 - Gordini T20 16-0031 L6 1998 1 1 Transmission
                       
27 DNQ 10 Philip Fotheringham-Parker, GBR Bill Black Connaught A - Lea Francis A4 L4 1960      
28 DNQ 5 Bill Aston, GBR Bill Aston Aston Butterworth - Butterworth NB-41 F4 1984      
29 DNQ 24 Bob Gerard, GBR F.R. Gerard Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica - Bristol BS 421/100/119 L6 1971      
30 DNQ 14 Reg Parnell, GBR Cooper Car Co Cooper T20 - Lea Francis CB-1-52 L6 1960      
31 DNQ 6 Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, GBR Bill Aston Aston Butterworth - Butterworth NB-42 F4 1986      
32 DNQ 38 Paul Pietsch, DEU Paul Pietsch Veritas Meteor - Veritas - L6 1998      
33 DNQ 28 George Abecassis, GBR HW Motors Ltd HWM 52 - Alta F2 - L4 1970      
34 DNQ 42 Geoff Richardson, GBR Geoff Richardson RRA - Riley - L6 1500      
35 DNQ 34 Mike Keen, GBR Mike Keen HRG - Lea Francis - L6 1960      
                       
36 DNA 2 Graham Whitehead, GBR Graham Whitehead Alta F2 - L4 1970      
37 DNA 15 Stirling Moss, GBR ERA Ltd ERA G-Type - Bristol BS - L6 1971      
38 DNA 16 Giuseppe 'Nino' Farina, ITA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 - Ferrari 500/F2 - L4 1985      
39 DNA 17 Luigi Villoresi, ITA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 - Ferrari 500/F2 - L4 1985      
40 DNA 40 Zora Arkus-Duntov, USA "Orley" (Alexander Todd) Orley Speciale - Veritas - L6 1998      
41 DNA 42 Peter Walker, GBR Geoff Richardson RRA - Riley - L6 2000      
42 DNA 43 Bertie Bradnack, GBR Berti Bradnack Woden - Bristol BS - L6 1971      
43 DNA 14 John Cooper, GBR Cooper Car Co Cooper T20 - Bristol BS CB-1-52 L6 1970      
44 DNA 21 David Murray, GBR Scuderia Ambrosiana Ferrari 125 - Ferrari 166/F2 010C V12 1995      
45 DNA 22 Roy Salvadori, GBR Tony Crook Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica - Bristol BS 421/100/170 L6 1971      
46 DNA 34 Len Gibbs, GBR Mike Keen HRG - Lea Francis - L6 1960      
47 DNA 35 Bill Skelly, GBR Bill Skelly Lea Francis - L6 1960      
48 DNA 37 Reg Parnell, GBR Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 - Maserati-Platé 4CL - L4 1988      

 

Heat 1

Cla. Driver Qual.
Time
Grid
Pos.
Time, Laps Reason Out
1 Hawthorn 2.00" 1 30'49.0" 137.537 km/h
2 Behra 2.02" 3 30'51.4"  
3 Collins 2.02" 2 31'21.0"  
4 Macklin 2.03" 4 31'34.4"  
5 "B. Bira" 2.05 8 31'39.8"  
6 Wharton 2.04" 6 31'44.6"  
7 P. Whitehead 2.05" 7 31'53.0"  
8 Schell 2.10" 13 31'53.2"  
9 Dobson 2.11" 16 32'30.0"  
10 Gaze 2.06" 9 14  
11 Ulmen 2.10" 14 14  
12 Hirt 2.10" 12 14  
13 Richards 2.42" 17 12  
14 Claes 2.07" 10 11 Transmission
15 Lund 2.11" 15 11  
DNF Aston 2.07" 11 7  
DNF Downing 2.04" 5 6 Engine

Heat 2

Cla. Driver Qual.
Time
Grid
Pos.
Time, Laps Reason Out
1 Manzon 2.01" 1 30'37.0" 138.438 km/h
2 Fischer 2.02" 3 30'39.4"  
3 Rolt 2.03" 7 30'52.0"  
4 Baird 2.04" 9 31'02.6"  
5 de Graffenried 2.02" 5 31'08.0"  
6 Brown 2.06" 11 31'31.0"  
7 Crook 2.15" 15 32'08.4"  
8 McAlpine 2.02" 2 14  
9 Gerard 2.10" 14 11  
10 Watson 2.09" 13 9  
DNF Fotheringham-Parker 2.03" 6 8 Accident
DNF Parnell 2.04" 8 8  
DNF Montgomerie-Charrington 2.17" 16 7 Gearbox
DNF Hamilton 2.02" 4 6 Differential
DNF Pietsch 2.05" 10 4  
DNF Abecassis 2.07"   4 Differential
DNF Richardson     1  

 

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