The XIV Grand Prix de l'Albigeois was a Formula One motor race held on 1 June 1952 at Circuit Les Planques, Albi, France. The race was won by Louis Rosier in a Ferrari 375 Chico Landi was second in another 375 and Yves Giraud-Cabantous third in a Talbot-Lago T26C. BRM drivers Juan Manuel Fangio and José Froilán González took pole and fastest lap respectively, but both retired with mechanical problems.[1][2]

Classification

Race

Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 8 France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 375 1:50:39.0, 164.00 kph 3
2 6 Brazil Chico Landi Escuderia Bandeirantes Ferrari 375 +17.6s 17
3 22 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C +1:12.6 5
4 12 Argentina Alberto Crespo Automobiles Talbot Talbot-Lago T26C +3:14.2 13
5 26 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead Graham Whitehead Ferrari 125 +1 lap 11
6 28 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Ferrari 500 +1 lap 8
7 24 Italy Gianfranco Comotti Scuderia Guastalla Ferrari 166 +4 laps 14
NC 16 Thailand B. Bira Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +6 laps, piston 7
NC 10 France Maurice Trintignant Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C +8 laps 4
Ret 14 France Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 23 laps, rear axle 9
Ret 2 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio British Racing Motors BRM P15 15 laps, cylinder head stud 1
Ret 32 United States Harry Schell Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 5 laps, transmission 10
Ret 20 France Georges Grignard Automobiles Talbot Talbot-Lago T26C 5 laps, crash 12
Ret 4 Argentina José Froilán González British Racing Motors BRM P15 5 laps, cylinder 2
Ret 36 Belgium André Pilette Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C 5 laps, crash 15
Ret 18 France Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C 0 laps, ignition 6
DNS 30 United Kingdom Steve Watson Steve Watson Maserati 4CLT/48 piston failure in practice 16
DNA 34 Italy Ettore Bianco Maserati 4CLT/48 -

References

  1. ^ "1952 Albi Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  2. ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-07.


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