1952 Daily Mail Trophy

1952 Daily Mail Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date 2 August 1952
Official name II Daily Mail Trophy
Location Boreham Circuit, Essex, UK
Course Airfield circuit
Course length 4.828 km (3.000 mi)
Distance 67 laps, 323.501 km (201.014 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari
Time 1:59.8
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Cooper-Bristol

The 2nd Daily Mail Trophy was a non-championship motor race held for Formula One and Formula Two cars at Boreham Circuit on 2 August 1952. The race was won by Luigi Villoresi in a Ferrari 375, who also set pole and fastest lap. Chico Landi was second in another 375 and Mike Hawthorn was third in a Cooper T20-Bristol, and highest place Formula Two entrant.[1][2]

After being run for two years in succession, the 3rd Daily Mail Trophy race would not be held until 1984.[3]

Results

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 17 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375 2:25:36.0, 83.11 mph 1
2 29 Brazil Chico Landi Escuderia Bandeirantes Ferrari 375 +10.0s 3
3 4 United Kingdom Mike Hawthorn Leslie Hawthorn Cooper T20-Bristol +1:06.0 6
4 21 France Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C +1 lap 7
5 18 France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 375 +1 lap 5
6 3 United Kingdom Alan Brown Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol +1 lap 13
7 1 United Kingdom Stirling Moss English Racing Automobiles ERA G-Type-Bristol +1 lap 10
8 10 United Kingdom Bobbie Baird Giovanni Caprara Ferrari 500 +2 laps
9 2 United Kingdom Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol +3 laps
10 24 Argentina Alberto Crespo Antonio Lago Talbot-Lago T26C +4 laps 12
11 16 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead P. Whitehead Ferrari 125 +4 laps
12 20 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C +5 laps 9
13 8 United Kingdom Ninian Sanderson Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol +5 laps
14 27 Republic of Ireland Joe Kelly Joe Kelly Alta GP +5 laps
15 7 United Kingdom Dennis Poore Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +5 laps 8
16 26 United Kingdom Ken Wharton British Racing Motors BRM P15 61 laps, gearbox 4
17 11 Italy Franco Cortese Scuderia Ambrosiana Ferrari 166 S +6 laps
18 15 United Kingdom Ken Downing Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +7 laps 11
19 9 United Kingdom Bill Dobson Scuderia Ambrosiana Ferrari 125 +7 laps 16
20 19 France Eugene Chaboud Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C +7 laps 15
NC 33 United Kingdom Spen King Gerry Dunham Rover 75 +8 laps
NC 14 United Kingdom Archie Bryde A. Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol +8 laps
Ret 37 United Kingdom Oliver Simpson R. York Alta F2 52 laps
Ret 28 France Pierre Levegh Antonio Lago Talbot-Lago T26C 41 laps
Ret 36 United Kingdom Ron Willis Antonio Lago BMW-Bristol 37 laps 14
Ret 5 France André Loens Fraser-Hartwell Syndicate Cooper T20-Bristol 30 laps, mechanical
Ret 32 United Kingdom John James John James Maserati 4CLT/48
Ret 31 United Kingdom Gerry Dunham Gerry Dunham Alvis
Ret 38 United Kingdom Horace Richards H.A. Richards HAR-Riley
Ret 35 United States Harry Schell Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48
Ret 34 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48
Ret 39 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori Giovanni Caprara Ferrari 166 21 laps
Ret 12 United Kingdom John Barber John Barber Cooper T20-Bristol 15 laps
Ret 22 United Kingdom Graham Whitehead Graham Whitehead ERA B-Type 7 laps
Ret 25 Argentina José Froilán González British Racing Motors BRM P15 3 laps, crash 2
DNA 6 United Kingdom Tony Crook Tony Crook Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica
DNA 23 United Kingdom David Griffin Bobby Baird Baird-Griffin-Maserati
DNA 30 United Kingdom Oscar Moore Oscar B. Moore HWM-Jaguar

References

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  1. ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  2. ^ "II Daily Mail Trophy 1952". Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  3. ^ "III Daily Mail Trophy 1984". Retrieved 2022-06-03.


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1952 Comminges Grand Prix
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