1952 Grand Prix des Frontières

1952 Frontières Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date	1 June 1952
Official name	XXII Grand Prix des Frontières
Location	Chimay, Belgium
Course	Temporary street circuit
Course length	10.799 km (6.710 mi)
Distance	22 laps, 237.588 km (147.630 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Johnny Claes	Gordini
Fastest lap
Driver	Paul Frère	HWM-Alta
Time	4:16.0
Podium
First	Paul Frère	HWM-Alta
Second	Ken Downing	Connaught-Lea Francis
Third	Robin Montgomerie-Charrington	Aston Butterworth

The 22nd Grand Prix des Frontières was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held on 1 June 1952 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by Paul Frère in an HWM-Alta. Ken Downing finished second in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis and Robin Montgomerie-Charrington was third in an Aston Butterworth. Johnny Claes started from pole in a Simca Gordini Type 15 but crashed out on the first lap.^[1][2]

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	10	Paul Frère	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta	1:38:48.0, 145.09 kph	8
2	16	Ken Downing	Ken Downing	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis	+1.0s	5
3	44	Robin Montgomerie-Charrington	Bill Aston	Aston Butterworth	+2 laps, out of fuel	6
4	48	Marcel Masuy	Marcel Masuy	Veritas RS-BMW	+2 laps
5	32	Charles de Tornaco	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta	+2 laps	10
6	22	Arthur Legat	Arthur Legat	Veritas Meteor	+3 laps
7	34	Olivier Gendebien	Olivier Gendebien	Veritas RS-BMW	+3 laps
Ret	8	John Heath	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta	11 laps, crash	4
Ret	42	Bill Aston	Bill Aston	Aston Butterworth	7 laps, mechanical	7
Ret	40	Paul Delabarre	Paul Delabarre	BMW Special	5 laps
Ret	36	Jacques Swaters	Jacques Swaters	Veritas RS-BMW 328	4 laps	-
Ret	24	Roger Meunier	Roger Meunier	Jicey-BMW 328	3 laps
Ret	20	Honoré Wagner	Mme H. Wagner	Veritas RS-BMW 328	2 laps
Ret	18	Victor Polledry	Victor Polledry	Ferrari 166 S	2 laps
Ret	30	Willi Heeks	Willi Heeks	AFM-BMW 328	1 lap, oil pump
Ret	26	Roger Laurent	Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari 500	0 laps, crash	3
Ret	4	Johnny Claes	Vicomtesse de Walckiers	Simca Gordini Type 15	0 laps, crash	1
DNA	6	Gordon Watson	Vicomtesse de Walckiers	Simca Gordini Type 15
DNA	12	Roger Laurent	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta	driver drove #26
DNA	28	Camille Chard'Homme	Camille Chard'Homme	BMW Special
DNA	46	Bobby Baird	Bobby Baird	Ferrari 500