1952 Pau Grand Prix

1952 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date	14 April 1952
Official name	XIII Grand Prix Automobile de Pau[1]
Location	Pau, France
Course	Temporary Street Circuit
Course length	2.760 km (1.720 miles)
Distance	99 laps, 280.571 km (174.338 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari
Time	1:43.3
Fastest lap
Driver	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari
Time	1:44.4
Podium
First	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari
Second	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier
Third	Jean Behra	Equipe Gordini

The 1952 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 14 April 1952 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix served as the first round of the French Formula Two Championship and was won by Alberto Ascari, driving the Ferrari 500. Louis Rosier finished second and Jean Behra third.

Pos	No	Driver	Vehicle	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	32	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari 500	99	3hrs 00min 10sec	1
2	12	Louis Rosier	Ferrari 500	96	+ 3 laps	8
3	4	Jean Behra	Gordini T16	94	+ 5 laps	10
4	10	Élie Bayol	O.S.C.A. MT4	92	+ 7 laps	14
5	26	Eugène Martin	Veritas Jicey 2	89	+ 10 laps	16
6	16	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati 4CLT/48	89	+ 10 laps	4
7	20	Lance Macklin	HWM 52	86	+ 13 laps	3
Ret	36	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari 500	78	Accident	2
Ret	8	Johnny Claes	Gordini T16	71	Transmission	13
Ret	6	Robert Manzon	Gordini T16	66	Accident	6
Ret	14	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari 166	62	Mechanical	12
Ret	30	Hans Stuck	AFM 6	49	Mechanical	15
Ret	18	Nello Pagani	Maserati 4CLT/48	44	Engine	9
Ret	22	Peter Collins	HWM 52	42	Brakes	7
Ret	34	Piero Scotti	Ferrari 500	8	Accident	17
Ret	28	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari 500	4	Oil pipe	5
Ret	24	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	HWM 52	4	Accident	11
DNA	6	B. Bira	Gordini T16		Did Not Attend
DNA	18	Louis Chiron	Maserati 4CLT/48		Did Not Attend
DNA	18	André Simon	Maserati 4CLT/48		Did Not Attend
DNA	34	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 500		Did Not Attend
Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari (Scuderia Ferrari) – 1:44.4
Sources: [2][1]