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.
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Race 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:
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