The 6th Grand Prix de Paris was a Non-Championship Formula Two motor race held on 25 May 1952 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, in Montlhéry, Essonne, France. Race distance was decided not by distance but by time, the duration being 3 hours. The race was won by Piero Taruffi in a Ferrari 500, setting fastest lap in the process. Taruffi's teammates Giuseppe Farina and André Simon shared second place, with Louis Rosier third in his own Ferrari 500. Robert Manzon started from pole in a Gordini Type 16 but retired with a differential failure.
Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 6 Piero Taruffi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 74 laps, 153.35 kph 2 2 2 André SimonGiuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 +3 laps 4 3 14 Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 +4 laps 6 NC 20 Lance MacklinPeter Collins HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +10 laps 11 NC 8 Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +15 laps, differential 1 NC 38 Marcel Balsa Marcel Balsa BMW Special +16 laps 14 NC 24 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta +23 laps 13 Ret 12 B. Bira Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 48 laps, differential 7 Ret 36 Gianfranco Comotti Scuderia Marzotto Ferrari 166 46 laps, engine 15 Ret 16 Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 42 laps, gudgeon pin 16 Ret 34 Robin Montgomerie-Charrington Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 26 laps, clutch 12 Ret 26 Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Alta F2 20 laps, gear lever 9 Ret 30 Johnny Claes Johnny Claes Simca-Gordini Type 15 20 laps, stub axle 10 Ret 10 Jean Behra Yves Giraud-Cabantous Gordini Type 16 19 laps, differential 5 Ret 18 Harry Schell Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 12 laps, oil pipe 18 Ret 22 Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd. HWM-Alta 2 laps, magneto 8 DSQ 4 Luigi VilloresiGiuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 69 laps, outside assistance 3 DSQ 32 Eugene MartinArmand Philippe Eugene Martin Jicey-Veritas 49 laps, driver change on circuit 17 DNS 28 Elie Bayol Elie Bayol O.S.C.A. MT4
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