The 1st Joe Fry Memorial Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Castle Combe Circuit on 4 October 1952. The race was won by Roy Salvadori in a Ferrari 500, setting fastest lap in the process. Ken Wharton in a Frazer Nash FN48-Bristol was second and Ninian Sanderson third in a Cooper T20-Bristol. Stirling Moss started from pole in an ERA G-Type but retired just after halfway distance.
Results PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/RetiredGrid 1 65 Roy Salvadori Giovanni Caprara Ferrari 500 26:32.6, 83.58 mph 3 2 56 Ken Wharton Scuderia Franera Frazer Nash FN48-Bristol +11.4s 6 3 63 Ninian Sanderson Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol +15.4s 5 4 50 Alan Brown Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol 20 laps 4 5 64 Bill Dobson Ecurie Ecosse Ferrari 125 +1 lap 10 6 110 Lawrence Mitchell L. Mitchell Frazer Nash HS-Bristol +2 laps 12 7 60 Ernest Stapleton E. Stapleton Aston Martin 15/98 +2 laps 15 8 26 Bill Skelly W. Skelly Frazer Nash FN56-Bristol +2 laps 16 Ret 55 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 17 laps 9 Ret 49 Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol 10 laps 7 Ret 61 Stirling Moss ERA Ltd. ERA G-Type 6 laps, steering 1 Ret 58 Archie Bryde A. Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol 5 laps, accident 13 Ret 54 Leslie Marr L. Marr Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 4 laps, magneto 8 Ret 62 Peter Whitehead P. Whitehead Alta F2 0 laps, accident 2 DNS 51 Oliver Simpson O. Simpson Alta F2 11 DNS 70 Jimmy Stewart J. Stewart Cooper T12-JAP 14 DNA 53 Ken Downing Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis - DNA 59 Gerry Dunham G. Dunham Rover 75 -
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