The 1st Newcastle Journal Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Charterhall on 11 October 1952. The race was won by Dennis Poore in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis, leading home his teammates Kenneth McAlpine and Mike Oliver. Tony Gaze set fastest lap in his HWM-Alta.
Stirling Moss finished fourth in the troublesome ERA G-Type-Bristol; this was the last race entered by the works ERA team.
Results PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/Retired 1 29 Dennis Poore Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 59:21.6, 81.14 mph 2 31 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +34.6s 3 30 Mike Oliver Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +41.2s 4 25 Stirling Moss English Racing Automobiles Ltd. ERA G-Type-Bristol 5 16 Bobbie Baird Giovanni Caprara Ferrari 500 6 32 André Loens Fraser-Hartwell Syndicate Cooper T20-Bristol 7 10 Peter Whitehead P. Whitehead Alta F2 Ret 91 Alan Brown A. Brown Cooper T20-Bristol timing chain Ret 82 Tony Gaze T. Gaze HWM-Alta Ret 28 Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Simca Gordini Type 15 broken goggles Ret 34 John Barber J. Barber Cooper T20-Bristol Ret 35 Archie Bryde A. Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol Ret 38 Ninian Sanderson Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol 6 laps, transmission Ret 39 Bill Dobson Scuderia Ambrosiana Ferrari 125 Ret 44 Horace Richards H.A. Richards H.A.R.-Riley Ret 45 Jack Walton J. Walton Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica-Bristol puncture Ret 46 Peter Bolton P. Bolton Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica-Bristol Ret 71 Albert Wake A. Wake HWM-Alta Ret 81 Ernest Stapleton E. Stapleton Aston Martin 15/98 Ret 83 Bill Melville M.R. Chassels JP-JAP Ret 84 Jock White J. White MacKay Ret 85 Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol Ret 86 Joe Little J. Little Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica-Bristol Ret 87 Ken Wharton Scuderia Franera Frazer Nash FN48-Bristol Ret 89 John Melvin J. Melvin Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica-Bristol Ret 90 Peter Scott-Russell H.A. Mitchell Frazer Nash High Speed-Bristol Ret 116 Ian Stewart J. Brown HWM-Alta 3 laps DNS 20 Mike Hawthorn L.M. Hawthorn Cooper T20-Bristol
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