The 22nd Grand Prix des Frontières was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held on 1 June 1952 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by Paul Frère in an HWM-Alta. Ken Downing finished second in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis and Robin Montgomerie-Charrington was third in an Aston Butterworth. Johnny Claes started from pole in a Simca Gordini Type 15 but crashed out on the first lap.
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Race Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid 1 10 Paul Frère HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 1:38:48.0, 145.09 kph 8 2 16 Ken Downing Ken Downing Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1.0s 5 3 44 Robin Montgomerie-Charrington Bill Aston Aston Butterworth +2 laps, out of fuel 6 4 48 Marcel Masuy Marcel Masuy Veritas RS-BMW +2 laps 5 32 Charles de Tornaco HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +2 laps 10 6 22 Arthur Legat Arthur Legat Veritas Meteor +3 laps 7 34 Olivier Gendebien Olivier Gendebien Veritas RS-BMW +3 laps Ret 8 John Heath HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 11 laps, crash 4 Ret 42 Bill Aston Bill Aston Aston Butterworth 7 laps, mechanical 7 Ret 40 Paul Delabarre Paul Delabarre BMW Special 5 laps Ret 36 Jacques Swaters Jacques Swaters Veritas RS-BMW 328 4 laps - Ret 24 Roger Meunier Roger Meunier Jicey-BMW 328 3 laps Ret 20 Honoré Wagner Mme H. Wagner Veritas RS-BMW 328 2 laps Ret 18 Victor Polledry Victor Polledry Ferrari 166 S 2 laps Ret 30 Willi Heeks Willi Heeks AFM-BMW 328 1 lap, oil pump Ret 26 Roger Laurent Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 0 laps, crash 3 Ret 4 Johnny Claes Vicomtesse de Walckiers Simca Gordini Type 15 0 laps, crash 1 DNA 6 Gordon Watson Vicomtesse de Walckiers Simca Gordini Type 15 DNA 12 Roger Laurent HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta driver drove #26 DNA 28 Camille Chard'Homme Camille Chard'Homme BMW Special DNA 46 Bobby Baird Bobby Baird Ferrari 500
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