1952 Australian Grand Prix

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Flag of Australia svg.png 1952 Australian Grand Prix
Race 10 of 10 in the 1952 Alternate Formula One season
Leyburn.jpg
Date November 2, 1952
Official Name XVII Australian Grand Prix
Location Leyburn, Queensland
Course Airfield Circuit
6.92 km (4.3 mi)
Distance 58 laps, 401.36 km (249.4 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole Position
Driver Flag of Italy svg.png Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo
Time 2:45.1
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Thailand svg.png B. Bira Talbot-Lago-Talbot
Time 2:46.7
Podium
First Flag of Thailand svg.png B. Bira Talbot-Lago-Talbot
Second Flag of Italy svg.png Consalvo Sanesi Gordini
Third Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Reg Parnell Ferrari


The 1952 Australian Grand Prix was the tenth and final race of the 1952 Formula One World Championship and was held in Leyburn on November 2nd 1952. The first Australian Grand Prix to count for the World Championship, it was also the race where the title was decided. Coming to the race, Giuseppe Farina had a 7.5-point lead over B. Bira, but the double champion retired early on while Bira won with the fastest lap, securing his first title. Consalvo Sanesi finished the race in second place for Gordini, ahead of Reg Parnell in the Ferrari.

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