1952 British Grand Prix

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Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png 1952 British Grand Prix
Race 5 of 10 in the 1952 Alternate Formula One season
Silverstone 1952.jpg
Date July 19, 1952
Official Name V RAC British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, England
Course Permanent racing facility
4.7105 km (2.927 mi)
Distance 85 laps, 400.3925 km (248.795 mi)
Weather Cloudy
Pole Position
Driver Flag of Italy svg.png Dorino Serafini Ferrari
Time 1:41.2
Fastest Lap
Driver Flag of Italy svg.png Consalvo Sanesi Gordini
Time 1:41.7
Podium
First Flag of Thailand svg.png B. Bira Talbot-Lago-Talbot
Second Flag of Italy svg.png Alberto Ascari Phoenix-Ferrari
Third Flag of Italy svg.png Consalvo Sanesi Gordini


The 1952 British Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 1952 Formula One World Championship and was held in Silverstone on July 19th 1952. B. Bira won his second consecutive race victory to take the championship lead by half a point from Farina. Alberto Ascari finished second in the Phoenix, his best result of the season, while Consalvo Sanesi was classified third after retiring on the final lap.

Background

Thanks to Farina's retirement in France, the championship battle suddenly heated up, as Robert Manzon was now just one point behind, with Bira and Simon also quite close. Alexander Racing Team and Motorsport Bleu were also in a much better position due to Ferrari and Alfa Romeo both failing to make the finish with any car. The Silverstone circuit was short, which would make for a closer race, and hopefully, another exciting result. As in Donington, 37 cars were present for 22 spots on the grid.

First of all, Group Ultimate shocked the paddock by announcing their withdrawal from competition at the end of the season, suddenly leaving Schell, Ruttman and Barth without a drive for 1953. The team still entered three cars in Britain, Schell and Ruttman in the Ferraris and Barth in the Ultimate-BMW, while Motorsport Bleu filled the gap left by Schell with local driver Tony Rolt. Ultimate would ultimately delay their withdrawal until 1954, then 1955.

Peter Whitehead drove the third Ferrari this time, leaving Reg Parnell without a drive for his home race.

This being their home race, British Bentley Racing Motors fielded three cars for Geoff Richardson, Mike Hawthorn and débutant Roy Salvadori. All three had to pre-qualify, and they hoped to get at least two of them into qualifying proper.

Luigi Villoresi was back in the mysterious Leader-Ferrari for the team's last scheduled entry that season. A miracle would be needed for pre-qualification.

The Fighting Mongooses took part in their third and final race, hoping to make the grid this time, or at least pre-qualify.

Birmingham Motorsport were back with the now-mildly-competitive Alta. They hoped to pre-qualify with Ken Wharton at the wheel.

Erne Racing Development returned as well with Roberto Mières, with qualification being the main objective.

Alexander Racing Team reverted to two cars for the team's home race, having been unable to find a suitable British driver in time.

Garage Francorchamps were back to three cars after their four entries in France. They would be driven by the usual line-up of Trintignant, Pilette and Swaters.

Race weekend

Prequalifying

Toulo de Graffenried barely made it through, with major surprises like Villoresi topping the charts in the usually slow Leader, with Ken Wharton and Geoff Richardson also dragging their cars where they shouldn't have been. Lance Macklin disappointrf by failing to pre-qualify, and Onofre Marimon's time in Formula One would surely come to a close with a sixth consecutive failure to make the grid.

Qualifying

Edgar Barth and Porfirio Rubirosa surprised by setting competitive lap times, while Robert Manzon barely qualified by just one tenth of a second. Serafini took pole position for Ferrari ahead of French Grand Prix winner Bira.

Race

The start was very clean, with Rubirosa getting the best of the lot, although he was unable to gain a place. At the front, Serafini had a shocker and was passed off the line by Bira and Moss, with Fangio calmly securing fourth place. Undeterred, Serafini struck back and took second, while Bira defended his lead nicely. Fangio took advantage of Serafini's overtake to take third place from his team mate, with Farina and Ascari also looking for a good position early on.

Fangio's third place wasn't secure, however, and Moss was through again on lap 4, while Ascari passed Farina for fifth position. On the next lap, Fangio was through again, and Serafini had made a mistake and dropped to fourth place, so the order was now Bira with a decent lead over Fangio, Moss and Serafini, with Ascari closely following. Farina was struggling badly and was passed by Taruffi, de Graffenried and Sanesi. Ascari then passed Serafini after a stunning lap to take fourth place, while Pagani also passed Farina, who was now in tenth position. But he wasn't going down without a fight, and he soon began to claw back some time.

After ten laps, Bira led by 13 seconds from Alberto Ascari, the man on the move in the Phoenix, with Fangio third five seconds behind. A further ten seconds behind, Moss, Serafini, Taruffi and Gonzalez were busy fighting over fourth place, followed by Farina, Schell, Sanesi and Pagani. Then came Rubirosa, Trintignant, Barth, Whitehead, Bracco, Ruttman, Simon, Frère, Pilette, then 13 seconds, then Robert Manzon in last position. Toulo de Graffenried was the only retirement at that point, with a gearbox failure. But behind the top two, things were heating up, as Taruffi and Serafini were now just behind Moss. On lap 17, both were through and now chasing Ascari for second place. Bira, meanwhile, was pulling away in the distance, hoping to become the first driver to win two consecutive races since Farina in 1950. The field was reduced to 20 drivers on lap 18, when André Simon span off while fighting for 18th position with Troy Ruttman.

On lap 20, Bira had a large lead over Ascari, Taruffi, Serafini, Fangio, Moss, Trintignant, Farina, Schell and Gonzalez. Serafini, however, was falling behind. He was passed by Fangio, Moss and Trintignant before the Ferrari let go on lap 24 with a broken transmission. He was followed by André Pilette (spun off at Woodcote) and Troy Ruttman (faulty oil pump) in the next two laps. After these three retirements, there were 17 cars left on the track. Bira still had a more than healthy lead over Ascari, but the lead was getting smaller and smaller. Then came, Taruffi, Moss and Fangio, who rounded out the points. Then came Schell, Trintignant, Frère, Gonzalez, Farina, Rubirosa, Pagani, Bracco, Barth, Sanesi, Manzon and Whitehead.

With the gap getting smaller for the lead, Ascari was pushing like a madman. On lap 33, Nello Pagani retired from eleventh place with an oil leak on his Maserati. Speaking of Maseratis, Paul Frère was doing a marvelous job at that point. Running nicely in the top ten just a few laps earlier, the tremendously close midfield struggle meant he was now in second-last, just behind Manzon, but consistent driving could lead to his and his team's first significant result. Back to the front, and Fangio was even quicker than Ascari, and was just behind the Italian at one point before falling back, but could still make a good challenge for the win later on in the race. At the same time, Taruffi was falling back and now fighting to stay ahead of Trintignant's Bugatti. On lap 37, Ascari was alongside Bira, but the Thai prince decided it was time to step on it again, and promptly set the fastest lap while Ascari had a spin, losing all the time he had just made up.

The Phoenix driver decided it was just a minor setback and easily made the lost time up again. On lap 42, they were side-by-side. At the halfway mark, Alberto was ahead and in the lead. Moss was third, ahead of Fangio and Taruffi. Then came Trintignant, Farina, Bracco, Gonzalez, Rubirosa, Sanesi, Schell, Barth, Whitehead, Manzon and Frère. The next retirement was Piero Taruffi, the suspension breaking on his Aston Martin-Jaguar. This left Trintignant in the points, a rare occurrence for a Bugatti. At the same time, Bira counterattacked and retook the lead from Ascari, bent on preventing this from happening again. Meanwhile, Trintignant was now on fire, and he easily passed Fangio and Moss for third position. Farina was also on the move, and passed Fangio for fifth position on lap 49, then Moss and Trintignant on the next lap to take third position.

That battle kept on raging with Farina, Moss, Fangio and Trintignant all fighting like their lives depended on it. The battle was reduced to three of them, as Fangio retired on lap 51 with an engine failure, overshadowing that of Paul Frère, who had dropped down the field dramatically after his initially promising race. Back in the fight though, they were soon down to just two as Trintignant was losing ground and getting caught by Harry Schell.

On lap 54, José Froilan Gonzalez lost control of his Aston approaching Becketts, striking the earth bank side-on at relatively high speed. Gonzalez was partially thrown from the car on impact, but was able to get out of the car himself, although in visible pain. Therefore, with 30 laps remaining, only twelve cars were still on track. Bira still had a large lead over Ascari, with Farina third ahead of Moss. The fight for the last two points still raged between Sanesi, Trintignant, Schell and Bracco, the unexpected guest. Manzon was in a lonely ninth place ahead of Whitehead, Rubirosa and Barth. Ascari was losing speed, however, and on lap 59, Farina was through into second position. Again. But the battle for fourth place was getting interesting too, with Sanesi and Schell now applying pressure to Stirling Moss.

It was now looking like eighth place was cursed, when Maurice Trintignant had a scary accident at Abbey, putting two wheels on the grass, getting the car sideways and into a roll. Maurice had the reflex to duck and avoided striking the circuit with his body and managed to stay in the car for the roll, but the car was definitely a wreck, and Maurice didn't leave uninjured, and he was sent to Northampton hospital for checks. Then, on lap 62, Farina made a rare mistake, spinning and ending up facing the wrong way. He managed to get going again, but lost second place to Ascari, while Consalvo Sanesi was now getting dangerously close to the two of them. Rather amazingly, Giovanni Bracco was now in fifth position, defending from the likes of Stirling Moss and Harry Schell! Around that time, Robert Manzon's gearbox broke, putting an end to a woeful race from the man who should have been up front.

But Sanesi didn't immediately find the pace to get close enough to Farina and had to be content with fourth the time being. That was, until Giovanni Bracco found pace from HWNSNBM knows where. By lap 72, the Ambrosiana was in fourth place. Sanesi, outraged by the sight of the blue-and-black car passing him, immediately responded, and two laps later, he was through again, and using the momentum to gain ground on Farina. Sure enough, by lap 78, he had not only passed Farina, but Ascari as well! In his spare time, he also set what would remain the fastest lap of the race!

That battle for second quickly split into two battles of two drivers, with Ascari and Sanesi going at it for second place, and the grotesque sight of Farina fighting Bracco for fourth. In fact, that second battle was soon joined by Peter Whitehead, who could smell the opportunity for points. The first battle was won by Ascari very early, in fact with Sanesi heartbrakingly retiring with a blown engine on the final lap. For the second battle, Giovanni Bracco barely managed to stay ahead until the flag, although he was unable to score a miracle podium for Ambrosiana, as Sanesi was still classified in third place! Farina held on for fifth, while Whitehead settled for sixth position. Schell took seventh ahead of Moss while Edgar Barth managed to hang on for a lonely ninth place, 7 laps down. Oh, and Porfirio Rubirosa spun off a handful of laps from the end.

Classification

Entry list

No Driver Entrant Chassis Engine
2 Flag of Ireland svg.png Joe Kelly Flag of Ireland svg.png All-Ireland Motorsport ERA G-Type Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s
4 Flag of Thailand svg.png B. Bira Flag of France svg.png Motorsport Bleu Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6
6 Flag of France svg.png André Simon Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6
8 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tony Rolt Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6
10 Flag of Monaco svg.png Louis Chiron Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Commesso Maserati 4CLT/48 Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
12 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Toulo de Graffenried Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 375B Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
14 Flag of Italy svg.png Dorino Serafini Ferrari 375B Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
16 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Whitehead Ferrari 375B Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
18 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Richardson Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png British Bentley Racing Motors Bentley Speed 2 Bentley 3.0 V16
20 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Mike Hawthorn Bentley Speed 2 Bentley 3.0 V16
22 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Roy Salvadori Bentley Speed 2 Bentley 3.0 V16
24 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png David Hampshire Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Hampshire Racing Alliance Alta GP Alta 1.5 L4s
26 Flag of France svg.png Robert Manzon Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png/Flag of France svg.png Alexander Racing Team Gordini T16 Gordini 1.5 L4s
28 Flag of Italy svg.png Consalvo Sanesi Gordini T16 Gordini 1.5 L4s
30 Flag of Belgium svg.png Johnny Claes Flag of Belgium svg.png Claes Racing Developments Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s
32 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lance Macklin Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s
34 Flag of the United States svg.png Harry Schell Flag of the United States svg.png Ferrari America Ferrari 375 Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
36 Flag of the United States svg.png Troy Ruttman Ferrari 375 Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
38 Flag of Italy svg.png Luigi Villoresi Flag of China svg.png Leader Leader LF152 Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
40 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Froilán González Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jaguar - Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin AM-03 Jaguar XK 3.4 L6
42 Flag of Italy svg.png Piero Taruffi Aston Martin AM-03 Jaguar XK 3.4 L6
44 Flag of France svg.png Jean Behra Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png The Fighting Mongooses Cooper T20 Bristol BS1 2.0 L6
46 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Ken Wharton Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Birmingham Motorsports Alta GP Alta 1.5 L4s
48 Flag of Argentina svg.png Roberto Mières Flag of Ireland svg.png Erne Racing Development Ferrari 375 Ferrari 375 4.5 V12
50 Flag of Germany svg.png Edgar Barth Flag of Germany svg.png Team Ultimate Ultimate 001 BMW 328 2.0 L6
52 Flag of Belgium svg.png Paul Frère Flag of Italy svg.png Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6 2.0 L6
54 Flag of Argentina svg.png Onofre Marimón Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6 2.0 L6
56 Flag of France svg.png Maurice Trintignant Flag of France svg.png Bugatti Grand Prix Bugatti Type Alfa Bugatti 15C 1.5 L4s
58 Flag of Belgium svg.png André Pilette Bugatti Type Alfa Bugatti 15C 1.5 L4s
60 Flag of Belgium svg.png Jacques Swaters Flag of Belgium svg.png Ecurie Nationale Belge Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6 2.0 L6
62 Flag of Italy svg.png Nello Pagani Flag of Australia svg.png Redman Racing Team Maserati A6GCM Maserati A6 2.0 L6
64 Flag of Italy svg.png Giovanni Bracco Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ambrosiana Ambrosiana A-001 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s
66 Flag of the Dominican Republic svg.png Porfirio Rubirosa Ambrosiana A-001 Maserati 4CLT 1.5 L4s
68 Flag of Italy svg.png Giuseppe Farina Flag of Italy svg.png Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo 159/52 Alfa Romeo 159 1.5 L8s
70 Flag of Argentina svg.png Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 159/52 Alfa Romeo 159 1.5 L8s
72 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Stirling Moss Alfa Romeo 159/52 Alfa Romeo 159 1.5 L8s
74 Flag of Italy svg.png Alberto Ascari Flag of Spain svg.png Phoenix Racing Organisation Phoenix P-03 Ferrari 375 4.5 V12

Prequalifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 38 Flag of Italy svg.png Luigi Villoresi Leader 1:43.4 -
2 10 Flag of Monaco svg.png Louis Chiron Maserati-Ferrari 1:43.5 + 0.1
3 46 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Ken Wharton Alta 1:44.1 + 0.7
4 18 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Richardson Bentley 1:44.3 + 0.9
5 50 Flag of Germany svg.png Edgar Barth Ultimate-BMW 1:44.7 + 1.3
6 52 Flag of Belgium svg.png Paul Frère Maserati 1:44.8 + 1.4
7 12 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Toulo de Graffenried Ferrari 1:44.8 + 1.4
8 8 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tony Rolt Talbot-Lago-Talbot 1:44.8 + 1.4
9 32 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lance Macklin Maserati 1:45.0 + 1.6
10 2 Flag of Ireland svg.png Joe Kelly ERA-Maserati 1:45.0 + 1.6
11 48 Flag of Argentina svg.png Roberto Mières Ferrari 1:45.5 + 2.1
12 54 Flag of Argentina svg.png Onofre Marimón Maserati 1:46.0 + 2.6
13 20 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Mike Hawthorn Bentley 1:46.2 + 2.8
14 22 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Roy Salvadori Bentley 1:46.5 + 3.1
15 44 Flag of France svg.png Jean Behra Cooper-Bristol 1:46.7 + 3.3

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 14 Flag of Italy svg.png Dorino Serafini Ferrari 1:41.2 -
2 4 Flag of Thailand svg.png B. Bira Talbot-Lago-Talbot 1:41.3 + 0.1
3 72 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Stirling Moss Alfa Romeo 1:41.3 + 0.1
4 70 Flag of Argentina svg.png Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 1:41.4 + 0.2
5 68 Flag of Italy svg.png Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 1:41.6 + 0.4
6 74 Flag of Italy svg.png Alberto Ascari Phoenix-Ferrari 1:41.7 + 0.5
7 42 Flag of Italy svg.png Piero Taruffi Aston Martin-Jaguar 1:41.7 + 0.5
8 12 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Toulo de Graffenried Ferrari 1:41.8 + 0.6
9 62 Flag of Italy svg.png Nello Pagani Maserati 1:41.9 + 0.7
10 28 Flag of Italy svg.png Consalvo Sanesi Gordini 1:41.9 + 0.7
11 56 Flag of France svg.png Maurice Trintignant Bugatti 1:41.9 + 0.7
12 50 Flag of Germany svg.png Edgar Barth Ultimate-BMW 1:42.1 + 0.9
13 40 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Froilán González Aston Martin-Jaguar 1:42.2 + 1.0
14 16 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Whitehead Ferrari 1:42.2 + 1.0
15 66 Flag of the Dominican Republic svg.png Porfirio Rubirosa Ambrosiana-Maserati 1:42.3 + 1.1
16 34 Flag of the United States svg.png Harry Schell Ferrari 1:42.3 + 1.1
17 58 Flag of Belgium svg.png André Pilette Bugatti 1:42.5 + 1.3
18 36 Flag of the United States svg.png Troy Ruttman Ferrari 1:42.5 + 1.3
19 6 Flag of France svg.png André Simon Talbot-Lago-Talbot 1:42.7 + 1.5
20 64 Flag of Italy svg.png Giovanni Bracco Ambrosiana-Maserati 1:42.9 + 1.7
21 26 Flag of France svg.png Robert Manzon Gordini 1:43.1 + 1.9
22 52 Flag of Belgium svg.png Paul Frère Maserati 1:43.1 + 1.9
23 10 Flag of Monaco svg.png Louis Chiron Maserati-Ferrari 1:43.2 + 2.0
24 24 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png David Hampshire Alta 1:43.2 + 2.0
25 60 Flag of Belgium svg.png Jacques Swaters Maserati 1:43.3 + 2.1
26 30 Flag of Belgium svg.png Johnny Claes Maserati 1:43.8 + 2.6
27 38 Flag of Italy svg.png Luigi Villoresi Leader-Ferrari 1:43.9 + 2.7
28 18 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Richardson Bentley 1:44.7 + 3.5
29 8 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tony Rolt Talbot-Lago-Talbot 1:44.7 + 3.5
30 46 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Ken Wharton Alta 1:44.8 + 3.6

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 4 Flag of Thailand svg.png B. Bira Talbot-Lago-Talbot 85 2:26:12.0 2 8
2 74 Flag of Italy svg.png Alberto Ascari Phoenix-Ferrari 83 + 2 laps 6 6
3 28 Flag of Italy svg.png Consalvo Sanesi Gordini 82 Engine 10 5
4 64 Flag of Italy svg.png Giovanni Bracco Ambrosiana-Maserati 82 + 3 laps 20 3
5 68 Flag of Italy svg.png Giuseppe Farina Alfa Romeo 82 + 3 laps 5 2
6 16 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Peter Whitehead Ferrari 82 + 3 laps 14
7 34 Flag of the United States svg.png Harry Schell Ferrari 81 + 4 laps 16
8 72 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Stirling Moss Alfa Romeo 80 + 5 laps 3
9 50 Flag of Germany svg.png Edgar Barth Ultimate-BMW 78 + 7 laps 12
Ret 66 Flag of the Dominican Republic svg.png Porfirio Rubirosa Ambrosiana-Maserati 69 Spin 15
Ret 26 Flag of France svg.png Robert Manzon Gordini 64 Gearbox 21
Ret 56 Flag of France svg.png Maurice Trintignant Bugatti 59 Accident 11
Ret 40 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Froilán González Aston Martin-Jaguar 53 Accident 13
Ret 70 Flag of Argentina svg.png [[Juan Manuel Fangiov Alfa Romeo 50 Engine 4
Ret 52 Flag of Belgium svg.png Paul Frère Maserati 49 Steering 22
Ret 42 Flag of Italy svg.png Piero Taruffi Aston Martin-Jaguar 43 Suspension 7
Ret 62 Flag of Italy svg.png Nello Pagani Maserati 32 Oil leak 9
Ret 36 Flag of the United States svg.png Troy Ruttman Ferrari 25 Oil pump 18
Ret 58 Flag of Belgium svg.png André Pilette Bugatti 24 Spin 17
Ret 14 Flag of Italy svg.png Dorino Serafini Ferrari 23 Transmission 1
Ret 6 Flag of France svg.png André Simon Talbot-Lago-Talbot 17 Spin 19
Ret 12 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Toulo de Graffenried Ferrari 9 Gearbox 8
DNQ 10 Flag of Monaco svg.png Louis Chiron Maserati-Ferrari
DNQ 24 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png David Hampshire Alta
DNQ 60 Flag of Belgium svg.png Jacques Swaters Maserati
DNQ 30 Flag of Belgium svg.png Johnny Claes Maserati
DNQ 38 Flag of Italy svg.png Luigi Villoresi Leader-Ferrari
DNQ 18 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Richardson Bentley
DNQ 8 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tony Rolt Talbot-Lago-Talbot
DNQ 46 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Ken Wharton Alta
DNPQ 32 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lance Macklin Maserati
DNPQ 2 Flag of Ireland svg.png Joe Kelly ERA-Maserati
DNPQ 48 Flag of Argentina svg.png Roberto Mières Ferrari
DNPQ 54 Flag of Argentina svg.png Onofre Marimón Maserati
DNPQ 20 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Mike Hawthorn Bentley
DNPQ 22 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Roy Salvadori Bentley
DNPQ 44 Flag of France svg.png Jean Behra Cooper-Bristol

Notes

Drivers

Constructors

  • Final entry for the Bristol engine.

Entrants

Lap leaders

Records broken

Drivers

Championship standings

Pos Driver Points
1 Flag of Thailand svg.png B. Bira 21
2 Flag of Italy svg.png Giuseppe Farina 20.5
3 Flag of France svg.png Robert Manzon 17.5
4 Flag of France svg.png André Simon 12
5 Flag of Italy svg.png Consalvo Sanesi 11
Pos Constructor Points
1 Flag of France svg.png Talbot-Lago-Talbot 29
2 Flag of France svg.png Gordini 22.5
3 Flag of Italy svg.png Alfa Romeo 20.5
4 Flag of Spain svg.png Phoenix-Ferrari 10
5 Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari 9
Pos Driver Points
1 Flag of France svg.png Motorsport Bleu 29
2 Flag of France svg.png/Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Alexander Racing Team 22.5
3 Flag of Italy svg.png Alfa Romeo SpA 20.5
4 Flag of Spain svg.png Phoenix Racing Organisation 10
5 Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ferrari 9
  • Only the top five positions are listed.
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