1952 Valentino Grand Prix

1952 Valentino Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date	6 April 1952
Official name	VI Gran Premio del Valentino
Location	Parco del Valentino, Turin
Course	Temporary Street Circuit
Course length	4.185 km (2.609 miles)
Distance	60 laps, 251.10 km (156.54 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari
Fastest lap
Driver	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari
Time	2:01.2
Podium
First	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari
Second	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari
Third	Rudi Fischer	Ferrari

The 6th Gran Premio del Valentino was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 6 April 1952 at the Parco del Valentino in Turin. The Grand Prix was won by Luigi Villoresi driving a Ferrari 375. Piero Taruffi and Rudi Fischer were second and third in their Ferrari 500s. Giuseppe Farina in another 375 started from pole and set fastest lap but retired after a crash.^[1][2]

Classification

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	24	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	2:06:25.3, 119.50kph	3
2	32	Piero Taruffi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	+1:09.3	4
3	22	Rudi Fischer	Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari 500	+2 laps	5
4	8	Peter Whitehead	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari 125	+2 laps	6
5	34	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	+4 laps, fuel tank leak	2
6	28	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago T26C	+6 laps	7
NC	12	Charles de Tornaco	Ecurie Francorchamps	Talbot-Lago T26C	+9 laps	11
Ret	20	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	31 laps, crash	1
Ret	4	Philippe Étancelin	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago T26C	16 laps, transmission	8
Ret	30	Peter Hirt	Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari 212	6 laps, engine	13
Ret	18	Adolfo Macchieraldo	Adolfo Macchieraldo	Maserati 4CLT/48	0 laps, crash	9
Ret	16	Hans Stuck	Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau	AFM-Küchen	0 laps, crash	12
Ret	26	Franco Rol	O.S.C.A.	O.S.C.A. 4500G	0 laps	10
DNA	2	Johnny Parsons	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 375	driver elsewhere	-
DNA	6	Felice Bonetto	Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CLT/48		-
DNA	10	Harry Schell	Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CLT/48		-
DNA	28	Luigi Piotti	O.S.C.A.	O.S.C.A. 4500G		-
DNA	36	Stirling Moss	BRM	BRM P15	car not ready	-
DNA	38	Juan Manuel Fangio	BRM	BRM P15	car not ready	-
DNA	40	Ken Wharton	BRM	BRM P15	car not ready	-

References

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