1952 French Grand Prix

The 1952 French Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 6 July 1952 at Rouen-Les-Essarts. It was race 4 of 8 in the 1952 World Championship of Drivers, in which each Grand Prix was run to Formula Two rules rather than the Formula One regulations normally used. Unusually this race was run over a duration of 3 hours, rather than a fixed distance.

1952 French Grand Prix
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Race details
Date 6 July 1952 (1952-07-06)
Official name XXXIX Grand Prix de l'ACF
Location Rouen-Les-Essarts, Grand-Couronne, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.100 km (3.169 miles)
Distance 77 laps, 392.700 km (244.012 miles)
Weather Rain
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 2:14.8
Fastest lap
Driver Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Time 2:17.3 on lap 28
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third
  • Piero Taruffi
Ferrari
Lap leaders
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