1952 Comminges Grand Prix

The XVI Grand Prix du Comminges was a Formula Two motor race held on 10 August 1952 in Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France. It was round 7 of Les Grands Prix de France Championship. Race distance was determined by time rather than the number of laps, the result being declared after 3 hours. The win was shared by André Simon and Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari 500; Ascari taking over Simon's car after his own suffered mechanical failure. Ascari had started from pole, and also set fastest lap. Their teammate Giuseppe Farina finished second and Jean Behra in a Simca Gordini Type 15 was third.^[1][2]

1952 Comminges Grand Prix
Race details
Date	10 August 1952
Official name	XVI Grand Prix du Comminges
Location	Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France
Course	Temporary Street Circuit
Course length	4.392 km (2.729 mi)
Distance	95 laps, 417.24 km (259.26 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Time	1:51.3
Fastest lap
Driver	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Time	1:51.2
Podium
First	Alberto Ascari André Simon	Ferrari
Second	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari
Third	Jean Behra	Gordini

Classification

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	12	André Simon Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	95 laps, 138.49 kph	10
2	10	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	+1 lap	4
3	4	Jean Behra	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 15	+6 laps	5
4	26	Graham Whitehead	Peter Whitehead	Alta F2	+6 laps	11
NC	16	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Scuderia Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CLT/48	+11 laps	15
NC	24	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	HW Motors Ltd.	HWM-Alta	+15 laps	13
Ret	20	Lance Macklin	HW Motors Ltd.	HWM-Alta	69 laps, magneto	12
Ret	38	Harry Schell	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 15	68 laps, valve	16
Ret	6	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	67 laps, rear axle	2
Ret	34	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Simca Gordini Type 15	67 laps, gear selector	19
Ret	22	Peter Collins	HW Motors Ltd.	HWM-Alta	61 laps, magneto	9
Ret	14	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari 500	56 laps, crash	7
Ret	28	Chico Landi	Escuderia Bandeirantes	Maserati A6GCM	43 laps, split fuel tank	14
Ret	32	Alberto Crespo	Escuderia Bandeirantes	Maserati A6GCM	40 laps, rear axle	8
Ret	30	Eitel Cantoni	Escuderia Bandeirantes	Maserati A6GCM	39 laps, collapsed wheel	17
Ret	40	Archie Bryde	Archie Bryde	Cooper T20-Bristol	28 laps, magneto drive	18
Ret	2	Robert Manzon	Equipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	16 laps, valve	3
Ret	8	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	2 laps, steering	1
DSQ	36	Élie Bayol	Élie Bayol	O.S.C.A. Tipo 20	starting outside pits	6
DNA	12	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	car driven by André Simon	-
DNA	18	Nello Pagani	Scuderia Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CLT/48		-
DNA	40	Reg Parnell	Archie Bryde	Cooper T20-Bristol	car driven by Archie Bryde	-