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Daily Express Trophy – 1952

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Nr Driver Team Car Engine Tyre
1 Great Britain Nigel Mann N. Mann Italy Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza [2211122] Alfa Romeo L8C 2.6 –
2 Great Britain Dennis Poore D. Poore Italy Alfa Romeo 8C-35 [50013] Alfa Romeo L8C 3.8 –
3 Ireland Joe Kelly J. Kelly Great Britain Alta GP [1003] Alta L4C 1.5 –
4 Great Britain Basil de Mattos Louis Manduca Great Britain Alta IFS [69IS] Alta L4C 1.5 –
5 Great Britain Oliver Simpson R. York Great Britain Alta F2 [F2-4] Alta F2 L4 2.0 –
6 Great Britain Gordon Watson G. M. Watson Great Britain Alta F2 [F2-2] Alta F2 L4 2.0 –
7 Argentina José Froilán González BRM Ltd Great Britain BRM Type 15 Mk I [No. 1] BRM P15 V16C 1.5 –
8 Great Britain Ken Wharton BRM Ltd Great Britain BRM Type 15 Mk I [No. 2] BRM P15 V16C 1.5 –
9 Great Britain John Barber John Cooper Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-7-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 –
10 Great Britain Ron Flockhart Alba Union Great Britain ERA D [R4D] ERA L6C 2.0 –
11 Great Britain Bob Gerard F. R. Gerard Great Britain ERA A [R4A] ERA L6C 2.0 –
12 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail The Border Reivers Great Britain ERA B [R12B] ERA L6C 1.5 –
14 Great Britain Graham Whitehead A. G. Whitehead Great Britain ERA B/C [R8C] ERA L6C 1.5 –
15 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 375 [004] Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 –
16 Brazil Chico Landi Escuderia Bandeirantes Italy Ferrari 375 [005] Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 –
17 France Louis Rosier Écurie (Louis) Rosier Italy Ferrari 375 [375/51-02] Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 –
18 Great Britain Bill Dobson Scuderia Ambrosiana Italy Ferrari 166 F2 [10C] Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0 –
19 Great Britain Billy Skelly W. J. Skelly Great Britain Frazer-Nash F2 [421/200/180S] Frazer-Nash FNS L6 2.0 –
20 Great Britain Oscar Moore O. B. Moore Great Britain HWM 50 [FB104] Jaguar XK L6 3.4 –
21 Australia Tony Gaze L. W. Boyce Italy Maserati 8CM [3011] Maserati 8CM L8C 3.0 –
22 Great Britain John James J. M. James Italy Maserati 4CLT/48 [‘P1’] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 –
23 Thailand Prince Bira Ecurie Royale Siam Italy Maserati 4CLT/48 [1607] Osca 4500 V12 4.5 –
24 Great Britain Geoff Richardson G. N. Richardson Great Britain RRA – ERA L6C 1.5 –
25 Great Britain Eric Thompson R. R. C. Walker France Delage 15S8 [WMG102] ERA L6C 1.5 –
26 Italy Piero Taruffi G. A. Vandervell Italy Ferrari 375 Thin Wall Special [375-10] Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 –
Pos Nr Driver Car Engine Tyre Time Laps
1 7 Argentina José Froilán González Great Britain BRM Type 15 Mk I [No. 1] BRM P15 V16C 1.5 – 01:47.000 0
2 15 Italy Luigi Villoresi Italy Ferrari 375 [004] Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 – 01:49.000 0
3 8 Great Britain Ken Wharton Great Britain BRM Type 15 Mk I [No. 2] BRM P15 V16C 1.5 – 01:52.000 0
4 26 Italy Piero Taruffi Italy Ferrari 375 Thin Wall Special [375-10] Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 – 01:53.000 0
5 16 Brazil Chico Landi Italy Ferrari 375 [005] Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 – 01:54.000 0
6 17 France Louis Rosier Italy Ferrari 375 [375/51-02] Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 – 01:56.000 0
7 14 Great Britain Graham Whitehead Great Britain ERA B/C [R8C] ERA L6C 1.5 – 01:58.000 0
8 21 Australia Tony Gaze Italy Maserati 8CM [3011] Maserati 8CM L8C 3.0 – 01:58.000 0
9 10 Great Britain Ron Flockhart Great Britain ERA D [R4D] ERA L6C 2.0 – 02:00.000 0
10 23 Thailand Prince Bira Italy Maserati 4CLT/48 [1607] Osca 4500 V12 4.5 – 02:00.000 0
11 2 Great Britain Dennis Poore Italy Alfa Romeo 8C-35 [50013] Alfa Romeo L8C 3.8 – 02:01.000 0
12 22 Great Britain John James Italy Maserati 4CLT/48 [‘P1’] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 – 02:01.000 0
13 11 Great Britain Bob Gerard Great Britain ERA A [R4A] ERA L6C 2.0 – 02:01.000 0
14 9 Great Britain John Barber Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-7-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 – 02:03.000 0
15 24 Great Britain Geoff Richardson Great Britain RRA – ERA L6C 1.5 – 02:03.000 0
16 25 Great Britain Eric Thompson France Delage 15S8 [WMG102] ERA L6C 1.5 – 02:04.000 0
17 6 Great Britain Gordon Watson Great Britain Alta F2 [F2-2] Alta F2 L4 2.0 – 02:07.000 0
18 18 Great Britain Bill Dobson Italy Ferrari 166 F2 [10C] Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0 – 02:07.000 0
19 5 Great Britain Oliver Simpson Great Britain Alta F2 [F2-4] Alta F2 L4 2.0 – 02:12.000 0
20 3 Ireland Joe Kelly Great Britain Alta GP [1003] Alta L4C 1.5 – 02:18.000 0
21 1 Great Britain Nigel Mann Italy Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza [2211122] Alfa Romeo L8C 2.6 – 02:22.000 0
22 4 Great Britain Basil de Mattos Great Britain Alta IFS [69IS] Alta L4C 1.5 – 02:34.000 0

Official Name Daily Express Trophy
Circuit Silverstone
Date July 19
Pole José Froilán González 01:47.000
Fastest Lap Piero Taruffi 01:49.000, José Froilán González 01:49.000
Podium 1st Piero Taruffi (35) , 2nd Luigi Villoresi, 3rd Chico Landi
Prev race Grand Prix des Sables d’Olonne July 13
Next race Grand Prix de Caen July 27
P N Driver Team Car Engine Tyre Time Laps FL Led Gr Pts
1 26 Italy Piero Taruffi G. A. Vandervell Italy Ferrari 375 Thin Wall Special [375-10] Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 – 01:06:02.800 35 01:49.000 35 4 0
2 15 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Italy Ferrari 375 [004] Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 – 01:06:17.000 35 0 2 0
3 16 Brazil Chico Landi Escuderia Bandeirantes Italy Ferrari 375 [005] Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 – +1 lap 34 0 5 0
4 21 Australia Tony Gaze L. W. Boyce Italy Maserati 8CM [3011] Maserati 8CM L8C 3.0 – +2 laps 33 0 8 0
5 10 Great Britain Ron Flockhart Alba Union Great Britain ERA D [R4D] ERA L6C 2.0 – +2 laps 33 0 9 0
6 11 Great Britain Bob Gerard F. R. Gerard Great Britain ERA A [R4A] ERA L6C 2.0 – +2 laps 33 0 13 0
7 9 Great Britain John Barber John Cooper Great Britain Cooper T20 Mk I [CB-7-52] Bristol BS L6 2.0 – +3 laps 32 0 14 0
8 14 Great Britain Graham Whitehead A. G. Whitehead Great Britain ERA B/C [R8C] ERA L6C 1.5 – +4 laps 31 0 7 0
9 23 Thailand Prince Bira Ecurie Royale Siam Italy Maserati 4CLT/48 [1607] Osca 4500 V12 4.5 – +4 laps 31 0 10 0
10 25 Great Britain Eric Thompson R. R. C. Walker France Delage 15S8 [WMG102] ERA L6C 1.5 – +4 laps 31 0 16 0
11 22 Great Britain John James J. M. James Italy Maserati 4CLT/48 [‘P1’] Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5 – +4 laps 31 0 12 0
12 17 France Louis Rosier Écurie (Louis) Rosier Italy Ferrari 375 [375/51-02] Ferrari 375 V12 4.5 – +4 laps 31 0 6 0
13 6 Great Britain Gordon Watson G. M. Watson Great Britain Alta F2 [F2-2] Alta F2 L4 2.0 – +4 laps 31 0 17 0
DNF 8 Great Britain Ken Wharton
Argentina José Froilán González
BRM Ltd Great Britain BRM Type 15 Mk I [No. 2] BRM P15 V16C 1.5 – Gearbox 10
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DNF 3 Ireland Joe Kelly J. Kelly Great Britain Alta GP [1003] Alta L4C 1.5 – Fuel system 23 0 20 0
DNF 7 Argentina José Froilán González BRM Ltd Great Britain BRM Type 15 Mk I [No. 1] BRM P15 V16C 1.5 – Accident 8 01:49.000 0 1 0
DNF 5 Great Britain Oliver Simpson R. York Great Britain Alta F2 [F2-4] Alta F2 L4 2.0 – Gearbox 6 0 19 0
DNF 24 Great Britain Geoff Richardson G. N. Richardson Great Britain RRA – ERA L6C 1.5 – Oil pressure 5 0 15 0
DNF 4 Great Britain Basil de Mattos Louis Manduca Great Britain Alta IFS [69IS] Alta L4C 1.5 – Withdrawn 1 0 22 0
DNS 1 Great Britain Nigel Mann N. Mann Italy Alfa Romeo 8C-2300 Monza [2211122] Alfa Romeo L8C 2.6 – DNS 0 0 21 0
DNS 2 Great Britain Dennis Poore D. Poore Italy Alfa Romeo 8C-35 [50013] Alfa Romeo L8C 3.8 – DNS 0 0 11 0
DNS 12 Great Britain Jimmy Somervail The Border Reivers Great Britain ERA B [R12B] ERA L6C 1.5 – DNS 0 0 0
DNS 18 Great Britain Bill Dobson Scuderia Ambrosiana Italy Ferrari 166 F2 [10C] Ferrari 166/F2 V12 2.0 – DNS 0 0 18 0
DNS 19 Great Britain Billy Skelly W. J. Skelly Great Britain Frazer-Nash F2 [421/200/180S] Frazer-Nash FNS L6 2.0 – DNS 0 0 0
DNS 20 Great Britain Oscar Moore O. B. Moore Great Britain HWM 50 [FB104] Jaguar XK L6 3.4 – DNS 0 0 0
  • Post category:50s / Extra Championship
Tags: 1952 EC, Daily Express Trophy, Ferrari, Ferrari 375 tw, Formula Libre, G. A. Vandervell, Piero Taruffi, Silverstone

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