XXXIX Grand Prix de l'A.C.F.
6 July 1952 - Rouen: 3 Hour duration event of a 5.10 km circuit
1 8 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 500 '5' 3:03:46.3, 128.958 km/h, 77 laps
2 10 Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 500 '4' 76 laps
3 12 Piero Taruffi Ferrari 500 '6' 75 laps
4 2 Robert Manzon Gordini 16 '16-0031' 74 laps
5 44 Maruice Trintignant Simca-Gordini T15 '0006-GC' 72 laps
6 22 Peter Collins HWM-Alta '2-52' 70 laps
7 4 Jean Behra Gordini 16 '16-0032' 70 laps
8 28 Phillipe Etancelin Maserati A6GCM '2032' 70 laps
9 20 Lance Macklin HWM-Alta '1-52' 70 laps
10 24 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HWM-Alta '3-52' 68 laps
NC 34 Rudolf Fischer/Peter Hirt Ferrari 212 '212-110' 66 laps
NC 38 Gianfranco Comotti Ferrari 166F2/50 'GP3-50' 63 laps
Fastest Lap: Alberto Ascari, Ferrari, 2:17.13 (133.690 km/h) on lap 28
Did Not Finish
6 "B.Bira" Gordini 16 '16-0033' 56 laps/Rear Axle
42 Mike Hawthorn Cooper-Bristol T20 'CB-1-52' 51 laps/Ignition
16 Emanuel de Graffenried/Harry Schell Platé-Maserati 4CLT/48 '1601' 34 laps/Brakes
26 Peter Whitehead Alta F2 'F2-5' 26 laps/Clutch
14 Louis Rosier Ferrari 500 '186-F2' 17 laps/Engine
32 Johnny Claes Simca-Gordini 15 '0015-GC' 15 laps/Con-rod
18 Harry Schell Platé-Maserati 4CLT/48 '1599' 7 laps/Gearbox
40 Piero Carini Ferrari 166F2/50 'GP2-49' 2 laps/Head gasket
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Starting Grid
Piero Taruffi Giuseppe Farini Alberto Ascari
Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500
2:17.1 2:16.2 2:14.8
Robert Manzon Jean Behra
Gordini 16 Gordini 16
2:20.4 2:19.3
Peter Collins B. Bira Maurice Trintignant
HWM 51/52-Alta Simca-Gordini 15 Simca-Gordini 15
2:21.9 2:23.0 2:21.6
Yves Giraud-Cabantous Louis Rosier
HWM 52-Alta Ferrari 500
2:27.5 2:27.0
Peter Whitehead Emanuel de Graffenried Harry Schell
Alta (F2) Maserati 4CLT/48-Platé Maserati 4CLT/48-Platé
2:29.5 2:28.6 2:29.0
Mike Hawthorn Lance Macklin
Cooper T29-Bristol HWM 52-Alta
2:32.0 2:30.9
Phillipe Etancelin Rudi Fischer Gianfranco Comotti
Maserati A6GCM Ferrari 212 Ferrari 166 (F2)
No Time No Time No Time
Johnny Claes Piero Carini
Simca-Gordini 15 Ferrari 166 (F2)
2:39.6 2:37.7