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1952 Lavant Cup
1951 Pau GP

1952 Pau GP

1952 Ibsley GP
1952 Marseille GP
1953 Pau GP
 XIII  Grand Prix de Pau

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateMonday 14 April 1952
Event Pau GP
Circuit Pau
Event FormatRace of 99 laps
ChampionshipGrands Prix de France
Race number#1 of 8 in 1952
#1 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps99
Circuit Perimeter2833 m
Race Distance2833 × 99 − 37 = 280.430 km
Grid Format3-2-3-2
Pole PositionRight
First CornerUnknown
Participants
Entries18
Qualifiers17
Finishers6
Debutants
Jean Behra (Driver),
Lance Macklin (Driver),
Peter Collins (Driver),
Piero Scotti (Driver),
Élie Bayol (Driver),
AFM (Car Manufacturer),
Gordini (Car Manufacturer),
Jicey (Car Manufacturer),
Platè (Car Manufacturer),
   Gordini (Engine Manufacturer),
Kuchen (Engine Manufacturer),
AFM (Car Model),
Ferrari 166F2 (Car Model),
Ferrari 500 (Car Model),
Gordini T16 (Car Model),
Jicey (Car Model),
OSCA MT4 sports (Car Model),
Platè 4CLT/48 (Car Model)
MilestonesCar 32 – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Number)
Car 32 – 1st Pole Position (Car Number)
Car 32 – 1st Win (Car Number)
Ferrari – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Ferrari – 1st Pole Position (Engine Manufacturer)
Ferrari – 1st Win (Engine Manufacturer)
 Alberto Ascari – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
 Alberto Ascari – 1st Pole Position (Driver)
 Alberto Ascari – 1st Win (Driver)
 Ferrari – 1st Fastest Lap (Car Manufacturer)
 Ferrari – 1st Pole Position (Car Manufacturer)
 Ferrari – 1st Win (Car Manufacturer)

Grands Prix de France standings
1  Alberto Ascari 9 
2  Louis Rosier 6 
3  Jean Behra 4 
4  Élie Bayol 3 
5  Eugène Martin 2 
1  Ferrari / Ferrari 8 
2  Simca-Gordini / Simca-Gordini 4 
3  OSCA / OSCA 3 
4  Jicey / Veritas 2 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 32Car 32Car 32
Entrant---
Driver Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari
Car Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500 Ferrari 500
EngineFerrariFerrariFerrari
Time3:05'061'43.31'44.4
Speed90.901 km/h98.730 km/h97.690 km/h