The 2nd Grand Prix de Sables d'Olonne was a Formula Two motor race held on 13 July 1952 at Les Sables-d'Olonne, in Pays de la Loire, France. It was round 6 of Les Grands Prix de France Formula Two Championship. Race distance was decided not by distance but by time, the duration being 3 hours. The race was won by Luigi Villoresi in a Ferrari 500. Peter Collins was second in an HWM-Alta and Johnny Claes third in a Simca Gordini Type 15. Alberto Ascari started from pole in a Ferrari 500 and set fastest lap but crashed and retired.
Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 12 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 136 laps, 106.47 kph 4 2 22 Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +3 laps 8 3 32 Johnny Claes Equipe Belge Simca Gordini Type 15 +5 laps 15 4 6 B. BiraRobert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +7 laps 6 NC 24 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +12 laps, magneto 11 NC 2 Robert Manzon Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +27 laps 3 Ret 34 Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Ferrari 500 102 laps, mechanical 12 Ret 20 Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 88 laps, engine 7 Ret 16 Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 46 laps, engine 9 Ret 8 Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 45 laps, crash 1 Ret 10 Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 44 laps, crash 2 Ret 14 Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 42 laps, crash 5 Ret 28 Eitel Cantoni Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM 42 laps, crash 14 Ret 18 Harry Schell Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 41 laps, engine/crash 10 DNS 4 Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 crash 13 DNA 26 Peter Whitehead Peter Whitehead Alta F2 car not ready - DNA 30 Gino Bianco Escuderia Bandeirantes Maserati A6GCM car not ready -
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