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1952 German Grand Prix
The 1952 German Grand Prix was a Formula Two race held on 3 August 1952 at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It was race 6 of 8 in the 1952 World Championship of Drivers, in which each Grand Prix was run to Formula Two rules rather than the Formula One regulations normally used. The 18-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari after he started from pole position. His teammates Giuseppe Farina and Rudi Fischer finished in second and third places. Report The Maserati factory team finally appeared with their new car, the A6GCM, which was driven by Felice Bonetto. Also racing A6GCMs were the Escuderia Bandeirantes drivers Bianco and Cantoni. Ferrari once again entered the successful trio of Alberto Ascari, Nino Farina and Piero Taruffi, while there were privateer Ferrari entries for Rudi Fischer and Rudolf Schoeller of Ecurie Espadon, Roger Laurent of Ecurie Francorchamps, and Piero Carini of Scuderia Marzotto. Jean Behra returned to action for the Gordini team, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nürburgring
The () is a 150,000-person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Grand Prix motor racing, Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long configuration, built in the 1920s, around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. The north loop is long and contains more than of elevation change from its lowest to highest points. Scottish racing driver Jackie Stewart nicknamed the track "the Green Hell". Originally, the track featured four configurations, namely the -long , which in turn consisted of the , and the . There was also a warm-up loop called , or , around the Pit stop, pit area. Between 1982 and 1983, the start–finish area was demolished to create a new , which is now used for all major and international racing events. However, the shortened is still in use for racing, testing and public access. Prior to World War II, the Nürburgring hosted 13 editions of the German Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Laurent
Roger Laurent (; 21 February 1913 – 6 February 1997) was a racing driver and motorcycle racer from Belgium. He was born in Liège and died in Uccle. Laurent competed aboard a Moto Guzzi in the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, entering the Belgian Grand Prix. He also participated in two World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 22 June 1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, .... He scored no championship points. Complete Formula One World Championship results ( key) References 1913 births 1997 deaths Belgian racing drivers Belgian Formula One drivers Hersham and Walton Motors Formula One drivers Ecurie Francorchamps Formula One drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers 500cc World Championship riders Belgian motorcycle racers Sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aston Butterworth
Aston Butterworth was a Formula Two constructor from the United Kingdom, which competed in the seasons and when the World Drivers' Championship was run to Formula Two regulations. The team participated in four World Championship Grands Prix. The project was instigated by Bill Aston, who decided to build a car for Formula Two. The chassis was a copy of a Formula Two Cooper, fitted with a flat-four engine devised by Archie Butterworth. The car made its debut in April 1952 in the Lavant Cup at Goodwood, finishing eighth with Aston at the wheel. In May, a second car was added, driven by Robin Montgomerie-Charrington, who achieved the team's best finish, a third place at Chimay in June. This car was designated ''NB42'' and as of May 2015 was in its original specification.Annotation to vehicle displayed a''Motorsport at the Palace''seen 25 May 2015 Aston entered the car, fitted with Allard-Steyr cylinder heads and a new carburettor, in the 1952 German Grand Prix The 1952 Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Aston
William Simpson Aston (29 March 1900 – 4 March 1974) was a British racing driver who participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, in 1952 when the championship was run to Formula Two rules, for his own team Aston Butterworth. Career Prior to taking part in World Championship Grand Prix racing, Aston was a test pilot and motorcycle racer. He turned to four-wheel racing with a Cooper-JAP in Formula Three and later graduated into Formula Two. He came close to winning a heat race at Chimay in 1951, driving an Cooper, but his car failed on the last lap. In the same year he set a world speed record at Montlhéry in the streamlined Cooper, fitted with a V-twin J.A.P. motor.''Motor Sport'', November 1951, Page 530. For 1952 he teamed up with Archie Butterworth to build the Aston Butterworth, a car that raced quite well, but was unfortunately very unreliable. He entered the car in the British Grand Prix and qualified 30th and last. However, he was unable to start the race. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Gaze
Frederick Anthony Owen Gaze, (3 February 1920 – 29 July 2013) was an Australian fighter pilot and racing driver. He flew with the Royal Air Force in the Second World War, was a flying ace credited with 12.5 confirmed victories (11 and 3 shared), and later enjoyed a successful racing career in the UK, Europe and Australia. He was the first ever Australian to take part in a Formula One Grand Prix. Early life Gaze was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on 20 February 1920, the son of Irvine Gaze, a member of the Ross Sea Party who were preparing for Ernest Shackleton's expedition. He was educated at Geelong Grammar School, and when war was declared in September 1939 he was a student at Queens' College, Cambridge. Military service First success Gaze joined the RAF in 1940, and on completion of training and with 122 hours flying time recorded was posted to No. 610 Squadron RAF at RAF Westhampnett in March 1941, flying cross-channel fighter sweeps. Gaze's first 'kill' came on 26 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Claes
Octave John Claes (; 11 August 1916 – 3 February 1956) was a British-born racing driver who competed for Belgium. Before his fame as a racing driver, Claes was also a jazz trumpeter and successful bandleader in Britain. Early life and jazz career Claes was born in London to a Scottish mother and Belgian father. He was educated in England at Lord Williams's School. In England, he began playing trumpet in a jazz band that included Max Jones on reeds, and another with Billy Mason on piano. In the 1930s he moved to the Netherlands, where he worked with Valaida Snow and Coleman Hawkins. He also worked with Jack Kluger's band in Belgium. Returning to England, he led his own group, the Claepigeons, making a recording in 1942. In the late 1940s he abandoned his jazz career and settled in Belgium as a professional racing driver. Racing career Claes was one of several gentlemen drivers who took part in Grand Prix racing of post-World War II. His first contact with racing was at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Frère
Paul Frère (; 30 January 1917 – 23 February 2008) was a racing driver and journalist from Belgium. He participated in eleven World Championship Formula One Grands Prix debuting on 22 June 1952 and achieving one podium finish with a total of eleven championship points. He drove in several non-Championship Formula One races, winning the 1952 Grand Prix des Frontières and 1960 VI South African Grand Prix. He also won the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving for Ferrari with fellow Belgian teammate Olivier Gendebien. Life Frère was born at Le Havre in 1917. He drove for the Ferrari works team, with Peter Collins. After retiring from active racing in 1960, he worked as an automotive journalist based in Europe (he was the European Editor for ''Road & Track'' magazine). He had numerous acquaintances amongst vehicle design engineers, especially in Japan at Honda and Mazda and also worked as a consultant to automobile manufacturers. He also had the opportunity to test numerous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Collins (racing Driver)
Peter or Pete Collins may refer to: People * Peter Collins (academic) (born 1945), British academic * Peter Collins (New South Wales politician) (born 1947), Leader of the Opposition of New South Wales, 1995–1998 * Peter Collins (Victorian politician) (born 1941), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly * Peter Collins (broadcaster) (born 1964), Irish sportscaster * Peter Collins (bishop) (born 1958), Roman Catholic Bishop of East Anglia * Peter Collins (footballer) (born 1948), English footballer * Peter Collins (organ builder) (1941–2015), English pipe organ builder * Peter Collins (racing driver) (1931–1958), English racing driver * Peter Collins (record producer) (1951–2024), English record producer * Peter Collins (speedway rider) (born 1954), English former speedway rider * Peter Collins (racing team manager) (born 1950), former racing team manager for the Lotus and Benetton Formula One teams * Peter B. Collins (born 1953), American broadcaster * Pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hersham And Walton Motors
Hersham and Walton Motors (HWM) is the world's longest established Aston Martin business, having acquired the franchise in 1951. As a racing car constructor, HWM competed in Formula One and Formula Two, and in sports car racing. Motor racing Hersham and Walton Motors was founded in 1938 by John Heath, an excellent race driver and talented engineer. Heath was joined by George Abecassis in 1946. Together, they moved the business into a building based on New Zealand Avenue in Walton on Thames which was previously used by Vickers during the war as part of their aircraft construction facility. George Abecassis and John Heath went racing together from 1946 and in 1948 they built a streamlined sports racing car on the chassis of a Sports Alta Car and Engineering Company, Alta, and thus embarked upon the construction of racing cars and racing sports cars at the Walton-on-Thames works. The 1948 car gave them encouraging results and so new car, this time called an HW-Alta, was construct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Trintignant
Maurice Bienvenu Jean Paul Trintignant (; 30 October 1917 – 13 February 2005) was a French racing driver and winemaker, who competed in Formula One from to . Trintignant won two Formula One Grands Prix across 15 seasons. In endurance racing, Trintignant won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in with Ferrari. Trintignant competed in Formula One for 11 teams, winning two Grands Prix across 15 seasons. He finished fourth in the and World Drivers' Championships with Ferrari. He entered 15 editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans from to , winning in alongside José Froilán González, driving the Ferrari 375 Plus, and finished runner-up in . After retiring from motor racing, Trintignant moved into the winemaking trade, owning a vineyard in Languedoc-Roussillon, where he named his vintage ''Le Petoulet''. Trintignant's nephew, Jean-Louis, was a highly successful actor in post-World War II France. Racing career He began racing in 1938, and won the 1939 Grand Prix des Frontières, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Manzon
Robert Jean Joseph Manzon (12 April 1917 – 19 January 2015) was a French racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Manzon participated in 29 Grands Prix, debuting at the 1950 Monaco Grand Prix. He achieved two podiums, and scored a total of 16 championship points, driving for Gordini, Rosier, and Ferrari. At the time of his death, Manzon was the last surviving driver to have taken part in the first Formula One World Championship in 1950. Career Robert Jean Joseph Manzon was born on 12 April 1917 in Marseille, France. Manzon began his career as a mechanic and after World War II he started racing, initially with a Cisitalia D46. Earning a contract with the Gordini team for 1948, Manzon won some minor races although his machinery was not always reliable. He continued with Gordini into the new Formula One era, scoring points at the 1950 French Grand Prix, and finishing sixth in the World Drivers' Championship in 1952, taking third place in the 1952 Belgian Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birabongse Bhanudej
Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh (; ; 15 July 191423 December 1985), commonly known as Prince Bira of Siam or simply Prince Bira, was a member of the Chakri dynasty, Thai royal family. Bira was also a racing driver, sailor and pilot, who competed in Formula One from to and at four editions of the Summer Olympics between 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956 and 1972 Summer Olympics, 1972. A member of the Chakri dynasty, Bira studied at Eton College before he began competing in Grand Prix motor racing in 1935 Grand Prix season, 1935, later advancing to Formula One for its inaugural season. He competed for several teams including Enrico Platé, Platé, Gordini, Connaught Engineering, Connaught, Scuderia Milano, Milano and Maserati in motorsport, Maserati, amongst other Privateer (motorsport), privateer entries in Maserati machinery. Across five seasons and 19 Grands Prix, Bira scored several points finishes, including fourth-placed finishes at the 1950 Swiss Grand Prix and the 1954 Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
