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1952 Goodwood Trophy

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1952 Goodwood Trophy
Formula Libre race
Race details
Date 27 September 1952
Official name 'Daily Graphic' Goodwood Trophy
Location Chichester, West Sussex
Course Goodwood Circuit
Course length 3.830 km (2.388 miles)
Distance 15 laps, 57.450 km (35.817 miles)
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Reg Parnell BRM
Time 1:35.1
Podium
First BRM
Second BRM
Third BRM

The 1952 'Daily Graphic' Goodwood Trophy was a Formula Libre motor race held at the Goodwood Circuit, West Sussex, on 27 September 1952. The race was won by Argentinian driver José Froilán González in a BRM Type 15, setting fastest lap in the process. Gonzalez's teammates Reg Parnell and Ken Wharton were second and third, also in Type 15s.[1][2]

Results

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired
1 5 Argentina José Froilán González British Racing Motors BRM Type 15 24:30.6, 88.13mph
2 6 United Kingdom Reg Parnell British Racing Motors BRM Type 15 +7.6s
3 7 United Kingdom Ken Wharton British Racing Motors BRM Type 15 +10.6s
4 United Kingdom Dennis Poore Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +47.4s
5 17 United Kingdom Stirling Moss ERA Ltd. ERA G-Type +56.6s
6 26 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori W.R. Baird Ferrari 500 +1:05.4
7 12 Australia Tony Gaze L.W. Boyce Maserati 8CM +1:15.6
8 9 United Kingdom Graham Whitehead A.G. Whitehead ERA C-Type +1:17.4
9 21 United Kingdom Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1:36.2
10 24 United Kingdom Kenneth Downing Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
11 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead P. Whitehead Alta F2
12 France André Loens G.H. Hartwell Cooper T20-Bristol
Ret 18 United Kingdom Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Delage 15S8 9 laps
Ret 16 United Kingdom Alan Brown Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol 8 laps
Ret France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 375 4 laps
Ret 8 United Kingdom Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard ERA A-Type 4 laps

References

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  1. ^ "Daily Graphic Goodwood Trophy". Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  2. ^ "Goodwood Finale". Retrieved 2023-04-12.