1952 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix

  1952 Nations Grand Prix
Race details
Race 7 of 8 races in the
1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date14 September 1952
LocationAutodromo Nazionale Monza
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 6.292 km (3.910 mi)
500cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Leslie Graham MV Agusta
Time 2:10.3
Podium
First Leslie Graham MV Agusta
Second Umberto Masetti Gilera
Third Nello Pagani Gilera
350cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Ray Amm Norton
Time 2:19.8
Podium
First Ray Amm Norton
Second Rod Coleman AJS
Third Robin Sherry AJS
250cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Werner Haas
Enrico Lorenzetti
NSU
Moto Guzzi
Time 2:27.5
Podium
First Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi
Second Werner Haas NSU
Third Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi
125cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Guido Sala MV Agusta
Time 2:43.4
Podium
First Emilio Mendogni Moto Morini
Second Carlo Ubbiali Mondial
Third Leslie Graham MV Agusta
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Ernesto Merlo Gilera
Time 2:31.2
Podium
First Ernesto Merlo Gilera
Second Cyril Smith Norton
Third Albino Milani Gilera

The 1952 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 14 September 1952 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Leslie Graham MV Agusta 32 1:10:40.3 8
2 Umberto Masetti Gilera 32 +58.4 6
3 Nello Pagani Gilera 32 +59.0 4
4 Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta 3
5 Giuseppe Colnago Gilera 2
6 Reg Armstrong Norton 1
7 Jack Brett AJS
8 Libero Liberati Gilera
9 Robin Sherry AJS
10 Martino Giani MV Agusta
11 Enrico Galante Norton
12 Francesco Guglielminetti MV Agusta
13 Javier de Ortueta Norton
[1]

350 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Ray Amm Norton 24 57:43.6 8
2 Rod Coleman AJS 24 +31.5 6
3 Robin Sherry AJS 24 +31.6 4
4 Jack Brett AJS 3
5 Auguste Goffin Norton 2
6 Roland Schnell Horex 1
7 Charles Bruguière AJS
8 Sid Mason Velocette
9 Arthur Wick AJS
10 Guy Newman Velocette
11 Leopold Zöchling AJS
12 Whelan Norton
13 Norman Webb Velocette
[1]

250 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi 20 50:07.2 8
2 Werner Haas NSU 20 +0.0 6
3 Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi 20 +1.0 4
4 Alano Montanari Moto Guzzi 3
5 Roberto Colombo NSU 2
6 Bruno Francisci Moto Guzzi 1
7 Hermann Gablenz Horex
8 Ermano Ozino Moto Guzzi
9 Felice Benasedo Moto Guzzi
10 Bruno Böhrer Parilla
11 Guido Paciocca Moto Guzzi
12 A. Nowe Parilla
13 Braun Parilla
14 Gotthilf Gehring Moto Guzzi
15 Lanfranco Baviera Moto Guzzi
16 Angelo Marelli Moto Guzzi
17 Rupert Hollaus Moto Guzzi
18 Bill Webster Velocette
19 Adelmo Mandolini Moto Guzzi
20 Guy Newman Rudge
21 Norman Webb Rudge
[1]

125 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points
1 Emilio Mendogni Moto Morini 16 44:30.2 8
2 Carlo Ubbiali Mondial 16 +0.3 6
3 Leslie Graham MV Agusta 16 +0.6 4
4 Luigi Zinzani Moto Morini 16 +1.0 3
5 Guido Sala MV Agusta 16 +23.1 2
6 Hubert Luttenberger NSU 16 +40.4 1
7 Werner Haas NSU
8 Nello Pagani Mondial
9 Alex Mayer Mondial
10 Tito Falconi MV Agusta
11 Federico Bettoni MV Agusta
18 starters, 9 finishers
Source:[2][1]

Sidecar classification

Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Ernesto Merlo Dino Magri Gilera 16 40:57.4 8
2 Cyril Smith Les Nutt Norton 16 +57.8 6
3 Albino Milani Giuseppe Pizzocri Gilera 16 +1:46.2 4
4 Jacques Drion Inge Stoll Norton 3
5 Marcel Masuy Denis Jenkinson Norton 2
6 Len Taylor Peter Glover Norton 1
7 Giovanni Carru  ? Carru
8 Jean Murit André Emo Norton
9 Julien Deronne Bruno Leys Norton
10 Fritz Mühlemann Marie Mühlemann Triumph
11 del Corno  ? Moto Guzzi
12 B. Prati  ? Moto Guzzi
[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. p. 122.
  2. ^ Haefliger, Werner. FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 13. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.