1952 Newcastle Journal Trophy

1952 Newcastle Journal Trophy
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date 11 October 1952
Official name I Newcastle Journal Trophy
Location Charterhall, Berwickshire, UK
Course Airfield circuit
Course length 3.218 km (2.000 mi)
Distance 40 laps, 128.72 km (79.98 mi)
Fastest lap
Driver Tony Gaze HWM-Alta
Time 1:26.6
Podium
First
Connaught-Lea Francis
Second
Connaught-Lea Francis
Third
  • Mike Oliver
 Connaught-Lea Francis

The 1st Newcastle Journal Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Charterhall on 11 October 1952. The race was won by Dennis Poore in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis, leading home his teammates Kenneth McAlpine and Mike Oliver. Tony Gaze set fastest lap in his HWM-Alta.[1][2]

Stirling Moss finished fourth in the troublesome ERA G-Type-Bristol; this was the last race entered by the works ERA team.

Results

Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired
1 29 Dennis Poore Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis 59:21.6, 81.14 mph
2 31 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +34.6s
3 30 Mike Oliver Connaught Racing Syndicate Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +41.2s
4 25 Stirling Moss English Racing Automobiles Ltd. ERA G-Type-Bristol
5 16 Bobbie Baird Giovanni Caprara Ferrari 500
6 32 André Loens Fraser-Hartwell Syndicate Cooper T20-Bristol
7 10 Peter Whitehead P. Whitehead Alta F2
Ret 91 Alan Brown A. Brown Cooper T20-Bristol timing chain
Ret 82 Tony Gaze T. Gaze HWM-Alta
Ret 28 Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Simca Gordini Type 15 broken goggles
Ret 34 John Barber J. Barber Cooper T20-Bristol
Ret 35 Archie Bryde A. Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol
Ret 38 Ninian Sanderson Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol 6 laps, transmission
Ret 39 Bill Dobson Scuderia Ambrosiana Ferrari 125
Ret 44 Horace Richards H.A. Richards HAR-Riley
Ret 45 Jack Walton J. Walton Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica-Bristol puncture
Ret 46 Peter Bolton P. Bolton Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica-Bristol
Ret 71 Albert Wake A. Wake HWM-Alta
Ret 81 Ernest Stapleton E. Stapleton Aston Martin 15/98
Ret 83 Bill Melville M.R. Chassels JP-JAP
Ret 84 Jock White J. White MacKay
Ret 85 Eric Brandon Ecurie Richmond Cooper T20-Bristol
Ret 86 Joe Little J. Little Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica-Bristol
Ret 87 Ken Wharton Scuderia Franera Frazer Nash FN48-Bristol
Ret 89 John Melvin J. Melvin Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica-Bristol
Ret 90 Peter Scott-Russell H.A. Mitchell Frazer Nash High Speed-Bristol
Ret 116 Ian Stewart J. Brown HWM-Alta 3 laps
DNS 20 Mike Hawthorn L.M. Hawthorn Cooper T20-Bristol

References

  1. ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  2. ^ "I Newcastle Journal Trophy 1952". Retrieved 2022-06-01.


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