1952 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

  1952 Spanish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 8 of 8 races in the
1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date5 October 1952
LocationMontjuïc circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.205 km (2.613 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Umberto Masetti Gilera
Time 2:36.100
Fastest lap
Rider Umberto Masetti Gilera
Time 2:33.570
Podium
First Leslie Graham MV Agusta
Second Umberto Masetti Gilera
Third Ken Kavanagh Norton
125cc
Pole position
Rider Romolo Ferri Moto Morini
Time 2:45.000
Fastest lap
Rider Emilio Mendogni Moto Morini
Time 2:39.980
Podium
First Emilio Mendogni Moto Morini
Second Leslie Graham MV Agusta
Third Cecil Sandford MV Agusta
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Cyril Smith Norton
Time 2:50.100
Fastest lap
Rider Ernesto Merlo Gilera
Time 2:49.700
Podium
First Eric Oliver Norton
Second Jacques Drion Norton
Third Cyril Smith Norton

The 1952 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth and final round of the 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5 October 1952 at the Montjuïc circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Leslie Graham MV Agusta 48 2:06:18.3 8
2 Umberto Masetti Gilera 48 +26.9 6
3 Ken Kavanagh Norton 48 +30.2 4
4 Nello Pagani Gilera 3
5 Reg Armstrong Norton 2
6 Syd Lawton Norton 1
7 Siegfried Wünsche DKW
8 Fernando Aranda Gilera
9 Ray Amm Norton
10 John Grace Norton
11 Ewald Kluge DKW
12 Rudi Knees Norton
13 Humphrey Ranson Norton
14 Harry Lindsay Triumph
15 Siegfried Vogel Norton
[1]

125 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points
1 Emilio Mendogni Moto Morini 24 1:05:12.3 8
2 Leslie Graham MV Agusta 24 +17.5 6
3 Cecil Sandford MV Agusta 24 +2:00.2 4
4 Romolo Ferri Moto Morini 24 +2:46.0 3
5 Hermann Paul Müller Mondial 23 +1 lap 2
6 Luigi Zinzani Moto Morini 23 +1 lap 1
7 Dick Renooy Eysink
8 José Maria Llobet Montesa
9 Ewald Kluge DKW
10 Toon van Zutphen Eysink
11 Ramon Soley MV Agusta
12 Mobi Vierdag Eysink
13 Paul Feurstein Puch
24 starters, 13 finishers
Source:[2][1]

Sidecar classification

Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Eric Oliver Lorenzo Dobelli Norton 24 1:09:49.1 8
2 Jacques Drion Inge Stoll Norton 24 +2:23.2 6
3 Cyril Smith Les Nutt Norton 4
4 Otto Schmidt Otto Kölle Norton 3
5 René Bétemps André Drivet Norton 2
6 Rudolf Koch Adolf Flach BMW 1
7 Siegfried Vogel  ? Norton
[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. p. 123.
  2. ^ Haefliger, Werner. FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 13. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.