1952 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy
| 1952 Joe Fry Memorial Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 October 1952 | ||
| Official name | I Joe Fry Memorial Trophy | ||
| Location | Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire, UK | ||
| Course | Airfield circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.961 km (1.840 mi) | ||
| Distance | 20 laps, 59.22 km (36.80 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| ERA | |
| Time | 1:18.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Roy Salvadori | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:17.6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
| Ferrari | |
| Second |
| Frazer Nash | |
| Third |
| Cooper-Bristol | |
Motor car race
The 1st Joe Fry Memorial Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Castle Combe Circuit on 4 October 1952. The race was won by Roy Salvadori in a Ferrari 500, setting fastest lap in the process. Ken Wharton in a Frazer Nash FN48-Bristol was second and Ninian Sanderson third in a Cooper T20-Bristol. Stirling Moss started from pole in an ERA G-Type but retired just after halfway distance.[1][2]
Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 | Roy Salvadori | Giovanni Caprara | Ferrari 500 | 26:32.6, 83.58mph | 3 |
| 2 | 56 | Ken Wharton | Scuderia Franera | Frazer Nash FN48-Bristol | +11.4s | 6 |
| 3 | 63 | Ninian Sanderson | Ecurie Ecosse | Cooper T20-Bristol | +15.4s | 5 |
| 4 | 50 | Alan Brown | Ecurie Richmond | Cooper T20-Bristol | 20 laps | 4 |
| 5 | 64 | Bill Dobson | Ecurie Ecosse | Ferrari 125 | +1 lap | 10 |
| 6 | 110 | Lawrence Mitchell | L. Mitchell | Frazer Nash HS-Bristol | +2 laps | 12 |
| 7 | 60 | Ernest Stapleton | E. Stapleton | Aston Martin 15/98 | +2 laps | 15 |
| 8 | 26 | Bill Skelly | W. Skelly | Frazer Nash FN56-Bristol | +2 laps | 16 |
| Ret | 55 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught Racing Syndicate | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 17 laps | 9 |
| Ret | 49 | Eric Brandon | Ecurie Richmond | Cooper T20-Bristol | 10 laps | 7 |
| Ret | 61 | Stirling Moss | ERA Ltd. | ERA G-Type | 6 laps, steering | 1 |
| Ret | 58 | Archie Bryde | A. Bryde | Cooper T20-Bristol | 5 laps, accident | 13 |
| Ret | 54 | Leslie Marr | L. Marr | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 4 laps, magneto | 8 |
| Ret | 62 | Peter Whitehead | P. Whitehead | Alta F2 | 0 laps, accident | 2 |
| DNS | 51 | Oliver Simpson | O. Simpson | Alta F2 | 11 | |
| DNS | 70 | Jimmy Stewart | J. Stewart | Cooper T12-JAP | 14 | |
| DNA | 53 | Ken Downing | Connaught Racing Syndicate | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | - | |
| DNA | 59 | Gerry Dunham | G. Dunham | Rover 75 | - |
References
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