1952 Formula Libre Races


14 AprCichester Cup, Goodwood
19 AprIbsley
3 MayCastle Combe
2 JunSussex Trophy, Goodwood
19 JulBritish GP Support, Silverstone
9 AugCrimond
23 AugTurnberry
27 SepDaily Graphic Trophy, Goodwood
27 SepWoodcote Cup, Goodwood
4 OctHastings Trophy, Castle Combe

Chichester Cup
14 April 1952 - Goodwood: 14.52 miles (2.42 miles x 6 laps)


 1 Mike Hawthorn		Cooper-Bristol T20	10m06.8, 137.49 kph
 2 Tony Rolt			ERA-Delage 15-S-8	10m16.8
 3 Philip Fotheringham-Parker	Talbot-Lago T26C	10m38.0
 4 Dennis Poore			Alfa Romeo 8C-35	10m58

Fastest Lap: Hawthorn, 1m39.0, 140.46 kph


19 April 1952 - Ibsley (10 laps)


 1 Mike Hawthorn                Cooper-Bristol          16m43.2s, 75.1 mph
 2 A.G.Whitehead                ERA                     16m52
 3 Duncan Hamilton              HWM                     17m01.8

Fastest Lap: Hawthorn, 1m37.6s (77.2 mph)



Castle Combe
3 May 1952 - Castle Combe: 29.6 km (2.96 km x 10 laps)


 1 O.Moore                      HWM-Jaguar              16m02.0, 68.99mph
 2 M.Barclay                    Cooper                  16m09.8
 3 Roy Salvadori                Jaguar                  16m10.2



Sussex Trophy
2 June 1952 - Goodwood: 57.94 km (3.86 km x 15 laps)


 1 Mike Hawthorn		Cooper T20 Bristol	25m22.2, 137.02 kph
 2 Bob Gerard			ERA			25m24.8
 3 Dennis Poore			Alfa Romeo 8C-35	26m19
 4 Graham Whitehead		ERA			26m25.6
 5 Ken McAlpine			Connaught A Type
 6 Joe Kelly			Alta

Fastest Lap: Hawthorn, 1:39.0, 140.45 kph 



British GP Support Race
19 July 1952 - Silverstone: 103.1 miles (2.94 miles x 35 laps)


 1 Piero Taruffi                Ferrari Thinwall        1h06m28, 93.07 mph
 2 Luigi Villoresi              Ferrari                 1h16m17
 3 Chico Landi                  Ferrari                 34 laps 
 4 Tony Gaze                    Maserati                33 laps 
 5 Ron Flockhart                ERA                     33 laps 
 6 Bob Gerard                   ERA                     33 laps 
 7 Barber			Cooper-Bristol
 8 G.Whitehead			ERA
 9 Bira				OSCA
10 Thompson			Delage
11 James			Maserati 4CLT
12 Rosier			Ferrari
13 Watson			Alta
 R Kelly			Alta
 R de Mattos			Alta
 R Simpson			Alta
 R Richardson			RRA
 R Froilan Gonzalez		BRM
 R Ken Wharton			BRM
NS Dennis Poore			Alfa Romeo		driver ill
NS Mann				Alfa Romeo
NS Somervail			ERA
NS Dobson			Ferrari
NS Skelly			Frazer-Nash
NS Moore			HWM-Jaguar

Fastest Lap: Taruffi (Ferrari) and Gonzalez (BRM), 1m49s (96.67 mph)



9 August 1952 - Crimond (20 laps)


 1 Ron Flockhart                ERA                     65.7 mph 
 2 Sanderson                    Cooper-Bristol 
 3 Birrell                      ERA 



Turnberry
23 August 1952 - Turnberry: 56.6 km (2.83 km x 20 laps)


 1 Reg Parnell                  BRM                     26m32.6, 79.5 mph/127.9 kph
 2 Tony Gaze                    Maserati
 3 A.G.Whitehead                ERA 
 4 Richardson                   ERA 
 5 Birrell                      ERA 
 6 Arthur Dobson                Ferrari

Fastest Lap: Hawthorn, Ferrari Thinwall Special, 1m16s (83.36 mph) 



Daily Graphic Trophy
27 September 1952 - Goodwood: 57.9 km (3.86 km x 15 laps)


 1 José Froilán González	BRM 15			24m30.6, 141.83 kph
 2 Reg Parnell			BRM 15			24m38.4
 3 Ken Wharton			BRM 15			24m48.8
 4 Dennis Poore			Connaught A-Lea Francis	25m18
 5 Stirling Moss		ERA
 6 Roy Salvadori		Ferrari
 7 Gaze				Maserati
 8 Graham Whitehead		ERA
   Walker			ERA-Cooper
   Alan Brown			Cooper-Bristol
 R Rosier			Ferrari			4 laps
 R Gerard			ERA			4 laps

Fastest Lap: González, 1:35.6, 145.45 kph



Woodcote Cup
27 September 1952 - Goodwood: 19.3 km (3.86 km x 5 laps)


 1 José Froilán González	BRM 15			8m13.0, 141.04 kph
 2 Giuseppe Farina		Ferrari 375 Thinwall	8m19.2
 3 Reg Parnell			BRM 15			8m23
 4 Alan Brown			Cooper T20–Bristol	8m26.6
 5 Louis Rosier			Ferrari 4.5 litre
   Stirling Moss		ERA
   Downing			Connaught
NS Ken Wharton			BRM			refused to start

Fastest Lap: González, 1:36.2, 144.45 kph



Hastings Trophy
4 October 1952 - Castle Combe: 59.22 km (2.96 km x 15 laps)


 1 Bob Gerard                   ERA                     19m27.8, 85.15 mph/137.04 kph
 2 Peter Walker                 Cooper-ERA              19m39.8
 3 Ken Wharton                  Cooper-Bristol          20m00.5
 4 Roy Salvadori		Ferrari
 5 Richardson			RRA
 6 Marr				Connaught
   Barber			Cooper-JAP
   Shelly			Frazer-Nash
   Odlum			Frazer-Nash
 R Graham Whitehead		ERA			3 laps

 
Fastest Lap: Gerard, 1m16.8s (86.25 mph)