1952 Circuit du Lac
# 1952 Circuit du Lac

The IV Circuit du Lac was a Formula Two motor race held on 8 June 1952 at the Aix-les-Bains Circuit du Lac, France. The race was run over two heats each of 40 laps, with the winner being decided by aggregate time. The winner was Jean Behra in a Gordini Type 16, who started from pole in both heats, won both heats and set overall fastest lap. Lance Macklin was second in an HWM-Alta and Emmanuel de Graffenried third in a Maserati 4CLT/48. Behra's teammate Robert Manzon set fastest lap in heat 1, but succumbed to mechanical failure in heat 2.

## Classification

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | $Grid^1$ | Heat 1 | Heat 2 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Jean Behra | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 2:10:42.1, 90.19 kph | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 12 | Lance Macklin | HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | +44.2s | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Scuderia Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT/48 | +1:26.2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Harry Schell | Scuderia Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT/48 | +1 lap | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | B. Bira | Equipe Gordini | Simca Gordini Type 15 | +2 laps | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | 20 | Élie Bayol | Élie Bayol | O.S.C.A. MT4 | +3 laps | 12 | 8 | 7 |
| NC | 18 | Armand Philippe Maurice $Trintignant^2$ | Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari 166 | +4 laps | 8 | NC | 6 |
| Ret | 14 | John Heath | HW Motors Ltd | HWM-Alta | - | 9 | 7 | 24 laps, ignition |
| Ret | 2 | Robert Manzon | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | - | 6 | 2 | 2 laps, rear axle |
| Ret | 24 | Jean Thepenier | Jean Thepenier | Simca Gordini Type 15 | - | 11 | valve | - |
| Ret | 16 | Maurice Trintignant | Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari 500 | - | 2 | 28 laps, magneto | - |
| Ret | 22 | Eugene Martin | Eugene Martin | Jicey-Veritas | - | 7 | 13 laps, front wheel | - |

$^1Heat$ 1 grid; grid places for heat 2 were determined by the finishing order in heat 1 $^2Trintignant$ drove in heat 2

