1952 Comminges Grand Prix
# 1952 Comminges Grand Prix

The XVI Grand Prix du Comminges was a Formula Two motor race held on 10 August 1952 in Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France. It was round 7 of Les Grands Prix de France Championship. Race distance was determined by time rather than the number of laps, the result being declared after 3 hours. The win was shared by André Simon and Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari 500; Ascari taking over Simon's car after his own suffered mechanical failure. Ascari had started from pole, and also set fastest lap. Their teammate Giuseppe Farina finished second and Jean Behra in a Simca Gordini Type 15 was third.

## Classification

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 12 | André Simon Alberto Ascari | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | 95 laps, 138.49 kph | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | Giuseppe Farina | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | Jean Behra | Equipe Gordini | Simca Gordini Type 15 | +6 laps | 5 |
| 4 | 26 | Graham Whitehead | Peter Whitehead | Alta F2 | +6 laps | 11 |
| NC | 16 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Scuderia Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT/48 | +11 laps | 15 |
| NC | 24 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | HW Motors Ltd. | HWM-Alta | +15 laps | 13 |
| Ret | 20 | Lance Macklin | HW Motors Ltd. | HWM-Alta | 69 laps, magneto | 12 |
| Ret | 38 | Harry Schell | Equipe Gordini | Simca Gordini Type 15 | 68 laps, valve | 16 |
| Ret | 6 | Maurice Trintignant | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 67 laps, rear axle | 2 |
| Ret | 34 | Johnny Claes | Ecurie Belge | Simca Gordini Type 15 | 67 laps, gear selector | 19 |
| Ret | 22 | Peter Collins | HW Motors Ltd. | HWM-Alta | 61 laps, magneto | 9 |
| Ret | 14 | Louis Rosier | Ecurie Rosier | Ferrari 500 | 56 laps, crash | 7 |
| Ret | 28 | Chico Landi | Escuderia Bandeirantes | Maserati A6GCM | 43 laps, split fuel tank | 14 |
| Ret | 32 | Alberto Crespo | Escuderia Bandeirantes | Maserati A6GCM | 40 laps, rear axle | 8 |
| Ret | 30 | Eitel Cantoni | Escuderia Bandeirantes | Maserati A6GCM | 39 laps, collapsed wheel | 17 |
| Ret | 40 | Archie Bryde | Archie Bryde | Cooper T20-Bristol | 28 laps, magneto drive | 18 |
| Ret | 2 | Robert Manzon | Equipe Gordini | Gordini Type 16 | 16 laps, valve | 3 |
| Ret | 8 | Alberto Ascari | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | 2 laps, steering | 1 |
| DSQ | 36 | Élie Bayol | Élie Bayol | O.S.C.A. Tipo 20 | starting outside pits | 6 |
| DNA | 12 | Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 | car driven by André Simon | - |
| DNA | 18 | Nello Pagani | Scuderia Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT/48 | | - |
| DNA | 40 | Reg Parnell | Archie Bryde | Cooper T20-Bristol | car driven by Archie Bryde | - |
