1952 BRDC International Trophy
# 1952 BRDC International Trophy

The 4th BRDC International Trophy meeting was held on 10 May 1952 at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run to Formula Two regulations, and was held over two heats of 15 laps each, followed by a final race of 35 laps. British driver Lance Macklin, driving an HWM-Alta won the final. Mike Hawthorn in a Cooper T20-Bristol was the fastest qualifier, and Rudi Fischer in a Ferrari 500 set overall fastest lap.

## Results

### Final – 35 Laps

| Pos | ! No. | Driver | Chassis | Time/Ret. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 31 | Lance Macklin | HWM-Alta | 1:11:58, 85.70 mph |
| 2 | 32 | Tony Rolt | HWM-Alta | +10s |
| 3 | 36 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CLT/48 | +25s |
| 4 | 18 | Rudi Fischer | Ferrari 500 | +33s |
| 5 | 1 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari 125 | +45s |
| 6 | 25 | B. Bira | Simca Gordini Type 15 | +1:34 |
| 7 | 23 | Ken Wharton | Frazer Nash FN48 | +1:34 |
| 8 | 41 | Johnny Claes | Simca Gordini Type 15 | +2:06 |
| 9 | 29 | Peter Collins | HWM-Alta | +1 lap |
| 10 | 8 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught Type A-Lea-Francis | +1 lap |
| 11 | 39 | Toni Ulmen | Veritas-Meteor | +1 lap |
| 12 | 21 | Bill Dobson | Ferrari 125 | +1 lap |
| 13 | 9 | Ken Downing | Connaught Type A-Lea-Francis | +2 laps |
| 14 | 4 | Gordon Watson | Alta F2 | +3 laps |
| 15 | 19 | Peter Hirt | Ferrari 212 | +3 laps |
| 16 | 3 | Tony Gaze | Alta F2 | +4 laps |
| 17 | 22 | Tony Crook | Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica | +4 laps |
| NC | 11 | Mike Hawthorn | Cooper T20-Bristol | +5 laps |
| NC | 20 | Bobby Baird | Ferrari 500 | +6 laps, oil leak |
| NC | 12 | Alan Brown | Cooper T20-Bristol | +12 laps |
| Ret | 37 | Harry Schell | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 18 laps, steering |
| Ret | 35 | Ted Lund | Lea-Francis | 14 laps |
| Ret | 30 | Duncan Hamilton | HWM-Alta | 9 laps, fuel feed |
| Ret | 27 | Jean Behra | Simca Gordini Type 15 | 3 laps, transmission |
| Ret | 33 | Horace Richards | HAR-Riley | 2 laps |
| Ret | 26 | Robert Manzon | Gordini Type 16 | 1 lap, transmission |

* Fastest lap: Peter Whitehead/Mike Hawthorn – 1:59.0

### Heats – 15 Laps

| Pos | Driver | Team | Time/Ret. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mike Hawthorn | L.D. Hawthorn | 30:49.0, 85.75mph |
| 2 | Jean Behra | Equipe Gordini | +2.4s |
| 3 | Peter Collins | HW Motors Ltd. | +32.0s |
| 4 | Lance Macklin | HW Motors Ltd. | +45.4s |
| 5 | B. Bira | Equipe Gordini | +50.8s |
| 6 | Ken Wharton | Peter Bell | +55.6s |
| 7 | Peter Whitehead | Peter Whitehead | +1:18.0 |
| 8 | Harry Schell | Scuderia Enrico Platé | +1:18.2 |
| 9 | Bill Dobson | Scuderia Ambrosiana | +1:41.0 |
| 10 | Tony Gaze | Tony Gaze | +1 lap |
| 11 | Toni Ulmen | Toni Ulmen | +1 lap |
| 12 | Peter Hirt | Ecurie Espadon | +1 lap |
| 13 | Horace Richards | H.A. Richards | +3 laps |
| 14 | Johnny Claes | Ecurie Belge | +4 laps, transmission |
| 15 | Ted Lund | Bill Skelly | +4 laps |
| Ret | Bill Aston | Aston Butterworth | 7 laps |
| Ret | Ken Downing | K. Downing | 6 laps, engine |
| Pos | Driver | Entrant | Time/Ret. |
| 1 | Robert Manzon | Equipe Gordini | 30:37.0, 86.31mph |
| 2 | Rudi Fischer | Ecurie Espadon | +2.4s |
| 3 | Tony Rolt | HW Motors Ltd. | +15.0s |
| 4 | Bobby Baird | R. Baird | +25.6 |
| 5 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Scuderia Enrico Platé | +31.0s |
| 6 | Alan Brown | Cooper Car Company | +54.0s |
| 7 | Tony Crook | T. Crook | +1:31.4 |
| 8 | Kenneth McAlpine | Kenneth McAlpine | +1 lap |
| 9 | Bob Gerard | F.R. Gerard | +3 laps |
| 10 | Gordon Watson | G. Watson | +6 laps |
| Ret | Philip Fotheringham-Parker | Bill Black | 8 laps, accident |
| Ret | Reg Parnell | Cooper Car Company | 8 laps |
| Ret | Robin Montgomerie-Charrington | Bill Aston | 7 laps, gearbox |
| Ret | Duncan Hamilton | HW Motors Ltd. | 6 laps, differential |
| Ret | Paul Pietsch | P. Pietsch | 4 laps |
| Ret | George Abecassis | HW Motors Ltd. | 4 laps, differential |
| Ret | Geoff Richardson | G. Richardson | 1 lap |
