The 1st West Essec CC Formula 2 Race was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Boreham Circuit on 21 June 1952. The race was won by Reg Parnell in a Cooper T20-Bristol, who also set fastest lap. Kenneth McAlpine was second in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis and Bill Dobson was third in a Ferrari 125. Ken Downing in another Connaught Type A started from pole position and finished fourth.[1][2]
1952 West Essex CC Formula 2 Race | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 21 June 1952 | ||
Official name | I West Essex CC Formula 2 Race | ||
Standort | Boreham Circuit, Essex, UK | ||
Course | Airfield circuit | ||
Course length | 4.828 km (3.000 mi) | ||
Distance | 10 laps, 48.28 km (30.00 mi) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Connaught-Lea Francis | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | Cooper-Bristol | |
Zeit | 1:58.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Cooper-Bristol | ||
Second | Connaught-Lea Francis | ||
Third | Ferrari |
Results
editPos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 18 | Reg Parnell | Archie Bryde | Cooper T20-Bristol | 20:05.0, 89.93mph | 2 |
2 | 10 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +19.0s | 3 |
3 | 7 | Bill Dobson | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Ferrari 125 | +1:00.4 | 4 |
4 | 11 | Ken Downing | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +1:05.2 | 1 |
5 | 26 | Charles Bulmer | R.C. Willis | BMW Special | 10 laps | 6 |
6 | 24 | Dick Jacobs | Sidney Green | Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica | 10 laps | 7 |
7 | 32 | Cliff Davis | C. Davis | Cooper T14-MG | 10 laps | 9 |
8 | 27 | Gerry Dunham | G. Dunham | Rover | 9 laps, spin/stall | 8 |
9 | 12 | Bill Black | Bill Black | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 9 laps | 10 |
Ret | 37 | John Barber | John Barber | Rebrab-JAP | 3 laps, engine | 5 |
Ret | 30 | David Bennett | W. Skelly | Cooper T12-JAP | 3 laps, mechanical | 11 |
References
edit- ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "I West Essex CC Formula 2 Race 1952". Retrieved 2022-05-28.