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1952 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix

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Belgium  1952 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 8 races in the
1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date6 July 1952
LocationCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 14.120 km (8.774 mi)
500cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera
Time 4:48.7
Podium
First Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera
Second United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton
Third Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Norton
350cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton
Time 5:06.1
Podium
First United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton
Second Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Norton
Third Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Norton
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Eric Oliver Norton
Time 5:44.0
Podium
First United Kingdom Eric Oliver Norton
Second Italy Albino Milani Gilera
Third United Kingdom Cyril Smith Norton

The 1952 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 1952 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 6 July 1952 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

500 cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera 15 1h 13m 40s 8
2 United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton 15 + 2s 6
3 Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Norton 15 + 3s 4
4 United Kingdom Jack Brett AJS 3
5 New Zealand Rod Coleman AJS 2
6 Italy Nello Pagani Gilera 1
7 Belgium Auguste Goffin Norton
8 United Kingdom Robin Sherry Norton
9 Netherlands Louis van Rijswijk Norton
10 Belgium Francis Basso Norton
11 United Kingdom Humphrey Ranson Norton
12 Belgium Edouard Texidor Norton
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350 cc classification

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Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton 11 56m 57s 8
2 Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Norton 11 + 7s 6
3 Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Norton 11 + 44s 4
4 United Kingdom Jack Brett AJS 3
5 United Kingdom Bill Lomas AJS 2
6 United Kingdom Leslie Graham Velocette 1
7 United Kingdom Syd Lawton AJS
8 Belgium Auguste Goffin Norton
9 United Kingdom Tommy Wood Norton
10 Australia Ernie Ring AJS
11 United Kingdom Robin Sherry Norton
12 United Kingdom Bill Hall Velocette
13 Australia Tony McAlpine Norton
14 New Zealand Ken Mudford AJS
15 D. Stevenson AJS
16 United Kingdom Les Dear AJS
17 Belgium Jack Raffeld AJS
18 Belgium Francis Basso AJS
19 United Kingdom Robin Fitton Norton
20 A. van Fleteren AJS
21 Netherlands Lo Simons Velocette
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Sidecar classification

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Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom Eric Oliver United Kingdom Stanley Price Norton 8 46m 53s 8
2 Italy Albino Milani Italy Giuseppe Pizzocri Gilera 8 + 1s 6
3 United Kingdom Cyril Smith West Germany Bob Clements Norton 8 + 17s 4
4 Italy Ernesto Merlo Italy Dino Magri Gilera 3
5 Belgium Marcel Masuy United Kingdom Denis Jenkinson Norton 2
6 France Jacques Drion United Kingdom Bob Onslow Norton 1
7 Belgium Frans Vanderschrick Belgium Jean-Marie Stas Norton
8 Belgium Julien Deronne Belgium Bruno Leys Norton
9 United Kingdom Jackie Beeton  ? Norton
10 Netherlands Hank Steman  ? Norton
11 United Kingdom Len Taylor United Kingdom Peter Glover Norton
12 West Germany Hermann Böhm  ? Norton
13 Belgium Adhémar Maréchal  ? Norton
14 West Germany Loni Neussner  ? BMW
15 Belgium A. Winny  ? Norton
16 Belgium R. Rosvort  ? Norton
17 Italy Luigi Marcelli  ? Gilera
18 Belgium Alphonse Vervroegen Belgium Pierre Vervroegen F.N.
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References

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. p. 120.


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