1952 Caen Grand Prix

1952 Caen Grand Prix
Race details
Date	27 July 1952
Official name	I Grand Prix de Caen
Location	La Prairie, Caen, France
Course	Temporary street circuit
Course length	4.121 km (2.561 mi)
Distance	136 laps, 309.115 km (192.075 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini
Podium
First	Maurice Trintignant	Gordini
Second	Jean Behra	Gordini
Third	Louis Rosier	Ferrari

The 1st Grand Prix de Caen was a Formula Two motor race held on 27 July 1952 at the Circuit de la Prairie, Caen. The race was run over 75 laps of the circuit, and was won by French driver Maurice Trintignant in a Gordini Type 16. Trintignant's teammate Jean Behra was second and Louis Rosier was third in a Ferrari 500.

Classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	8	Maurice Trintignant	Équipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	2:15:34.4, 134.90 km/h	1
2	6	Jean Behra	Équipe Gordini	Gordini Type 16	+36.6s
3	2	Louis Rosier	Écurie Rosier	Ferrari 500	+2:23.0	2
4	4	Armand Philippe	Écurie Rosier	Ferrari 166	+7 laps
NC	30	Michel Aunaud	Écurie Jeudy	DB-Panhard	+9 laps
NC	24	René Bonnet	Écurie Jeudy	DB-Panhard	+9 laps
NC	32	Louis Pons	Louis Pons	DB-Panhard	+11 laps
NC	26	Pierre Chaussat	Écurie Jeudy	DB-Panhard	+13 laps
NC	22	Jean Morel	Jean Morel	Cisitalia D46	+17 laps
NC	20	Theo Martin	Theo Martin	Simca-Gordini	+21 laps
Ret	16	André Simon	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta
Ret	14	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	HW Motors Ltd	HWM-Alta	wheel	3
Ret	12	Jacques Pollet	Équipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 15
Ret	10	Harry Schell	Équipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 15	gearbox
Ret	18	Marcel Balsa	Marcel Balsa	BMW Special-BMW 328	ignition
Ret	28	Alphonse de Burnay	Écurie Jeudy	DB-Panhard