1952 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 8 of 8 races in the
1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 5 October 1952
Location Montjuïc circuit
Course Permanent racing facility
4.205 km (2.613 mi)
500 cc
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera
Time 2:33.57
Podium
First United Kingdom Leslie Graham MV Agusta
Second Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera
Third Australia Ken Kavanagh Norton
125 cc
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Emilio Mendogni Moto Morini
Time 2:40.0
Podium
First Italy Emilio Mendogni Moto Morini
Second United Kingdom Leslie Graham MV Agusta
Third United Kingdom Cecil Sandford MV Agusta
Sidecars
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Ernesto Merlo Gilera
Passenger Italy Dino Magri
Time 2:49.7
Podium
First United Kingdom Eric Oliver Norton
Italy Lorenzo Dobelli
Second France Jacques Drion Norton
West Germany Inge Stoll
Third United Kingdom Cyril Smith Norton
United Kingdom Les Nutt

The 1952 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eighth and final round of the 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5 October 1952 at the Montjuïc circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom Leslie Graham MV Agusta 48 2:06:18.3 8
2 Italy Umberto Masetti Gilera 48 +26.9 6
3 Australia Ken Kavanagh Norton 48 +30.2 4
4 Italy Nello Pagani Gilera 3
5 Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Norton 2
6 United Kingdom Syd Lawton Norton 1
7 West Germany Siegfried Wünsche DKW
8 Spain Fernando Aranda Gilera
9 Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Norton
10 Gibraltar John Grace Norton
11 West Germany Ewald Kluge DKW
12 West Germany Rudi Knees Norton
13 United Kingdom Humphrey Ranson Norton
14 Republic of Ireland Harry Lindsay Triumph
15 Austria Siegfried Vogel Norton
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125 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Italy Emilio Mendogni Moto Morini 24 1:05:12.3 8
2 United Kingdom Leslie Graham MV Agusta 24 +17.6 6
3 United Kingdom Cecil Sandford MV Agusta 24 +2:00.2 4
4 Italy Romolo Ferri Moto Morini 3
5 West Germany Hermann Paul Müller Mondial 2
6 Italy Luigi Zinzani Moto Morini 1
7 Netherlands Dick Renooy Eysink
8 Spain José Maria Llobet Montesa
9 West Germany Ewald Kluge DKW
10 Netherlands Toon van Zutphen Eysink
11 R. Soley MV Agusta
12 Netherlands Mobi Vierdag Eysink
13 P. Feurstein Puch
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Sidecar classification

Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom Eric Oliver Italy Lorenzo Dobelli Norton 24 1:09:49.1 8
2 France Jacques Drion West Germany Inge Stoll Norton 24 +2:23.2 6
3 United Kingdom Cyril Smith United Kingdom Les Nutt Norton 4
4 West Germany Otto Schmidt West Germany Otto Kölle Norton 3
5 France René Bétemps France André Drivet Norton 2
6 West Germany Rudolf Koch West Germany Adolf Flach BMW 1
7 Austria Siegfried Vogel ? Norton
[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. p. 123.
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1952 Nations Grand Prix
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