Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Only the four best races counted in the Sidecars, 125cc and 250cc, while in the 350cc and 500cc championships, the five best results counted.
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1952, grand, prix, motorcycle, racing, season, 1952, grand, prix, motorcycle, racing, season, previous, 1951, next, 1953, fourth, road, racing, world, championship, grand, prix, season, season, consisted, eight, grand, prix, races, five, classes, 500cc, 350cc,. 1952 F I M Grand Prix motorcycle racing season Previous 1951 Next 1953 The 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the fourth F I M Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season The season consisted of eight Grand Prix races in five classes 500cc 350cc 250cc 125cc and Sidecars 500cc It began on 18 May with Swiss Grand Prix and ended with Spanish Grand Prix on 5 October Umberto Masetti won his second and final 500cc World Championship title in 1952 Geoff Duke pictured in 1951 successfully defended his 350cc World Championship title Enrico Lorenzetti won his only world championship in the 250cc class Contents 1 1952 Grand Prix season calendar 2 Standings 2 1 Scoring system 2 1 1 500cc final standings 2 2 350cc Standings 2 3 250cc Standings 2 4 125cc Standings 3 References1952 Grand Prix season calendar EditRound Date Grand Prix Circuit 125cc winner 250cc winner 350cc winner 500cc winner Sidecars 500cc winner Report1 18 May nbsp Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten nbsp Fergus Anderson nbsp Geoff Duke nbsp Jack Brett nbsp Milani Pizzocri Report2 13 June nbsp Isle of Man TT Snaefell Mountain nbsp Cecil Sandford nbsp Fergus Anderson nbsp Geoff Duke nbsp Reg Armstrong Report3 28 June nbsp Dutch TT Assen nbsp Cecil Sandford nbsp Enrico Lorenzetti nbsp Geoff Duke nbsp Umberto Masetti Report4 6 July nbsp Belgian Grand Prix Spa Francorchamps nbsp Geoff Duke nbsp Umberto Masetti nbsp Oliver Price Report5 20 July nbsp German Grand Prix Solitude nbsp Werner Haas nbsp Rudi Felgenheier nbsp Reg Armstrong nbsp Reg Armstrong nbsp Smith Clements Report6 16 August nbsp Ulster Grand Prix Clady nbsp Cecil Sandford nbsp Maurice Cann nbsp Ken Kavanagh nbsp Cromie McCandless Report7 14 September nbsp Nations Grand Prix Monza nbsp Emilio Mendogni nbsp Enrico Lorenzetti nbsp Ray Amm nbsp Leslie Graham nbsp Merlo Magri Report8 5 October nbsp Spanish Grand Prix Montjuic nbsp Emilio Mendogni nbsp Leslie Graham nbsp nbsp Oliver Dobelli ReportStandings EditScoring system Edit Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race Only the four best races counted in the Sidecars 125cc and 250cc while in the 350cc and 500cc championships the five best results counted Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Points 8 6 4 3 2 1500cc final standings Edit Pos Rider Machine SUI nbsp MAN nbsp HOL nbsp BEL nbsp GER nbsp ULS nbsp NAC nbsp ESP nbsp Pts1 nbsp Umberto Masetti Gilera Ret 1 1 Ret Ret 2 2 282 nbsp Leslie Graham MV Agusta Ret 2 7 Ret 4 Ret 1 1 253 nbsp Reg Armstrong Norton Ret 1 4 Ret 1 Ret 6 5 224 nbsp Rod Coleman AJS 5 4 5 5 Ret 2 Ret 155 nbsp Jack Brett AJS Norton 1 Ret 9 4 Ret 4 7 146 nbsp Ken Kavanagh Norton 32 3 2 Ret 3 147 nbsp Geoff Duke Norton Ret Ret 2 2 128 nbsp Nello Pagani Gilera 4 6 6 3 4 129 nbsp Cromie McCandless Norton Gilera 6 1 910 nbsp Ray Amm Norton 6 3 Ret 3 Ret 9 911 nbsp Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta 3 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 712 nbsp Bill Doran AJS 2 613 nbsp Bill Lomas AJS MV Agusta 5 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 614 nbsp Sid Lawton Norton AJS 8 12 Ret 3 Ret 6 515 nbsp Auguste Goffin Norton 7 5 Ret Ret 216 nbsp Peter Carter Norton 10 5 217 nbsp Giuseppe Colnago Gilera 17 5 Ret 218 nbsp Hans Baltisberger BMW 6 Ret 119 nbsp John Surtees Norton 6 120 nbsp Libero Liberati Gilera 7 8 8 16 021 nbsp Siegfried Wunsche BMW DKW 11 7 022 nbsp Tony McAlpine Norton 13 Ret 7 Ret 023 nbsp Roy Evans Norton 14 7 024 nbsp George Brown Norton 7 Ret 025 nbsp Robin Sherry Norton AJS Ret 8 Ret 9 026 nbsp Ken Mudford Norton 8 10 027 nbsp Karl Ruhrschneck Norton 8 Ret 028 nbsp Fernando Aranda Gilera 8 0 nbsp William Campbell Norton 8 030 nbsp Lous van Riswijk Matchless Norton 11 9 031 nbsp Siegfried Fuss Norton 9 0 nbsp John Guirke Norton 9 0 nbsp Alain Lawton Norton 9 0 nbsp Willy Lips Norton 9 0 nbsp Albert Moule Norton 9 036 nbsp Rudi Knees Norton 10 11 037 nbsp John Grace Norton 16 10 038 nbsp Jack Bailey Norton Ret 10 0 nbsp Friedel Schon Horex 10 Ret 040 nbsp Francis Basso Norton 10 0 nbsp Martino Giani MV Agusta 10 042 nbsp Humphrey Ranson Norton 17 Ret 11 043 nbsp Enrico Galante Norton 11 0 nbsp Malcolm Templeton AJS 11 0 nbsp Vic Willoughby Norton 11 0 nbsp Hans Wirz Triumph 11 047 nbsp Bill Beevers Norton 12 Ret 048 nbsp Francesco Guglielminetti MV Agusta 12 0 nbsp Herbert Ranson Norton 12 0 nbsp Geoff Read Norton 12 0 nbsp Edouard Texidor Norton 12 0 nbsp Harry Turner Norton 12 053 nbsp Javier de Ortueta Norton 13 Ret 054 nbsp Piet Bakker BMW 13 0 nbsp Massimo Forster Gilera 13 0 nbsp Ewald Kluge DKW 13 0 nbsp Douglas Sides Velocette 13 058 nbsp Carletto Bellotti Moto Guzzi 14 0 nbsp Harry Lindsay Triumph 14 0 nbsp Reg MacDonald AJS 14 0 nbsp Drikus Veer Triumph 14 062 nbsp Rally Dean Norton Ret Ret 15 063 nbsp Siegfried Vogel Norton 15 0 nbsp Don Williams Norton 15 065 nbsp Robert Ferguson AJS 16 066 nbsp John Dickson Velocette 18 0 nbsp Charlie Salt BSA 18 068 nbsp Robin Fitton Norton 19 0 nbsp Cyril Stevens Norton 19 070 nbsp Fonsie McGovern Norton 20 0 nbsp Frank Norris Norton 20 072 nbsp Arthur Wheeler Norton 21 Ret Ret 073 nbsp J O Kerrigan Triumph 21 074 nbsp Ken Swallow Norton 22 075 nbsp Syl Anderton Norton 23 076 nbsp Les Dear Norton 24 077 nbsp Sven Sorensen Norton 25 078 nbsp Howard Grindley Norton 26 079 nbsp Jack Varlow Norton 27 080 nbsp Harry Stephen Norton 28 081 nbsp Leo Starr AJS 29 082 nbsp Dennis Lashmar Norton 30 083 nbsp David Stevenson AJS 31 084 nbsp Leslie Harris Norton Ret 33 085 nbsp Leslie Barrett Norton 34 086 nbsp John Fisher AJS 35 087 nbsp Joe Glazebrook Norton 36 088 nbsp Jack Harding Norton 37 089 nbsp Eric Hardy AJS 38 090 nbsp Ivor Wagar Triumph 39 091 nbsp Bob McDonald AJS 40 092 nbsp Charlie Gray AJS 41 0 nbsp Phil Heath Vincent Norton Ret Ret Ret Ret nbsp Bob Matthews Norton Matchless Ret Ret Ret 0 nbsp Alfredo Milani Gilera Ret Ret Ret 0 nbsp Ernie Ring Matchless Ret Ret Ret 0 nbsp Charles Bruguiere Norton Ret Ret 0 nbsp Georges Burgaff Norton Ret Ret 0 nbsp Werner Gerber Horex Ret Ret 0 nbsp Dean Hollier Norton Ret Ret 0 nbsp Sidney Mason Norton Ret Ret 0 nbsp Bill Petch Norton Ret DNS 0 nbsp Emilio Soprani Gilera Ret DNS 0 nbsp Jost Albisser Rudge Ret 0 nbsp Syd Barnett Norton Ret 0 nbsp Edgar Barth Norton Ret 0 nbsp Felice Benasedo Moto Guzzi Ret 0 nbsp David Bennett Norton Ret 0 nbsp Wilf Billington Norton Ret 0 nbsp George Brockerton Bitza Ret 0 nbsp Louis Carter Norton Ret 0 nbsp Jacques Collot Norton Ret 0 nbsp Firmin Dauwe Norton Ret 0 nbsp Lodovico Facchinelli Gilera Ret 0 nbsp Archie Fenn Norton Ret 0 nbsp Peter Fernando Norton Ret 0 nbsp Cees Fokke Bosch Norton Ret 0 nbsp Tito Forconi MV Agusta Ret 0 nbsp Sid Franklen AJS Ret 0 nbsp Roy Godwin Norton Ret 0 nbsp Ernst Gross BMW Ret 0 nbsp Bill Hall Norton Ret 0 nbsp Ernst Hoske Horex Ret 0 nbsp Robert King Norton Ret 0 nbsp John Maloney Vincent Ret 0 nbsp Alex Mayer Norton Ret 0 nbsp Tommy McEwan Norton Ret 0 nbsp Gerhard Mette BMW Ret 0 nbsp Stan Miller Norton Ret 0 nbsp Eric Oliver Norton Ret 0 nbsp Ashley Parry Norton Ret 0 nbsp Roland Pike BSA Ret 0 nbsp Arthur Pollitt Norton Ret 0 nbsp Mark Prudence Norton Ret 0 nbsp Bob Rowbottom AJS Ret 0 nbsp Cecil Sandford BSA Ret 0 nbsp Simon Sandys Winsch Velocette Ret 0 nbsp Lodewijk Simons Norton Ret 0 nbsp Henk Steman Norton Ret 0 nbsp Norman Stewart Norton Ret 0 nbsp Les Tedder AJS Ret 0 nbsp Roy Walker BSA Ret 0 nbsp Dick Ward Velocette Ret 0 nbsp Leonard Williams Velocette Ret 0 nbsp Tommy Wood Norton Ret 0 nbsp Gerhard Pohlers BMW DNS 0Pos Rider Bike SUI nbsp MAN nbsp HOL nbsp BEL nbsp GER nbsp ULS nbsp NAC nbsp ESP nbsp Pts Colour ResultGold WinnerSilver Second placeBronze Third placeGreen Points finishBlue Non points finishNon classified finish NC Purple Retired Ret Red Did not qualify DNQ Did not pre qualify DNPQ Black Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Withdrew WD Race cancelled C Blank Did not practice DNP Did not arrive DNA Excluded EX Bold PoleItalics Fastest Lap350cc Standings Edit Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 nbsp Geoff Duke United Kingdom Norton 32 42 nbsp Reg Armstrong Ireland Norton 24 13 nbsp Ray Amm Southern Rhodesia Norton 21 14 nbsp Rod Coleman New Zealand AJS 20 05 nbsp Ken Kavanagh Australia Norton 16 16 nbsp Jack Brett United Kingdom AJS 12 07 nbsp Bill Lomas United Kingdom AJS 9 08 nbsp Sid Lawton United Kingdom AJS 7 09 nbsp Robin Sherry United Kingdom AJS 4 010 nbsp Ernie Ring Austria AJS 3 011 nbsp Ewald Kluge Germany DKW 2 0 nbsp Auguste Goffin Belgium Norton 2 013 nbsp Leslie Graham United Kingdom Velocette 1 0 nbsp Mike O Rourke Ireland AJS 1 0 nbsp George Brown United Kingdom AJS 1 0 nbsp Roland Schnell Germany Horex 1 0250cc Standings Edit Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 nbsp Enrico Lorenzetti Italy Moto Guzzi 28 22 nbsp Fergus Anderson United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 24 23 nbsp Leslie Graham United Kingdom Velocette 11 04 nbsp Maurice Cann United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 10 15 nbsp Rudi Felgenheier Germany DKW 8 16 nbsp Bruno Ruffo Italy Moto Guzzi 7 07 nbsp Werner Haas Germany NSU 6 0 nbsp Heinrich Thorn Prikker Germany Moto Guzzi 6 0 nbsp Alano Montanari Italy Moto Guzzi 6 010 nbsp Herman Gablenz Germany Horex 4 0 nbsp Sid Lawton United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 4 0 nbsp Arthur Wheeler United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 4 013 nbsp Ewald Kluge Germany DKW 3 0 nbsp Ronald Mead United Kingdom Velocette 3 0 nbsp Gotthilf Gehring Germany Moto Guzzi 3 016 nbsp Roberto Colombo Italy NSU 2 0 nbsp Bill Webster United Kingdom Velocette 2 0 nbsp Nino Grieco Italy Parilla 2 0 nbsp Benny Rood United Kingdom Velocette 2 020 nbsp Bruno Francisci Italy Moto Guzzi 1 0 nbsp Ray Petty United Kingdom Norton 1 0 nbsp Sieb Postma Netherlands Moto Guzzi 1 0125cc Standings Edit Place Rider Number Country Machine Points Wins1 nbsp Cecil Sandford United Kingdom MV Agusta 28 32 nbsp Carlo Ubbiali Italy Mondial 24 03 nbsp Emilio Mendogni Italy Morini 16 24 nbsp Leslie Graham United Kingdom MV Agusta 10 05 nbsp Luigi Zinzani Italy Morini 9 06 nbsp Werner Haas Germany NSU 8 17 nbsp Angelo Copeta Italy MV Agusta 7 08 nbsp Bill Lomas United Kingdom MV Agusta 6 09 nbsp Guido Sala Italy MV Agusta 5 010 nbsp Len Parry United Kingdom Mondial 4 0 nbsp Charlie Salt United Kingdom MV Agusta 4 012 nbsp Romolo Ferri Italy Morini 3 0 nbsp Cromie McCandless United Kingdom Mondial 3 0 nbsp Hubert Luttenberger Germany NSU 3 015 nbsp Hermann Paul Muller Germany Mondial 2 016 nbsp Frank Burman United Kingdom EMC Puch 1 0 nbsp Lo Simons Netherlands Mondial 1 0References EditBula Maurice amp Schertenleib Jean Claude 2001 Continental Circus 1949 2000 Chronosports S A ISBN 2 940125 32 5 The Official MotoGP website Archived from the original on 2012 03 02 Retrieved 2010 07 06 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season amp oldid 1177584491, wikipedia, 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