1952 Syracuse Grand Prix

The 2nd Syracuse Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held in Syracuse, Sicily on 16 March 1952. Alberto Ascari, starting from pole, headed teammates Piero Taruffi and Giuseppe Farina in a Scuderia Ferrari 1-2-3. Luigi Villoresi set fastest lap in another works Ferrari.^[1][2]

1952 Syracuse Grand Prix
Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season
Race details
Date	16 March 1952
Official name	II Gran Premio di Siracusa
Location	Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily
Course	Temporary road circuit
Course length	5.400 km (3.355 miles)
Distance	60 laps, 324.016 km (200.130 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Time	2:16.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari
Time	2:13.2
Podium
First	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Second	Piero Taruffi	Ferrari
Third	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari

Classification

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	24	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	2:16:24.6, 146.171kph	1
2	12	Piero Taruffi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	+58.6s	4
3	6	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	+25.8s	3
4	4	Rudi Fischer	Ecurie Espadon	Ferrari 500	+2 laps	5
5	8	Peter Whitehead	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari 125	+2 laps	8
6	2	Franco Comotti	Scuderia Marzotto	Ferrari 166	+2 laps	6
NC	16	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 500	+7 laps	2
Ret	32	Vittorio Marzotto	Scuderia Marzotto	Ferrari 166C	48 laps	12
Ret	30	Piero Carini	Scuderia Marzotto	Ferrari 125	30 laps	11
Ret	28	Maurizio Pinzero	Maurizio Pinzero	Lancia		14
Ret	26	Domenica Tramontana	Domenica Tramontana	Ferrari 125		15
Ret	20	Sergio Sighinolfi	Scuderia Marzotto	Ferrari 166		7
Ret	22	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CLT/48		10
Ret	10	Franco Cortese	Franco Cortese	Ferrari 166 S	engine	9
Ret	18	Hans Stuck	Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau	AFM-Küchen	3 laps, engine	13

References

1. "1952 Non World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-05-21.
2. "II Gran Premio di Siracusa 1952". Retrieved 2022-05-21.

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