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1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Sports season

Sports season

1952 Grand Prix season calendar

RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit125cc winner250cc winner350cc winner500cc winnerSidecars 500cc winnerReport12345678
18 MayCHE Swiss Grand PrixBremgartenGBR Fergus AndersonGBR Geoff DukeGBR Jack BrettITA Milani / Pizzocri[Report](1952-swiss-motorcycle-grand-prix)
13 JuneIOM Isle of Man TTSnaefell MountainGBR Cecil SandfordGBR Fergus AndersonGBR Geoff DukeIRL Reg Armstrong[Report](1952-isle-of-man-tt)
28 JuneNLD Dutch TTAssenGBR Cecil SandfordITA Enrico LorenzettiGBR Geoff DukeITA Umberto Masetti[Report](1952-dutch-tt)
6 JulyBEL Belgian Grand PrixSpa-FrancorchampsGBR Geoff DukeITA Umberto MasettiGBR Oliver / Price[Report](1952-belgian-motorcycle-grand-prix)
20 JulyFRG German Grand PrixSolitudeFRG Werner HaasFRG Rudi FelgenheierIRL Reg ArmstrongIRL Reg ArmstrongGBR Smith / Clements[Report](1952-german-motorcycle-grand-prix)
16 AugustNIR Ulster Grand PrixCladyGBR Cecil SandfordGBR Maurice CannAUS Ken KavanaghGBR Cromie McCandless[Report](1952-ulster-grand-prix)
14 SeptemberITA Nations Grand PrixMonzaITA Emilio MendogniITA Enrico LorenzettiSouthern Rhodesia Ray AmmGBR Leslie GrahamITA Merlo / Magri[Report](1952-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
5 OctoberESP Spanish Grand PrixMontjuïcITA Emilio MendogniGBR Leslie GrahamGBR ITA Oliver / Dobelli[Report](1952-spanish-motorcycle-grand-prix)

Standings

Scoring system

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.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6thPoints
864321

500cc final standings

PosRiderMachine[SUI](1952-swiss-motorcycle-grand-prix)
CHE[MAN](1952-isle-of-man-tt)
GBR[HOL](1952-dutch-tt)
NLD[BEL](1952-belgian-motorcycle-grand-prix)
BEL[GER](1952-german-motorcycle-grand-prix)
DEU[ULS](1952-ulster-grand-prix)
Ulster[NAC](1952-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITA[ESP](1952-spanish-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ESPPts12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728=3031====363738=40=4243===4748====5354===58===6263=6566=68=70=727374757677787980818283848586878889909192––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––PosRiderBike[SUI](1952-swiss-motorcycle-grand-prix)
CHE[MAN](1952-isle-of-man-tt)
GBR[HOL](1952-dutch-tt)
NLD[BEL](1952-belgian-motorcycle-grand-prix)
BEL[GER](1952-german-motorcycle-grand-prix)
DEU[ULS](1952-ulster-grand-prix)
Ulster[NAC](1952-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITA[ESP](1952-spanish-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ESPPts
ITA Umberto MasettiGileraRet*1**1*RetRet2***2*****28**
GBR Leslie GrahamMV AgustaRet27Ret*4**Ret**1*1**25**
IRL Reg ArmstrongNortonRet14Ret1Ret65**22**
NZL Rod ColemanAJS5455Ret2Ret**15**
GBR Jack BrettAJS / Norton*1*Ret94Ret47**14**
AUS Ken KavanaghNorton3232Ret3**14**
GBR Geoff DukeNortonRet***Ret***22**12**
ITA Nello PaganiGilera46634**12**
NIR Cromie McCandlessNorton / Gilera61**9**
Southern Rhodesia Ray AmmNorton63Ret3Ret9**9**
ITA Carlo BandirolaMV Agusta3RetRetRet4Ret**7**
GBR Bill DoranAJS2**6**
GBR Bill LomasAJS / MV Agusta5RetRet3RetRet**6**
GBR Sid LawtonNorton / AJS812Ret3Ret6**5**
BEL Auguste GoffinNorton75RetRet**2**
NIR Peter CarterNorton105**2**
ITA Giuseppe ColnagoGilera175Ret**2**
DEU Hans BaltisbergerBMW6Ret**1**
GBR John SurteesNorton6**1**
ITA Libero LiberatiGilera78816**0**
DEU Siegfried WünscheBMW / DKW117**0**
AUS Tony McAlpineNorton13Ret7Ret**0**
GBR Roy EvansNorton147**0**
GBR George BrownNorton7Ret**0**
GBR Robin SherryNorton / AJSRet8Ret9**0**
NZL Ken MudfordNorton810**0**
DDR Karl RührschneckNorton8Ret**0**
ESP Fernando ArandaGilera8**0**
NIR William CampbellNorton8**0**
NLD Lous van RiswijkMatchless / Norton1190
DEU Siegfried FussNorton90
NIR John GuirkeNorton9**0**
GBR Alain LawtonNorton9**0**
CHE Willy LipsNorton9**0**
GBR Albert MouleNorton9**0**
DEU Rudi KneesNorton1011**0**
GIB John GraceNorton1610**0**
GBR Jack BaileyNortonRet10**0**
DEU Friedel SchönHorex10Ret**0**
BEL Francis BassoNorton10**0**
ITA Martino GianiMV Agusta10**0**
GBR Humphrey RansonNorton17Ret11**0**
ITA Enrico GalanteNorton11**0**
NIR Malcolm TempletonAJS11**0**
GBR Vic WilloughbyNorton11**0**
CHE Hans WirzTriumph11**0**
GBR Bill BeeversNorton12Ret**0**
ITA Francesco GuglielminettiMV Agusta12**0**
GBR Herbert RansonNorton12**0**
GBR Geoff ReadNorton12**0**
BEL Edouard TexidorNorton12**0**
NIR Harry TurnerNorton12**0**
ESP Javier de OrtuetaNorton13Ret**0**
NLD Piet BakkerBMW13**0**
CHE Massimo ForsterGilera13**0**
DEU Ewald KlugeDKW13**0**
GBR Douglas SidesVelocette13**0**
CHE Carletto BellottiMoto Guzzi14**0**
IRL Harry LindsayTriumph14**0**
GBR Reg MacDonaldAJS14**0**
NLD Drikus VeerTriumph14**0**
Ceylon Rally DeanNortonRetRet15**0**
AUT Siegfried VogelNorton15**0**
GBR Don WilliamsNorton15**0**
GBR Robert FergusonAJS16**0**
GBR John DicksonVelocette18**0**
GBR Charlie SaltBSA18**0**
GBR Robin FittonNorton19**0**
GBR Cyril StevensNorton19**0**
GBR Fonsie McGovernNorton20**0**
GBR Frank NorrisNorton20**0**
GBR Arthur WheelerNorton21RetRet**0**
GBR J. O. KerriganTriumph21**0**
GBR Ken SwallowNorton22**0**
GBR Syl AndertonNorton23**0**
GBR Les DearNorton24**0**
DNK Sven SørensenNorton25**0**
GBR Howard GrindleyNorton26**0**
GBR Jack VarlowNorton27**0**
GBR Harry StephenNorton28**0**
GBR Leo StarrAJS29**0**
GBR Dennis LashmarNorton30**0**
Ceylon David StevensonAJS31**0**
GBR Leslie HarrisNortonRet33**0**
GBR Leslie BarrettNorton34**0**
GBR John FisherAJS35**0**
GBR Joe GlazebrookNorton36**0**
GBR Jack HardingNorton37**0**
GBR Eric HardyAJS38**0**
CAN Ivor WagarTriumph39**0**
GBR Bob McDonaldAJS40**0**
NIR Charlie GrayAJS41**0**
GBR Phil HeathVincent / NortonRetRetRetRet
NIR Bob MatthewsNorton / MatchlessRetRetRet0
ITA Alfredo MilaniGileraRetRetRet0
AUS Ernie RingMatchlessRetRetRet**0**
BEL Charles BruguiereNortonRetRet**0**
FRA Georges BurgaffNortonRetRet**0**
CHE Werner GerberHorexRetRet**0**
NZL Dean HollierNortonRetRet**0**
GBR Sidney MasonNortonRetRet**0**
GBR Bill PetchNortonRetDNS**0**
ITA Emilio SopraniGileraRetDNS**0**
CHE Jost AlbisserRudgeRet**0**
GBR Syd BarnettNortonRet**0**
DDR Edgar BarthNortonRet**0**
ITA Felice BenasedoMoto GuzziRet**0**
GBR David BennettNortonRet**0**
GBR Wilf BillingtonNortonRet**0**
GBR George BrockertonBitzaRet**0**
NIR Louis CarterNortonRet**0**
FRA Jacques CollotNortonRet**0**
BEL Firmin DauweNortonRet**0**
ITA Lodovico FacchinelliGileraRet**0**
GBR Archie FennNortonRet**0**
Ceylon Peter FernandoNortonRet**0**
NLD Cees Fokke-BoschNortonRet**0**
ITA Tito ForconiMV AgustaRet**0**
GBR Sid FranklenAJSRet**0**
CAN Roy GodwinNortonRet**0**
DEU Ernst GrossBMWRet**0**
GBR Bill HallNortonRet**0**
DEU Ernst HoskeHorexRet**0**
GBR Robert KingNortonRet**0**
GBR John MaloneyVincentRet**0**
AUT Alex MayerNortonRet**0**
GBR Tommy McEwanNortonRet**0**
DEU Gerhard MetteBMWRet**0**
GBR Stan MillerNortonRet**0**
GBR Eric OliverNortonRet**0**
GBR Ashley ParryNortonRet**0**
GBR Roland PikeBSARet**0**
GBR Arthur PollittNortonRet**0**
GBR Mark PrudenceNortonRet**0**
GBR Bob RowbottomAJSRet**0**
GBR Cecil SandfordBSARet**0**
GBR Simon Sandys-WinschVelocetteRet**0**
NLD Lodewijk SimonsNortonRet**0**
NLD Henk StemanNortonRet**0**
Northern Rhodesia Norman StewartNortonRet**0**
GBR Les TedderAJSRet**0**
GBR Roy WalkerBSARet**0**
GBR Dick WardVelocetteRet**0**
GBR Leonard WilliamsVelocetteRet**0**
Isle_of_Wight Tommy WoodNortonRet**0**
DEU Gerhard PohlersBMWDNS**0**

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350cc Standings

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachinePointsWins
1GBR Geoff DukeUnited KingdomNorton324
2IRL Reg ArmstrongIrelandNorton241
3Southern Rhodesia Ray AmmSouthern RhodesiaNorton211
4NZL Rod ColemanNew ZealandAJS200
5AUS Ken KavanaghAustraliaNorton161
6GBR Jack BrettUnited KingdomAJS120
7GBR Bill LomasUnited KingdomAJS90
8GBR Sid LawtonUnited KingdomAJS70
9GBR Robin SherryUnited KingdomAJS40
10AUT Ernie RingAustriaAJS30
11FRG Ewald KlugeGermanyDKW20
=BEL Auguste GoffinBelgiumNorton20
13GBR Leslie GrahamUnited KingdomVelocette10
=IRL Mike O'RourkeIrelandAJS10
=GBR George BrownUnited KingdomAJS10
=FRG Roland SchnellGermanyHorex10

250cc Standings

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachinePointsWins
1ITA Enrico LorenzettiItalyMoto Guzzi282
2GBR Fergus AndersonUnited KingdomMoto Guzzi242
3GBR Leslie GrahamUnited KingdomVelocette110
4GBR Maurice CannUnited KingdomMoto Guzzi101
5FRG Rudi FelgenheierGermanyDKW81
6ITA Bruno RuffoItalyMoto Guzzi70
7FRG Werner HaasGermanyNSU60
=FRG Heinrich Thorn-PrikkerGermanyMoto Guzzi60
=ITA Alano MontanariItalyMoto Guzzi60
10FRG Herman GablenzGermanyHorex40
=GBR Sid LawtonUnited KingdomMoto Guzzi40
=GBR Arthur WheelerUnited KingdomMoto Guzzi40
13FRG Ewald KlugeGermanyDKW30
=GBR Ronald MeadUnited KingdomVelocette30
=FRG Gotthilf GehringGermanyMoto Guzzi30
16ITA Roberto ColomboItalyNSU20
=GBR Bill WebsterUnited KingdomVelocette20
=ITA Nino GriecoItalyParilla20
=GBR Benny RoodUnited KingdomVelocette20
20ITA Bruno FrancisciItalyMoto Guzzi10
=GBR Ray PettyUnited KingdomNorton10
=NLD Sieb PostmaNetherlandsMoto Guzzi10

125cc

Riders' standings

Pos.RiderBike[MAN](1952-isle-of-man-tt)
GBR[NED](1952-dutch-tt)
NLD[GER](1952-german-motorcycle-grand-prix)
DEU[ULS](1952-ulster-grand-prix)
Ulster[NAT](1952-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITA[ESP](1952-spanish-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ESPPts128 (32)2243164105968778695104104123123143152161161Pos.RiderBike[MAN](1952-isle-of-man-tt)
GBR[NED](1952-dutch-tt)
NLD[GER](1952-german-motorcycle-grand-prix)
DEU[ULS](1952-ulster-grand-prix)
Ulster[NAT](1952-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITA[ESP](1952-spanish-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ESPPts
GBR Cecil SandfordMV Agusta1**F**1**F**31**F**3
ITA Carlo UbbialiMondial2222
ITA Emilio MendogniMorini11**F**
GBR Leslie GrahamMV Agusta32
ITA Luigi ZinzaniMorini3646
FRG Werner HaasNSU1**F**
ITA Angelo CopetaMV Agusta554
GBR Bill LomasMV Agusta2
ITA Guido SalaMV Agusta45**F**
GBR Len ParryMondial3
GBR Charlie SaltMV Agusta3
GBR Cromie McCandlessMondial4
ITA Romolo FerriMorini4
FRG Hubert LuttenbergerNSU56
FRG Hermann Paul MüllerMondial5
GBR Frank BurmanEMC-Puch6
NLD Lo SimonsMondial6

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Constructors' standings

Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

Pos.Constructor[MAN](1952-isle-of-man-tt)
GBR[NED](1952-dutch-tt)
NLD[GER](1952-german-motorcycle-grand-prix)
DEU[ULS](1952-ulster-grand-prix)
Ulster[NAT](1952-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITA[ESP](1952-spanish-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ESPPts130 (38)224 (26)3214951Pos.Constructor[MAN](1952-isle-of-man-tt)
GBR[NED](1952-dutch-tt)
NLD[GER](1952-german-motorcycle-grand-prix)
DEU[ULS](1952-ulster-grand-prix)
Ulster[NAT](1952-nations-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ITA[ESP](1952-spanish-motorcycle-grand-prix)
ESPPts
ITA MV Agusta113132
ITA Mondial22225
ITA Morini3611
FRG NSU16
GBR EMC-Puch6

References

  • Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000. Chronosports S.A.
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