The 4th Circuit de Cadours was a Formula Two motor race held on 14 September 1952 at the Circuit de Cadours, in Cadours, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. The race, consisting of 2x15 lap heats and a 30 lap final, was won by Louis Rosier in a Ferrari 500. Harry Schell finished second in a Gordini Type 16, and set fastest lap, and Emmanuel de Graffenried was third in a Maserati 4CLT/48.
Classification
Race Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired 1 24 Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 1:01:42; 117.17 kph 2 28 Harry Schell Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 +45s 3 30 Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +1:15 4 16 Yves Giraud-Cabantous HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +1:28 5 18 Tony Gaze HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +1 lap 6 22 Marcel Balsa Marcel Balsa BMW Special-BMW 328 +2 laps Ret 26 Armand Philippe Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 166 22 laps, mechanical Ret 32 Alberto Crespo Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 17 laps, suspension Ret 34 Willi Heeks Willi Heeks AFW-BMW 10 laps, mechanical Ret 6 Charles de Tornaco Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 500 5 laps, valve DNS 20 Peter Collins HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta cylinder head DNQ 10 André Loens Fraser-Hartwell Syndicate Cooper T20-Bristol Ret, heat 1 DNQ 36 Jacques Pollet Jacques Pollet Simca Gordini Type 15 Ret, heat 1 DNQ 38 Jean Thepenier Jean Thepenier Simca Gordini Type 15 Ret, heat 1 DNQ 4 Roger Gerbout Roger Gerbout RG Speciale-BMW 328 Ret, heat 1 DNQ 42 Georges Armichen Georges Armichen Simca 508S-Fiat Ret, heat 2 DNQ 2 René Duval René Duval Duval Speciale-BMW 328 Ret, heat 2 DNQ 12 André Ribaut André Ribaut Simca Gordini Type 15 Ret, heat 1 DNS 8 Olivier Gendebien Ecurie Francorchamps Veritas RS DNA 14 Stirling Moss ERA Ltd ERA G-Type-Bristol DNA 40 Jean Galy GS Speciale-Simca
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