Type: | NC |
Country: | UK |
Grand Prix: | West Essex CC Formula 2 Race |
Official Name: | I West Essex CC Formula 2 Race |
Location: | Boreham Circuit, Essex, UK |
Date: | 21 June |
Year: | 1952 |
Course: | Airfield circuit |
Course Length: | 4.828km (03miles) |
Distance Laps: | 10 |
Distance Length: | 48.28km (30miles) |
Pole Driver: | Ken Downing |
Pole Country: | GBR |
Pole Team: | Connaught-Lea Francis |
Fast Driver: | Reg Parnell |
Fast Team: | Cooper-Bristol |
Fast Time: | 1:58.0 |
Fast Country: | GBR |
First Driver: | Reg Parnell |
First Country: | GBR |
First Team: | Cooper-Bristol |
Second Driver: | Kenneth McAlpine |
Second Country: | GBR |
Second Team: | Connaught-Lea Francis |
Third Driver: | Bill Dobson |
Third Country: | GBR |
Third Team: | Ferrari |
The 1st West Essec CC Formula 2 Race was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Boreham Circuit on 21 June 1952. The race was won by Reg Parnell in a Cooper T20-Bristol, who also set fastest lap. Kenneth McAlpine was second in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis and Bill Dobson was third in a Ferrari 125. Ken Downing in another Connaught Type A started from pole position and finished fourth.[1] [2]
Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | |
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1 | 18 | Reg Parnell | Archie Bryde | Cooper T20-Bristol | 20:05.0, 89.93mph | 2 | |
2 | 10 | Kenneth McAlpine | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +19.0s | 3 | |
3 | 7 | Bill Dobson | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Ferrari 125 | +1:00.4 | 4 | |
4 | 11 | Ken Downing | Connaught Engineering | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | +1:05.2 | 1 | |
5 | 26 | Charles Bulmer | R.C. Willis | BMW Special | 10 laps | 6 | |
6 | 24 | Dick Jacobs | Sidney Green | Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica | 10 laps | 7 | |
7 | 32 | Cliff Davis | C. Davis | Cooper T14-MG | 10 laps | 9 | |
8 | 27 | Gerry Dunham | G. Dunham | Rover | 9 laps, spin/stall | 8 | |
9 | 12 | Bill Black | Bill Black | Connaught Type A-Lea Francis | 9 laps | 10 | |
Ret | 37 | John Barber | John Barber | Rebrab-JAP | 3 laps, engine | 5 | |
Ret | 30 | David Bennett | W. Skelly | Cooper T12-JAP | 3 laps, mechanical | 11 |