1952 BRDC International Trophy
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Date
10 May 1952
Official name
IV Daily Express BRDC International Trophy
Location
Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
Course
Permanent racing facility
| 1952 BRDC International Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season | |||
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 10 May 1952 | ||
| Official name | IV Daily Express BRDC International Trophy | ||
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.70 km (2.93 miles) | ||
| Distance | final 35 laps, 164.31 km (102.44 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Cooper-Bristol | ||
| Time | 2:00.0 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Rudi Fischer | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:58.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | HWM-Alta | ||
| Second | HWM-Alta | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
The 4th BRDC International Trophy – formally the International Daily Express Trophy – meeting was held on 10 May 1952 at the Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire. The race was run to Formula Two regulations, and was held over two heats of 15 laps each, followed by a final race of 35 laps. British driver Lance Macklin, driving an HWM-Alta won the final. Mike Hawthorn in a Cooper T20-Bristol was the fastest qualifier, and Rudi Fischer in a Ferrari 500 set overall fastest lap.[1]
