1952 Circuit du Lac
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Date
8 June 1952
Official name
IV Circuit du Lac
Location
Aix-les-Bains Circuit du Lac, Savoie, France
Course
Temporary Street Circuit
| 1952 Circuit du Lac | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 8 June 1952 | ||
| Official name | IV Circuit du Lac | ||
| Location | Aix-les-Bains Circuit du Lac, Savoie, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.456 km (1.526 mi) | ||
| Distance | 2 x 40 laps, 196.483 km (122.089 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Gordini | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jean Behra | Gordini | |
| Time | 1:35.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Gordini | ||
| Second | HWM-Alta | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
The IV Circuit du Lac was a Formula Two motor race held on 8 June 1952 at the Aix-les-Bains Circuit du Lac, France. The race was run over two heats each of 40 laps, with the winner being decided by aggregate time. The winner was Jean Behra in a Gordini Type 16, who started from pole in both heats, won both heats and set overall fastest lap. Lance Macklin was second in an HWM-Alta and Emmanuel de Graffenried third in a Maserati 4CLT/48. Behra's teammate Robert Manzon set fastest lap in heat 1, but succumbed to mechanical failure in heat 2.[1][2]
