1952 Modena Grand Prix
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Date
14 September 1952
Official name
III Gran Premio di Modena
Location
Aerautodromo di Modena, Modena, Italy
Course
Permanent racing facility
| 1952 Modena Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 14 September 1952 | ||
| Official name | III Gran Premio di Modena | ||
| Location | Aerautodromo di Modena, Modena, Italy | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.306 km (1.433 mi) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 230.620 km (143.301 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:04.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Drivers |
 Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | |
 José Froilán González | Maserati | ||
| Time | 1:05.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Maserati | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
The 3rd Gran Premio di Modena was a Formula Two motor race held on 14 September 1952 at the Aerautodromo di Modena, Italy. The race was run over 100 laps of the circuit, and was won by Italian driver Luigi Villoresi in a Ferrari 500 in a near dead-heat with José Froilán González in a Maserati A6GCM. Villoresi and Gonzalez shared fastest lap. Sergio Sighinolfi and Alberto Ascari shared third place in a Ferrari 500. Ascari had started from pole but retired with mechanical problems, and took over Sighinolfi's car.[1][2]
