1952 Monza Grand Prix
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| 1952 Monza Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 8 June 1952 | ||
| Official name | V Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza | ||
| Location | Monza Circuit, Milan, Italy | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 6.301 km (3.915 mi) | ||
| Distance | 2 × 35 laps, 441.056 km (274.059 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | |
| Time | 2:06.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
The 5th Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza was a Formula Two motor race held on 8 June 1952 at the Monza Circuit, Italy. The race was run over two heats each of 35 laps, with the winner being decided by aggregate time. The winner was Giuseppe Farina in a Ferrari 500, who also set overall fastest lap. Farina's teammate André Simon was second and Rudi Fischer third in a privateer 500. Juan Manuel Fangio suffered a crash in heat 1 on the third lap after suffering extreme fatigue while driving through the night from Dundrod in Northern Ireland to Monza, and he only arrived half an hour before the start. Fangio suffered injuries that sidelined him for the rest of the year. Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari started from pole in both heats and set fastest lap in heat 1 but succumbed to mechanical failure in heat 2. Ascari won heat 1 and Farina won heat 2.[1][2]
