1952 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix

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Date17–18 May 1952
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 7.280 km (4.524 mi)
Switzerland  1952 Swiss Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 8 races in the
1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date17–18 May 1952
LocationCircuit Bremgarten
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 7.280 km (4.524 mi)
500cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Jack Brett AJS
Time 2:48.3
Podium
First United Kingdom Jack Brett AJS
Second United Kingdom Bill Doran AJS
Third Italy Carlo Bandirola MV Agusta
350cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton
Time 2:54.5
Podium
First United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton
Second New Zealand Rod Coleman AJS
Third Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Norton
250cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi
Time 3:06.8
Podium
First United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi
Second Italy Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi
Third United Kingdom Leslie Graham Benelli
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Ercole Frigerio Gilera
Time 3:22.1
Podium
First Italy Albino Milani Gilera
Second United Kingdom Cyril Smith Norton
Third France Jacques Drion Norton

The 1952 Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix was the first race of the 1952 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on 17–18 May 1952 at the Bremgarten circuit.

350 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom Geoff Duke Norton 21 1:02:13.6 8
2 New Zealand Rod Coleman AJS 21 +53.0 6
3 Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Norton 21 +2:02.1 4
4 United Kingdom Jack Brett AJS 3
5 United Kingdom Syd Lawton AJS 2
6 Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm Norton 1
7 Australia Ken Kavanagh Norton
8 Switzerland W. Wanner AJS
9 Switzerland Paul Fuhrer Velocette
10 Switzerland Werner Gerber AJS
11 Switzerland Willy Lips Norton
12 West Germany Kurt Knopf AJS
13 Switzerland Max Forster Velocette
14 United Kingdom Bill Beevers Norton
15 M. Fontanesi AJS
16 West Germany Roland Schnell Horex
17 West Germany Werner Mazanec AJS
18 L. Harris Velocette
19 F. Ellenberger AJS
20 Switzerland Edmund Laederach AJS
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250 cc classification

Sidecar classification

References

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