1952 Newcastle Journal Trophy
1952 Newcastle Journal Trophy | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1952 Formula One season | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 11 October 1952 | ||
Official name | I Newcastle Journal Trophy | ||
Location | Charterhall, Berwickshire, UK | ||
Course | Airfield circuit | ||
Course length | 3.218 km (2.000 mi) | ||
Distance | 40 laps, 128.72 km (79.98 mi) | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | HWM-Alta | |
Time | 1:26.6 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Connaught-Lea Francis | ||
Second | Connaught-Lea Francis | ||
Third | Connaught-Lea Francis |
The 1st Newcastle Journal Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Charterhall on 11 October 1952. The race was won by Dennis Poore in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis, leading home his teammates Kenneth McAlpine and Mike Oliver. Tony Gaze set fastest lap in his HWM-Alta.[1][2]
Stirling Moss finished fourth in the troublesome ERA G-Type-Bristol; this was the last race entered by the works ERA team.
Results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ "I Newcastle Journal Trophy 1952". Retrieved 2022-06-01.