1952 motorcycle world championship
500 cm³ world champion | |
Driver: | Umberto Masetti |
Constructor: | Gilera |
350 cm³ world champion | |
Driver: | Geoff Duke |
Constructor: | Norton |
250 cc world champion | |
Driver: | Enrico Lorenzetti |
Constructor: | Moto Guzzi |
125 cc world champion | |
Driver: | Cecil Sandford |
Constructor: | MV Agusta |
Team (500 cm³) world champions | |
Driver: |
Cyril Smith Bob Clements Les Nutt |
Constructor: | Norton |
<1951 season |
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The 1952 motorcycle world championship season was the fourth in the history of the FIM - motorcycle road world championship .
Eight races were held in the class up to 500 cm³, seven in the class up to 350 cm³, six in the classes up to 250 cm³ and up to 125 cm³ and five races for the sidecar .
Distribution of points
Scoring | ||||||
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space | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th |
Points | 8th | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
If fewer than eight races were held, the best four results were included in the ranking; if eight or more races were staged, the five best results achieved were included in the World Championship ranking.
500 cc class
Race results
date | run | route | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 | Nice Race lap | |
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1 | May 18 | 22nd Swiss GP | Bremgarten | Jack Brett | William Doran | Carlo Bandirola | Jack Brett |
2 | 13.06. | 34. Isle of Man TT | Mountain Course | Reg Armstrong | Leslie Graham | Ray Amm | Geoff Duke |
3 | 28.06. | 22. Dutch TT | Aces | Umberto Masetti | Geoff Duke | Ken Kavanagh | Umberto Masetti |
4th | 06.07. | 25th Belgian GP | Spa Francorchamps | Umberto Masetti | Geoff Duke | Ray Amm | Umberto Masetti |
5 | 07/20 | 16th GP of Germany | Solitude | Reg Armstrong | Ken Kavanagh | Sid Lawton | Leslie Graham |
6th | 08/16 | 24th Ulster GP | Clady | Cromie McCandless | Rod Coleman | Bill Lomas | Leslie Graham |
7th | 14.09. | 30th Nations Grand Prix | Monza | Leslie Graham | Umberto Masetti | Nello Pagani | Leslie Graham |
8th | 05.10. | 3rd GP of Spain | Montjuïc | Leslie Graham | Umberto Masetti | Ken Kavanagh | Umberto Masetti |
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
1 | Gilera | 36 (39) |
2 | Norton | 32 (36) |
3 | MV Agusta | 30 (33) |
4th | AJS | 22nd |
5 | BMW | 1 |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
350 cm³ class
Race results
date | run | route | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 | Nice Race lap | |
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1 | May 18 | 22nd Swiss GP | Bremgarten | Geoff Duke | Rod Coleman | Reg Armstrong | Geoff Duke |
2 | 13.06. | 34. Isle of Man TT | Mountain Course | Geoff Duke | Reg Armstrong | Rod Coleman | Geoff Duke |
3 | 28.06. | 22. Dutch TT | Aces | Geoff Duke | Ray Amm | Rod Coleman | Geoff Duke |
4th | 06.07. | 25th Belgian GP | Spa Francorchamps | Geoff Duke | Ray Amm | Reg Armstrong | Geoff Duke |
5 | 07/20 | 16th GP of Germany | Solitude | Reg Armstrong | Ken Kavanagh | Bill Lomas | Bill Lomas |
6th | 08/16 | 24th Ulster GP | Clady | Ken Kavanagh | Reg Armstrong | Rod Coleman | Ken Kavanagh |
7th | 14.09. | 30th Nations Grand Prix | Monza | Ray Amm | Rod Coleman | Robin Sherry | Ray Amm |
Driver ranking
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(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Constructors' championship
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(Points in brackets including deletion results )
250 cc class
Race results
date | run | route | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 | Nice Race lap | |
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1 | 05/17 | 22nd Swiss GP | Bremgarten | Fergus Anderson | Enrico Lorenzetti | Leslie Graham | Enrico Lorenzetti |
2 | 06/11 | 34. Isle of Man TT | Mountain Course | Fergus Anderson | Enrico Lorenzetti | Sid Lawton | Bruno Ruffo |
3 | 28.06. | 22. Dutch TT | Aces | Enrico Lorenzetti | Bruno Ruffo | Fergus Anderson | Bruno Ruffo |
4th | 07/20 | 16th GP of Germany | Solitude | Rudi Felgenheier | Hein Thorn Prikker | Hermann Gablenz | Bruno Ruffo |
5 | 08/16 | 24th Ulster GP | Clady | Maurice Cann | Enrico Lorenzetti | Leslie Graham | Enrico Lorenzetti |
6th | 14.09. | 30th Nations Grand Prix | Monza | Enrico Lorenzetti | Werner Haas | Fergus Anderson |
Werner Haas and Enrico Lorenzetti |
Driver ranking
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(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Constructors' championship
1 | Moto Guzzi | 32 (46) |
2 | Velocette | 9 |
3 | DKW | 8th |
NSU engine works | 6th | |
5 | Benelli | 4th |
Horex | 4th | |
7th | Parilla | 2 |
8th | Norton | 1 |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
125 cc class
Race results
date | run | route | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 | Nice Race lap | |
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1 | 06/11 | 34. Isle of Man TT | Mountain Course | Cecil Sandford | Carlo Ubbiali | Len Parry | Cecil Sandford |
2 | 28.06. | 22. Dutch TT | Aces | Cecil Sandford | Carlo Ubbiali | Luigi Zinzani | Cecil Sandford |
3 | 07/20 | 16th GP of Germany | Solitude | Werner Haas | Carlo Ubbiali | Cecil Sandford | Werner Haas |
4th | 08/16 | 24th Ulster GP | Clady | Cecil Sandford | Bill Lomas | Charlie Salt | Cecil Sandford |
5 | 14.09. | 30th Nations Grand Prix | Monza | Emilio Mendogni | Carlo Ubbiali | Leslie Graham | Guido Sala |
6th | 05.10. | 3rd GP of Spain | Montjuïc | Emilio Mendogni | Leslie Graham | Cecil Sandford | Emilio Mendogni |
Driver ranking
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(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Constructors' championship
1 | MV Agusta | 30 (38) |
2 | FB Mondial | 24 (26) |
3 | Moto Morini | 21st |
4th | NSU engine works | 9 |
5 | EMC - Puch | 1 |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Carriages (500 cm³)
Race results
date | run | route | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 | Nice Race lap | |
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1 | May 18 | 22nd Swiss GP | Bremgarten |
Albino Milani / Giuseppe Pizzocri |
Cyril Smith / Bob Clements |
Jacques Drion / Bob Onslow |
Ercole Frigerio / Ezio Ricotti |
2 | 06.07. | 25th Belgian GP | Spa Francorchamps |
Eric Oliver / Stanley Price |
Albino Milani / Giuseppe Pizzocri |
Cyril Smith / Bob Clements |
Eric Oliver / Stanley Price |
3 | 07/20 | 16th GP of Germany | Solitude |
Cyril Smith / Bob Clements |
Ernesto Merlo / Dino Magri |
Jacques Drion / Bob Onslow |
Ernesto Merlo / Dino Magri |
4th | 14.09. | 30th Nations Grand Prix | Monza |
Ernesto Merlo / Dino Magri |
Cyril Smith / Les Nutt |
Albino Milani / Giuseppe Pizzocri |
Ernesto Merlo / Dino Magri |
5 | 05.10. | 3rd GP of Spain | Montjuïc |
Eric Oliver / Lorenzo Dobelli |
Jacques Drion / Inge Stoll-Laforge |
Cyril Smith / Les Nutt |
Ernesto Merlo / Dino Magri |
Driver ranking
1 | Cyril Smith |
Bob Clements or Les Nutt |
Norton | 24 (28) |
2 | Albino Milani | Giuseppe Pizzocri | Gilera | 18th |
3 | Ernesto Merlo | Dino Magri | Gilera | 17th |
4th | Jacques Drion |
Bob Onslow and Inge Stoll-Laforge |
Norton | 17 (18) |
5 | Eric Oliver |
Stanley Price and Lorenzo Dobelli |
Norton | 9 |
6th | Marcel Masuy | Denis Jenkinson | Norton | 9 |
7th | Ferdinand Aubert | René Aubert | Norton | 3 |
Otto Schmid | Otto Kölle | Norton | 3 | |
9 | Julien Deronne | Edouard Texidor | Norton | 2 |
René Bétemps | André Drivet | Norton | 2 | |
11 | Jean Murit | André Emo | Norton | 1 |
Wilhelm Noll | Fritz Cron | BMW | 1 | |
Len Taylor | Peter Glover | Norton | 1 | |
Rudolf Koch | Adolf Flach | BMW | 1 |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )
Constructors' championship
1 | Norton | 26 (32) |
2 | Gilera | 28 |
3 | BMW | 2 |
(Points in brackets including deletion results )