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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type           = CUST
|Description    = Non-championship [[sports car]] race
|Country        = Monaco
|Grand Prix     = Monaco
|Official name  = XII [[Monaco Grand Prix|Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco]]
|Location       = [[Circuit de Monaco]]
|Image          = Monte Carlo circuit 1955-1971.png
|Date           = 2 June
|Year           = 1952
|Course         = Street circuit
|Course_mi      = 1.976
|Course_km      = 3.180
|Distance_laps  = 100
|Distance_mi    = 197.6
|Distance_km    = 318.0
|Pole_Driver    = [[Pierre Levegh]]
|Pole_Country   = France
|Pole_Team      = [[Talbot-Lago]]
|Pole_Time      = 2:00.2
|Fast_Driver    = [[Antonio Stagnoli]]
|Fast_Team      = [[Ferrari]]
|Fast_Time      = 1:56.4
|Fast_Country   = Italy
|First_Driver   = [[Vittorio Marzotto]]
|First_Country  = Italy
|First_Team     = [[Ferrari]]
|Second_Driver  = [[Eugenio Castellotti]]
|Second_Country = Italy
|Second_Team    = [[Ferrari]]
|Third_Driver   = [[Antonio Stagnoli]]<br>{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Clemente Biondetti]]
|Third_Country  = Italy
|Third_Team     = [[Ferrari]]
}}

The '''1952 Monaco Grand Prix''' was a non-championship sports car race held on 2 June 1952 at [[Circuit de Monaco|Monaco]].

For the second time in two races, the ''Grand Prix'' suffered a multi-car pileup.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monaco 1952: When sportscars ran in the Monaco Grand Prix {{!}} GRR |url=https://www.goodwood.com/grr/f1/monaco-1952-when-sportscars-ran-in-the-monaco-grand-prix/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.goodwood.com}}</ref> In addition, it was marred by [[Luigi Fagioli]]'s accident in practice, which ultimately proved fatal.<ref>Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. ''World of Automobiles'' (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 12, p. 1383.</ref>

== Entries ==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! No !! Driver !! Entrant !! Car
|-
! 52
| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Juan Jover]]
| [[Pegaso]]
| [[Pegaso Z-102]]
|-
! 54
| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} [[Joaquin Palacio Pover]]
| [[Pegaso]]
| [[Pegaso Z-102]]
|-
! 56
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Robert Manzon]]
| [[Gordini|Equipe Gordini]]
| [[Gordini]] T15S
|-
! 58
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Lucas (racing driver)|Jean Lucas]]
| [[Luigi Chinetti]]
| [[Ferrari 225 S]]
|-
! 60
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pierre Boncompagni]]
| Private
| [[Ferrari 225 S]]
|-
! 62
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Cotton]]
| Private
| [[Delahaye]] 135S
|-
! 64
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Louis Rosier]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Maurice Trintignant]]
| Private
| [[Talbot-Lago]] T26GS
|-
! 66
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Louis Rosier]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Maurice Trintignant]]
| Private
| [[Talbot-Lago]] T26GS
|-
! 68
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pierre Levegh]]
| Private
| [[Talbot-Lago]] T26GS
|-
! 70
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pierre Meyrat]]
| Private
| [[Talbot-Lago]] T26GS
|-
! 72
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Reg Parnell]]
| [[Aston Martin]]
| [[Aston Martin DB3]]
|-
! 74
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Peter Collins (racing driver)|Peter Collins]]
| [[Aston Martin]]
| [[Aston Martin DB3]]
|-
! 76
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lance Macklin]]
| [[Aston Martin]]
| [[Aston Martin DB3]]
|-
! 78
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar Cars]]
| [[Jaguar C-Type]]
|-
! 80
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Leslie Johnson (racing driver)|Leslie Johnson]]
|
| [[Jaguar C-Type]]
|-
! 82
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tommy Wisdom]]
| Private
| [[Jaguar C-Type]]
|-
! 84
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Anthony Hume]]
| [[Archie Bride]]
| [[Allard Motor Company|Allard]] J2X
|-
! 86
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Buonaccorsi]]
|
| [[Ferrari 166 MM]]/[[Ferrari 225 S]]
|-
! 88
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giovanni Bracco]]
| Scuderia Guastalla
| [[Ferrari 225 S]]
|-
! 90
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Antonio Stagnoli]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Clemente Biondetti]]
| Scuderia Guastalla
| [[Ferrari 225 S]]
|-
! 92
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Eugenio Castellotti]]
| Scuderia Guastalla
| [[Ferrari 225 S]]
|-
! 94
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vittorio Marzotto]]
| Scuderia Marzotto
| [[Ferrari 225 S]]
|-
! 96
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Piero Carini]]
| Scuderia Marzotto
| [[Ferrari America#340 America|Ferrari 340 America]]
|-
! 98
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[André Simon (racing driver)|André Simon]]
|
| [[Ferrari 225 S]]
|-
! 100
| {{flagicon|PRT}} [[Fernando Mascarenhas]]
| Private
| [[Allard Motor Company|Allard]] J2X
|}

==Classification==

===Race===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Grid
|-
! 1
| 94
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Vittorio Marzotto]]
| [[Ferrari]]
| 100
| 3:21:28.4
| 11
|-
! 2
| 92
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Eugenio Castellotti]]
| [[Ferrari]]
| 100
| +15.5
| 10
|-
! 3
| 90
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Antonio Stagnoli]]<br>{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Clemente Biondetti]]
| [[Ferrari]]
| 98
| +2 Laps
| 3
|-
! 4
| 58
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean Lucas (racing driver)|Jean Lucas]]
| [[Ferrari]]
| 96
| +4 Laps
| 15
|-
! 5
| 60
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Pierre Boncompagni]]
| [[Ferrari]]
| 95
| +5 Laps
| 8
|-
! 6
| 82
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Tommy Wisdom]]
| [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]]
| 95
| +5 Laps
| 16
|-
! 7
| 74
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Peter Collins (racing driver)|Peter Collins]]
| [[Aston Martin]]
| 92
| +8 Laps
| 12
|-
! 8
| 62
| {{flagicon|France}} [[René Cotton]]
| [[Delahaye]]
| 85
| +15 Laps
| 18
|-
! Ret
| 76
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Lance Macklin]]
| [[Aston Martin]]
| 73
| Engine
| 6
|-
! Ret
| 100
| {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Fernando Mascarenhas]]
| [[Allard Motor Company|Allard]]
| 64
| Split tank
| 17
|-
! Ret
| 78
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| [[Jaguar (car)|Jaguar]]
| 46
| Accident
| 2
|-
! Ret
| 64
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Louis Rosier]]<br>{{flagicon|France}} [[Maurice Trintignant]]
| [[Talbot-Lago]]
| 37
|
| 7
|-
! Ret
| 96
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Piero Carini]]
| [[Ferrari]]
| 37
| Accident
| 13
|-
! Ret
| 56
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Robert Manzon]]
| [[Gordini]]
| 24
| Accident
| 5
|-
! Ret
| 84
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Anthony Hume]]
| [[Allard Motor Company|Allard]]
| 22
| Accident
| 14
|-
! Ret
| 72
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Reg Parnell]]
| [[Aston Martin]]
| 18
| Engine
| 4
|-
! Ret
| 88
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giovanni Bracco]]
| [[Ferrari]]
| 8
| Brakes
| 9
|-
! Ret
| 68
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Pierre Levegh]]
| [[Talbot-Lago]]
| 5
| Camshaft
| 1
|-
! DNS
| 54
| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[Joaquín Palacio Pover]]
| [[Pegaso]]
|
|
|
|-
! DNQ
| 52
| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[Juan Jover]]
| [[Pegaso]]
|
|
|
|}

== References ==
''Race result taken from {{cite web|title=World Sports Racing Prototypes |url=http://wsrp.ic.cz/nonchamp1952.html#22 |accessdate=2007-06-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222004410/http://wsrp.ic.cz/nonchamp1952.html |archivedate=2015-02-22 }}''
{{reflist}}

* Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. ''World of Automobiles'', Volume 12, pp.&nbsp;1381-4. London: Orbis, 1974.

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