1952 Aston Martin Owners Club Formula 2 Race
{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type = NC
|Country = UK
|Grand Prix = Aston Martin Owners Club Formula 2 Race
|GP_Suffix =
|Official name = I Aston Martin Owners Club Formula 2 Race
|Location = Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk
|Image = Snetterton_1963_annotated.svg
|Date = 3 May
|Year = 1952
|Course = Permanent racing facility
|Course_mi = 2.719
|Course_km = 4.361
|Distance_laps = 10
|Distance_mi = 27.19
|Distance_km = 43.61
|Weather =
|Pole_Driver =
|Pole_Country =
|Pole_Team =
|Pole_Time =
|Fast_Driver = Charles Bulmer
|Fast_Team = BMW Special
|Fast_Time = 2:04.8
|Fast_Country = UK
|First_Driver = Dickie Stoop
|First_Country = UK
|First_Team = Frazer Nash
|Second_Driver = Cliff Davis
|Second_Country = UK
|Third_Driver = Bobby Pattenden
|Third_Country = UK
}}
The 1st Aston Martin Owners Club Formula 2 Race was a motor race, run to Formula Two rules, held on 3 May 1952 at Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk. The race was run over 10 laps of the circuit, and was won by British driver Dickie Stoop in a Frazer Nash Mille Miglia. Cliff Davis in a Cooper T14-MG was second and Bobby Pattenden in an HWM-Alta was third. Charles Bulmer in a BMW Special set fastest lap.{{cite web|url=http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1952/1952.html#amoc|title=1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix|accessdate=2022-05-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F252_7.htm|title=I Aston Martin Owners Club F2 Race 1952|accessdate=2022-05-25}}
Results
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| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
|style="text-align:center"| 42 | {{flagicon|UK}} Dickie Stoop | R. Stoop | 22:22.8, 72.64mph | |||||
| 2
|style="text-align:center"| 51 | {{flagicon|UK}} Cliff Davis | C. Davis | Cooper T14-MG | +12.2s | |||||
| 3
|style="text-align:center"| 4 | {{flagicon|UK}} Bobby Pattenden | +57.8s | |||||
| 4
|style="text-align:center"| 52 | {{flagicon|UK}} Lionel Leonard | Cooper T21-MG | +1:38.8 | |||||
| 5
|style="text-align:center"| 41 | {{flagicon|UK}} Charles Bulmer | 9 laps, head gasket | |||||
| Ret
|style="text-align:center"| 6 | {{flagicon|UK}} Ray Merrick | 6 laps, engine | |||||
| Ret
|style="text-align:center"| 45 | {{flagicon|UK}} Gary Gartside | | |||||
| DNA
|style="text-align:center"| 7 | {{flagicon|UK}} Eric Brandon | | |||||
| DNA
|style="text-align:center"| 8 | {{flagicon|UK}} Alan Brown | |
References
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{{F1 NC race report
| Name_of_race = Aston Martin Owners Club F2 Race
| Year_of_race = 1952
| Previous_race_in_season = 1952 Marseille Grand Prix
| Next_race_in_season = 1952 BRDC International Trophy
| Previous_year's_race = —
| Next_year's_race = —
}}
Aston Martin Owners Club F2 Race