1952 Syracuse Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = NC

|Country = ITA

|Image = Map-siracusa old.png

|Grand Prix = Syracuse Grand Prix

|GP_Suffix =

|Official name = II Gran Premio di Siracusa

|Location = Syracuse Circuit, Syracuse, Sicily

|Date = 16 March

|Year = 1952

|Course = Temporary road circuit

|Course_mi = 3.355

|Course_km = 5.400

|Distance_laps = 60

|Distance_mi = 200.130

|Distance_km = 324.016

|Weather =

|Pole_Driver = Alberto Ascari

|Pole_Country = ITA

|Pole_Team = Ferrari

|Pole_Time = 2:16.0

|Fast_Driver = Luigi Villoresi

|Fast_Team = Ferrari

|Fast_Time = 2:13.2

|Fast_Country = ITA

|First_Driver = Alberto Ascari

|First_Country = ITA

|First_Team = Ferrari

|Second_Driver = Piero Taruffi

|Second_Country = ITA

|Second_Team = Ferrari

|Third_Driver = Giuseppe Farina

|Third_Country = ITA

|Third_Team = Ferrari

}}

The 2nd Syracuse Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held in Syracuse, Sicily on 16 March 1952. Alberto Ascari, starting from pole, headed teammates Piero Taruffi and Giuseppe Farina in a Scuderia Ferrari 1-2-3. Luigi Villoresi set fastest lap in another works Ferrari.{{cite web|url=http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1952/1952.html#syr|title=1952 Non World Championship Grands Prix|accessdate=2022-05-21}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F252_1.htm|title=II Gran Premio di Siracusa 1952

|accessdate=2022-05-21}}

Classification

=Race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!Pos

!No

!Driver

!Entrant

!Car

!Time/Retired

!Grid

1

| 24

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Ascari

| Scuderia Ferrari

| Ferrari 500

| 2:16:24.6, 146.171kph

| 1

2

| 12

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Piero Taruffi

| Scuderia Ferrari

| Ferrari 500

| +58.6s

| 4

3

| 6

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Farina

| Scuderia Ferrari

| Ferrari 500

| +25.8s

| 3

4

| 4

| {{flagicon|CH}} Rudi Fischer

| Ecurie Espadon

| Ferrari 500

| +2 laps

| 5

5

| 8

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Whitehead

| Peter Whitehead

| Ferrari 125

| +2 laps

| 8

6

| 2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Comotti

| Scuderia Marzotto

| Ferrari 166

| +2 laps

| 6

NC

| 16

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luigi Villoresi

| Scuderia Ferrari

| Ferrari 500

| +7 laps

| 2

Ret

| 32

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vittorio Marzotto

| Scuderia Marzotto

| Ferrari 166C

| 48 laps

| 12

Ret

| 30

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Piero Carini

| Scuderia Marzotto

| Ferrari 125

| 30 laps

| 11

Ret

| 28

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Maurizio Pinzero

| Maurizio Pinzero

| Lancia

|

| 14

Ret

| 26

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Domenica Tramontana

| Domenica Tramontana

| Ferrari 125

|

| 15

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Sergio Sighinolfi

| Scuderia Marzotto

| Ferrari 166

|

| 7

Ret

| 22

| {{flagicon|CH}} Emmanuel de Graffenried

| Enrico Platé

| Maserati 4CLT/48

|

| 10

Ret

| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Cortese

| Franco Cortese

| Ferrari 166 S

| engine

| 9

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|GER}} Hans Stuck

| Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau

| AFM-Küchen

| 3 laps, engine

| 13

References

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{{F1 NC race report

| Name_of_race = Syracuse Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1952

| Previous_race_in_season = 1952 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1952 Valentino Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1951 Syracuse Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1953 Syracuse Grand Prix

}}

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