1952 German motorcycle Grand Prix

West Germany  1952 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 8 races in the
1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 20 July 1952
Location Solitude
Course Permanent racing facility
11.453 km (7.117 mi)
500 cc
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Leslie Graham MV Agusta
Time 5:02.3
Podium
First Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Norton
Second Australia Ken Kavanagh Norton
Third United Kingdom Syd Lawton Norton
350 cc
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Bill Lomas AJS
Time 5:09.1
Podium
First Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Norton
Second Australia Ken Kavanagh Norton
Third United Kingdom Bill Lomas AJS
250 cc
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi
Time 5:19.6
Podium
First West Germany Rudi Felgenheier DKW
Second West Germany Heinrich Thorn-Prikker Moto Guzzi
Third West Germany Hermann Gablenz Horex
125 cc
Fastest lap
Rider West Germany Werner Haas NSU
Time 5:44.2
Podium
First West Germany Werner Haas NSU
Second Italy Carlo Ubbiali Mondial
Third United Kingdom Cecil Sandford MV Agusta
Sidecars
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Ernesto Merlo Gilera
Passenger Italy Dino Magri
Time 5:48.2
Podium
First United Kingdom Cyril Smith Norton
United Kingdom Bob Clements
Second Italy Ernesto Merlo Gilera
Italy Dino Magri
Third France Jacques Drion Norton
United Kingdom Bob Onslow

The 1952 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 20 July 1952 at the Solitude circuit.

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Norton 18 1:32:35.7 8
2 Australia Ken Kavanagh Norton 18 +0.4 6
3 United Kingdom Syd Lawton Norton 18 +0.4 4
4 United Kingdom Leslie Graham MV Agusta 3
5 Belgium Auguste Goffin Norton 2
6 West Germany Hans Baltisberger BMW 1
7 Australia Tony McAlpine Norton
8 West Germany Karl Rührschneck Norton
9 West Germany Siegfried Fuss Norton
10 West Germany Rudi Knees Norton
[1]

350 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Republic of Ireland Reg Armstrong Norton 14 1:13:49.9 8
2 Australia Ken Kavanagh Norton 14 +0.1 6
3 United Kingdom Bill Lomas AJS 14 +28.1 4
4 United Kingdom Syd Lawton Norton 3
5 West Germany Ewald Kluge DKW 2
6 Australia Ernie Ring AJS 1
7 Belgium Auguste Goffin Norton
8 West Germany Robert Zeller AJS
9 New Zealand Ken Mudford AJS
10 United Kingdom Bill Petch AJS
[1]

250 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 West Germany Rudi Felgenheier DKW 12 1:05:51.3 8
2 West Germany Heinrich Thorn-Prikker Moto Guzzi 12 +51.2 6
3 West Germany Hermann Gablenz Horex 12 +2:24.5 4
4 West Germany Ewald Kluge DKW 3
5 West Germany Gotthilf Gehring Moto Guzzi 2
6 United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler Moto Guzzi 1
7 West Germany Bruno Böhrer Parilla
8 Austria Alex Mayer Moto Guzzi
9 Austria Rupert Hollaus Moto Guzzi
10 Italy Lanfranco Baviera Moto Guzzi
[1]

125 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 West Germany Werner Haas NSU 10 58:28.1 8
2 Italy Carlo Ubbiali Mondial 10 +1.4 6
3 United Kingdom Cecil Sandford MV Agusta 10 +13.8 4
4 Italy Angelo Copeta MV Agusta 3
5 West Germany Hubert Luttenberger NSU 2
6 Italy Luigi Zinzani Moto Morini 1
7 Austria Alex Mayer Mondial
8 West Germany Rudi Meister Mondial
9 West Germany Karl Lottes MV Agusta
10 Spain Alfonso Mila Montesa
[1]

Sidecar classification

Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 United Kingdom Cyril Smith West Germany Bob Clements Norton 10 59:17.0 8
2 Italy Ernesto Merlo Italy Dino Magri Gilera 10 +0.3 6
3 France Jacques Drion United Kingdom Bob Onslow Norton 10 +1:48.0 4
4 Belgium Marcel Masuy United Kingdom Denis Jenkinson Norton 3
5 Belgium Julien Deronne Belgium Edouard Texidor Norton 2
6 West Germany Wilhelm Noll West Germany Fritz Cron BMW 1
7 West Germany Georg Eberlein West Germany Ernst Sauer BMW
8 West Germany Franz Mohr West Germany Günter Müller BMW
9 West Germany Friedrich Staschel West Germany Günter Beer BMW
10 France Jean Murit France André Emo Norton
[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. p. 121.
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