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1952 Australian Grand Prix

Field	Value
Type	CUST
Description	Formula Libre race
Grand Prix	Australian
Country	Australia
Image	Mount Panorama 1938-1986.png
Location	Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales
Date	14 April
Year	1952
Course	Temporary road circuit
Course_mi	3.84
Course_km	6.12
Distance_laps	38
Distance_mi	145.92
Distance_km	234.8
Weather	Sunny
Pole_Driver	Doug Whiteford
Pole_Country	AUS
Pole_Team	Talbot-Lago
Fast_Driver	Doug Whiteford
Fast_Team	Talbot-Lago
Fast_Time	3'02
Fast_Country	AUS
First_Driver	Doug Whiteford
First_Country	AUS
First_Team	Talbot-Lago
Second_Driver	Stan Jones
Second_Country	AUS
Second_Team	Maybach Special
Third_Driver	Bill Murray
Third_Country	AUS
Third_Team	Alfa Romeo-Alvis

Bill Murray on his way to third place driving an [[Alfa Romeo Tipo B

The 1952 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula Libre motor race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst, in New South Wales, Australia on 14 April 1952. The race had 43 starters and was held over 38 laps of the six kilometre circuit, a total distance of 235 kilometres. A crowd of 15,000 watched the race, which was organised by the Australian Sporting Car Club.

The race, which is recognised by Motorsport Australia as the seventeenth Australian Grand Prix, was won by Doug Whiteford driving a Talbot-Lago T26C Formula One car. It was Whiteford's second Australian Grand Prix victory.

Classification

Results as follows.

Pos	No.	Driver	Car / Engine	Entrant	Laps
1	Australia Doug Whiteford	Talbot-Lago T26C / Talbot-Lago 4.5L	D Whiteford	38	1h 57m 44s
3	Australia Stan Jones	Maybach Special Mk.1 / Maybach 4.3L	SJ Jones	38	2h 02m 04s
13	Australia Bill Murray	Alfa Romeo Tipo B / Alvis 4.4L	W Murray	38	2h 05m 08s
5	Australia Jack Murray	Allard J2 / Cadillac 4.4L	JE Murray	38	2h 06m 04s
30	Australia Harry Monday	Mercury Special / Mercury 4.0L	HS Monday	38	2h 09m 34s
15	Australia Tom Sulman	Maserati 4CL / Maserati 1.5L	TN Sulman	38	2h 11m 05s
27	Australia Clive Adams	Prad / Ford 2.2L	CE Adams	38	2h 11m 16s
41	Australia David McKay	MG TC Special / MG 1.3L	D McKay	38	2h 13m 21s
43	Australia Peter Critchley	MG TB Special / MG 1.3L	Better Used Cars NSW	38	2h 15m 27s
33	Australia J.S. Moody	Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3.4L	JS Moody	37	Flagged off
19	Australia Arthur Griffiths	MG TC Special / MG 1.3L	AA Griffiths	36	Flagged off
44	Australia Ron Ward	MG TC Special / MG 1.3L	RS Ward	35	Flagged off
35	Australia Bill McLachlan	Bugatti Type 37A / Ford 3.6L	DA McLachlan	34	Flagged off
32	Australia John Calvert	Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3.4L	J Calvert	34	Flagged off
16	Australia Puss Catlin
Australia Peter Menere	Bugatti Type 35B / Bugatti s/c 2.3L	P Menere	34	Flagged off
11	Australia Jack Saywell	Cooper Mk.V / JAP 1.0L	J Saywell	32	Flagged off
40	Australia Silvio Massola	HRG Special / HRG 1.5L	S Massola	29	Flagged off
42	Australia John Nind	MG TB Special / MG 1.3L	JP Nind	34
39	Australia T.G. Humphries	HRG Special / HRG 1.5L	TG Humphries	33
46	Australia Phil Harrison	MG TD Special / MG 1.3L	PC Harrison	27
18	Australia Curley Brydon	MG TC Special / MG s/c 1.3L	AH Brydon	27	Split fuel tank
38	Australia Ron Reid	Terraplane Special / Terraplane 3.6L	RM Reid	24	Engine noise
36	Australia Alec Mildren	Riley Nine Imp / Riley 1.5L	AG Mildren	24	Black flagged
26	Australia Bill Wilcox	Dodge Special / Dodge 4.0L	WH Wilcox	24	Black flagged
22	Australia Harry Thompson	HRG / HRG 1.5L	Redex Products NSW	24
21	Australia Ian Mountain	Ford]] 4.2L	IK Mountain	24
34	Australia Frank Roberts	Jaguar XK120 / Jaguar 3.4L	FK Roberts	23
17	Australia Julian Barrett	BWA Special / Frazer Nash 1.5L	J St. Q Barrett	19
28	Australia Peter Lowe	Bugatti Type 37 / Holden 2.2L	PS Lowe	17	Distributor
11	Australia Stan Mossetter	Rizzo Riley Special / Riley 1.5L	S Mossetter	16
4	Australia Wally Feltham	Alta / Alta 2.0L	WD Feltham	15
7	Australia John Crouch	Cooper Mk.V / JAP 1.1L	JF Crouch	15	Suspension
25	Australia George Pearse	MG TC Special / MG	GE Pearse	12
12	Australia Dick Bland	Riley Dixon / Riley 1.5L	AG Mildren	11
20	Australia Jesse Griffiths	George Reed Special / Ford 4.0L	JJ Griffiths	11
24	Australia Vin Maloney	MG TC Special / MG 1.3L	VA Maloney	11
23	Australia Dick Cobden	Cooper Mk.V / JAP 0.5L	R Cobden	10	Dropped valve
14	Australia Eldred Norman	Maserati 6C / Maserati 1.5L	E de B Norman	10	Blow off valve
8	Australia Lloyd Hirst	Cooper Mk.V / JAP 1.1L	FL Hirst	8
10	Australia Mischa Ravdell	Cooper Mk.V / Vincent 1.0L	M Ravdell	7
6	Australia Bill Craig	Cooper Mk.V / JAP 1.1L	WJ Craig	6
9	Australia Frank Kleinig	Kleinig-Hudson 8 Special / Hudson 4.4L	F Kleinig	4	Valve spring
31	Australia Ken Tubman	MG K3 Magnette / MG 1.1L	KV Tubman	1
29	Australia Peter McKenna	BMW 328 / BMW 2.0L	P McKenna	-	Practised
45	Australia Ron Feast	MG TB Special / MG 1.3L	RJ Feast	-	Practised
2	Australia Lex Davison	Alfa Romeo P3	AN Davison	-	Timing gear

Note: Competitors still running when the winner completed the race were allowed to continue racing until the race time limit flag was shown. Nine cars completed the full race distance and a further eight were "flagged off".

Notes

Starters: 43
Winner's average speed: 76 mph
Fastest lap: Doug Whiteford – 3'02
Fastest speed through quarter-mile: Stan Jones (Maybach), 141.8 mph

Handicap

The race incorporated a concurrent handicap award which was won by Harry Monday (Mercury Special), 12 seconds ahead of Doug Whiteford.

This was to be the last Australian Grand Prix to include a handicap section.

References & notes

References

[http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18250446 Whiteford Wins Grand Prix Again, Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 15 April 1952, page 1, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au]
(1986). "The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix". R & T Publishing.
[https://motorsport.org.au/docs/default-source/manual/about/ac04-titles-agp.pdf?sfvrsn=11f945c4_12 Australian Grand Prix, motorsport.org.au] Retrieved 30 August 2023
Official Programme, Bathurst Car Races, 14th April 1952
Easter Monday at Bathurst, Australian Motor Sport, May 1952, pages 26-39
The official history of the Australian Grand Prix - 80 Years
Howard uses both Lloyd and Wayne as the first name for Hirst. The Official Programme lists the Entrant and Driver of Car 8 as FL Hirst and makes reference to "Lloyd Hirst" in the Grand Prix Personalities section.
Howard lists Mischa Randell as the driver of Car 10 however the Official Programme lists the Entrant and Driver as M Ravdell
[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/161527335 Vic. Driver Wins Grand Prix, National Advocate, Tuesday 15 April 1952, page 2, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au]
John B. Blanden, Historic Racing Cars in Australia, pages 20 & 21
Minor placings were taken by Bill Murray, Clive Adams and David McKay.John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Sport, page 139

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