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1952 German motorcycle Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Grand Prix | German |
| flag | West Germany |
| Location | Solitude |
| Course_mi | 7.117 |
| Course_km | 11.453 |
| Race_No | 5 |
| Season_No | 8 |
| Date | 20 July |
| Year | 1952 |
| Image | Solitude1935-1965layout.png |
| Fast_Rider_500 | Leslie Graham |
| Fast_Rider_500_Country | UK |
| Fast_Rider_500_Bike | MV Agusta |
| Fast_Time_500 | 5:02.3 |
| First_Rider_500 | Reg Armstrong |
| First_Rider_500_Country | Ireland |
| First_Rider_500_Bike | Norton |
| Second_Rider_500 | Ken Kavanagh |
| Second_Rider_500_Country | Australia |
| Second_Rider_500_Bike | Norton |
| Third_Rider_500 | Syd Lawton |
| Third_Rider_500_Country | UK |
| Third_Rider_500_Bike | Norton |
| Fast_Rider_350 | Bill Lomas |
| Fast_Rider_350_Country | UK |
| Fast_Rider_350_Bike | AJS |
| Fast_Time_350 | 5:09.1 |
| First_Rider_350 | Reg Armstrong |
| First_Rider_350_Country | Ireland |
| First_Rider_350_Bike | Norton |
| Second_Rider_350 | Ken Kavanagh |
| Second_Rider_350_Country | Australia |
| Second_Rider_350_Bike | Norton |
| Third_Rider_350 | Bill Lomas |
| Third_Rider_350_Country | UK |
| Third_Rider_350_Bike | AJS |
| Fast_Rider_250 | Bruno Ruffo |
| Fast_Rider_250_Country | Italy |
| Fast_Rider_250_Bike | Moto Guzzi |
| Fast_Time_250 | 5:19.6 |
| First_Rider_250 | Rudi Felgenheier |
| First_Rider_250_Country | West Germany |
| First_Rider_250_Bike | DKW |
| Second_Rider_250 | Heinrich Thorn-Prikker |
| Second_Rider_250_Country | West Germany |
| Second_Rider_250_Bike | Moto Guzzi |
| Third_Rider_250 | Hermann Gablenz |
| Third_Rider_250_Country | West Germany |
| Third_Rider_250_Bike | Horex |
| Fast_Rider_125 | Werner Haas |
| Fast_Rider_125_Country | West Germany |
| Fast_Rider_125_Bike | NSU |
| Fast_Time_125 | 5:44.2 |
| First_Rider_125 | Werner Haas |
| First_Rider_125_Country | West Germany |
| First_Rider_125_Bike | NSU |
| Second_Rider_125 | Carlo Ubbiali |
| Second_Rider_125_Country | Italy |
| Second_Rider_125_Bike | Mondial |
| Third_Rider_125 | Cecil Sandford |
| Third_Rider_125_Country | UK |
| Third_Rider_125_Bike | MV Agusta |
| Fast_Rider_Sidecar | Ernesto Merlo |
| Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Country | Italy |
| Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Bike | Gilera |
| Fast_Passenger_Sidecar | Dino Magri |
| Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_Country | Italy |
| Fast_Time_Sidecar | 5:48.2 |
| First_Rider_Sidecar | Cyril Smith |
| First_Rider_Sidecar_Country | UK |
| First_Passenger_Sidecar | Bob Clements |
| First_Passenger_Sidecar_Country | UK |
| First_Rider_Sidecar_Bike | Norton |
| Second_Rider_Sidecar | Ernesto Merlo |
| Second_Rider_Sidecar_Country | Italy |
| Second_Passenger_Sidecar | Dino Magri |
| Second_Passenger_Sidecar_Country | Italy |
| Second_Rider_Sidecar_Bike | Gilera |
| Third_Rider_Sidecar | Jacques Drion |
| Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country | France |
| Third_Passenger_Sidecar | Bob Onslow |
| Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country | UK |
| Third_Rider_Sidecar_Bike | Norton |
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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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRL Reg Armstrong | Norton | 18 | 1:32:35.7 | 8 | |||||||||||
| AUS Ken Kavanagh | Norton | 18 | +0.4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| GBR Syd Lawton | Norton | 18 | +0.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| GBR Leslie Graham | MV Agusta | 3 | |||||||||||||
| BEL Auguste Goffin | Norton | 2 | |||||||||||||
| FRG Hans Baltisberger | BMW | 1 | |||||||||||||
| AUS Tony McAlpine | Norton | ||||||||||||||
| FRG Karl Rührschneck | Norton | ||||||||||||||
| FRG Siegfried Fuss | Norton | ||||||||||||||
| FRG Rudi Knees | Norton |
350 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRL Reg Armstrong | Norton | 14 | 1:13:49.9 | 8 | |||||||||||
| AUS Ken Kavanagh | Norton | 14 | +0.1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| GBR Bill Lomas | AJS | 14 | +28.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| GBR Syd Lawton | Norton | 3 | |||||||||||||
| FRG Ewald Kluge | DKW | 2 | |||||||||||||
| AUS Ernie Ring | AJS | 1 | |||||||||||||
| BEL Auguste Goffin | Norton | ||||||||||||||
| FRG Robert Zeller | AJS | ||||||||||||||
| NZL Ken Mudford | AJS | ||||||||||||||
| GBR Bill Petch | AJS |
250 cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRG Rudi Felgenheier | DKW | 12 | 1:05:51.3 | 8 | |||||||||||
| FRG Heinrich Thorn-Prikker | Moto Guzzi | 12 | +51.2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| FRG Hermann Gablenz | Horex | 12 | +2:24.5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| FRG Ewald Kluge | DKW | 3 | |||||||||||||
| FRG Gotthilf Gehring | Moto Guzzi | 2 | |||||||||||||
| GBR Arthur Wheeler | Moto Guzzi | 1 | |||||||||||||
| FRG Bruno Böhrer | Parilla | ||||||||||||||
| AUT Alex Mayer | Moto Guzzi | ||||||||||||||
| AUT Rupert Hollaus | Moto Guzzi | ||||||||||||||
| ITA Lanfranco Baviera | Moto Guzzi |
125cc classification
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRG Werner Haas | NSU | 10 | 58:28.8 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| ITA Carlo Ubbiali | Mondial | 10 | +0.7 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| GBR Cecil Sandford | MV Agusta | 10 | +13.1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| ITA Angelo Copeta | MV Agusta | 10 | +58.2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| FRG Hubert Luttenberger | NSU | 10 | +1:58.0 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| ITA Luigi Zinzani | Moto Morini | 10 | +3:53.6 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| AUT Alex Mayer | Mondial | |||||||||||||||
| FRG Rudi Meister | Mondial | |||||||||||||||
| FRG Karl Lottes | MV Agusta | |||||||||||||||
| ESP Alfonso Mila | Montesa | |||||||||||||||
| 32 starters, 10 finishers |
Sidecar classification
| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR Cyril Smith | FRG Bob Clements | Norton | 10 | 59:17.0 | 8 | |||||||||||
| ITA Ernesto Merlo | ITA Dino Magri | Gilera | 10 | +0.3 | 6 | |||||||||||
| FRA Jacques Drion | GBR Bob Onslow | Norton | 10 | +1:48.0 | 4 | |||||||||||
| BEL Marcel Masuy | GBR Denis Jenkinson | Norton | 3 | |||||||||||||
| BEL Julien Deronne | BEL Edouard Texidor | Norton | 2 | |||||||||||||
| FRG Wilhelm Noll | FRG Fritz Cron | BMW | 1 | |||||||||||||
| FRG Georg Eberlein | FRG Ernst Sauer | BMW | ||||||||||||||
| FRG Franz Mohr | FRG Günter Müller | BMW | ||||||||||||||
| FRG Friedrich Staschel | FRG Günter Beer | BMW | ||||||||||||||
| FRA Jean Murit | FRA André Emo | Norton |
References
| Previous_year's_race = 1951 German Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1953 German Grand Prix
References
- "Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953". Temple Press Ltd.
- Haefliger, Werner. "FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide".
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