1952 National Trophy Explained

The 1st National Trophy was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Turnberry on 23 August 1952. The race was won by Mike Hawthorn in a Connaught A Type-Lea Francis, who started from pole. John Barber and Ninian Sanderson were second and third in their Cooper T20-Bristols.^{[1] [2]}

Results

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired	Grid
1	42	Mike Hawthorn	L.D. Hawthorn	Connaught A Type-Lea Francis	20:09.9, 78.80mph	1
2	41	John Barber	J. Barber	Cooper T20-Bristol	15 laps
3	40	Ninian Sanderson	Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper T20-Bristol	15 laps	2
4	39	Tony Gaze	T. Gaze	HWM-Alta
5	25	Jack Walton	J. Walton	Frazer Nash LM Replica-Bristol
6	38	Bill Dobson	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ferrari 125
Ret	29	André Loens	Fraser-Hartwell Syndicate	Cooper T20-Bristol	14 laps, engine	3
Ret	26	John Melvin	J. Melvin	Frazer Nash LM Replica-Bristol
Ret	31	Horace Richards	H.A. Richards	HAR-Riley
Ret	37	Ken Wharton	Scuderia Franera	Frazer Nash FN48-Bristol	6 laps, timing chain	4
Ret	30	Bill Skelly	W. Skelly	Frazer Nash FN56-Bristol	0 laps, accident
Ret	36	Dennis Poore	Dennis Poore	Connaught A Type-Lea Francis	0 laps, accident
Ret	27	Joe Little	J. Little	Frazer Nash LM Replica-Bristol
Ret	28	Peter Bolton	P. Bolton	Frazer Nash LM Replica-Bristol
Ret	32	Ernest Stapleton	E. Stapleton	Aston Martin
Ret	34	Ken Downing	K. Downing	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
DNA	33	Bill Black	W. Black	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
DNA	35	Kenneth McAlpine	K. McAlpine	Connaught Type A-Lea Francis
DNA	43	Stirling Moss	English Racing Automobiles	ERA G-Type-Bristol
DNA	40	David Murray	Ecurie Ecosse	Cooper T20-Bristol	car driven by Ninian Sanderson

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1952 Non-World Championship Grands Prix. 2022-05-28.
2. Web site: I Scottish National Trophy 1952. 2022-05-28.