The XIV Grand Prix de l'Albigeois was a Formula One motor race held on 1 June 1952 at Circuit Les Planques, Albi, France. The race was won by Louis Rosier in a Ferrari 375 Chico Landi was second in another 375 and Yves Giraud-Cabantous third in a Talbot-Lago T26C. BRM drivers Juan Manuel Fangio and José Froilán González took pole and fastest lap respectively, but both retired with mechanical problems.
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Race Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid 1 8 Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 375 1:50:39.0, 164.00 kph 3 2 6 Chico Landi Escuderia Bandeirantes Ferrari 375 +17.6s 17 3 22 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C +1:12.6 5 4 12 Alberto Crespo Automobiles Talbot Talbot-Lago T26C +3:14.2 13 5 26 Peter Whitehead Graham Whitehead Ferrari 125 +1 lap 11 6 28 Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Ferrari 500 +1 lap 8 7 24 Gianfranco Comotti Scuderia Guastalla Ferrari 166 +4 laps 14 NC 16 B. Bira Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +6 laps, piston 7 NC 10 Maurice Trintignant Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C +8 laps 4 Ret 14 Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 23 laps, rear axle 9 Ret 2 Juan Manuel Fangio British Racing Motors BRM P15 15 laps, cylinder head stud 1 Ret 32 Harry Schell Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 5 laps, transmission 10 Ret 20 Georges Grignard Automobiles Talbot Talbot-Lago T26C 5 laps, crash 12 Ret 4 José Froilán González British Racing Motors BRM P15 5 laps, cylinder 2 Ret 36 André Pilette Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C 5 laps, crash 15 Ret 18 Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C 0 laps, ignition 6 DNS 30 Steve Watson Steve Watson Maserati 4CLT/48 piston failure in practice 16 DNA 34 Ettore Bianco Maserati 4CLT/48 -
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