The IV Circuit du Lac was a Formula Two motor race held on 8 June 1952 at the Aix-les-Bains Circuit du Lac, France. The race was run over two heats each of 40 laps, with the winner being decided by aggregate time. The winner was Jean Behra in a Gordini Type 16, who started from pole in both heats, won both heats and set overall fastest lap. Lance Macklin was second in an HWM-Alta and Emmanuel de Graffenried third in a Maserati 4CLT/48. Behra's teammate Robert Manzon set fastest lap in heat 1, but succumbed to mechanical failure in heat 2.
Classification
Race Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid1 Heat 1 Heat 2 1 4 Jean Behra Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 2:10:42.1, 90.19 kph 1 1 1 2 12 Lance Macklin HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta +44.2s 5 3 2 3 8 Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +1:26.2 4 4 3 4 10 Harry Schell Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +1 lap 3 5 4 5 6 B. Bira Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +2 laps 10 6 5 6 20 Élie Bayol Élie Bayol O.S.C.A. MT4 +3 laps 12 8 7 NC 18 Armand Philippe Maurice Trintignant2 Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 166 +4 laps 8 NC 6 Ret 14 John Heath HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta - 9 7 24 laps, ignition Ret 2 Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Gordini Type 16 - 6 2 2 laps, rear axle Ret 24 Jean Thepenier Jean Thepenier Simca Gordini Type 15 - 11 valve - Ret 16 Maurice Trintignant Ecurie Rosier Ferrari 500 - 2 28 laps, magneto - Ret 22 Eugene Martin Eugene Martin Jicey-Veritas - 7 13 laps, front wheel - 1Heat 1 grid; grid places for heat 2 were determined by the finishing order in heat 1 2Trintignant drove in heat 2
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