1952 German motorcycle Grand Prix

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.

  1952 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 8 races in the
1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date20 July 1952
LocationSolitude
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 11.453 km (7.117 mi)
500 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Leslie Graham MV Agusta
Time 5:02.3
Podium
First Reg Armstrong Norton
Second Ken Kavanagh Norton
Third Syd Lawton Norton
350 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Bill Lomas AJS
Time 5:09.1
Podium
First Reg Armstrong Norton
Second Ken Kavanagh Norton
Third Bill Lomas AJS
250 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi
Time 5:19.6
Podium
First Rudi Felgenheier DKW
Second Heinrich Thorn-Prikker Moto Guzzi
Third Hermann Gablenz Horex
125 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Werner Haas NSU
Time 5:44.2
Podium
First Werner Haas NSU
Second Carlo Ubbiali Mondial
Third Cecil Sandford MV Agusta
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Ernesto Merlo Gilera
Time 5:48.2
Podium
First Cyril Smith Norton
Second Ernesto Merlo Gilera
Third Jacques Drion Norton

500 cc classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Reg Armstrong Norton 18 1:32:35.7 8
2 Ken Kavanagh Norton 18 +0.4 6
3 Syd Lawton Norton 18 +0.4 4
4 Leslie Graham MV Agusta 3
5 Auguste Goffin Norton 2
6 Hans Baltisberger BMW 1
7 Tony McAlpine Norton
8 Karl Rührschneck Norton
9 Siegfried Fuss Norton
10 Rudi Knees Norton
[1]

350 cc classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Reg Armstrong Norton 14 1:13:49.9 8
2 Ken Kavanagh Norton 14 +0.1 6
3 Bill Lomas AJS 14 +28.1 4
4 Syd Lawton Norton 3
5 Ewald Kluge DKW 2
6 Ernie Ring AJS 1
7 Auguste Goffin Norton
8 Robert Zeller AJS
9 Ken Mudford AJS
10 Bill Petch AJS
[1]

250 cc classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Rudi Felgenheier DKW 12 1:05:51.3 8
2 Heinrich Thorn-Prikker Moto Guzzi 12 +51.2 6
3 Hermann Gablenz Horex 12 +2:24.5 4
4 Ewald Kluge DKW 3
5 Gotthilf Gehring Moto Guzzi 2
6 Arthur Wheeler Moto Guzzi 1
7 Bruno Böhrer Parilla
8 Alex Mayer Moto Guzzi
9 Rupert Hollaus Moto Guzzi
10 Lanfranco Baviera Moto Guzzi
[1]

125 cc classification
Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Werner Haas NSU 10 58:28.1 8
2 Carlo Ubbiali Mondial 10 +1.4 6
3 Cecil Sandford MV Agusta 10 +13.8 4
4 Angelo Copeta MV Agusta 3
5 Hubert Luttenberger NSU 2
6 Luigi Zinzani Moto Morini 1
7 Alex Mayer Mondial
8 Rudi Meister Mondial
9 Karl Lottes MV Agusta
10 Alfonso Mila Montesa
[1]

Sidecar classification
Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Points
1 Cyril Smith Bob Clements Norton 10 59:17.0 8
2 Ernesto Merlo Dino Magri Gilera 10 +0.3 6
3 Jacques Drion Bob Onslow Norton 10 +1:48.0 4
4 Marcel Masuy Denis Jenkinson Norton 3
5 Julien Deronne Edouard Texidor Norton 2
6 Wilhelm Noll Fritz Cron BMW 1
7 Georg Eberlein Ernst Sauer BMW
8 Franz Mohr Günter Müller BMW
9 Friedrich Staschel Günter Beer BMW
10 Jean Murit André Emo Norton
[1]

References
  1. Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. p. 121.
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