1952 Isle of Man TT

  1952 Isle of Man TT

Race details
Race 2 of 9 races in the 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	9–13 June 1952
Official name	Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Location	Snaefell Mountain Course
Course	Public roads 60.72 km (37.73 mi)
500cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Geoff Duke Norton Time 23m 52s Podium First Reg Armstrong Norton Second Leslie Graham MV Agusta Third Ray Amm Norton
350cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Geoff Duke Norton Time 24m 53s Podium First Geoff Duke Norton Second Reg Armstrong Norton Third Rod Coleman AJS
250cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi Time 26m 42s Podium First Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Second Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi Third Syd Lawton Moto Guzzi
125cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Cecil Sandford MV Agusta Time 29:46.0 Podium First Cecil Sandford MV Agusta Second Carlo Ubbiali Mondial Third Len Parry Mondial

The 1952 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the start of Bob McIntyre's association with the Isle of Man, when he came second in the Junior Clubman TT that year.[1] Irishman Reg Armstrong won his first Senior TT event as well as coming in second in the Junior TT race on a Norton. Armstrong, as a Norton works rider, was back-up to Geoff Duke who came first in the Junior race.[2]

Senior TT (500 cc) classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Reg Armstrong	Norton	7	2:50:28.4	8
2	Leslie Graham	MV Agusta	7	+26.6	6
3	Ray Amm	Norton	7	+1:02.8	4
4	Rod Coleman	AJS	7	+6:10.6	3
5	Bill Lomas	AJS	7	+8:10.6	2
6	Cromie McCandless	Norton	7	+8:22.8	1
7	George Brown	Norton	7	+10:07.4
8	Ken Mudford	Norton	7	+10:10.6
9	Albert Moule	Norton	7	+12:13.2
10	Phil Carter	Norton	7	+13:03.4
41 finishers
[3]

Junior TT (350 cc) classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Geoff Duke	Norton	7	2:55:30.6	8
2	Reg Armstrong	Norton	7	+1:27.2	6
3	Rod Coleman	AJS	7	+2:41.8	4
4	Bill Lomas	AJS	7	+5:03.4	3
5	Syd Lawton	AJS	7	+11:34.4	2
6	George Brown	AJS	7	+12:02.8	1
7	Cromie McCandless	Norton	7	+12:59.8
8	Ernie Ring	AJS	7	+13:12.2
9	Cecil Sandford	Velocette	7	+14:49.6
10	Phil Carter	Norton	7	+16:46.0
51 finishers
[3]

Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Fergus Anderson	Moto Guzzi	4	1:48:08.6	8
2	Enrico Lorenzetti	Moto Guzzi	4	+32.2	6
3	Syd Lawton	Moto Guzzi	4	+1:34.6	4
4	Leslie Graham	Velocette	4	+2:13.4	3
5	Maurice Cann	Moto Guzzi	4	+2:43.0	2
6	Bruno Ruffo	Moto Guzzi	4	+3:17.4	1
7	Ron Mead	Velocette	4	+9:39.8
8	Ray Petty	Norton	4	+10:52.4
9	Arthur Wheeler	Moto Guzzi	4	+11:51.8
10	Charlie Salt	Pike-Rudge	4	+12:30.0
22 finishers
[3]

Ultra-Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification

Pos.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	Cecil Sandford	MV Agusta	3	1:29:54.8	8
2	Carlo Ubbiali	Mondial	3	+1:40.2	6
3	Len Parry	Mondial	3	+4:07.8	4
4	Cromie McCandless	Mondial	3	+7:18.4	3
5	Angelo Copeta	MV Agusta	3	+8:38.6	2
6	Frank Burman	EMC-Puch	3	+17:39.2	1
7	Harvey Williams	BSA	3	+27:07.6
8	Howard Grindley	DMW-Royal Enfield	3	+27:47.2
9	Noel Mavrogordato	EMC-Puch	3	+28:52.2
10	Eric Hardy	Dot	3	+29:08.2
16 starters, 12 finishers
Source:[4][3]

Non-championship races

Clubmans Senior TT classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	Bernard Hargreaves	Triumph	4	1:49:50.0
2	Ken James	Norton	4	+38.6
3	John Clark	Norton	4	+42.6
4	Derek Farrant	Norton	4
5	Jack Bottomley	Triumph	4
6	Robert Kerr	Triumph	4
7	Bob Ritchie	Norton	4
8	D. K. Tyndale-Powell	BSA	4
9	A. M. Cook	Triumph	4
10	Bill Dobbs	Norton	4
[5]

Clubmans Junior TT classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	Eric Houseley	BSA	4	1:54:45.2
2	Bob McIntyre	BSA	4	+32.2
3	Ken James	Norton	4	+39.4
4	C. E. Staley	BSA	4
5	Derek Powell	BSA	4
6	Harry Plews	Norton	4
7	Harry Brown	BSA	4
8	R. Jones	BSA	4
9	Bob Ritchie	Norton	4
10	Eric Jones	BSA	4
[5]

Sources

1. "Bob McIntyre profile". iomtt.com. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
2. "Reg Armstrong profile". iomtt.com. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
3. Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 117–119.
4. Haefliger, Werner. FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 12. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.
5. Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. p. 69.

External links

• 1952 Isle of Man TT race results

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