1952 Ulster Grand Prix

  1952 Ulster Grand Prix

Race details
Race 6 of 8 races in the 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
File:Clady Circuit 1946-1952.svg
Date	14–16 August 1952
Location	Clady Circuit
Course	Public roads 26.5 km (16.5 mi)
500cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Leslie Graham MV Agusta Time 9:21.0 Podium First Cromie McCandless Gilera Second Rod Coleman AJS Third Bill Lomas MV Agusta
350cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Ken Kavanagh Norton Time 10:12.0 Podium First Ken Kavanagh Norton Second Reg Armstrong Norton Third Rod Coleman AJS
250cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi Time 11:8.0 Podium First Maurice Cann Moto Guzzi Second Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi Third Leslie Graham Velocette
125cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Cecil Sandford MV Agusta Time 12:36.0 Podium First Cecil Sandford MV Agusta Second Bill Lomas MV Agusta Third Charlie Salt MV Agusta

The 1952 Ulster Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 14–16 August 1952 at the Clady Circuit. The 125cc, 250cc, and 350cc races were run concurrently with each other.

500 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Cromie McCandless	Gilera	15	2:28:54.0	8
2	Rod Coleman	AJS	15	+2:47.3	6
3	Bill Lomas	MV Agusta	15	+5:07.8	4
4	Jack Brett	AJS	15	+6:14.0	3
5	Phil Carter	Norton	15	+8:27.4	2
6	John Surtees	Norton	14	1 Lap	1
7	Roy Evans	Norton	14	1 Lap
8	William Campbell	Norton	14	1 Lap
9	John Guirke	Norton	14	1 Lap
10	Jack Bailey	Norton	14	1 Lap
11	Malcolm Templeton	AJS	14	1 Lap
12	Harry Turner	Norton	14	1 Lap
13	Douglas Sides	Velocette	13	2 Laps
14	Reg MacDonald	AJS	13	2 Laps
15	Rally Dean	Norton	13	2 Laps
16	Robert Ferguson	AJS	13	2 Laps
17	Giuseppe Colnago	Gilera	13	2 Laps
18	John Dickson	Velocette	13	2 Laps
19	Robin Fitton	Norton	12	3 Laps
20	Fonsie McGovern	Norton	12	3 Laps
21	J. O. Kerrigan	Triumph	12	3 Laps
22	Stanley Williamson	Norton	12	3 Laps

350 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Ken Kavanagh	Norton	13	2:15:43.8	8
2	Reg Armstrong	Norton	13	+1:22.2	6
3	Rod Coleman	AJS	13	+3:02.2	4
4	Jack Brett	AJS			3
5	Ernie Ring	AJS			2
6	Mike O'Rourke	AJS			1
7	C. M. Luck	Velocette
8	Robin Sherry	AJS
9	W. J. Campbell	Norton
10	J. Bailey	Norton
11	E. R. Evans	AJS
12	Bill Hall	Velocette
13	Vic Willoughby	Velocette
14	Tom Turner	Norton
15	A. K. Howth	AJS
16	L. Starr	AJS
17	Bob Browne	AJS
18	D. Sides	Velocette
19	Malcolm Templeton	AJS
20	R. Ferguson	AJS
21	L. Williams	Norton
22	K. W. Swallow	Norton
23	J. McIlwrath	AJS
24	R. L. MacDonald	AJS
25	J. G. Dixon	Velocette
26	A. R. Verity	AJS
27	R. Dean	Norton
28	W. R. Evans	AJS
29	F. Ward	Norton
30	J. R. T. Upton	Norton
31	J. Woods	Norton

250 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Maurice Cann	Moto Guzzi	12	2:17:52.8	8
2	Enrico Lorenzetti	Moto Guzzi	12	+32.2	6
3	Leslie Graham	Velocette	12	+3:16.2	4
4	Ronald Mead	Velocette			3
5	Benny Rood	Velocette			2
6	Ray Petty	Norton			1
7	David Andrews	Excelsior
8	T. D. Sloan	Excelsior
9	Chris Tattersall	CTS
10	Jock McCredie	Excelsior
11	Harry Stephen	AJS-Triumph
12	W. Ferguson	Excelsior
13	M. Bailey	Excelsior
14	G. A. Coulter	New Imperial

125cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	Cecil Sandford	MV Agusta	11	2:20:34.2	8
2	Bill Lomas	MV Agusta	11	+2:05.9	6
3	Charlie Salt	MV Agusta	10	+1 lap	4
6 starters, 3 finishers
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