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

PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/RetiredGrid1Heat 1Heat 2
14France Jean BehraEquipe GordiniGordini Type 162:10:42.1, 90.19 kph111
212United Kingdom Lance MacklinHW Motors LtdHWM-Alta+44.2s532
38Switzerland Emmanuel de GraffenriedScuderia Enrico PlatéMaserati 4CLT/48+1:26.2443
410United States Harry SchellScuderia Enrico PlatéMaserati 4CLT/48+1 lap354
56Thailand B. BiraEquipe GordiniSimca Gordini Type 15+2 laps1065
620France Élie BayolÉlie BayolO.S.C.A. MT4+3 laps1287
NC18France Armand Philippe France Maurice Trintignant2Ecurie RosierFerrari 166+4 laps8NC6
Ret14United Kingdom John HeathHW Motors LtdHWM-Alta-9724 laps, ignition
Ret2France Robert ManzonEquipe GordiniGordini Type 16-622 laps, rear axle
Ret24France Jean ThepenierJean ThepenierSimca Gordini Type 15-11valve-
Ret16France Maurice TrintignantEcurie RosierFerrari 500-228 laps, magneto-
Ret22France Eugene MartinEugene MartinJicey-Veritas-713 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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