1952 Ulster Grand Prix

  1952 Ulster Grand Prix

Race details
Race 6 of 8 races in the 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	14–16 August 1952
Location	Clady Circuit
Course	Public roads 26.5 km (16.5 mi)
500 cc
Fastest lap
Rider	Leslie Graham	MV Agusta
Time	9m 21s
Podium
First	Cromie McCandless	Gilera
Second	Rod Coleman	AJS
Third	Bill Lomas	MV Agusta
350 cc
Fastest lap
Rider	Ken Kavanagh	Norton
Time	10m 12s
Podium
First	Ken Kavanagh	Norton
Second	Reg Armstrong	Norton
Third	Rod Coleman	AJS
250 cc
Fastest lap
Rider	Enrico Lorenzetti	Moto Guzzi
Time	11m 8s
Podium
First	Maurice Cann	Moto Guzzi
Second	Enrico Lorenzetti	Moto Guzzi
Third	Leslie Graham	Velocette
125 cc
Fastest lap
Rider	Cecil Sandford	MV Agusta
Time	12m 36s
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.

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
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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
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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
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125 cc classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Cecil Sandford	MV Agusta	11	2:20:41.2	8
2	Bill Lomas	MV Agusta	11	+2:03.8	6
3	Charlie Salt	MV Agusta			4
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