Gran Premio del Valentino, held on 6 April 1952 — a non-championship Formula One race at Parco del Valentino, Turin, Italy 🇮🇹

🏁 Race Overview

• Official name: VI Gran Premio del Valentino

• Date: 6 April 1952

• Location: Parco del Valentino, Turin, Italy

• Circuit type: Temporary street circuit (2.64 km per lap)

• Race distance: 80 laps – 211.2 km

• Event type: Non-championship Formula One race (run under F1 regulations)

🥇 Ferrari’s 1–2–3 Finish

• Ferrari achieved its first 1–2–3 finish of 1952, dominating the race completely.

• Drivers:

1. Giuseppe Farina – Ferrari 500 (Winner)

2. Luigi Villoresi – Ferrari 500 (2nd)

3. Piero Taruffi – Ferrari 500 (3rd)

✅ This was Ferrari’s second-ever all-podium (1–2–3) finish, following the 1951 Bari Grand Prix.

• Pole position: Giuseppe Farina (Ferrari)

• Fastest lap: Piero Taruffi (Ferrari) – 1:42.0

• Total dominance: Ferrari led every lap of the race.

• First outing of the new Ferrari 500 in race trim — later the car that would dominate the 1952 World Championship under Formula Two regulations.

• Start of Ferrari’s 1952 supremacy — the 500 model went on to win every championship race that