Last instructions to the drivers by Race Director, (Directeur de Course) Charles Faroux, (with hat). Tommy Wisdom with dark helmet, Stirling Moss, Reginald Parnell, Anthony Hume. Monaco Grand Prix 1952, transformed into a race for sports cars. This was a two day event, the Sunday, Prix Monte Carlo, for the up to 2 litres (Prix de Monte Carlo), the Grand Prix, Monday for the bigger engines, (Monaco Grand Prix).

Race Director Charles Faroux, identifiable by his hat, delivers his final instructions before the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix. Unusually, the event was transformed this year into a two-day race for sports cars. In the sunlit, bustling scene, drivers including Tommy Wisdom, wearing a dark helmet with goggles pushed up, Stirling Moss, Reginald Parnell, and Anthony Hume are gathered on the track. A dense crowd of spectators watches from a grandstand shaded by pine trees, observing a moment of intense preparation and conversation before the start.

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GPMonaco, Hats, Racing

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