The accident at Sainte-Dévote: Reg Parnell, (72) Aston Martin DB3. The Aston engine of Parnell blows up in the Ste-Devote and aligns his car against the straw bales, Stagnoli brakes too hard and does a double spin. Moss, Jaguar C-Type XKC 003 and Manzon find an obstructed road, spin and end up against the poor Aston, then Hume spins and reverses into the pile. Lucky nobody gets hurt. Moss restarted after the accident, but got a black flag for receiving outside help. 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).

At the Sainte-Dévote corner during the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, driver Reg Parnell adjusts his helmet in the cockpit of his Aston Martin DB3. Bearing the number 72, the open-top sports car is parked against straw bales after its engine failed, an incident that triggered a multi-car pile-up on the circuit, which that year was run as a race for sports cars. Spectators watch from just behind a wooden fence, embodying the close-quarters atmosphere of mid-century motorsport on the French Riviera.

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