The accident at Sainte-Dévote: Hume, (84) Allard J7, Manzon, (56) Simca Gordini T15S, 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. Fortunately 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).

The aftermath of a multi-car accident at the Sainte-Dévote corner during the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, run that year for sports cars. The incident began when the engine of Reg Parnell’s Aston Martin DB3 blew, leading to a pile-up. Robert Manzon’s damaged Simca Gordini T15S (56) is seen with its door ajar as officials and dense crowds of spectators survey the scene from trackside balustrades and balconies. Frank Hume’s Allard J7 and Stirling Moss’s Jaguar were also entangled in the crash, from which all drivers fortunately emerged unscathed.

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