Robert Manzon, (56) Simca Gordini I5S, Joaquín Palacio, (54) Pegaso Z-102. Monaco Grand Prix 1952, transformed into a race for sports cars. This was a two day event, the Sunday for the up to 2 litres (Prix de Monte Carlo), the Monday for the bigger engines, (Monaco Grand Prix).

At the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, transformed that year into a race for sports cars, Robert Manzon rounds a corner in his Simca Gordini I5S (No. 56). Spectators line the hay-bale-protected street circuit, while in the foreground, others gather near the parked Pegaso Z-102 (No. 54) of Joaquín Palacio. The densely built-up hillside of Monte Carlo, with its characteristic hotels and apartment buildings, provides the iconic backdrop to the mid-century motorsport event.

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