Piero Carini, (96) Ferrari 340, brakes hard, spins to stop against the railing. He will start again, but with a damaged rear axle. Macklin, (76) Aston Martin DB3, manages to pass. Wisdom, (82) Jaguar C. 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).

During the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, an event uniquely transformed into a race for sports cars, Piero Carini brakes hard in his Ferrari 340 (96), spinning to a stop against the railing. As spectators watch from a raised sidewalk, Lance Macklin skillfully passes the incident on the inside in his dark Aston Martin DB3 (76). Carini would restart the race, but with a damaged rear axle. In the background, Norman Wisdom's Jaguar C-Type (82) can be seen further up the hill on the curving, sunlit road.

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