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). - Photo by Edward Quinn

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, wearing a hat, delivers final instructions to drivers before the start of the 1952 Monaco Grand Prix, which was exceptionally transformed into a race for sports cars. Among the focused group are Tommy Wisdom, identifiable by his dark helmet with goggles pushed up, along with Stirling Moss, Reginald Parnell, and Anthony Hume. Strong sunlight casts distinct shadows as spectators watch from a packed grandstand, creating an atmosphere of intense anticipation. A partially visible sign to the right reads "100 VOITURES."


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