1948 Italian Grand Prix

The 1948 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Valentino Park in Turin, Italy on 5 September 1948. It was won by French driver Jean-Pierre Wimille in an Alfa Romeo 158.

1948 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Date 5 September 1948
Official name XVIII Gran Premio d'Italia
Location Valentino Park, Turin, Italy
Course length 4.801 km (2.983 miles)
Distance 75 laps, 360.080 km (223.744 miles)
Pole position
Driver Alfa Romeo
Time 2:16.6
Fastest lap
Driver France Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo
Time 2:22.4
Podium
First Alfa Romeo
Second Maserati
Third Ferrari

Classification edit

Pos Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1   Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 158 75 3:10:42.4 1
2   Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CLT/48 74 + 1 lap 3
3   Raymond Sommer Ferrari 125 73 + 2 laps 4
4   Alberto Ascari Maserati 4CLT/48 72 + 3 laps 7
5   Reg Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 72 + 3 laps 9
6   Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C 70 + 5 laps 14
7   Franco Comotti Talbot-Lago T26C 70 + 5 laps 10
8   Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C 69 + 6 laps 16
9   Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 67 + 8 laps 11
10   Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135 S 67 + 8 laps 20
11   Leslie Brooke Maserati 4CLT/48 67 + 8 laps 18
NC   B. Bira Ferrari 125 66 + 9 laps 15
Ret   Carlo Felice Trossi
  Consalvo Sanesi
Alfa Romeo 158 53 Supercharger 2
Ret   Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 125 51 Accident 6
Ret   Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 158 42 Accident 5
Ret   Piero Taruffi Maserati 4CL 41 Valve 13
Ret   Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago T26 41 Cylinder head gasket 8
Ret   Yves Giraud-Cabantous Simca-Gordini T15 40 Engine 19
Ret   Franco Cortese Maserati 4CL 12 Engine 12
Ret   Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini T15 9 Engine 17
DNQ   Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago T26SS Did not qualify
DNQ   Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL Did not qualify
DNQ   Juan Jover Maserati 4CL Did not qualify
DNQ   Mario Lietti Talbot-Darracq 700 Did not qualify
DNQ   Dioscoride Lanza Maserati 4CL Did not qualify
DNQ   Richard Ramseyer Maserati 4CM Did not qualify
DNQ   Paco Godia Maserati 4CL Did not qualify
DNQ   Lamberto Grolla Stanguellini Did not qualify
DNP   John Gordon Bennett ERA B-Type Not present

References edit


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