1948 Comminges Grand Prix
Formula One race
1948 Comminges Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 8 August 1948 | ||
Official name | XIV Grand Prix du Comminges | ||
Location | Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France | ||
Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
Course length | 11.005 km (6.838 mi) | ||
Distance | 30 laps, 330.15 km (205.15 mi) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Maserati | |
Time | 4:02.3 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | |
Time | 4:12.8 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| Maserati | |
Second | Talbot-Lago | ||
Third |
| Talbot-Lago |
Motor car race
The XIV Grand Prix du Comminges was a Formula One motor race held on 8 August 1948 in Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France. Luigi Villoresi, driving a Maserati 4CLT/48, qualified on pole, set fastest lap and won the race by a margin of four and a half minutes. Talbot-Lago drivers "Raph" and Louis Chiron were second and third.[1][2]
Classification
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 6 | Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 2:11:45.5, 150.31 kph | 1 |
2 | 44 | "Raph" | Ecurie Mundia Course | Talbot-Lago T26C | +4:30.7 | 2 |
3 | 2 | Louis Chiron | Ecurie France | Talbot Lago Monoplace Centrale | +1 lap | 11 |
4 | 46 | Louis Rosier | Ecurie Rosier | Talbot-Lago T26C | +1 lap | 4 |
5 | 28 | Pierre Meyrat | Pierre Meyrat | Delahaye 135S | +2 laps | 12 |
6 | 10 | Nello Pagani | Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CL | +3 laps | 5 |
7 | 24 | André Simon | André Simon | Delahaye 135S | +6 laps | 14 |
Ret | 4 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Ecurie France | Talbot-Lago T26C | 7 laps, fuel tank | 3 |
Ret | 52 | Pierre Veyron | Equipe Gordini | Simca Gordini Type 15 | 5 laps | 15 |
Ret | 34 | Roger Loyer | Ecurie Paris | Veritas RS-BMW | 4 laps | 13 |
Ret | 32 | Charles Huc | Charles Huc | Talbot-Lago T150SS | 3 laps, con rod | 19 |
Ret | 36 | Charles Pozzi | Charles Pozzi | Talbot-Lago T26SS | 3 laps, gearbox | 6 |
Ret | 50 | Eugene Martin | Eugene Martin | BMW 328 | 2 laps, fuel pump | 20 |
Ret | 16 | Richard Ramseyer | Ecurie Geneve | Maserati 4CM | 1 lap | 18 |
Ret | 12 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Enrico Plate | Maserati 4CL | Out of fuel | 8 |
Ret | 14 | Eugene Chaboud | Eugene Chaboud | Veritas RS-BMW | 10 | |
Ret | 20 | Robert Manzon | Equipe Gordini | Simca Gordini Type 15 | 7 | |
Ret | 22 | Guy Mairesse | Guy Mairesse | Delahaye 135S | 9 | |
Ret | 30 | Pat Garland | Pat Garland | Delage 3000 | Engine | 16 |
Ret | 48 | Charles de Cortanze | Émile Darl'mat | Darl'mat-Peugeot | 17 |
References
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