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1948 Monaco Grand Prix
43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E
| 1948 Monaco Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 16 May 1948 | ||
| Official name | X Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco | ||
| Location | Monte Carlo | ||
| Course | Circuit de Monaco | ||
| Course length | 3.180 km (1.976[1] miles) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 318.0 km (197.6 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 1:53.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Giuseppe Farina | Maserati | |
| Time | 1:53.9 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
The 1948 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race, held in Monte Carlo on 16 May 1948.[2]
The first event under a new formula, 1½ litres supercharged or 4½ litres naturally aspirated, it featured a motley crowd of marques.[3] Jean-Pierre Wimille's 1,430 cc (87 cu in) Simca-Gordini took an early lead, but was overwhelmed by the Maserati 4CLs of Giuseppe Farina and then Luigi Villoresi.[4] Farina would take the win.
The event included a motorcycle race, open to 500cc bikes, for the only time in the Monaco Grand Prix's history.[5] It was marred by the death of British rider Norman Linnecar.[6]
Classification edit
| Pos | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe Farina | Maserati 4CLT | 100 | 3:18:26.9 | 1 |
| 2 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago T26 | 100 | + 35.2 | 11 |
| 3 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CL | 98 | + 2 laps | 7 |
| 4 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini 15 | 98 | + 2 laps | 13 |
| 5 | Luigi Villoresi Alberto Ascari | Maserati 4CLT | 97 | + 3 laps | 3 |
| 6 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | 95 | + 5 laps | 12 |
| 7 | Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye 135S | 88 | + 12 laps | 19 |
| NC | Clemar Bucci | Maserati 4CLT | 65 | + 35 laps | 8 |
| Ret | Piero Taruffi | Cisitalia D.46 | 64 | Fuel tank | 4 |
| Ret | Nello Pagani | Maserati 4CL | 64 | Gearbox | 9 |
| Ret | Alberto Ascari | Maserati 4CL | 61 | Oil pump | 6 |
| Ret | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Simca-Gordini T11 | 60 | Engine | 2 |
| Ret | Prince Igor Troubetzkoy | Ferrari 166C | 58 | Accident | 16 |
| Ret | Cuth Harrison | ERA B-Type | 47 | Engine | 17 |
| Ret | Reg Parnell | ERA E-Type | 22 | Oil line | 18 |
| Ret | Tazio Nuvolari | Cisitalia D.46 | 16 | Engine | 15 |
| Ret | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago T26 | 16 | Engine | 14 |
| Ret | Raymond Sommer | Simca-Gordini T15 | 5 | Valve | 5 |
| Ret | 'B.Bira' | Simca-Gordini T15 | 5 | Oil | 10 |
References edit
- ^ "1948 Monaco Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "1948 Grands Prix". GEL Motorsport Information. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 12, p.1383.
- ^ Kettlewell, p.1383.
- ^ "Monaco 1952: When sportscars ran in the Monaco Grand Prix | GRR". www.goodwood.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles, Volume 12, pp. 1381–4. London: Orbis, 1974.