1948 Albi Grand Prix

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1948 Albi Grand Prix
Albi track.jpg
Circuit des Planques
Race details
Date29 August 1948
Official name X Grand Prix de l'Albigeois
Location Albi, France
Course Circuit Les Planques
Course length 8.880 km (5.518 mi)
Distance 34 laps, 301.94 km (187.62 mi)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Time 3:14.2
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Maserati
Time 3:10.1
Podium
First Maserati
Second Talbot-Lago
Third Talbot-Lago

The 10th Grand Prix de l'Albigeois was a Formula One motor race held on 29 August 1948 at Les Planques circuit in Albi in the Tarn department of France. The race was held over two heats of 17 laps, with the winner being decided by aggregate time.

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The winner was Luigi Villoresi in a Maserati 4CLT/48; he also set fastest qualifying time, set fastest lap and won both heats by a comfortable margin. His aggregate time was over 1 minute and 40 seconds ahead of second placed Philippe Étancelin in a Talbot-Lago T26C. Louis Rosier was third in another T26C. [1] [2]

Results

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverEntrantCarTime
110 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 3:14.2
224 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C 3:20.2
314 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Brooke Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 3:21.3
44 Flag of France.svg Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 3:21.5
530 Flag of France.svg "Raph" Ecurie Mundia Course Talbot-Lago T26C 3:21.8
62 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 3:22.4
732 Flag of Italy.svg Gianfranco Comotti Gianfranco Comotti Talbot-Lago T26C 3:24.1
88 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C 3:28.5
936 Flag of Italy.svg Nello Pagani Enrico Plate Maserati 4CL 3:29.5
1022 Flag of Spain.svg Salvador Fabregas Scuderia Auto Spagnola Maserati 4CL 3:30.7
1148 Flag of France.svg Igor Troubetzkoy Scuderia Inter Ferrari 166 3:31.8
1238 Flag of France.svg Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 3:32.0
1350 Flag of Italy.svg Ferdinando Righetti Scuderia Inter Ferrari 166 3:32.8
1428 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bobbie Baird Bobbie Baird Emeryson-Duesenberg 3:36.3
1526 Flag of France.svg Henri Louveau Ecurie Geneve Maserati 4CM 3:36.3
1642 Flag of France.svg Charles Pozzi Ecurie Lutetia Talbot-Lago T26C 3:37.8
1718 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Jover Scuderia Auto Spagnola Maserati 4CL 3:39.4
1840 Flag of France.svg Eugene Chaboud Ecurie Lutetia Delahaye 135S 3:43.2
1934 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Plate Maserati 4CL 3:44.2
2046 Flag of France.svg Pierre Meyrat Pierre Meyrat Delahaye 135S 3:44.6
2112 Flag of Thailand.svg B. Bira Prince Chula Maserati 4CL 3:45.3
2220 Flag of Spain.svg Paco Godia Scuderia Auto Spagnola Maserati 4CL 3:52.5
2344 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Antonio Branca Antonio Branca Maserati 4CL 4:08.3

Aggregate Result

Pos.No.DriverCarTime
18 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Maserati 1:52:57.9
224 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Maserati +2:39.0
38 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago +1 lap
450 Flag of Italy.svg Nando Righetti Ferrari +2 laps
540 Flag of France.svg Eugène Chaboud Delahaye +3 laps
620 Flag of France.svg Francesco Godia Maserati +4 laps
732 Flag of Italy.svg Gianfranco Comotti Talbot-Lago +4 laps
846 Flag of France.svg Pierre Meyrat Delahaye +4 laps
938 Flag of France.svg Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago +5 laps
102 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago +7 laps
1110 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Brooke Maserati +8 laps
1226 Flag of France.svg Henri Louveau Maserati +8 laps
Ret.30 Flag of France.svg "Raph" Talbot-Lago 24 laps, accident
Ret.42 Flag of France.svg Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago 19 laps
Ret.48 Flag of France.svg Igor Troubetzkoy Ferrari 17 laps, accident
Ret.34 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 16 laps
Ret.12 Flag of Thailand.svg B. Bira Maserati 11 laps, piston
Ret.44 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Antonio Branca Maserati 10 laps
Ret.22 Flag of Spain.svg Salvador Fabregas Maserati 9 laps, suspension
Ret.28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bobbie Baird Emeryson-Duesenberg 2 laps, magneto
Ret.4 Flag of France.svg Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago 1 lap, gearbox
Ret.18 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Jover Maserati 0 laps
Ret.36 Flag of Italy.svg Nello Pagani Maserati 0 laps, oil pipe

References

  1. "1948 Albi Grand Prix" . Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  2. "1948 Grands Prix" . Retrieved 2022-09-25.
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