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 |
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