1948 Italian Grand Prix

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1948 Italian Grand Prix
Valentinopark 1948.svg
Race details
Date5 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 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo
Time 2:22.4
Podium
First Alfa Romeo
Second Maserati
Third Ferrari

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.

Classification

PosDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGrid
1 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo 158 753:10:42.41
2 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CLT/48 74+ 1 lap3
3 Flag of France.svg Raymond Sommer Ferrari 125 73+ 2 laps4
4 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Maserati 4CLT/48 72+ 3 laps7
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reg Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 72+ 3 laps9
6 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C70+ 5 laps14
7 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Comotti Talbot-Lago T26C70+ 5 laps10
8 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C69+ 6 laps16
9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 67+ 8 laps11
10 Flag of France.svg Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135 S67+ 8 laps20
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leslie Brooke Maserati 4CLT/48 67+ 8 laps18
NC Flag of Thailand.svg B. Bira Ferrari 125 66+ 9 laps15
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Felice Trossi
Flag of Italy.svg Consalvo Sanesi
Alfa Romeo 158 53Supercharger2
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Farina Ferrari 125 51Accident6
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 158 42Accident5
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Piero Taruffi Maserati 4CL 41Valve13
Ret Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago T2641Cylinder head gasket8
Ret Flag of France.svg Yves Giraud-Cabantous Simca-Gordini T1540Engine19
Ret Flag of Italy.svg Franco Cortese Maserati 4CL 12Engine12
Ret Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini T159Engine17
DNQ Flag of France.svg Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago T26SSDid not qualify
DNQ Flag of Italy.svg Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL Did not qualify
DNQ Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Juan Jover Maserati 4CL Did not qualify
DNQ Flag of Italy.svg Mario Lietti Talbot-Darracq 700Did not qualify
DNQ Flag of Italy.svg Dioscoride Lanza Maserati 4CL Did not qualify
DNQ Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Richard Ramseyer Maserati 4CMDid not qualify
DNQ Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Paco Godia Maserati 4CL Did not qualify
DNQ Flag of Italy.svg Lamberto Grolla Stanguellini Did not qualify
DNP Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg John Gordon Bennett ERA B-TypeNot present

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