1948 Albi Grand Prix

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.

1948 Albi Grand Prix
Circuit des Planques
Circuit des Planques
Race details
Date 29 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 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati
Time 3:10.1
Podium
First Maserati
Second Talbot-Lago
Third Talbot-Lago

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. Driver Entrant Car Time
1 10 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 3:14.2
2 24 France Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C 3:20.2
3 14 United Kingdom Leslie Brooke Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 3:21.3
4 4 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 3:21.5
5 30 France "Raph" Ecurie Mundia Course Talbot-Lago T26C 3:21.8
6 2 Monaco Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 3:22.4
7 32 Italy Gianfranco Comotti Gianfranco Comotti Talbot-Lago T26C 3:24.1
8 8 France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C 3:28.5
9 36 Italy Nello Pagani Enrico Plate Maserati 4CL 3:29.5
10 22 Spain Salvador Fabregas Scuderia Auto Spagnola Maserati 4CL 3:30.7
11 48 France Igor Troubetzkoy Scuderia Inter Ferrari 166 3:31.8
12 38 France Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 3:32.0
13 50 Italy Ferdinando Righetti Scuderia Inter Ferrari 166 3:32.8
14 28 United Kingdom Bobbie Baird Bobbie Baird Emeryson-Duesenberg 3:36.3
15 26 France Henri Louveau Ecurie Geneve Maserati 4CM 3:36.3
16 42 France Charles Pozzi Ecurie Lutetia Talbot-Lago T26C 3:37.8
17 18 Spain Juan Jover Scuderia Auto Spagnola Maserati 4CL 3:39.4
18 40 France Eugene Chaboud Ecurie Lutetia Delahaye 135S 3:43.2
19 34 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Plate Maserati 4CL 3:44.2
20 46 France Pierre Meyrat Pierre Meyrat Delahaye 135S 3:44.6
21 12 Thailand B. Bira Prince Chula Maserati 4CL 3:45.3
22 20 Spain Chico Godia Scuderia Auto Spagnola Maserati 4CL 3:52.5
23 44 Switzerland Antonio Branca Antonio Branca Maserati 4CL 4:08.3

Aggregate Result

Pos. No. Driver Car Time
1 8 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 1:52:57.9
2 24 France Philippe Étancelin Maserati +2:39.0
3 8 France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago +1 lap
4 50 Italy Nando Righetti Ferrari +2 laps
5 40 France Eugène Chaboud Delahaye +3 laps
6 20 France Francesco Godia Maserati +4 laps
7 32 Italy Gianfranco Comotti Talbot-Lago +4 laps
8 46 France Pierre Meyrat Delahaye +4 laps
9 38 France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago +5 laps
10 2 Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago +7 laps
11 10 United Kingdom Leslie Brooke Maserati +8 laps
12 26 France Henri Louveau Maserati +8 laps
Ret. 30 France "Raph" Talbot-Lago 24 laps, accident
Ret. 42 France Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago 19 laps
Ret. 48 France Igor Troubetzkoy Ferrari 17 laps, accident
Ret. 34 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 16 laps
Ret. 12 Thailand B. Bira Maserati 11 laps, piston
Ret. 44 Switzerland Antonio Branca Maserati 10 laps
Ret. 22 Spain Salvador Fabregas Maserati 9 laps, suspension
Ret. 28 United Kingdom Bobbie Baird Emeryson-Duesenberg 2 laps, magneto
Ret. 4 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago 1 lap, gearbox
Ret. 18 Spain Juan Jover Maserati 0 laps
Ret. 36 Italy 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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