1948 Swiss Grand Prix
The 1948 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Circuit Bremgarten, near Bern, on 4 July 1948.[1][2] Despite racing for nearly two hours, at the finishing line Frenchman Jean-Pierre Wimille was only 0.2 seconds behind the race winner, the Italian driver Carlo Felice Trossi.[3] Trossi's compatriot Luigi Villoresi finished over two and a half minutes behind the pair, in third place.
| 1948 Swiss Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 4 July 1948 | ||
| Official name | Grand Prix d'Europe | ||
| Location | Bern | ||
| Course | Circuit Bremgarten | ||
| Course length | 7.262 km (4.512 miles) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 290.48 km (180.50 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Time | 2:54.2 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jean-Pierre Wimille | Alfa Romeo | |
| Time | 2:51.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
This race proved to be one of the darkest post-WWII Grands Prix ever run. Pre-World War II star driver Achille Varzi was killed when he crashed during practice, and the wealthy Swiss privateer Christian Kautz died in an accident during the race.
Classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 |  Carlo Felice Trossi |
Alfa Romeo 158 | 40 | 1:59:17.3 | 4 |
| 2 | 30 | Jean-Pierre Wimille |
Alfa Romeo 158 | 40 | + 0.2 s | 1 |
| 3 | 34 | Luigi Villoresi |
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 40 | + 2:37.3 | 3 |
| 4 | 56 | Consalvo Sanesi |
Alfa Romeo 158 | 39 | + 1 lap | 6 |
| 5 | 32 | Alberto Ascari |
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 39 | + 1 lap | 5 |
| 6 | 4 |  Louis Chiron |
Talbot-Lago T26 | 38 | + 2 laps | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | Charles Pozzi |
Talbot-Lago T26SS | 37 | + 3 laps | 10 |
| 8 | 54 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous |
Talbot-Lago T150C | 36 | + 4 laps | 20 |
| 9 | 42 | Igor Troubetzkoy |
Ferrari 166SC | 35 | + 5 laps | 18 |
| Ret | 40 | Clemente Biondetti |
Ferrari 166C | 31 | Overheating | 15 |
| Ret | 46 | Luigi Fagioli |
Maserati 4CL | 28 | Engine | 17 |
| Ret | 38 | Giuseppe Farina |
Maserati 4CLT | 28 | Engine | 2 |
| Ret | 24 |  Raymond Mays |
ERA B-Type | 23 | Drive shaft | 9 |
| Ret | 52 |  B. Bira |
Maserati 4CL | 10 | Gearbox | 16 |
| Ret | 18 | Louis Rosier |
Talbot-Lago T26C | 10 | Oil leak | 14 |
| Ret | 48 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Emmanuel de Graffenried |
Maserati 4CL | 10 | Collision | 13 |
| Ret | 36 | Gianfranco Comotti |
Talbot-Lago T26C | 7 | Oil leak | 19 |
| Ret | 10 | Raymond Sommer |
Gordini T15 | 5 | Engine | 7 |
| Ret | 20 | George Abecassis |
Alta GP | 4 | Accident | 12 |
| Ret | 50 | Christian Kautz |
Maserati 4CL | 2 | Fatal accident | 11 |
| DNQ | 44 |  Clemar Bucci |
Maserati 4CL | |||
| DNQ | 22 | Bob Gerard |
ERA B-Type | |||
| DNS | 28 | Achille Varzi |
Alfa Romeo 158 | Fatal accident |
References
- "1948 Grands Prix". GEL Motorsport Information. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- "04-07-1948 • Grosser Preis der Schweiz • Bern". F1-Images.de. Retrieved 2010-08-02. (German)
- "VIII Grand Prix de Suisse • STATS F1".
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