The 1948 French Grand Prix was a Grand Epreuve held on July 18 at Reims-Gueux. The race was dominated by the factory Alfa Romeo team, with polesitter Jean-Pierre Wimille leading home teammates Consalvo Sanesi and Alberto Ascari. Wimille also logged the fastest lap, giving him a hat trick on home ground.
Background[]
Qualifying[]
Qualifying Results[]
Grid[]
| Pos | Pos | Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | Driver | |||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 1 | ||||
| ______________ | 2 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | |||
| 3 | Alberto Ascari | ||||
| Consalvo Sanesi | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Philippe Étancelin | ||||
| Louis Chiron | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 6 | ||||
| ______________ | 7 | Franco Comotti | |||
| 8 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | ||||
| "Raph" | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 9 | ||||
| 10 | Eugène Chaboud | ||||
| Louis Rosier | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 11 | ||||
| ______________ | 12 | Juan Manuel Fangio | |||
| 13 | Raymond Sommer | ||||
| Charles Pozzi | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 14 | ||||
| 15 | Soave Besana | ||||
| Emmanuel de Graffenried | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 16 | ||||
| ______________ | 17 | Luigi Villoresi | |||
| 18 | Pierre Veyron | ||||
| John Heath | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| ______________ | 19 | ||||
| 20 | Nello Pagani | ||||
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Race[]
Results[]
| Pos | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jean-Pierre Wimille
|
 Alfa Romeo
|
64 | 3:01:07.5 | 1 |
| 2 | Consalvo Sanesi
|
Alfa Romeo
|
64 | + 24.5 | 3 |
| 3 | Alberto Ascari
|
Alfa Romeo
|
64 | + 25.0 | 2 |
| 4 | Franco Comotti
|
Talbot-Lago
|
62 | + 2 Laps | 6 |
| 5 | "Raph"
|
Talbot-Lago
|
62 | + 2 Laps | 8 |
| 6 | Louis Rosier
|
Talbot-Lago
|
60 | + 4 Laps | 10 |
| 7 | Luigi Villoresi Tazio Nuvolari
|
Maserati
|
59 | + 5 Laps | 16 |
| 8 | Eugène Chaboud
|
Delahaye
|
59 | + 5 Laps | 9 |
| 9 |  Louis Chiron
|
Talbot-Lago
|
56 | + 15 Laps | 5 |
| 10 | Charles Pozzi
|
Talbot-Lago
|
45 | + 19 Laps | 13 |
| Ret |  Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Simca-Gordini
|
41 | Engine | 11 |
| Ret | Nello Pagani
|
Maserati
|
37 | Oil leak | 19 |
| Ret | Yves Giraud-Cabantous
|
Talbot-Lago
|
31 | Fuel Tank | 7 |
| Ret | Philippe Étancelin
|
Talbot-Lago
|
22 | Engine | 4 |
| Ret | Soave Besana
|
Ferrari
|
19 | Engine | 14 |
| Ret |  Emmanuel de Graffenried
|
Maserati
|
11 | Oil leak | 15 |
| Ret |  John Heath
|
Alta
|
7 | Clutch | 18 |
| Ret | Pierre Veyron
|
Simca-Gordini
|
5 | Engine | 17 |
| Ret | Raymond Sommer
|
Maserati
|
2 | Oil pressure | 12 |
| DNA | Eugène Martin
|
CTA-Arsenal
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| DNA |  B. Bira
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ERA
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Milestones[]
External Links[]
- ↑ Hodges, David (1967). The French Grand Prix. pp. 135-138.
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