1948 Salon Grand Prix
| 1948 Salon Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 10 October 1948 | ||
| Official name | IV Grand Prix du Salon | ||
| Location | Montlhéry, Paris | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 6.25 km (3.88 mi) | ||
| Distance | 48 laps, 300.00 km (186.41 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | ERA | ||
| Time | not known | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | B. Bira | Maserati | |
| Time | 2:25.9 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Second | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Third | Talbot-Lago | ||
The 4th Grand Prix du Salon was a Formula One motor race held on 30 May 1948 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, in Montlhéry near Paris.
The 48-lap race was won by Talbot-Lago driver Louis Rosier. Pierre Levegh and Yves Giraud-Cabantous were second and third, also driving Talbot-Lagos. ERA driver Leslie Johnson started from pole but failed to finish, as did B. Bira who set fastest lap in a Maserati.[1][2]
Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Louis Rosier | Ecurie Rosier | Talbot-Lago T26C | 2:03:52.9, 145.74kph |
| 2 | 8 | Pierre Levegh | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago T26C | +1:15.9 |
| 3 | 5 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago T26C | +2 laps |
| 4 | 16 | Henri Louveau Robert Brunet |
Henri Louveau | Maserati 4CL | +3 laps |
| 5 | 25 | Guy Mairesse | Ecurie France | Delahaye 135S | +3 laps |
| 6 | 28 | Giuseppe Morra | Giuseppe Morra | Maserati 4CM | +5 laps |
| 7 | 31 | Marc Versini | Marc Versini | Delage 3-litre | +5 laps |
| 8 | 17 | Reg Parnell | Reg Parnell | Maserati 4CLT/48 | +6 laps |
| 9 | 20 | Robert Manzon | Equipe Gordini | Simca Gordini Type 15 | +8 laps |
| 10 | 15 | Richard Ramseyer | Ecurie Geneve | Maserati 4CM | +14 laps |
| Ret | 19 | Igor Troubetzkoy | Equipe Gordini | Simca Gordini Type 15 | 40 laps |
| Ret | 14 | Georges Grignard | Georges Grignard | Talbot-Lago T26C | 36 laps |
| Ret | 4 | Claude Bernheim Louis Chiron |
Ecurie France | Maserati 4CL | 33 laps |
| Ret | 18 | Leslie Johnson | Leslie Johnson | ERA E-Type | 3 laps, fuel tank |
| Ret | 3 | B. Bira | Prince Chula | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Con rod |
| Ret | 6 | Juan Jover | Scuderia Auto Spagnola | Maserati 4CL | |
| Ret | 10 | Francisco Godia | Scuderia Auto Spagnola | Maserati 4CL | |
| Ret | 11 | Salvador Fabregas | Scuderia Auto Spagnola | Maserati 4CL | |
| Ret | 21 | Alexander Orley | Alexander Orley | BMW | |
| Ret | 22 | Eugène Martin | Eugène Martin | Jicey-BMW | |
| Ret | 23 | Luigi Chinetti | Luigi Chinetti | Ferrari 166 | |
| Ret | 24 | "Robert" | Equipe Deho | Simca-Deho | |
| Ret | 26 | Charles de Cortanze | Emil Darl'mat | Darl'mat-Peugeot | |
| Ret | 34 | Maurice Monnier | Maurice Monnier | Bristol-Citroen | |
| DNS | 30 | Jean Judet | Jean Judet | Maserati 4CL |
References
- ^ "1948 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ "1948 Salon Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-26.