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

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car Time
1 10   Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 3:14.2
2 24   Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C 3:20.2
3 14   Leslie Brooke Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 3:21.3
4 4   Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 3:21.5
5 30   "Raph" Ecurie Mundia Course Talbot-Lago T26C 3:21.8
6 2   Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 3:22.4
7 32   Gianfranco Comotti Gianfranco Comotti Talbot-Lago T26C 3:24.1
8 8   Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C 3:28.5
9 36   Nello Pagani Enrico Plate Maserati 4CL 3:29.5
10 22   Salvador Fabregas Scuderia Auto Spagnola Maserati 4CL 3:30.7
11 48   Igor Troubetzkoy Scuderia Inter Ferrari 166 3:31.8
12 38   Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 3:32.0
13 50   Ferdinando Righetti Scuderia Inter Ferrari 166 3:32.8
14 28   Bobbie Baird Bobbie Baird Emeryson-Duesenberg 3:36.3
15 26   Henri Louveau Ecurie Geneve Maserati 4CM 3:36.3
16 42   Charles Pozzi Ecurie Lutetia Talbot-Lago T26C 3:37.8
17 18   Juan Jover Scuderia Auto Spagnola Maserati 4CL 3:39.4
18 40   Eugene Chaboud Ecurie Lutetia Delahaye 135S 3:43.2
19 34   Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Plate Maserati 4CL 3:44.2
20 46   Pierre Meyrat Pierre Meyrat Delahaye 135S 3:44.6
21 12   B. Bira Prince Chula Maserati 4CL 3:45.3
22 20   Chico Godia Scuderia Auto Spagnola Maserati 4CL 3:52.5
23 44   Antonio Branca Antonio Branca Maserati 4CL 4:08.3

Aggregate Result

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

References

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  1. ^ "1948 Albi Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-25.
  2. ^ "1948 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-25.


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