1948 Comminges Grand Prix

The XIV Grand Prix du Comminges was a Formula One motor race held on 8 August 1948 in Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France. Luigi Villoresi, driving a Maserati 4CLT/48, qualified on pole, set fastest lap and won the race by a margin of four and a half minutes. Talbot-Lago drivers "Raph" and Louis Chiron were second and third.[1][2]

1948 Comminges Grand Prix
Race details
Date 8 August 1948
Official name XIV Grand Prix du Comminges
Location Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 11.005 km (6.838 mi)
Distance 30 laps, 330.15 km (205.15 mi)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Time 4:02.3
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati
Time 4:12.8
Podium
First Maserati
Second Talbot-Lago
Third Talbot-Lago

Classification

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Race

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Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired Grid
1 6   Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 2:11:45.5, 150.31 kph 1
2 44   "Raph" Ecurie Mundia Course Talbot-Lago T26C +4:30.7 2
3 2   Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot Lago Monoplace Centrale +1 lap 11
4 46   Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C +1 lap 4
5 28   Pierre Meyrat Pierre Meyrat Delahaye 135S +2 laps 12
6 10   Nello Pagani Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL +3 laps 5
7 24   André Simon André Simon Delahaye 135S +6 laps 14
Ret 4   Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 7 laps, fuel tank 3
Ret 52   Pierre Veyron Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 5 laps 15
Ret 34   Roger Loyer Ecurie Paris Veritas RS-BMW 4 laps 13
Ret 32   Charles Huc Charles Huc Talbot-Lago T150SS 3 laps, con rod 19
Ret 36   Charles Pozzi Charles Pozzi Talbot-Lago T26SS 3 laps, gearbox 6
Ret 50   Eugene Martin Eugene Martin BMW 328 2 laps, fuel pump 20
Ret 16   Richard Ramseyer Ecurie Geneve Maserati 4CM 1 lap 18
Ret 12   Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Plate Maserati 4CL Out of fuel 8
Ret 14   Eugene Chaboud Eugene Chaboud Veritas RS-BMW 10
Ret 20   Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 7
Ret 22   Guy Mairesse Guy Mairesse Delahaye 135S 9
Ret 30   Pat Garland Pat Garland Delage 3000 Engine 16
Ret 48   Charles de Cortanze Émile Darl'mat Darl'mat-Peugeot 17

References

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  1. ^ "1948 Comminges Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  2. ^ "1948 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-23.


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