1948 Jersey Road Race

The 2nd Jersey Road Race was a Formula One motor race held on 29 April 1948 at the St. Helier Circuit, in Saint Helier, Jersey. The 55-lap race was won by Bob Gerard in an ERA B-Type, setting fastest lap in the process. George Abecassis finished second in a Maserati 6CM, and Reg Parnell was third in a Maserati 4CL. B. Bira started from pole position in another Maserati 4CL but finished fourth following a succession of pit stops for tyres, oil and fuel.

1948 Jersey Road Race
Race details
Date	29 April 1948
Official name	II J.C.C. Jersey Road Race
Location	Saint Helier, Jersey
Course length	5.15 kilometres (3.20 miles)
Distance	55 laps, 283.24 kilometres (176.00 miles)
Pole position
Driver	B. Bira	Maserati
Time	2:01.4
Fastest lap
Driver	Bob Gerard	ERA
Time	2:07.4
Podium
First	Bob Gerard	ERA
Second	George Abecassis	Maserati
Third	Reg Parnell	Maserati

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	10	Bob Gerard	F.R. Gerard	ERA B-Type	2:00:55.2, 141.34kph	3
2	23	George Abecassis	G. Abecassis	Maserati 6CM	+1 lap	7
3	8	Reg Parnell	R. Parnell	Maserati 4CL	+1 lap	4
4	1	B. Bira	Prince Chula	Maserati 4CL	+1 lap	1
5	15	Bob Ansell	R.E. Ansell	Maserati 4CL	+2 laps	6
6	12	John Bolster	P.H. Bell	ERA B-Type	+2 laps	8
7	16	Roy Salvadori	R.F. Salvadori	Maserati 4CM	+4 laps	12
8	14	Geoffrey Ansell	G.E. Ansell	ERA B-Type	+4 laps	10
9	29	Bob Cowell	R.M. Cowell	Lagonda	7 laps	21
10	27	John Benett	Lord Selsdon	Talbot-Lago T26SS	+11 laps	5
11	19	Geoff Richardson	G.N. Richardson	ERA-Riley	+12 laps	20
12	22	Archie Baring	A.A. Baring	Maserati 6CM	+24 laps	18
13	11	Cuth Harrison	T.C. Harrison	ERA B-Type	+30 laps	13
Ret	20	Leslie Brooke	H.L. Brooke	ERA B-Type	41 laps, valve	15
Ret	21	Sam Gilbey	S.J. Gilbey	Maserati 6CM	33 laps, accident	16
Ret	7	Fred Ashmore	R. Parnell	ERA E-Type	24 laps, fuel feed	19
Ret	24	John Heath	John Heath	Alta GP	19 laps, timing gears	14
Ret	9	David Hampshire	R. Parnell	Delage 15S8	15 laps, ignition	22
Ret	6	Joe Ashmore	R. Parnell	ERA A-Type	11 laps, engine	17
Ret	30	Bobbie Baird	P.R. Emery & W.R. Baird	Emeryson-Duesenberg	8 laps, gearbox	11
Ret	2	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati 4CLT	6 laps, gearbox	2
Ret	4	Raymond Mays	Raymond Mays	ERA B-Type	4 laps, oil pressure	9
DNS	28	Tony Rolt	A.P.R. Rolt	Alfa Romeo	cracked valve seats
DNS	17	Barry Woodall	Barry Woodall	Delage	con rod
DNA	3	Leslie Johnson	Leslie G. Johnson	ERA
DNA	5	Raymond Sommer	Raymond Sommer	CTA-Arsenal
DNA	18	Michael Chorlton	M.C. Chorlton	Bugatti
DNA	25	Leslie Brooke	Gian Volpini	Ferrari
DNA	26	Ian Connell Guy Gale	G.F.K. Gale	Talbot-Darracq