1948 Grand Prix season

The 1948 Grand Prix season was the third post-war year for Grand Prix racing. It was the second season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing, though some of that season's Grand Prix still used other formulas. There was no organised championship in 1948, although several of the more prestigious races were recognised as Grandes Épreuves (great trials) by the FIA.^[1] Luigi Villoresi proved to be the most successful driver, for the second consecutive year, winning six Grands Prix. Maserati's cars proved difficult to beat, winning 13 of the season's 23 Grands Prix.

Season review[edit]

Grandes Épreuves[edit]

Date	Name	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
16 May	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	Giuseppe Farina	Giuseppe Farina	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati	Report
4 July	Swiss Grand Prix	Bremgarten	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Carlo Felice Trossi	Alfa Romeo	Report
18 July	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo	Report
5 September	Italian Grand Prix	Torino	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo	Report

Other Grands Prix[edit]

Date	Name	Circuit	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
17 January	II Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires	Palermo	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	Report
14 February	II Gran Premio de Eva Duarte Perón (Gran Premio Dalmiro Varela Castex)	Palermo	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	Report
29 March	IX Grand Prix Automobile de Pau	Pau	Nello Pagani	Maserati	Report
29 April	II Jersey Road Race	St Helier	Bob Gerard	ERA	Report
2 May	II Grand Prix des Nations	Geneva	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati	Report
25 May	X British Empire Trophy	Douglas	Geoff Ansell	ERA	Report
30 May	II Grand Prix de Paris	Linas-Montlhéry	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago	Report
30 May	Stockholm Grand Prix	Skarpnäck Airfield	B. Bira	Simca-Gordini	Report
27 June	III Gran Premio di San Remo	Ospedaletti	Alberto Ascari	Maserati	Report
7 August	I Grote Prijs van Zandvoort	Zandvoort	B. Bira	Maserati	Report
8 August	XIV Grand Prix du Comminges	Saint-Gaudens	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	Report
8 August	Grand Prix de Suisse Orientale	Erlen	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	Report
29 August	X Grand Prix de l'Albigeois	Albi	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	Report
18 September	Goodwood Trophy	Goodwood	Reg Parnell	Maserati	Report
2 October	British Grand Prix^[2]	Silverstone	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	Report
10 October	IV Grand Prix du Salon	Linas-Montlhéry	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago	Report
17 October	Gran Premio di Monza	Monza	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo	Report
24 October	Circuito del Garda	Salò	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari	Report
31 October	IX Gran Premio de Penya Rhin	Pedralbes	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	Report

Statistics[edit]

Grand Prix Winners[edit]

Drivers[edit]


Driver	Wins
Driver	Total	Grandes Épreuves
Luigi Villoresi	6	0
Jean-Pierre Wimille	3	2
Giuseppe Farina	3	1
B. Bira	2	0
Carlo Felice Trossi	1	1
Nello Pagani	1	0
Bob Gerard	1	0
Geoff Ansell	1	0
Yves Giraud-Cabantous	1	0
Alberto Ascari	1	0
Toulo de Graffenried	1	0
Reg Parnell	1	0
Louis Rosier	1	0

Manufacturers[edit]


Manufacturer	Wins
Manufacturer	Total	Grandes Épreuves
Maserati	13	1
Alfa Romeo	4	3
ERA	2	0
Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2	0
Simca-Gordini	1	0
Ferrari	1	0

References[edit]

^ Etzrodt, Hans. "Grand Prix Winners 1895-1949". The Golden Age. Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
^ Nye, Doug (1977). The British Grand Prix 1926-1976. p. 10. ISBN 0713432837.

[goldage1-1] Etzrodt, Hans. "Grand Prix Winners 1895-1949". The Golden Age. Archived from the original on 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2007-04-03.

[2] Nye, Doug (1977). The British Grand Prix 1926-1976. p. 10. ISBN 0713432837.

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