The 1948 Circuito del Garda was a motor race for Formula One cars held at Circuito del Garda, Salò on 24 October 1948. Giuseppe Farina won the race in a Ferrari 125, the first Grand Prix win for a purpose-built single-seater Ferrari. Farina also qualified on pole position and set fastest lap. Bruno Sterzi was second in a privately entered Ferrari 166 S and Luigi Villoresi third in a Maserati 4CLT/48.[1][2][3]

1948 Garda Grand Prix
Race details
Date 24 October 1948
Official name Circuito del Garda
Location Circuito del Garda, Salò, Italy
Course Temporary road circuit
Course length 16.37 km (10.17 mi)
Distance 18 laps, 294.71 km (183.12 mi)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 8:05.8
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Giuseppe Farina Ferrari
Time 8:09.4
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third Maserati

Result edit

Pos No Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 6   Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 125 2:30:49.8, 117.24kph 1
2 34   Bruno Sterzi Bruno Sterzi Ferrari 166 S +2:34.2 2
3 20   Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 +2:38.2 3
4 2   Soave Besana Comte Soave Besana Ferrari 166 S +3:27.4
5 10   Eugène Chaboud Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C +6:00.2
6 14   Ferdinando Righetti
  Clemente Biondetti
Ferdinando Righetti Ferrari 166 S +8:28.2
7 4   Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C +1 lap
8 22   Igor Troubetzkoy Igor Troubetzkoy Ferrari 166C +2 laps
9 8   Cuth Harrison Cuth Harrison ERA B-Type +10 laps
Ret 38   Giampiero Bianchetti Giampiero Bianchetti Ferrari 166SC
Ret 48   Ugo Bornioli Ugo Bornioli Cisitalia D46-Fiat
Ret 24   Federico Pariani Federico Pariani Cisitalia D46-Fiat
Ret 18   Giovanni Bracco Giovanni Bracco Ferrari 166C 4
Ret 28   Emilio Romano Emilio Romano Maserati A6GCS
30   Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15
16   Clemente Biondetti Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 166SC

References edit

  1. ^ "1948 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  2. ^ "1948 Garda Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  3. ^ "Circuito di Garda". Retrieved 2022-09-27.


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