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.[1][2]

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 Maserati
Time 2:01.4
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Bob Gerard ERA
Time 2:07.4
Podium
First ERA
Second Maserati
Third Maserati

Results

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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

References

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  1. ^ "1948 Jersey F1". Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  2. ^ "1948 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-21.


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