1948 Nations Grand Prix

The 2nd Nations Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 2 May 1948 over 80 laps of a street circuit in Geneva, Switzerland. Giuseppe Farina, driving a Maserati 4CLT, started from pole, set fastest lap and won the race. Emmanuel de Graffenried was second in another 4CLT, and Raymond Sommer was third in a Ferrari 166 SC.

1948 Nations Grand Prix
Race details
Date	2 May 1948
Official name	II Grand Prix des Nations
Location	Geneva, Switzerland
Course	Temporary street circuit
Course length	2.945 kilometres (1.830 miles)
Distance	80 laps, 235.60 kilometres (146.40 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati
Time	unknown
Fastest lap
Driver	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati
Time	1:44.1
Podium
First	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati
Second	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati
Third	Raymond Sommer	Ferrari

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Grid
1	36	Giuseppe Farina	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati 4CLT	2:23:56.2, 98.78kph	1
2	40	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Enrico Plate	Maserati 4CLT	+1:50.1	2
3	2	Raymond Sommer	Ecurie Inter	Ferrari 166 SC	+1 lap	4
4	26	Eugene Chaboud	Ecurie Lutetia	Delahaye 135S	+2 laps	9
5	46	Henri Louveau	Henri Louveau	Delage D6	+10 laps	12
6	12	Clemar Bucci	Scuderia Milano	Maserati 4CL	+15 laps	14
Ret	28	Charles Pozzi	Ecurie Lutetia	Talbot-Lago T150C	52 laps	13
Ret	22	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 15	51 laps, rocker	8
Ret	34	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Tricolore	Talbot-Lago T150SS	40 laps	6
Ret	8	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Ecurie France	Talbot-Lago T150C	39 laps, brakes	10
Ret	16	Luigi Fagioli	Scuderia Milano	Maserati 4CL	31 laps	16
Ret	18	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati 4CLT	31 laps, engine	15
Ret	10	B. Bira	Enrico Plate	Maserati 4CL	15 laps, valve	5
Ret	14	Nello Pagani	Scuderia Milano	Maserati 4CL	15 laps	17
Ret	24	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 15	14 laps	7
Ret	42	Richard Ramseyer	Richard Ramseyer	Maserati 4CL	10 laps, gasket	11
Ret	6	Louis Chiron	Ecurie France	Talbot-Lago T26SS	2 laps, oil pressure	3