The 1948 Pau Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 29 March 1948 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Nello Pagani, for the second time running, driving the Maserati 4CL. Yves Giraud-Cabantous finished second and Charles Pozzi third.
| 1948 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 29 March 1948 | ||
| Official name | IX Grand Prix Automobile de Pau[1] | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 110 laps, 304.590 km (189.263 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati 4CM | ||
| Time | 1:49.7 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jean-Pierre Wimille | Maserati 4CM | |
| Time | 1:49.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati 4CL | ||
| Second | Talbot-Lago T26 | ||
| Third | Talbot-Lago T26 | ||
Classification edit
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 |  Nello Pagani
|
Maserati 4CL | 110 | 3hrs 33min 30.3sec | 8 | |
| 2 | 18 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous
|
Talbot-Lago T26 | 108 | + 2 laps | 4 | |
| 3 | 12 | Charles Pozzi
|
Talbot-Lago T26 | 108 | + 2 laps | 4 | |
| 4 | 28 | Louis Rosier
|
Talbot-Lago 150C | 107 | + 3 laps | 4 | |
| 5 | 2 | Jean-Pierre Wimille
|
Gordini T15 | 105 | + 5 laps | 4 | |
| 6 | 24 |  Toulo de Graffenried
|
Maserati 4CL | 100 | + 10 laps | 4 | |
| Ret | 8 | Raymond Sommer
|
Maserati 4CL | 100 | Collision | 4 | |
| Ret | 6 | José Scaron B. Bira
|
Gordini T15 | 55 | Rocker | 4 | |
| Ret | 16 |  Louis Chiron
|
Talbot-Lago T26 | 50 | Oil leak | 4 | |
| Ret | 20 | Eugène Martin
|
BMW 328 | 38 | Cylinder | 4 | |
| Ret | 10 | Eugène Chaboud
|
Delahaye 135 S | 25 | Cylinder | 4 | |
| Ret | 4 | B. Bira
|
Gordini T15 | 18 | Rocker | 4 | |
| Ret | 32 |  Harry Schell
|
Cisitalia D46 | 18 | Rear axle | 4 | |
| Ret | 26 | Henri Louveau
|
Maserati 4CL | 14 | Ignition | 4 | |
| Ret | 30 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Talbot-Lago 150 SS | 14 | Rear axle | 4 | |
| Ret | 14 | Roger Loyer
|
Cisitalia D46 | 2 | Cylinder | 4 | |
| Fastest Lap: Jean-Pierre Wimille (Gordini T15) – 1:49.8 | |||||||
| Sources: [1][2] | |||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "IX Grand Prix Automobile de Pau". STATS F1. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ "1948 Pau Grand Prix Results Mon 29 Mar".