1948 San Remo Grand Prix

The 1948 San Remo Grand Prix was a non-Championship Voiturette motor race held on 27 June 1948 at the Autodromo di Ospedaletti, in Sanremo, Liguria, Italy. It was the 8th race of the 1948 Grand Prix season. The race, contested over 85 laps, was won by Alberto Ascari in a Maserati 4CLT/48, starting from pole position. Luigi Villoresi finished second also in a Maserati 4CLT/48 and Clemar Bucci third, driving a Maserati 4CL 1502.

1948 San Remo Grand Prix
Circuito di Ospedaletti 1948 (San Remo Grand Prix at Ospedaletti)
Circuito di Ospedaletti 1948 (San Remo Grand Prix at Ospedaletti)
Race details
Date 27 June 1948
Official name III Gran Premio di San Remo
Location San Remo, Liguria, Italy
Course Ospedaletti
Course length 3.380 km (2.100 miles)
Distance 90 laps, 304.200 km (186.281 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Time N/A
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati
Time 2:02.6
Podium
First Maserati
Second Maserati
Third Maserati

Classification edit

Pos No Driver Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 34   Alberto Ascari Maserati 85 2:57:08.2 1
2 18   Luigi Villoresi Maserati 84 + 1 Lap N/A
3 N/A   Clemar Bucci Maserati 83 + 2 Laps N/A
4 26   Raymond Sommer Ferrari 82 + 3 Laps N/A
5 N/A   Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 81 + 4 Laps N/A
6 22   Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago 80 + 5 Laps N/A
7 28   B. Bira Maserati 80 + 5 Laps N/A
8 N/A   Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago 79 + 6 Laps N/A
9 40   Eugene Chaboud Delahaye 78 + 7 Laps N/A
10 N/A   Rudi Fischer Simca-Gordini 78 + 7 Laps N/A
Ret 30   Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 34 NC N/A
Ret 6   Giuseppe Farina Maserati 27 Mechanical N/A
Ret N/A   Luigi Plate Talbot-Lago 14 Accident N/A
Ret N/A   Chico Landi Maserati 9 Suspension N/A
Ret N/A   Franco Comotti Talbot-Lago 8 NC N/A
Ret N/A   Luigi Fagioli Talbot-Lago 1 Mechanical N/A

References edit

Ospedaletti Circuit blog 1948Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "Ospedaletti Circuit blog". Archived from the original on 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2014-03-02. or "1948 Non-World Championship Grands Prix". Retrieved 2014-03-02.

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