1948 Grand Prix de Suisse Orientale

The 1948 Preis von Ostschweiz-Erlen was a Formula One motor race held on 8 August 1948 over 50 laps of a street circuit in Erlen, Switzerland. Emmanuel de Graffenried, driving a Maserati 4CL, started from pole, set fastest lap and won the race. Rudi Fischer was second in a Simca Gordini Type 11, and Walter Wüst was third in a Cisitalia D46-Fiat.[1][2]

1948 Suisse Orientale Grand Prix
Race details
Date 8 August 1948
Official name Preis von Ostschweiz-Erlen
Location Erlen, Switzerland
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 2.8 kilometres (1.7 miles)
Distance 50 laps, 140.0 kilometres (87.0 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Maserati
Time 1:26.8
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati
Time 1:31.6
Podium
First
Maserati
Second
Gordini
Third
  • Switzerland Walter Wüst
 Cisitalia

Result
PosNoDriverEntrantCarTimeGrid
1 12 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 1:22:14.8 1
2 6 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Simca Gordini Type 11 +1:17.8 3
3 8 Switzerland Walter Wüst Walter Wüst Cisitalia D46-Fiat +2 laps 4
4 16 Switzerland Toni Branca Toni Branca Maserati 4CL +3 laps 2
5 10 Switzerland Humbert Joly Humbert Joly Cisitalia D46-Fiat +7 laps 8
Ret 4 Switzerland André Canonica Ecurie Autosport Cisitalia D46-Fiat 12 laps 7
Ret 22 Switzerland Richard Ramseyer Ecurie Autosport Maserati 4CL 8 laps, gearbox 6
Ret 2 Switzerland Claude Bernheim Ecurie Autosport Cisitalia D46-Fiat 1 lap, engine 5
DNS 18 Switzerland Max Renz S. Hansen BMW Eigenbau 9
DNA 14 Switzerland Frank Séchehaye Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL
DNA 20 Switzerland Hans Kaufmann Hans Kaufmann Maserati 4CL

References
  1. "1948 Grande Prix de Suisse Orientale". Retrieved 2022-09-28.
  2. "Preis von Ostschweiz-Erlen". Retrieved 2022-09-28.
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