1948 Monza Grand Prix

The I Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza was a motor race for Formula One cars held at Monza on 17 October 1948. Alfa Romeo dominated the event, the latest development of the 158 taking the first three places with Jean-Pierre Wimille winning from pole position. Carlo Felice Trossi and Consalvo Sanesi were second and third, Sanesi having set fastest lap. Piero Taruffi completed the rout in one of the older 158s.[1][2][3]

1948 Monza Grand Prix
Race details
Date 17 October 1948
Official name I Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.300 km (3.915 mi)
Distance 80 laps, 503.98 km (313.16 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Alfa Romeo
Time 1:59.6
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo
Time 2:00.4
Podium
First
Alfa Romeo
Second
Alfa Romeo
Third
Alfa Romeo

Result
Pos No Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 32 France Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 158/47 2:50:44.4, 177.10kph 1
2 18 Italy Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 158/47 +42.6s 3
3 36 Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 158/47 +1:40.0 4
4 6 Italy Piero Taruffi Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 158 +2 laps 2
5 16 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 +5 Laps 8
6 4 France Eugène Chaboud Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C +8 Laps 10
7 60 Argentina Clemar Bucci Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL +11 Laps 9
8 56 United Kingdom Cuth Harrison Cuth Harrison ERA B-Type +13 Laps 15
9 26 United Kingdom Fred Ashmore Fred Ashmore Maserati 4CLT/48 +13 Laps 17
10 40 Italy Nello Pagani Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL +17 laps 18
Ret 48 Italy Gianfranco Comotti Gianfranco Comotti Talbot-Lago T26C 65 laps 20
Ret 12 Italy Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 125 53 laps, transmission 6
Ret 46 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 48 laps, transmission 7
Ret 10 Monaco Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 46 laps 13
Ret 30 France Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 35 laps 12
Ret 22 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Plate Maserati 4CL 20 laps 19
Ret 52 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 17 laps 14
Ret 58 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Reg Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 17 laps, engine 16
Ret 34 United Kingdom Leslie Brooke Leslie Brooke Maserati 4CLT/48 16 laps, engine 11
Ret 14 France Raymond Sommer Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 125 7 laps, driver ill 5
DNQ 8 Italy Clemente Biondetti Clemente Biondetti Talbot-Darracq 700
DNQ 20 Italy Dorino Serafini Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL
DNQ 50 Italy Carlo Minozzi Carlo Minozzi Maserati 4CL
DNQ 54 Italy Fulvio Tenaglia Fulvio Tenaglia Maserati 4CL

References
  1. "1948 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  2. "1948 Monza Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  3. "Gran Premio di Monza". Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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