1948 Nations Grand Prix

GP SUI Nations 2 May 1948 Geneve track.jpg II Grand Prix des Nations Geneva, Switzerland Temporary street circuit 2.945 km mi off 80 235.60 km mi off Giuseppe Farina ITA Maserati unknown Giuseppe Farina Maserati 1:44.1 ITA Giuseppe Farina ITA Maserati Emmanuel de Graffenried SUI Maserati Raymond Sommer FRA Ferrari 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.http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1948/1948.html#nation 1948 Grands Prix 2022-09-22https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1948-geneva-grand-prix/ 1948 Geneva Grand Prix 2022-09-22 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time Grid 1 36 ITA Giuseppe Farina Giuseppe Farina Maserati 4CLT 2:23:56.2, 98.78kph 1 2 40 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Plate Maserati 4CLT +1:50.1 2 3 2 FRA Raymond Sommer Ecurie Inter Ferrari 166 SC +1 lap 4 4 26 FRA Eugene Chaboud Ecurie Lutetia Delahaye 135S +2 laps 9 5 46 FRA Henri Louveau Henri Louveau Delage D6 +10 laps 12 6 12 ARG Clemar Bucci Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL +15 laps 14 Ret 28 FRA Charles Pozzi Ecurie Lutetia Talbot-Lago T150C 52 laps 13 Ret 22 FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 51 laps, rocker 8 Ret 34 FRA Louis Rosier Ecurie Tricolore Talbot-Lago T150SS 40 laps 6 Ret 8 FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T150C 39 laps, brakes 10 Ret 16 ITA Luigi Fagioli Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL 31 laps 16 Ret 18 ITA Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT 31 laps, engine 15 Ret 10 Siam B. Bira Enrico Plate Maserati 4CL 15 laps, valve 5 Ret 14 ITA Nello Pagani Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL 15 laps 17 Ret 24 FRA Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 14 laps 7 Ret 42 CH Richard Ramseyer Richard Ramseyer Maserati 4CL 10 laps, gasket 11 Ret 6 MON Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26SS 2 laps, oil pressure 3 References Nations Grand Prix 1948 1948 Jersey Road Race 1948 British Empire Trophy 1946 Nations Grand Prix 1950 Nations Grand Prix Nations Grand Prix Nations Grand Prix