1948 Grand Prix de Suisse Orientale

GP SUI Suisse Orientale 8 August 1948 Preis von Ostschweiz-Erlen Erlen, Switzerland Temporary street circuit 2.8 km mi off 50 140.0 km mi off Emmanuel de Graffenried CH Maserati 1:26.8 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 1:31.6 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried CH Maserati Rudi Fischer CH Gordini Walter Wüst CH Cisitalia 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.https://www.statsf1.com/fr/1948-hc/grand-prix-36.aspx 1948 Grande Prix de Suisse Orientale 2022-09-28https://forums.autosport.com/topic/13468-preis-von-ostschweiz-erlen/ Preis von Ostschweiz-Erlen 2022-09-28 Result Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time Grid 1 12 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 1:22:14.8 1 2 6 CH Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Simca Gordini Type 11 +1:17.8 3 3 8 CH Walter Wüst Walter Wüst Cisitalia D46-Fiat +2 laps 4 4 16 CH Toni Branca Toni Branca Maserati 4CL +3 laps 2 5 10 SUI Humbert Joly Humbert Joly Cisitalia D46-Fiat +7 laps 8 Ret 4 SUI André Canonica Ecurie Autosport Cisitalia D46-Fiat 12 laps 7 Ret 22 SUI Richard Ramseyer Ecurie Autosport Maserati 4CL 8 laps, gearbox 6 Ret 2 SUI Claude Bernheim Ecurie Autosport Cisitalia D46-Fiat 1 lap, engine 5 DNS 18 SUI Max Renz S. Hansen BMW Eigenbau 9 DNA 14 SUI Frank Séchehaye Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL DNA 20 SUI Hans Kaufmann Hans Kaufmann Maserati 4CL References Grand Prix de Suisse Orientale 1948 1948 Zandvoort Grand Prix 1948 Comminges Grand Prix — 1949 Grand Prix de Suisse Orientale Suisse Orientale Grand Prix Suisee Orientale Grand Prix