1948 Grand Prix season

Third post-war year for Grand Prix racing 1948 Grand Prix season 1947 1949 The 1948 Grand Prix season was the third post-war year for Grand Prix racing. It was the second season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing, though some of that season's Grand Prix still used other formulas. There was no organised championship in 1948, although several of the more prestigious races were recognised as Grandes Épreuves (great trials) by the FIA. http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw4.htm#GRA Grand Prix Winners 1895-1949 2007-04-03 Etzrodt, Hans The Golden Age 2008-05-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20080529151758/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw4.htm#GRA dead Luigi Villoresi proved to be the most successful driver, for the second consecutive year, winning six Grands Prix. Maserati's cars proved difficult to beat, winning 13 of the season's 23 Grands Prix. Season review Grandes Épreuves Date Name Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Report 16 May MCO Monaco Grand Prix Monaco ITA Giuseppe Farina ITA Giuseppe Farina ITA Giuseppe Farina Maserati Report 4 July CHE Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille ITA Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Romeo Report 18 July FRA French Grand Prix Reims-Gueux FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo Report 5 September ITA Italian Grand Prix Torino FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo Report Other Grands Prix Date Name Circuit Winning driver Winning constructor Report 17 January ARG II Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires Palermo ITA Luigi Villoresi Maserati Report 14 February ARG II Gran Premio de Eva Duarte Perón (Gran Premio Dalmiro Varela Castex) Palermo ITA Luigi Villoresi Maserati Report 29 March FRA IX Grand Prix Automobile de Pau Pau ITA Nello Pagani Maserati Report 29 April JER II Jersey Road Race St Helier GBR Bob Gerard ERA Report 2 May CHE II Grand Prix des Nations Geneva ITA Giuseppe Farina Maserati Report 25 May GBR X British Empire Trophy Douglas GBR Geoff Ansell ERA Report 30 May FRA II Grand Prix de Paris Linas-Montlhéry FRA Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago Report30 MaySWE Stockholm Grand PrixSkarpnäck AirfieldTHA B. BiraSimca-GordiniReport 27 June ITA III Gran Premio di San Remo Ospedaletti ITA Alberto Ascari Maserati Report 7 August NLD I Grote Prijs van Zandvoort Zandvoort THA B. Bira Maserati Report 8 August FRA XIV Grand Prix du Comminges Saint-Gaudens ITA Luigi Villoresi Maserati Report 8 August CHE Grand Prix de Suisse Orientale Erlen CHE Toulo de Graffenried Maserati Report 29 August FRA X Grand Prix de l'Albigeois Albi ITA Luigi Villoresi Maserati Report 18 September GBR Goodwood Trophy Goodwood GBR Reg Parnell Maserati Report 2 October GBR British Grand PrixNye Doug The British Grand Prix 1926-1976 1977 0713432837 10 Silverstone ITA Luigi Villoresi Maserati Report 10 October FRA IV Grand Prix du Salon Linas-Montlhéry FRA Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago Report 17 October ITA Gran Premio di Monza Monza FRA Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Romeo Report 24 October ITA Circuito del Garda Salò ITA Giuseppe Farina Ferrari Report 31 October ESP 1945 IX Gran Premio de Penya Rhin Pedralbes ITA Luigi Villoresi Maserati Report Statistics Grand Prix Winners Drivers +DriverWinsTotalGrandes Épreuvesframeless|23x23px|border Luigi Villoresi60frameless|23x23px|border Jean-Pierre Wimille32frameless|23x23px|border Giuseppe Farina31frameless|23x23px|border B. Bira20frameless|23x23px|border Carlo Felice Trossi11frameless|23x23px|border Nello Pagani10frameless|23x23px|border Bob Gerard10frameless|23x23px|border Geoff Ansell10frameless|23x23px|border Yves Giraud-Cabantous10frameless|23x23px|border Alberto Ascari10frameless|15x15px|border Toulo de Graffenried10frameless|23x23px|border Reg Parnell10frameless|23x23px|border Louis Rosier10 Manufacturers +ManufacturerWinsTotalGrandes Épreuvesframeless|23x23px|border Maserati131frameless|23x23px|border Alfa Romeo43frameless|23x23px|border ERA20border|frameless|23x23px Talbot-Lago-Talbot20border|frameless|23x23px Simca-Gordini10frameless|23x23px|border Ferrari10 References 1948 in auto racing Category:Grand Prix seasons