1948 Jersey Road Race

GP Jersey Jersey Road Race 29 April 1948 Circuit-st-helier-1947-1950.png II J.C.C. Jersey Road Race Saint Helier, Jersey 5.15 km mi off 55 283.24 km mi off B. Bira Siam Maserati 2:01.4 Bob Gerard ERA 2:07.4 GBR Bob Gerard GBR ERA George Abecassis GBR Maserati Reg Parnell GBR Maserati The 2nd Jersey Road Race was a Formula One motor race held on 29 April 1948 at the St. Helier Circuit, in Saint Helier, Jersey. The 55-lap race was won by Bob Gerard in an ERA B-Type, setting fastest lap in the process. George Abecassis finished second in a Maserati 6CM, and Reg Parnell was third in a Maserati 4CL. B. Bira started from pole position in another Maserati 4CL but finished fourth following a succession of pit stops for tyres, oil and fuel.https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1948-jersey-f1/ 1948 Jersey F1 2022-09-21http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1948/1948.html#jersey 1948 Grands Prix 2022-09-21 Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 10 GBR Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard ERA B-Type 2:00:55.2, 141.34kph 3 2 23 GBR George Abecassis G. Abecassis Maserati 6CM +1 lap 7 3 8 GBR Reg Parnell R. Parnell Maserati 4CL +1 lap 4 4 1 Siam B. Bira Prince Chula Maserati 4CL +1 lap 1 5 15 GBR Bob Ansell R.E. Ansell Maserati 4CL +2 laps 6 6 12 GBR John Bolster P.H. Bell ERA B-Type +2 laps 8 7 16 GBR Roy Salvadori R.F. Salvadori Maserati 4CM +4 laps 12 8 14 GBR Geoffrey Ansell G.E. Ansell ERA B-Type +4 laps 10 9 29 GBR Bob Cowellhttps://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/bob-cowell/ Bob Cowell 2025-02-02 R.M. Cowell Lagonda +7 laps 21 10 27 GBR John Benett Lord Selsdon Talbot-Lago T26SS +11 laps 5 11 19 GBR Geoff Richardson G.N. Richardson ERA-Riley +12 laps 20 12 22 GBR Archie Baring A.A. Baring Maserati 6CM +24 laps 18 13 11 GBR Cuth Harrison T.C. Harrison ERA B-Type +30 laps 13 Ret 20 GBR Leslie Brooke H.L. Brooke ERA B-Type 41 laps, valve 15 Ret 21 GBR Sam Gilbey S.J. Gilbey Maserati 6CM 33 laps, accident 16 Ret 7 GBR Fred Ashmore R. Parnell ERA E-Type 24 laps, fuel feed 19 Ret 24 GBR John Heath John Heath Alta GP 19 laps, timing gears 14 Ret 9 GBR David Hampshire R. Parnell Delage 15S8 15 laps, ignition 22 Ret 6 GBR Joe Ashmore R. Parnell ERA A-Type 11 laps, engine 17 Ret 30 GBR Bobbie Baird P.R. Emery & W.R. Baird Emeryson-Duesenberg 8 laps, gearbox 11 Ret 2 ITA Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT 6 laps, gearbox 2 Ret 4 GBR Raymond Mays Raymond Mays ERA B-Type 4 laps, oil pressure 9 DNS 28 GBR Tony Rolt A.P.R. Rolt Alfa Romeo cracked valve seats DNS 17 GBR Barry Woodall Barry Woodall Delage con rod DNA 3 GBR Leslie Johnson Leslie G. Johnson ERA DNA 5 FRA Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer CTA-Arsenal DNA 18 GBR Michael Chorlton M.C. Chorlton Bugatti DNA 25 GBR Leslie Brooke Gian Volpini Ferrari DNA 26 GBR Ian ConnellGBRGuy Gale G.F.K. Gale Talbot-Darracq References Jersey Road Race 1948 1948 Pau Grand Prix 1948 Nations Grand Prix 1947 Jersey Road Race 1949 Jersey Road Race Jersey Road Race Road Category:St Helier