1948 Zandvoort Grand Prix

F1 Netherlands Zandvoort I Grote Prijs van Zandvoort Circuit Park Zandvoort-1948.svg 7 August 1948 Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands Permanent racing facility 2.605 4.193 40 104.216 167.720 100,000 Reg Parnell Maserati United Kingdom Prince Bira Maserati ?Motor Sport reports that Bira's fastest lap in the feature race was 77.86 mph (2:00.4 at 2.605 mi) but Motor Sport Database reports 2:02.1. In the 1948 article, the average race speeds for both heats and the final, and the fastest lap of Heat 1, are accurate, but the fastest laps of Heat 2 and the final are not. It also states that the race distance was 108 mi, at odds with other sources. Thailand Prince Bira Maserati Thailand Tony Rolt Alfa Romeo-Aitken United Kingdom Reg Parnell Maserati United Kingdom The 1948 Zandvoort Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One race held on 7 August 1948 at Circuit Zandvoort. Report thumb|300px|Tony Rolt in the 3.2-litre Aitken-Alfa, made by Peter Aitken (1912–47) based on an Alfa Romeo 8C bimotore The event consisted of two 24-lap heats and a 40-lap final. The cars were split based on their racing numbers, the lower numbers competing in Heat 1 and the higher numbers in Heat 2. A qualifying session determined the grid for each heat. Bob Gerard did not start the event; it is unclear whether he competed in his heat. Cuth Harrison secured pole position for Heat 1 at 2:03.8, but retired with a broken half-shaft and the heat went to Reg Parnell from Tony Rolt and John Bolster, Bolster setting the fastest lap at 1:57.9. George Abecassis retired with valve trouble. Prince Bira secured pole position for Heat 2 at 2:00.2. He won with the fastest lap at 1:53.6, the fastest time of the weekend, with David Hampshire second and Duncan Hamilton third. Peter Walker retired with gearbox issues, while Leslie Johnson was a non-starter due to shock absorber trouble and getting sand in his supercharger. In the final, Rolt led into the first corner but Bira assumed the lead by lap 3. Bira's engine was not 100% fit, preventing him from pushing hard. Rolt applied intense pressure, closing the gap consistently throughout the race but lacking the pace advantage to make an overtake. The two were separated by a single car length at the chequered flag, Bira's engine screaming as he did not want to risk losing ground with a gear change. Leslie Brooke ran third before stopping for oil and going on to finish 6th. Kenneth Hutchinson was 10th despite only having top gear for most of the race. Michael Chorlton, whose car struggled with carburation issues all day, reached the finish albeit nine laps down.A GREAT RACE AT ZANDVOORT Motor Sport 291 September 1948 26 August 2021 https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1948/13/a-great-race-at-zandvoort Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis 1 GBR George Abecassis George Abecassis Alta Alta GP 2 GBR Geoff Ansell Geoff Ansell ERA ERA R9B 3 GBR Archie BaringA. A. Baring, b. 6 January 1912. Although his forenames are disputed, it is agreed that he was known as Archie. The name Anthony Baring is a common misquotation that appears in the sources cited by this article.https://forums.autosport.com/topic/75852-aa-baring-birthdate-mess/ A.A. Baring birthdate mess - The Nostalgia Forum - The Autosport Forums forums.autosport.com 27 August 2021 14 January 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20210827180506/https://forums.autosport.com/topic/75852-aa-baring-birthdate-mess/ 27 August 2021 live Archie Baring Maserati Maserati 6CM 4 GBR Kenneth Bear Kenneth Bear Bugatti Bugatti 59 5 GBR John Bolster John Bolster ERA ERA R5B 6 GBR Bob Gerard Bob Gerard ERA ERA B 7 GBR Cuth Harrison Cuth Harrison ERA ERA B 8 GBR Kenneth Hutchinson Kenneth Hutchinson Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Tipo B 9 GBR Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CL 10 GBR Tony Rolt Tony Rolt Alfa Romeo-Aitken Alfa Romeo 8C 11 GBR Bob Ansell Bob Ansell Maserati Maserati 4CL 12 THA Prince Bira Princa Chula Maserati Maserati 4CL 14 GBR Leslie Brooke ERA Ltd ERA ERA R7B 15 GBR David Hampshire David Hampshire ERA ERA R1A 16 GBR Leslie Johnson ERA Ltd ERA ERA GP2 E-Type 17 GBR Duncan Hamilton Duncan Hamilton Maserati Maserati 6CM 18 GBR Fred Ashmore Reg Parnell Racing ERA ERA R2A 19 GBR Roy Salvadori Roy Salvadori Maserati Maserati 4CMSalvadori used his Maserati in his heat race although he also practiced his spare car, an Alfa Romeo Tipo B. 20 GBR Gordon Watson Gordon Watson Alta Alta F2-2 21 GBR Peter Walker Peter Walker ERA ERA R10B 22 GBR Michael Chorlton Michael Chorlton Bugatti Bugatti 51A Sources:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1948-hc/grand-prix-35.aspx Grand Prix de Zandvoort • STATS F1 statsf1.com 26 August 2021https://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1948&gp=Zandvoort%20GP&r=1 1948 Zandvoort GP - ChicaneF1.com chicanef1.com 26 August 2021https://forix.autosport.com/8w/zandvoort.html 8W - Where? - Zandvoort forix.autosport.com 27 August 2021 Summer 2001 Mattijs Diepraam https://web.archive.org/web/20210614043318/http://forix.autosport.com/8w/zandvoort.html 14 June 2021 livehttps://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1948-zandvoort-grand-prix/ 1948 Zandvoort Grand Prix Motorsport Database motorsportmagazine.com 27 August 2021A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing : Volume 4 1937 - 1949 Paul Sheldon With Duncan Rabagliati 0951243381 1993 Classification Heat 1 Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/retired 1 9 GBR Reg Parnell Maserati 24 50:17.8 2 10 GBR Tony Rolt Alfa Romeo-Aitken 24 +3.6 3 5 GBR John Bolster ERA 24 +5.4 4 8 GBR Kenneth Hutchinson Alfa Romeo 24 +43.0 5 2 GBR Geoff Ansell ERA 24 +2:00.4 6 3 GBR Archie Baring Maserati ? 7 4 GBR Kenneth Bear Bugatti ? Ret 7 GBR Cuth Harrison ERA ? Half-shaft Ret 1 GBR George Abecassis Alta ? Valves DNS 6 GBR Bob Gerard ERA ? Source:https://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1948/1948.html#zand I Zandvoort Grand Prix (1948 Formula One Races) silhouet.com 26 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210214180711/http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1948/1948.html 14 February 2021 live Heat 2 Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/retired 1 12 THA Prince Bira Maserati 24 50:24.3 2 15 GBR David Hampshire ERA 24 +59.5 3 17 GBR Duncan Hamilton Maserati 24 +1:07.5 4 18 GBR Fred Ashmore ERA 24 +1:26.6 5 14 GBR Leslie Brooke ERA 24 +1:53.2 6 20 GBR Gordon Watson Alta ? 7 22 GBR Michael Chorlton Bugatti ? 8 19 GBR Roy SalvadoriMotor Sport states that Roy Salvadori qualified by finishing 8th in Heat 2. The rest of its Heat 2 finishing order is accurate. Other sources claim that he was eliminated in his heat. Maserati ? Ret 11 GBR Bob Ansell Maserati ? Gearbox Ret 21 GBR Peter Walker ERA ? Gearbox DNS 16 GBR Leslie Johnson ERA Supercharger Source: Final Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/retired Grid 1 12 THA Prince Bira Maserati 40 1:25:22.2 4 2 10 GBR Tony Rolt Alfa Romeo-Aitken 40 +0.1 2 3 9 GBR Reg Parnell Maserati 39 +1 lapStatsF1, ChicaneF1, Silhouet and Motor Sport Database report that Parnell finished the race one lap down. Although Motor Sport states that he reached the flag 1.1 s after Rolt, he had probably just been lapped. 1 4 17 GBR Duncan Hamilton Maserati 39 +1 lap 7 5 18 GBR Fred Ashmore ERA 39 +1 lap 8 6 14 GBR Leslie Brooke ERA 38 +2 laps 10 7 15 GBR David Hampshire ERA 38 +2 laps 6 8 2 GBR Geoff Ansell ERA 38 +2 laps 9 9 4 GBR Kenneth Bear Bugatti 37 +3 laps 12 10 8 GBR Kenneth Hutchinson Alfa Romeo 37 +3 laps 5 11 22 GBR Michael Chorlton Bugatti 31 +9 laps 14 12 3 GBR Archie Baring Maserati 28 +12 laps 11 Ret 20 GBR Gordon Watson Alta ? 13 Ret 5 GBR John Bolster ERA ? 3 DNS 19 GBR Roy Salvadori ERA DNQ 1 GBR George Abecassis Alta Ret Heat 1 DNQ 7 GBR Cuth Harrison ERA Ret Heat 1 DNQ 6 GBR Bob Gerard ERA DNS Heat 1 DNQ 11 GBR Bob Ansell Maserati Ret Heat 2 DNQ 21 GBR Peter Walker ERA Ret Heat 2 DNQ 16 GBR Leslie Johnson ERA DNS Heat 2 Sources: Footnotes References Zandvoort Grand Prix 1948 1948 French Grand Prix 1948 Comminges Grand Prix None 1949 Zandvoort Grand Prix Zandvoort Grand Prix Category:Dutch Grand Prix Zandvoort Grand Prix Category:August 1948 in Europe