1948 Comminges Grand Prix Explained

Country:France
Grand Prix:Comminges
Date:8 August
Year:1948
Official Name:XIV Grand Prix du Comminges
Location:Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France
Course:Temporary Street Circuit
Course Length:11.005km (06.838miles)
Distance Laps:30
Distance Length:330.15km (205.15miles)
Pole Driver:Luigi Villoresi
Pole Country:ITA
Pole Team:Maserati
Pole Time:4:02.3
Fast Driver:Luigi Villoresi
Fast Team:Maserati
Fast Time:4:12.8
Fast Country:ITA
First Driver:Luigi Villoresi
First Country:ITA
First Team:Maserati
Second Driver:"Raph"
Second Country:FRA
Second Team:Talbot-Lago
Third Driver:Louis Chiron
Third Country:MON
Third Team:Talbot-Lago

The XIV Grand Prix du Comminges was a Formula One motor race held on 8 August 1948 in Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne, France. Luigi Villoresi, driving a Maserati 4CLT/48, qualified on pole, set fastest lap and won the race by a margin of four and a half minutes. Talbot-Lago drivers "Raph" and Louis Chiron were second and third.[1] [2]

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/RetiredGrid
16 Luigi VilloresiScuderia AmbrosianaMaserati 4CLT/482:11:45.5, 150.31 kph1
244 "Raph"Ecurie Mundia CourseTalbot-Lago T26C+4:30.72
32 Louis ChironEcurie FranceTalbot Lago Monoplace Centrale+1 lap11
446 Louis RosierEcurie RosierTalbot-Lago T26C+1 lap4
528 Pierre MeyratPierre MeyratDelahaye 135S+2 laps12
610 Nello PaganiEnrico PlatéMaserati 4CL+3 laps5
724 André SimonAndré SimonDelahaye 135S+6 laps14
Ret4 Yves Giraud-CabantousEcurie FranceTalbot-Lago T26C7 laps, fuel tank3
Ret52 Pierre VeyronEquipe GordiniSimca Gordini Type 155 laps15
Ret34 Roger LoyerEcurie ParisVeritas RS-BMW4 laps13
Ret32 Charles HucCharles HucTalbot-Lago T150SS3 laps, con rod19
Ret36 Charles PozziCharles PozziTalbot-Lago T26SS3 laps, gearbox6
Ret50 Eugene MartinEugene MartinBMW 3282 laps, fuel pump20
Ret16 Richard RamseyerEcurie GeneveMaserati 4CM1 lap18
Ret12 Emmanuel de GraffenriedEnrico PlateMaserati 4CLOut of fuel8
Ret14 Eugene ChaboudEugene ChaboudVeritas RS-BMW10
Ret20 Robert ManzonEquipe GordiniSimca Gordini Type 157
Ret22 Guy MairesseGuy MairesseDelahaye 135S9
Ret30 Pat GarlandPat GarlandDelage 3000Engine16
Ret48 Charles de CortanzeÉmile Darl'matDarl'mat-Peugeot17

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1948 Comminges Grand Prix. 2022-09-23.
  2. Web site: 1948 Grands Prix. 2022-09-23.