1948 Italian Grand Prix Explained

The 1948 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Valentino Park in Turin, Italy on 5 September 1948. It was won by French driver Jean-Pierre Wimille in an Alfa Romeo 158.

Classification

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo 158	75	3:10:42.4	1
2	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 4CLT/48	74	+ 1 lap	3
3	Raymond Sommer	Ferrari 125	73	+ 2 laps	4
4	Alberto Ascari	Maserati 4CLT/48	72	+ 3 laps	7
5	Reg Parnell	Maserati 4CLT/48	72	+ 3 laps	9
6	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C	70	+ 5 laps	14
7	Franco Comotti	Talbot-Lago T26C	70	+ 5 laps	10
8	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago T26C	69	+ 6 laps	16
9	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati 4CL	67	+ 8 laps	11
10	Eugène Chaboud	Delahaye 135 S	67	+ 8 laps	20
11	Leslie Brooke	Maserati 4CLT/48	67	+ 8 laps	18
NC	B. Bira	Ferrari 125	66	+ 9 laps	15
Ret	Carlo Felice Trossi Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo 158	53	Supercharger	2
Ret	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 125	51	Accident	6
Ret	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo 158	42	Accident	5
Ret	Piero Taruffi	Maserati 4CL	41	Valve	13
Ret	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago T26	41	Cylinder head gasket	8
Ret	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Simca-Gordini T15	40	Engine	19
Ret	Franco Cortese	Maserati 4CL	12	Engine	12
Ret	Robert Manzon	Simca-Gordini T15	9	Engine	17
DNQ	Charles Pozzi	Talbot-Lago T26SS		Did not qualify
DNQ	Nello Pagani	Maserati 4CL		Did not qualify
DNQ	Juan Jover	Maserati 4CL		Did not qualify
DNQ	Mario Lietti	Talbot-Darracq 700		Did not qualify
DNQ	Dioscoride Lanza	Maserati 4CL		Did not qualify
DNQ	Richard Ramseyer	Maserati 4CM		Did not qualify
DNQ	Paco Godia	Maserati 4CL		Did not qualify
DNQ	Lamberto Grolla	Stanguellini		Did not qualify
DNP	John Gordon Bennett	ERA B-Type		Not present