1948 Roussillon Grand Prix Explained

Type:	GP
Grand Prix:	Roussillon
Date:	April 25,
Year:	1948
Official Name:	III Grand Prix du Roussillon
Country:	France
Location:	Perpignan, France
Course:	Street circuit
Course Mi:	1.577
Course Km:	2.538
Distance Laps:	40
Distance Mi:	63.082
Distance Km:	101.520
Grid From Heats:	true
Fast Driver:	Maurice Trintignant
Fast Team:	Equipe Gordini
Fast Time:	1:32.9
Fast Country:	France
First Driver:	Maurice Trintignant
First Team:	Equipe Gordini
First Country:	France
Second Driver:	Robert Manzon
Second Team:	Robert Manzon
Second Country:	France
Third Driver:	Raymond Sommer
Third Team:	Scuderia Ferrari
Third Country:	France

Results from the III Grand Prix du Roussillon held at Circuit des platanes de Perpignan on April 25, 1948, as Formula Two. The Grand Prix is raced in 40 laps with the best drivers from the two 27 laps heats.

Entry list

No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Engine	Chassis	Qual.
2	Jean-Pierre Wimille Amédée Gordini	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15/T1430	Gordini	08GC
4	Igor Troubetzkoy	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T11/T1220	Gordini	04GC
6	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T11/T1430	Gordini	03GC
8	Raymond Sommer	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 166 SC	Ferrari Colombo	006I
10	Roger Loyer	Ecurie de Paris	Cisitalia D46	Fiat	019
12	Guy Michelet 'Robert' ?	Ecurie de Paris	Cisitalia D46	Fiat	025
14	Eugène Martin	Eugène Martin	Frazer Nash	BMW Martin Spécial
16	René Bonnet	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet	Deutsch Bonnet	Citroën	6
18	Harry Schell	Ecurie Bleue	Todd Spéciale	BMW
20	Federico Parriani	Scuderia Milan	Cisitalia D46	Fiat
22	Ernesto Bianchi	Scuderia Milan	Cisitalia D46	Fiat
24	Raymond de Saugé	Raymond de Saugé	Cisitalia D46	Fiat	010
26	Robert Manzon	Robert Manzon	Cisitalia D46	Fiat	004
28	Raoul Martin	Raoul Martin	Simca Martin Spéciale	Simca	2
30	Georges Berger Eugène Martin	Georges Berger	Jicey 1	BMW	1
32	Mercier ?	Mercier	Fiat Spéciale	Fiat
34	René Berté	Alain Berté	Berté Spéciale	Opel	1
36	Charles Huc	Charles Huc	Simca JR Spéciale
38	Maurice Varet	Maurice Varet	MG	MG
	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Simca JR Spéciale

Entrant in italic were not present.

Classification

Heat 1

Pos^[1]	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	2	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Simca-Gordini T15/T1430	27	42:55.6
2	8	Raymond Sommer	Ferrari 166 SC	27	43:18.3
3	16	René Bonnet	DB - Citroën	20	+ 7 laps
4	30	Georges Berger Eugène Martin	Jicey 1 - BMW	19	+8 laps
5	28	Raoul Martin	Simca Martin Spéciale	18	+9 laps
Ret	18	Harry Schell	Todd Spéciale - BMW	14	Overheating
Ret	20	Federico Parriani	Cisitalia D46 - Fiat	12	Valve
Ret	10	Roger Loyer	Cisitalia D46 - Fiat	11	Engine
Ret	32	Mercier	Jicey 1 - BMW	5	?

Heat 2

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	6	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini T11/T1430	27	45:01.4
2	14	Eugène Martin	Frazer Nash - BMW Martin Spl	27	46:18.6
3	4	Igor Troubetzkoy	Simca-Gordini T11/T1220	27	46:39.4
4	26	Robert Manzon	Cisitalia D46 - Fiat	26	+1 lap
5	12	'Robert'	Cisitalia D46 - Fiat	24	+3 laps
6	36	Charles Huc	Simca - JR Spéciale	24	+3 laps
7	34	René Berté	Berté Spéciale - Opel	24	+3 laps
Ret	22	Ernesto Bianchi	Cisitalia D46 - Fiat	18	Valve
Ret	24	Raymond de Saugé	Cisitalia D46 - Fiat	?	?

Final

Pos^[2]	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	6	Maurice Trintignant	Simca-Gordini T11/T1430	40	1:04:08.8
2	26	Robert Manzon	Cisitalia D46 - Fiat	39	+1 lap
3	8	Raymond Sommer	Ferrari 166 SC	38	+2 laps
4	4	Igor Troubetzkoy	Simca-Gordini T11/T1220	38	+2 laps
5	16	René Bonnet	DB - Citroën	36	+4 laps
6	36	Charles Huc	Simca - JR Spéciale	35	+5 laps
7	34	René Berté	Berté Spéciale - Opel	30	+10 laps
Ret	2	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Simca-Gordini T15/T1430	30	Engine
Ret	12	Guy Michelet	Cisitalia D46 - Fiat	?	?
Ret	30	Georges Berger	Jicey 1 - BMW	12	?
Ret	14	Eugène Martin	Frazer Nash - BMW Martin Spéciale	10	Clutch

• Pole position: ?
• Fastest lap: Maurice Trintignant in 1:32.9

Notes and References

1. http://www.formula2.net/F248_1.htm III Grand Prix du Roussillon 1948
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715143023/http://www.racing-database.com/Race.asp?GP=III%20Grand%20Prix%20du%20Roussillon III Grand Prix du Roussillon