1948 Garda Grand Prix
The 1948 Circuito del Garda was a motor race for Formula One cars held at Circuito del Garda, Salò on 24 October 1948. Giuseppe Farina won the race in a Ferrari 125, the first Grand Prix win for a purpose-built single-seater Ferrari. Farina also qualified on pole position and set fastest lap. Bruno Sterzi was second in a privately entered Ferrari 166 S and Luigi Villoresi third in a Maserati 4CLT/48.[1][2][3]
| 1948 Garda Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 24 October 1948 | ||
| Official name | Circuito del Garda | ||
| Location | Circuito del Garda, Salò, Italy | ||
| Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
| Course length | 16.37 km (10.17 mi) | ||
| Distance | 18 laps, 294.71 km (183.12 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 8:05.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | |
| Time | 8:09.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second |
| Ferrari | |
| Third | Maserati | ||
Result
| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Giuseppe Farina |
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 125 | 2:30:49.8, 117.24kph | 1 |
| 2 | 34 | Bruno Sterzi |
Bruno Sterzi | Ferrari 166 S | +2:34.2 | 2 |
| 3 | 20 | Luigi Villoresi |
Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati 4CLT/48 | +2:38.2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Soave Besana |
Comte Soave Besana | Ferrari 166 S | +3:27.4 | |
| 5 | 10 |  Eugène Chaboud |
Ecurie France | Talbot-Lago T26C | +6:00.2 | |
| 6 | 14 | Ferdinando Righetti Clemente Biondetti |
Ferdinando Righetti | Ferrari 166 S | +8:28.2 | |
| 7 | 4 | Pierre Levegh |
Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago T26C | +1 lap | |
| 8 | 22 | Igor Troubetzkoy |
Igor Troubetzkoy | Ferrari 166C | +2 laps | |
| 9 | 8 |  Cuth Harrison |
Cuth Harrison | ERA B-Type | +10 laps | |
| Ret | 38 | Giampiero Bianchetti |
Giampiero Bianchetti | Ferrari 166SC | ||
| Ret | 48 | Ugo Bornioli |
Ugo Bornioli | Cisitalia D46-Fiat | ||
| Ret | 24 | Federico Pariani |
Federico Pariani | Cisitalia D46-Fiat | ||
| Ret | 18 | Giovanni Bracco |
Giovanni Bracco | Ferrari 166C | 4 | |
| Ret | 28 | Emilio Romano |
Emilio Romano | Maserati A6GCS | ||
| 30 | Robert Manzon |
Equipe Gordini | Simca Gordini Type 15 | |||
| 16 | Clemente Biondetti |
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 166SC | |||
References
- "1948 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- "1948 Garda Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- "Circuito di Garda". Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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