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| 1948 Monaco Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 16 May 1948 (1948-05-16) | ||
| Official name | X Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco | ||
| Location | Monte Carlo | ||
| Course | Circuit de Monaco | ||
| Course length | 3.180 km (1.976[1] miles) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 318.0 km (197.6 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 1:53.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Giuseppe Farina | Maserati | |
| Time | 1:53.9 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
The1948 Monaco Grand Prix was aGrand Prixmotor race, held inMonte Carlo on 16 May 1948.[2]
The first event under a newformula, 1½ litres supercharged or 4½ litres naturally aspirated, it featured a motley crowd ofmarques.[3]Jean-Pierre Wimille's 1,430 cc (87 cu in)Simca-Gordini took an early lead, but was overwhelmed by theMaserati 4CLs ofGiuseppe Farina and thenLuigi Villoresi.[4] Farina would take the win.
The event included a motorcycle race, open to 500cc bikes, for the only time in the Monaco Grand Prix's history.[5] It was marred by the death of British rider Norman Linnecar.[6]
| Pos | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe Farina | Maserati4CLT | 100 | 3:18:26.9 | 1 |
| 2 |  Louis Chiron | Talbot-LagoT26 | 100 | + 35.2 | 11 |
| 3 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati4CL | 98 | + 2 laps | 7 |
| 4 |  Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini15 | 98 | + 2 laps | 13 |
| 5 | Luigi VilloresiAlberto Ascari | Maserati4CLT | 97 | + 3 laps | 3 |
| 6 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | 95 | + 5 laps | 12 |
| 7 | Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye135S | 88 | + 12 laps | 19 |
| NC |  Clemar Bucci | Maserati4CLT | 65 | + 35 laps | 8 |
| Ret | Piero Taruffi | CisitaliaD.46 | 64 | Fuel tank | 4 |
| Ret | Nello Pagani | Maserati4CL | 64 | Gearbox | 9 |
| Ret | Alberto Ascari | Maserati4CL | 61 | Oil pump | 6 |
| Ret | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Simca-GordiniT11 | 60 | Engine | 2 |
| Ret | Prince Igor Troubetzkoy | Ferrari166C | 58 | Accident | 16 |
| Ret |  Cuth Harrison | ERAB-Type | 47 | Engine | 17 |
| Ret | Reg Parnell | ERAE-Type | 22 | Oil line | 18 |
| Ret | Tazio Nuvolari | CisitaliaD.46 | 16 | Engine | 15 |
| Ret | Louis Rosier | Talbot-LagoT26 | 16 | Engine | 14 |
| Ret | Raymond Sommer | Simca-GordiniT15 | 5 | Valve | 5 |
| Ret |  'B.Bira' | Simca-GordiniT15 | 5 | Oil | 10 |
| Grand Prix Race | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: 1947 French Grand Prix | 1948 Grand Prix season Grandes Épreuves | Next race: 1948 Swiss Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1937 Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco Grand Prix | Next race: 1950 Monaco Grand Prix |
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