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1948 Salon Grand Prix

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1948 Salon Grand Prix
Race details
Date 10 October 1948
Official name IV Grand Prix du Salon
Location Montlhéry, Paris
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.25 km (3.88 mi)
Distance 48 laps, 300.00 km (186.41 mi)
Pole position
Driver ERA
Time not known
Fastest lap
Driver Thailand B. Bira Maserati
Time 2:25.9
Podium
First Talbot-Lago
Second Talbot-Lago
Third Talbot-Lago

The 4th Grand Prix du Salon was a Formula One motor race held on 30 May 1948 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, in Montlhéry near Paris.

The 48-lap race was won by Talbot-Lago driver Louis Rosier. Pierre Levegh and Yves Giraud-Cabantous were second and third, also driving Talbot-Lagos. ERA driver Leslie Johnson started from pole but failed to finish, as did B. Bira who set fastest lap in a Maserati.[1][2]

Results

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Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired
1 7 France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C 2:03:52.9, 145.74kph
2 8 France Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C +1:15.9
3 5 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C +2 laps
4 16 France Henri Louveau
France Robert Brunet
Henri Louveau Maserati 4CL +3 laps
5 25 France Guy Mairesse Ecurie France Delahaye 135S +3 laps
6 28 Italy Giuseppe Morra Giuseppe Morra Maserati 4CM +5 laps
7 31 France Marc Versini Marc Versini Delage 3-litre +5 laps
8 17 United Kingdom Reg Parnell Reg Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 +6 laps
9 20 France Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +8 laps
10 15 Switzerland Richard Ramseyer Ecurie Geneve Maserati 4CM +14 laps
Ret 19 France Igor Troubetzkoy Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 40 laps
Ret 14 France Georges Grignard Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago T26C 36 laps
Ret 4 France Claude Bernheim
Monaco Louis Chiron
Ecurie France Maserati 4CL 33 laps
Ret 18 United Kingdom Leslie Johnson Leslie Johnson ERA E-Type 3 laps, fuel tank
Ret 3 Thailand B. Bira Prince Chula Maserati 4CLT/48 Con rod
Ret 6 Spain Juan Jover Scuderia Auto Spagnola Maserati 4CL
Ret 10 Spain Francisco Godia Scuderia Auto Spagnola Maserati 4CL
Ret 11 Spain Salvador Fabregas Scuderia Auto Spagnola Maserati 4CL
Ret 21 United States Alexander Orley Alexander Orley BMW
Ret 22 France Eugène Martin Eugène Martin Jicey-BMW
Ret 23 Italy Luigi Chinetti Luigi Chinetti Ferrari 166
Ret 24 France "Robert" Equipe Deho Simca-Deho
Ret 26 France Charles de Cortanze Emil Darl'mat Darl'mat-Peugeot
Ret 34 France Maurice Monnier Maurice Monnier Bristol-Citroen
DNS 30 France Jean Judet Jean Judet Maserati 4CL

References

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  1. ^ "1948 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  2. ^ "1948 Salon Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-26.


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