The 10th Grand Prix de l'Albigeois was a Formula One motor race held on 29 August 1948 at Les Planques circuit in Albi in the Tarn department of France. The race was held over two heats of 17 laps, with the winner being decided by aggregate time.
| 1948 Albi Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Circuit des Planques | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 29 August 1948 | ||
| Official name | X Grand Prix de l'Albigeois | ||
| Location | Albi, France | ||
| Course | Circuit Les Planques | ||
| Course length | 8.880 km (5.518 mi) | ||
| Distance | 34 laps, 301.94 km (187.62 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 3:14.2 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | |
| Time | 3:10.1 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati | ||
| Second | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Third | Talbot-Lago | ||
The winner was Luigi Villoresi in a Maserati 4CLT/48; he also set fastest qualifying time, set fastest lap and won both heats by a comfortable margin. His aggregate time was over 1 minute and 40 seconds ahead of second placed Philippe Étancelin in a Talbot-Lago T26C. Louis Rosier was third in another T26C.[1][2]
Results edit
Qualifying edit
Aggregate Result edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Maserati | 1:52:57.9 |
| 2 | 24 |  Philippe Étancelin
|
Maserati | +2:39.0 |
| 3 | 8 | Louis Rosier
|
Talbot-Lago | +1 lap |
| 4 | 50 | Nando Righetti
|
Ferrari | +2 laps |
| 5 | 40 | Eugène Chaboud
|
Delahaye | +3 laps |
| 6 | 20 | Francesco Godia
|
Maserati | +4 laps |
| 7 | 32 | Gianfranco Comotti
|
Talbot-Lago | +4 laps |
| 8 | 46 | Pierre Meyrat
|
Delahaye | +4 laps |
| 9 | 38 | Pierre Levegh
|
Talbot-Lago | +5 laps |
| 10 | 2 |  Louis Chiron
|
Talbot-Lago | +7 laps |
| 11 | 10 |  Leslie Brooke
|
Maserati | +8 laps |
| 12 | 26 | Henri Louveau
|
Maserati | +8 laps |
| Ret. | 30 | "Raph"
|
Talbot-Lago | 24 laps, accident |
| Ret. | 42 | Charles Pozzi
|
Talbot-Lago | 19 laps |
| Ret. | 48 | Igor Troubetzkoy
|
Ferrari | 17 laps, accident |
| Ret. | 34 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried
|
Maserati | 16 laps |
| Ret. | 12 |  B. Bira
|
Maserati | 11 laps, piston |
| Ret. | 44 | Antonio Branca
|
Maserati | 10 laps |
| Ret. | 22 |  Salvador Fabregas
|
Maserati | 9 laps, suspension |
| Ret. | 28 | Bobbie Baird
|
Emeryson-Duesenberg | 2 laps, magneto |
| Ret. | 4 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous
|
Talbot-Lago | 1 lap, gearbox |
| Ret. | 18 | Juan Jover
|
Maserati | 0 laps |
| Ret. | 36 | Nello Pagani
|
Maserati | 0 laps, oil pipe |
References edit
- ^ "1948 Albi Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ "1948 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-25.