Grand Prix de l’A.C.F. – 1948

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
2	Louis Chiron	Ecurie France	Talbot-Lago T26 MC	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-
4	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Ecurie France	Talbot-Lago T26 MD 90 [MD90131]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-
6	Raph (Georges Raphaël)	Écurie Mundia Course	Talbot-Lago T26C [110002]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-
8	Louis Rosier	L. Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C [110001]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-
10	Franco Comotti	G. Comotti	Talbot-Lago T26C [110004]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-
12	Eugène Chaboud	Ecurie Lutetia	Delahaye Spéciale [001]	Delahaye V12 4.5	-
14	Charles Pozzi	Ecurie Lutetia	Talbot-Lago T26SS [90201]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-
16	Eugène Martin	Centre d’Etudes T.A.	CTA-Arsenal -	CTA-Arsenal V8 4.5	-
18	Raymond Sommer	Centre d’Etudes T.A.	CTA-Arsenal -	CTA-Arsenal V8 4.5	-
18	Raymond Sommer	Centre d’Etudes T.A.	Maserati 4CM	Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5	-
20	Pierre Veyron	Equipe SIMCA-Gordini	Simca Gordini T15 [9GC]	Gordini T15 L4 1.4	-
22	Juan Manuel Fangio	Equipe SIMCA-Gordini	Simca Gordini T15 [8GC]	Gordini T15 L4 1.4	-
24	Philippe Étancelin	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago T26C [110008]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-
26	Alberto Ascari	S.A. Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5	-
28	Consalvo Sanesi	S.A. Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5	-
30	Jean-Pierre Wimille	S.A. Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5	-
32	Luigi Villoresi Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati 4CLT/48 [1594]	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-
34	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati 4CLT/48 [1593]	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-
36	Óscar Alfredo Gálvez	Escuderia Argentina	Maserati 4CL	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-
38	Juan Manuel Fangio	Escuderia Argentina	Maserati 4CL	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-
40	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CL [1585]	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-
42	Nello Pagani	Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CL [1587]	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-
44	Soave Besana	S. Besana	Ferrari 166SC [004C]	Ferrari 166SC V12 2.0	-
46	John Heath	HW Motors	Alta GP [1001]	Alta L4C 1.5	-
48	Prince Bira	Prince Chula of Siam	ERA B [R2B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-
50	Leslie Johnson	English Racing Automobiles Ltd	ERA E [GP2]	ERA L6C 1.5	-
52	Leslie Brooke	H. L. Brooke	ERA B [R7B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time
1	30	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5	-	02:35.200
2	32	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 4CLT/48 [1594]	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-	02:41.300
3	26	Alberto Ascari	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5	-	02:44.700
4	28	Consalvo Sanesi	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5	-	02:51.200
5	24	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago T26C [110008]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-	02:54.600
6	2	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago T26 MC	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-	02:54.800
7	10	Franco Comotti	Talbot-Lago T26C [110004]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-	02:55.800
8	4	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago T26 MD 90 [MD90131]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-	02:57.400
9	6	Raph (Georges Raphaël)	Talbot-Lago T26C [110002]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-	02:57.600
10	40	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati 4CL [1585]	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-	03:03.900
11	12	Eugène Chaboud	Delahaye Spéciale [001]	Delahaye V12 4.5	-	03:04.800
12	22	Juan Manuel Fangio	Simca Gordini T15 [8GC]	Gordini T15 L4 1.4	-	03:05.400
13	44	Soave Besana	Ferrari 166SC [004C]	Ferrari 166SC V12 2.0	-	03:09.300
14	14	Charles Pozzi	Talbot-Lago T26SS [90201]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-	03:10.400
15	46	John Heath	Alta GP [1001]	Alta L4C 1.5	-	03:12.500
16	48	Prince Bira	ERA B [R2B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	03:17.000
17	20	Pierre Veyron	Simca Gordini T15 [9GC]	Gordini T15 L4 1.4	-	03:18.900
18	18	Raymond Sommer	Maserati 4CM	Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5	-	03:24.400
19	42	Nello Pagani	Maserati 4CL [1587]	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-
20	8	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C [110001]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-

Official Name	XXXV Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France
Circuit	Reims
Date	July 18
Pole	Jean-Pierre Wimille 02:35.200
Fastest Lap	Jean-Pierre Wimille 02:41.200
Podium	1st Jean-Pierre Wimille (53) , 2nd Consalvo Sanesi, 3rd Alberto Ascari (11)
Prev race	Grand Prix de Suisse July 4
Next race	Grand Prix du Comminges August 1

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	30	Jean-Pierre Wimille	S.A. Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5	-	03:01:07.500	64	02:41.200	53	1	0
2	28	Consalvo Sanesi	S.A. Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5	-	03:01:32.000	64		0	4	0
3	26	Alberto Ascari	S.A. Alfa Corse	Alfa Romeo 158	Alfa Romeo 158 L8C 1.5	-	03:01:32.500	64		11	3	0
4	10	Franco Comotti	G. Comotti	Talbot-Lago T26C [110004]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-	+2 laps	62		0	7	0
5	6	Raph (Georges Raphaël)	Écurie Mundia Course	Talbot-Lago T26C [110002]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-	+2 laps	62		0	9	0
6	8	Louis Rosier	L. Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C [110001]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-	+4 laps	60		0	19	0
7	32	Luigi Villoresi Tazio Nuvolari	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati 4CLT/48 [1594]	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-	+5 laps	59 0		0 0	2	0 0
8	12	Eugène Chaboud	Ecurie Lutetia	Delahaye Spéciale [001]	Delahaye V12 4.5	-	+5 laps	59		0	11	0
9	2	Louis Chiron	Ecurie France	Talbot-Lago T26 MC	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-	+8 laps	56		0	6	0
10	14	Charles Pozzi	Ecurie Lutetia	Talbot-Lago T26SS [90201]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-	+19 laps	45		0	14	0
DNF	22	Juan Manuel Fangio	Equipe SIMCA-Gordini	Simca Gordini T15 [8GC]	Gordini T15 L4 1.4	-	Engine	41		0	12	0
DNF	42	Nello Pagani	Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CL [1587]	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-	Oil leak	37		0	18	0
DNF	4	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Ecurie France	Talbot-Lago T26 MD 90 [MD90131]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-	Fuel tank	31		0	8	0
DNF	24	Philippe Étancelin	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago T26C [110008]	Talbot 23 CV L6 4.5	-	Engine	22		0	5	0
DNF	44	Soave Besana	S. Besana	Ferrari 166SC [004C]	Ferrari 166SC V12 2.0	-	Engine	19		0	13	0
DNF	40	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Enrico Platé	Maserati 4CL [1585]	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-	Oil leak	11		0	10	0
DNF	46	John Heath	HW Motors	Alta GP [1001]	Alta L4C 1.5	-	Clutch	7		0	15	0
DNF	20	Pierre Veyron	Equipe SIMCA-Gordini	Simca Gordini T15 [9GC]	Gordini T15 L4 1.4	-	Engine	5		0	16	0
DNF	18	Raymond Sommer	Centre d’Etudes T.A.	Maserati 4CM	Maserati 4CM L4C 1.5	-	Oil pressure	2		0	17	0
DNS	48	Prince Bira	Prince Chula of Siam	ERA B [R2B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	DNS	0		0		0
DNA	16	Eugène Martin	Centre d’Etudes T.A.	CTA-Arsenal -	CTA-Arsenal V8 4.5	-	Car unavailable	0		0		0
DNA	18	Raymond Sommer	Centre d’Etudes T.A.	CTA-Arsenal -	CTA-Arsenal V8 4.5	-	Other car	0		0		0
DNA	34	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati 4CLT/48 [1593]	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-	Other car	0		0		0
DNA	36	Óscar Alfredo Gálvez	Escuderia Argentina	Maserati 4CL	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-	DNA	0		0		0
DNA	38	Juan Manuel Fangio	Escuderia Argentina	Maserati 4CL	Maserati 4CL L4C 1.5	-	Other car	0		0		0
DNA	50	Leslie Johnson	English Racing Automobiles Ltd	ERA E [GP2]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	Car unavailable	0		0		0
DNA	52	Leslie Brooke	H. L. Brooke	ERA B [R7B]	ERA L6C 1.5	-	Too slow	0		0		0

Year	Official Name	Circuit	Date	Winning Driver	Team	Laps	Time
1948	XXXV Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France	Reims	July 18	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Alfa Romeo	64	03:01:07.500
1947	XXXIV Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France	Lyon-Parilly	September 21	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago	70	04:03:40.700
1939	XXV Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France	Reims	July 9	Hermann Müller	Auto Union	51	02:21:11.800
1938	XXIV Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France	Reims	July 3	Manfred von Brauchitsch	Mercedes	64	03:04:38.500
1935	XXI Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France	Montlhéry	June 23	Rudolf Caracciola	Mercedes	40	04:00:54.600
1934	XXVIII Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France	Montlhéry	July 1	Louis Chiron	Alfa Romeo	40	03:39:14.000
1933	XIX Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France	Montlhéry	June 11	Giuseppe Campari	Maserati	40	03:48:45.400
1932	XVIII Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France	Reims	July 3	Tazio Nuvolari	Alfa Romeo	92	05:00:00.000
1931	XVII Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France	Montlhéry	June 21	Achille Varzi Louis Chiron	Bugatti	100
1930	XVI Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France	Pau	September 21	Philippe Étancelin	Bugatti	25	02:43:18.400
1929	XV Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France	Le Mans	June 30	W Williams	Bugatti	37	04:33:01.200

	Driver	Races	1st	2nd	3rd	Podiums	Poles	Fastest	Avg Grid	Avg Pos
1	Louis Chiron	8	3	0	0	3	0	1	7.1	6.3
2	Rudolf Caracciola	6	1	1	1	3	0	0	7.2	8.2
3	Giuseppe Campari	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	9.0	1.5
4	Manfred von Brauchitsch	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	6.3	6.5
5	Achille Varzi	4	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.0	6.0
6	Philippe Étancelin	8	1	1	0	2	0	0	7.9	8.6
7	Hermann Müller	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	5.0	1.0
8	W Williams	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	15.5	10.0
9	Jean-Pierre Wimille	7	1	0	0	1	1	1	7.7	11.4
10	Tazio Nuvolari	8	1	0	0	1	0	2	5.0	8.6
11	Mario U. Borzacchini	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	5.0	2.0
12	Henri Louveau	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1.0	2.0
13	Consalvo Sanesi	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	4.0	2.0
14	Dribus (André Boillot)	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	2.0
15	Georg Meier	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.0	2.0
16	Tim Birkin	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	11.0	3.0
17	Luigi Parenti	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	3.0
18	René le Bègue	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	8.0	3.0
19	Clemente Biondetti	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	19.0	3.0
20	Carlo Felice Trossi	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	10.0	3.0
21	Juan Zanelli	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.0	6.5
22	George Eyston	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.0	3.5
23	Hermann Lang	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	1.0	6.5
24	Guy Moll	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	8.5	4.0
25	Alberto Ascari	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	10.0	6.0
26	Caberto Conelli	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.5	9.5
27	Eugène Chaboud	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.3	5.7
28	Goffredo Zehender	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.2	5.8
29	Armstrong Payn	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	20.0
30	Pierre Bussienne	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	15.0
31	Maurice Varet	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	8.0
32	Georges Delaroche	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	24.0
33	Jean Pesato	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	10.0
34	Rudolf Hasse	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	9.0
35	Nello Pagani	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	12.0
36	Harold Appleyard	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	23.0
37	Ferdinand Montier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	20.0
38	Ferdinando Minoia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	6.0
39	René Carrière	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	4.0
40	Brian Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	12.0
41	Pierre Levegh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	13.0
42	Albert de Bondelli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	16.0
43	Raymond Mays	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	13.0
44	Louis Rigal	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	9.0
45	Julio Villars	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	6.0
46	Pierre Meyrat	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	8.0
47	Hugh Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	9.0
48	Louis Casali	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	14.0
49	Robert Laly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.0	10.0
50	August Momberger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	13.0
51	Jean de l’Espée	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	5.0
52	Raoul de Rovin	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	10.0
53	Boris Ivanowski	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	22.0
54	John Heath	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	17.0
55	Bourgait	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	17.0
56	André Victor Besaucèle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	7.0
57	Soave Besana	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	15.0
58	Otto Merz	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	19.0
59	Horst von Waldthausen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	16.0
60	Wilkie Wilkinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	10.0
61	Emilio Eminente	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	14.0
62	Peter Whitehead	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	7.0
63	Aristide Lumachi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	21.0
64	Christian Kautz	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	7.0
65	Juan Manuel Fangio	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	11.0
66	Edmond Bourlier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	14.0
67	Leslie Brooke	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	16.0
68	Jean Sabipa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	18.0
69	Giovanni Minozzi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	11.0
70	Piero Taruffi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	7.0
71	Reg Parnell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	10.0
72	Yves Matra	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	11.0
73	Guy Daniel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	15.0
74	Pietro Ghersi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	8.0
75	Ian Connell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	7.0
76	Charles Montier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	12.0
77	Armand Girod	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	8.0
78	Henri Frètet	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	5.0
79	Jean de Maleplane	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	7.0
80	Jean Chassagne	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	11.0
81	Jack Dunfee	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	23.0
82	Pierre Veyron	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	18.0
83	Georges Philippe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	9.0
84	Bummer Scott	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	20.0
85	Ernesto Maserati	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	18.0
86	Peter Selsdon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	11.0
87	Ivernel (Robert Gauthier)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	6.0
88	Georges d’Arnoux	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	15.0
89	Luigi Chinetti	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	12.5
90	Charles Pozzi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.5	7.5
91	Louis Rosier	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	5.0
92	Franco Comotti	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	5.0
93	Bernd Rosemeyer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	7.0
94	Grimaldi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.5	15.0
95	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5	12.0
96	Henri Stoffel	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5	15.0
97	Stanislas Czaykowski	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.5	8.0
98	René Ferrand	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.5	9.0
99	Luigi Villoresi	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	9.0	11.0
100	Robert Benoist	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5	5.5

	Team	Races	1st	2nd	3rd	Podiums	Poles	Fastest	Avg Grid	Avg Pos
1	Bugatti	8	4	0	2	3	3	2	8.7	11.6
2	Alfa Romeo	7	3	6	5	5	1	4	7.1	6.9
3	Mercedes	5	2	2	1	2	2	2	5.8	10.1
4	Maserati	8	1	1	3	4	1	5	8.5	9.1
5	Auto Union	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.9	7.3
6	Talbot-Lago	4	1	0	2	2	0	0	8.5	7.5
7	Bentley	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.0	2.0
8	Peugeot	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	11.3	7.5
9	Montier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	16.0
10	Alta	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	17.0
11	Ballot	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	9.0
12	Ferrari	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	15.0
13	La Perle	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	14.0
14	Sunbeam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	23.0
15	Simca Gordini	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	14.5
16	ERA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.8	10.0
17	Ariès	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.0	10.0
18	CTA-Arsenal	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	18.0
19	Delage	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.4	11.2
20	Delahaye	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	7.5
21	SEFAC	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	6.0