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	Louis Chiron Achille Varzi	Bugatti	100	10:00:00.000
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
1927	XIII Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France	Montlhéry	July 3	Robert Benoist	Delage	48	04:45:41.200
1926	XII Grand Prix de l’Automobile Club de France	Miramas	June 27	Jules Goux	Bugatti	100	04:38:43.800

	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	Achille Varzi	4	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.0	6.0
5	Manfred von Brauchitsch	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	6.3	6.5
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	Jules Goux	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3.0	1.0
9	Robert Benoist	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	6.7	4.0
10	W Williams	5	1	0	0	1	0	2	13.2	8.8
11	Jean-Pierre Wimille	7	1	0	0	1	1	1	7.7	11.4
12	Tazio Nuvolari	8	1	0	0	1	0	2	5.0	8.6
13	Mario U. Borzacchini	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	5.0	2.0
14	Henri Louveau	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1.0	2.0
15	Consalvo Sanesi	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	4.0	2.0
16	Dribus (André Boillot)	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	2.0
17	Georg Meier	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.0	2.0
18	Meo Costantini	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1.0	2.0
19	Edmond Bourlier	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	2.5	8.0
20	Tim Birkin	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	11.0	3.0
21	André Morel	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.0	3.0
22	Luigi Parenti	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.0	3.0
23	René le Bègue	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	8.0	3.0
24	Pierre de Vizcaya	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.0	3.0
25	Clemente Biondetti	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	19.0	3.0
26	Carlo Felice Trossi	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	10.0	3.0
27	Juan Zanelli	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.0	6.5
28	Hermann Lang	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	1.0	6.5
29	Guy Moll	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	8.5	4.0
30	Alberto Ascari	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	10.0	6.0
31	Caberto Conelli	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.5	9.5
32	George Eyston	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	3.0	4.3
33	Eugène Chaboud	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.3	5.7
34	Goffredo Zehender	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.2	5.8
35	Jules Moriceau	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	4.0
36	Robert Laly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.0	10.0
37	August Momberger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	13.0
38	Jean de l’Espée	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	5.0
39	Raoul de Rovin	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	10.0
40	Boris Ivanowski	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	22.0
41	John Heath	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	17.0
42	Bourgait	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	17.0
43	André Victor Besaucèle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	7.0
44	Soave Besana	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	15.0
45	Otto Merz	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	19.0
46	Horst von Waldthausen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	16.0
47	Wilkie Wilkinson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	10.0
48	Emilio Eminente	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	14.0
49	Peter Whitehead	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	7.0
50	Aristide Lumachi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	21.0
51	Christian Kautz	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	7.0
52	Juan Manuel Fangio	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	11.0
53	Leslie Brooke	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	16.0
54	Jean Sabipa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	18.0
55	Giovanni Minozzi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	11.0
56	Piero Taruffi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	7.0
57	Reg Parnell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	10.0
58	Guy Daniel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	15.0
59	Yves Matra	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	11.0
60	Ian Connell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	7.0
61	Pietro Ghersi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	8.0
62	Charles Montier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	12.0
63	Armand Girod	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	8.0
64	Louis Wagner	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	5.0
65	Henri Frètet	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	5.0
66	Jean de Maleplane	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	7.0
67	Jean Chassagne	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	11.0
68	Jack Dunfee	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	23.0
69	Pierre Veyron	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	18.0
70	Georges Philippe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	9.0
71	Bummer Scott	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	20.0
72	Ernesto Maserati	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	18.0
73	Peter Selsdon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	11.0
74	Ivernel (Robert Gauthier)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	6.0
75	Georges d’Arnoux	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	15.0
76	Armstrong Payn	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	20.0
77	Pierre Bussienne	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	15.0
78	Maurice Varet	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	8.0
79	Georges Delaroche	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	24.0
80	Jean Pesato	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	10.0
81	Rudolf Hasse	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.0	9.0
82	Nello Pagani	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	12.0
83	Harold Appleyard	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	23.0
84	Ferdinand Montier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	20.0
85	Ferdinando Minoia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	6.0
86	René Carrière	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	4.0
87	Brian Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	12.0
88	Pierre Levegh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	13.0
89	Albert de Bondelli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	16.0
90	Raymond Mays	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	13.0
91	Louis Rigal	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	9.0
92	Julio Villars	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	6.0
93	Pierre Meyrat	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	8.0
94	Louis Casali	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	14.0
95	Hugh Hamilton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	9.0
96	Franco Comotti	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	5.0
97	Bernd Rosemeyer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	7.0
98	Grimaldi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.5	15.0
99	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5	12.0
100	Henri Stoffel	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.5	15.0

	Team	Races	1st	2nd	3rd	Podiums	Poles	Fastest	Avg Grid	Avg Pos
1	Bugatti	10	5	1	3	4	4	3	8.4	11.1
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	Delage	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	4.6	7.8
6	Auto Union	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	3.9	7.3
7	Talbot-Lago	4	1	0	2	2	0	0	8.5	7.5
8	Bentley	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.0	2.0
9	Peugeot	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	11.3	7.5
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	Halford	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.0	6.0
16	Simca Gordini	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	14.5
17	Montier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	16.0
18	ERA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.8	10.0
19	Talbot	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	5.0
20	Ariès	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.0	10.0
21	CTA-Arsenal	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	18.0
22	Delahaye	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	7.5
23	SEFAC	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	6.0