| Grand prix | Garda |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 October |
| Year | 1948 |
| Official name | Circuito del Garda |
| Country | Italy |
| Location | Circuito del Garda, Salò, Italy |
| Course | Temporary road circuit |
| Course length | 16.37 km (10.17 mi) |
| Distance laps | 18 |
| Distance length | 294.71 km (183.12 mi) |
| Pole driver | Giuseppe Farina |
| Pole team | Ferrari |
| Pole country | ITA |
| Pole time | 8:05.8 |
| Fast driver | Giuseppe Farina |
| Fast team | Ferrari |
| Fast time | 8:09.4 |
| Fast country | ITA |
| First driver | Giuseppe Farina |
| First team | Ferrari |
| First country | ITA |
| Second driver | Bruno Sterzi |
| Second team | Ferrari |
| Second country | ITA |
| Third driver | Luigi Villoresi |
| Third team | Maserati |
| Third country | ITA |
The 1948 Circuito del Garda was a motor race for Formula One cars held at Circuito del Garda, Salò on 24 October 1948. Giuseppe Farina won the race in a Ferrari 125, the first Grand Prix win for a purpose-built single-seater Ferrari. Farina also qualified on pole position and set fastest lap. Bruno Sterzi was second in a privately entered Ferrari 166 S and Luigi Villoresi third in a Maserati 4CLT/48.[1][2][3]
Result
| Pos | No | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Giuseppe Farina | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 125 | 2:30:49.8, 117.24kph | 1 |
| 2 | 34 | Bruno Sterzi | Bruno Sterzi | Ferrari 166 S | +2:34.2 | 2 |
| 3 | 20 | Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati 4CLT/48 | +2:38.2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Soave Besana | Comte Soave Besana | Ferrari 166 S | +3:27.4 | |
| 5 | 10 | Eugène Chaboud | Ecurie France | Talbot-Lago T26C | +6:00.2 | |
| 6 | 14 | Ferdinando Righetti Clemente Biondetti | Ferdinando Righetti | Ferrari 166 S | +8:28.2 | |
| 7 | 4 | Pierre Levegh | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago T26C | +1 lap | |
| 8 | 22 | Igor Troubetzkoy | Igor Troubetzkoy | Ferrari 166C | +2 laps | |
| 9 | 8 | Cuth Harrison | Cuth Harrison | ERA B-Type | +10 laps | |
| Ret | 38 | Giampiero Bianchetti | Giampiero Bianchetti | Ferrari 166SC | ||
| Ret | 48 | Ugo Bornioli | Ugo Bornioli | Cisitalia D46-Fiat | ||
| Ret | 24 | Federico Pariani | Federico Pariani | Cisitalia D46-Fiat | ||
| Ret | 18 | Giovanni Bracco | Giovanni Bracco | Ferrari 166C | 4 | |
| Ret | 28 | Emilio Romano | Emilio Romano | Maserati A6GCS | ||
| 30 | Robert Manzon | Equipe Gordini | Simca Gordini Type 15 | |||
| 16 | Clemente Biondetti | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 166SC |
References
- ^ "1948 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "1948 Garda Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ "Circuito di Garda". Retrieved 2022-09-27.