1948 Roussillon Grand Prix

1948 Roussillon Grand Prix
Race details
Date	April 25, 1948
Official name	III Grand Prix du Roussillon
Location	, France
Course	Street circuit
Course length	2.538 km (1.577 mi)
Distance	40 laps, 101.520 km (63.082 mi)
Fastest lap
Driver	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini
Time	1:32.9
Podium
First	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini
Second	Robert Manzon	Robert Manzon
Third	Raymond Sommer	Scuderia Ferrari

Results from the III Grand Prix du Roussillon held at on April 25, 1948, as Formula Two. The Grand Prix is raced in 40 laps with the best drivers from the two 27 laps heats.

Entry list[]

No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Engine	Chassis	Qual.
2	Jean-Pierre Wimille Amédée Gordini	Equipe Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15/T1430	Gordini	08GC
4	Igor Troubetzkoy	Equipe Gordini		Gordini	04GC
6	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini		Gordini	03GC
8	Raymond Sommer	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 166 SC	Ferrari Colombo	006I
10	Roger Loyer	Ecurie de Paris	Cisitalia D46	Fiat	019
12	'Robert' ?	Ecurie de Paris	Cisitalia D46	Fiat	025
14	Eugène Martin	Eugène Martin	Frazer Nash	BMW Martin Spécial
16	René Bonnet	Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet	Deutsch Bonnet	Citroën	6
18	Harry Schell	Ecurie Bleue	Todd Spéciale	BMW
20		Scuderia Milan	Cisitalia D46	Fiat
22		Scuderia Milan	Cisitalia D46	Fiat
24		Raymond de Saugé	Cisitalia D46	Fiat	010
26	Robert Manzon	Robert Manzon	Cisitalia D46	Fiat	004
28		Raoul Martin	Simca Martin Spéciale	Simca	2
30	Georges Berger Eugène Martin	Georges Berger	1	BMW	1
32	Mercier ?	Mercier	Fiat Spéciale	Fiat
34			Berté Spéciale	Opel	1
36		Charles Huc	Simca JR Spéciale
38		Maurice Varet	MG	MG
	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Simca JR Spéciale

Entrant in italic were not present.

Classification[]

Heat 1[]

Pos[1]	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	2	Jean-Pierre Wimille	Simca-Gordini T15/T1430	27	42:55.6
2	8	Raymond Sommer	Ferrari 166 SC	27	43:18.3
3	16	René Bonnet	DB - Citroën	20	+ 7 laps
4	30	Georges Berger Eugène Martin		19	+8 laps
5	28		Simca Martin Spéciale	18	+9 laps
Ret	18	Harry Schell	Todd Spéciale - BMW	14	Overheating
Ret	20		Cisitalia D46 - Fiat	12	Valve
Ret	10	Roger Loyer	Cisitalia D46 - Fiat	11	Engine
Ret	32	Mercier		5	?

Heat 2[]

Pos[1]	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	6	Maurice Trintignant		27	45:01.4
2	14	Eugène Martin	Frazer Nash - BMW Martin Spl	27	46:18.6
3	4	Igor Troubetzkoy		27	46:39.4
4	26	Robert Manzon	Cisitalia D46 - Fiat	26	+1 lap
5	12	'Robert'	Cisitalia D46 - Fiat	24	+3 laps
6	36		Simca - JR Spéciale	24	+3 laps
7	34		Berté Spéciale - Opel	24	+3 laps
Ret	22		Cisitalia D46 - Fiat	18	Valve
Ret	24		Cisitalia D46 - Fiat	?	?

Final[]

Pos[1][2]	No	Driver	Car	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	6	Maurice Trintignant		40	1:04:08.8
2	26	Robert Manzon	Cisitalia D46 - Fiat	39	+1 lap
3	8	Raymond Sommer	Ferrari 166 SC	38	+2 laps
4	4	Igor Troubetzkoy		38	+2 laps
5	16	René Bonnet	DB - Citroën	36	+4 laps
6	36		Simca - JR Spéciale	35	+5 laps
7	34			30	+10 laps
Ret	2	Jean-Pierre Wimille		30	Engine
Ret	12		Cisitalia D46 - Fiat	?	?
Ret	30	Georges Berger		12	?
Ret	14	Eugène Martin	Frazer Nash - BMW Martin Spéciale	10	Clutch

• Pole position: ?
• Fastest lap: Maurice Trintignant in 1:32.9

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