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	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati
Time	3:14.2
Fastest lap
Driver	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati
Time	3:10.1
Podium
First	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati
Second	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago
Third	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago

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.

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

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time
1	10	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati 4CLT/48	3:14.2
2	24	Philippe Étancelin	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago T26C	3:20.2
3	14	Leslie Brooke	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati 4CLT/48	3:21.3
4	4	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Ecurie France	Talbot-Lago T26C	3:21.5
5	30	"Raph"	Ecurie Mundia Course	Talbot-Lago T26C	3:21.8
6	2	Louis Chiron	Ecurie France	Talbot-Lago T26C	3:22.4
7	32	Gianfranco Comotti	Gianfranco Comotti	Talbot-Lago T26C	3:24.1
8	8	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago T26C	3:28.5
9	36	Nello Pagani	Enrico Plate	Maserati 4CL	3:29.5
10	22	Salvador Fabregas	Scuderia Auto Spagnola	Maserati 4CL	3:30.7
11	48	Igor Troubetzkoy	Scuderia Inter	Ferrari 166	3:31.8
12	38	Pierre Levegh	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago T26C	3:32.0
13	50	Ferdinando Righetti	Scuderia Inter	Ferrari 166	3:32.8
14	28	Bobbie Baird	Bobbie Baird	Emeryson-Duesenberg	3:36.3
15	26	Henri Louveau	Ecurie Geneve	Maserati 4CM	3:36.3
16	42	Charles Pozzi	Ecurie Lutetia	Talbot-Lago T26C	3:37.8
17	18	Juan Jover	Scuderia Auto Spagnola	Maserati 4CL	3:39.4
18	40	Eugene Chaboud	Ecurie Lutetia	Delahaye 135S	3:43.2
19	34	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Enrico Plate	Maserati 4CL	3:44.2
20	46	Pierre Meyrat	Pierre Meyrat	Delahaye 135S	3:44.6
21	12	B. Bira	Prince Chula	Maserati 4CL	3:45.3
22	20	Chico Godia	Scuderia Auto Spagnola	Maserati 4CL	3:52.5
23	44	Antonio Branca	Antonio Branca	Maserati 4CL	4:08.3

Aggregate Result

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

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