1948 French Grand Prix

The 1948 French Grand Prix was a Grand Epreuve held on July 18 at Reims-Gueux. The race was dominated by the factory team, with polesitter Jean-Pierre Wimille leading home teammates Consalvo Sanesi and Alberto Ascari. Wimille also logged the fastest lap, giving him a hat trick on home ground.
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==Background==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos	Driver 	Car 	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1 	Jean-Pierre Wimille 	 	64 	3:01:07.5 	1
2 	Consalvo Sanesi 	 	64 	+ 24.5 	3
3 	Alberto Ascari 	 	64 	+ 25.0 	2
4 	Franco Comotti 	 	62 	+ 2 Laps 	6
5 	"Raph" 	 	62 	+ 2 Laps 	8
6 	Louis Rosier 	 	60 	+ 4 Laps 	10
7 	Luigi Villoresi Tazio Nuvolari	 	59 	+ 5 Laps 	16
8 	Eugène Chaboud 	 	59 	+ 5 Laps 	9
9 	Louis Chiron 	 	56 	+ 15 Laps 	5
10 	Charles Pozzi 	 	45 	+ 19 Laps 	13
Ret	Juan Manuel Fangio 	 	41 	Engine 	11
Ret	Nello Pagani 	 	37 	Oil leak 	19
Ret	Yves Giraud-Cabantous 	 	31 	Fuel Tank 	7
Ret	Philippe Étancelin 	 	22 	Engine 	4
Ret	Soave Besana 	 	19 	Engine 	14
Ret	Emmanuel de Graffenried 	 	11 	Oil leak 	15
Ret	John Heath 	 	7 	Clutch 	18
Ret	Pierre Veyron 	 	5 	Engine 	17
Ret	Raymond Sommer 	 	2 	Oil pressure	12
DNA	Eugène Martin 	CTA-Arsenal	 	 	
DNA	B. Bira 	 	 	 	
==Milestones==
==External Links==
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