1948 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1948 Monaco Grand Prix was a non-championship Grand Prix motor race, held in Monte Carlo on 16 May 1948.
The first event under a new formula, 1½ litres supercharged or 4½ litres naturally aspirated, it featured a motley crowd of marques. Giuseppe Farina would take the win, after early leader Jean-Pierre Wimille hit mechanical problems.
== Background ==
== Practice ==
===Qualifying results===
Pos	Driver 	Constructor	Lap 	Gap
1 	Giuseppe Farina 	 	1:53.8 	—
2 	Jean-Pierre Wimille 	 	1:54.2 	+ 0.4
3 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	1:54.3 	+ 0.5
4 	Piero Taruffi 	 	1:55.7 	+ 1.9
5 	Raymond Sommer 	 	1:55.8 	+ 2.0
6 	Alberto Ascari 	 	1:56.6 	+ 2.8
7 	Emmanuel de Graffenried	 	1:58.1 	+ 4.3
8 	Clemar Bucci 	 	1:59.7 	+ 5.9
9 	Nello Pagani 	 	1:59.8 	+ 6.0
10 	B. Bira 	 	2:00.4 	+ 6.6
11 	Louis Chiron 	 	2:00.4 	+ 6.6
12 	Yves Giraud-Cabantous 	 	2:00.6 	+ 6.8
13 	Maurice Trintignant 	 	2:00.8 	+ 7.0
14 	Louis Rosier 	 	2:01.0 	+ 7.2
15 	Tazio Nuvolari 	 	2:01.8 	+ 8.0
16 	Igor Troubetzkoy 	 	2:05.0 	+ 11.2
17 	Cuth Harrison 	 	2:06.0 	+ 12.2
18 	Reg Parnell 	 	2:08.0 	+ 14.2
19 	Eugène Chaboud 	 	No time	
==Race==
=== Results ===
Pos	Driver 	Car 	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1 	Giuseppe Farina 	4CLT 	100 	3:18:26.9 	1
2 	Louis Chiron 	T26 	100 	+ 35.2 	11
3 	Emmanuel de Graffenried 	4CL 	98 	+ 2 laps 	7
4 	Maurice Trintignant 	15 	98 	+ 2 laps 	13
5 	Luigi Villoresi Alberto Ascari	4CLT 	97 	+ 3 laps 	3
6 	Yves Giraud-Cabantous 	 	95 	+ 5 laps 	12
7 	Eugène Chaboud 	135S 	88 	+ 12 laps 	19
NC 	Clemar Bucci 	4CLT 	65 	+ 35 laps 	8
Ret	Piero Taruffi 	D.46 	64 	Fuel tank 	4
Ret	Nello Pagani 	4CL 	64 	Gearbox 	9
Ret	Alberto Ascari 	4CL 	61 	Oil pump 	6
Ret	Jean-Pierre Wimille 	T11 	60 	Engine 	2
Ret	Prince Igor Troubetzkoy 	166C 	58 	Accident 	16
Ret	Cuth Harrison 	B-Type	47 	Engine 	17
Ret	Reg Parnell 	E-Type	22 	Oil line 	18
Ret	Tazio Nuvolari 	D.46 	16 	Engine 	15
Ret	Louis Rosier 	T26 	16 	Engine 	14
Ret	Raymond Sommer 	T15 	5 	Valve 	5
Ret	'B.Bira' 	T15 	5 	Oil 	10
==Notes==
Category:1948 Grands Prix
Category:Monaco Grand Prix