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[edit] 1948 British Grand Prix
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix Formula One Race | ||
| Date | 2 October 1948 | |
| Location | RAF Silverstone, Northamptonshire, UK | |
| Course | Converted aerodrome 3.670 mi / 5.907 km |
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| Distance | 65 laps, 238.55 mi / 383.91 km | |
| Weather | ||
| Pole | ||
| Driver |  Louis Chiron |
Talbot-Lago |
| Time | 2'56.0 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver |  Luigi Villoresi |
Maserati |
| Time | 2'52.0 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Luigi Villoresi |
Maserati |
| Second | Alberto Ascari |
Maserati |
| Third |  Bob Gerard |
ERA |
The 1948 British Grand Prix was a motor race held on 2 October 1954, at Silverstone Airfield, Northamptonshire, UK. The race was held to the then recently introduced Formula One regulations, which effectively replaced the pre-war Grand Prix motor racing standards, two years prior to the inauguration of the FIA World Championship. The race marked the opening of the Silverstone Circuit, although at the time the site was only on a one-year loan to the RAC from the Air Ministry, having been a bomber station during the conflict. The Grand Prix was won by Italian Luigi Villoresi, driving a Maserati 4CLT/48.
[edit] Background
The Royal Automobile Club had previously run two International Grands Prix at the banked Brooklands circuit, in Surrey, in 1926 and 1927, and the Donnington Park circuit had hosted four non-ranking Grands Prix between 1935 and 1939, but with the hiatus caused by the Second World War motorsport in Britain had lost ground to continantal countries. With the abundance of redundant airfields in the years following the end of hostilities, t
[edit] Entry list
| No | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Chiron |
Ecurie France | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T26C | ||
| 2 | Gianfranco Comotti |
G. Comotti | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T26C | ||
| 3 |  Louis Rosier |
L. Rosier | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T26C | ||
| 4 | Philippe Étancelin |
P. Étancelin | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T26C | ||
| 5 (r) | Lord Selsdon |
Lord Selsdon | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T26C | ||
| 6 | Reg Parnell |
R. Parnell | Maserati | Maserati 4CLT/48 | ||
| 7 | Fred Ashmore |
