Location Monte Carlo Course length 3.145 km (1.954 mi) | Course Circuit de Monaco | |
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Date 16 May 1948 (1948-05-16) Official name X Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco Distance 100 laps, 314.46 km (195.46 mi) | ||
The 1948 Monaco Grand Prix was a 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. Jean-Pierre Wimille's 1,430 cc (87 cu in) Simca-Gordini took an early lead, but was overwhelmed by the Maserati 4CLs of Giuseppe Farina and then Luigi Villoresi. Farina would take the win.
References
1948 Monaco Grand Prix Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA