The 1948 Roussillon Grand Prix (formally the III Grand Prix du Roussillon) was a Formula Two automobile race that took place on April 25, 1948 at Circuit des Platanes de Perpignan in Perpignan, France. it was held over 40 laps with the best drivers from the two 27 laps heats.
Entry list No Driver Entrant Car Engine Chassis Qual. 2 Jean-Pierre Wimille Amédée Gordini Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini T15/T1430 Gordini 08GC 4 Igor Troubetzkoy Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini T11/T1220 Gordini 04GC 6 Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini T11/T1430 Gordini 03GC 8 Raymond Sommer Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 166 SC Ferrari Colombo 006I 10 Roger Loyer Ecurie de Paris Cisitalia D46 Fiat 019 12 Guy Michelet 'Robert' ? Ecurie de Paris Cisitalia D46 Fiat 025 14 Eugène Martin Eugène Martin Frazer Nash BMW Martin Spécial 16 René Bonnet Ecurie Deutsch et Bonnet Deutsch Bonnet Citroën 6 18 Harry Schell Ecurie Bleue Todd Spéciale BMW 20 Federico Parriani Scuderia Milan Cisitalia D46 Fiat 22 Ernesto Bianchi Scuderia Milan Cisitalia D46 Fiat 24 Raymond de Saugé Raymond de Saugé Cisitalia D46 Fiat 010 26 Robert Manzon Robert Manzon Cisitalia D46 Fiat 004 28 Raoul Martin Raoul Martin Simca Martin Spéciale Simca 2 30 Georges Berger Eugène Martin Georges Berger Jicey 1 BMW 1 32 Mercier ? Mercier Fiat Spéciale Fiat 34 René Berté Alain Berté Berté Spéciale Opel 1 36 Charles Huc Charles Huc Simca JR Spéciale 38 Maurice Varet Maurice Varet MG MG Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Simca JR Spéciale Entrant in italic were not present.
Classification
Heat 1 PosIII Grand Prix du Roussillon 1948 formula2.netNoDriverCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid 1 2 Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini T15/T1430 27 42:55.6 2 8 Raymond Sommer Ferrari 166 SC 27 43:18.3 3 16 René Bonnet DB - Citroën 20 + 7 laps 4 30 Georges Berger Eugène Martin Jicey 1 - BMW 19 +8 laps 5 28 Raoul Martin Simca Martin Spéciale 18 +9 laps Ret 18 Harry Schell Todd Spéciale - BMW 14 Overheating Ret 20 Federico Parriani Cisitalia D46 - Fiat 12 Valve Ret 10 Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46 - Fiat 11 Engine Ret 32 Mercier Jicey 1 - BMW 5 ?
Heat 2 PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid 1 6 Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini T11/T1430 27 45:01.4 2 14 Eugène Martin Frazer Nash - BMW Martin Spl 27 46:18.6 3 4 Igor Troubetzkoy Simca-Gordini T11/T1220 27 46:39.4 4 26 Robert Manzon Cisitalia D46 - Fiat 26 +1 lap 5 12 'Robert' Cisitalia D46 - Fiat 24 +3 laps 6 36 Charles Huc Simca - JR Spéciale 24 +3 laps 7 34 René Berté Berté Spéciale - Opel 24 +3 laps Ret 22 Ernesto Bianchi Cisitalia D46 - Fiat 18 Valve Ret 24 Raymond de Saugé Cisitalia D46 - Fiat ? ?
Final PosIII Grand Prix du Roussillon racing-database.comNoDriverCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid 1 6 Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini T11/T1430 40 1:04:08.8 2 26 Robert Manzon Cisitalia D46 - Fiat 39 +1 lap 3 8 Raymond Sommer Ferrari 166 SC 38 +2 laps 4 4 Igor Troubetzkoy Simca-Gordini T11/T1220 38 +2 laps 5 16 René Bonnet DB - Citroën 36 +4 laps 6 36 Charles Huc Simca - JR Spéciale 35 +5 laps 7 34 René Berté Berté Spéciale - Opel 30 +10 laps Ret 2 Jean-Pierre Wimille Simca-Gordini T15/T1430 30 Engine Ret 12 Guy Michelet Cisitalia D46 - Fiat ? ? Ret 30 Georges Berger Jicey 1 - BMW 12 ? Ret 14 Eugène Martin Frazer Nash - BMW Martin Spéciale 10 Clutch Pole position: ? Fastest lap: Maurice Trintignant in 1:32.9
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