The 4th Grand Prix du Salon was a Formula One motor race held on 30 May 1948 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, in Montlhéry near Paris.
The 48-lap race was won by Talbot-Lago driver Louis Rosier. Pierre Levegh and Yves Giraud-Cabantous were second and third, also driving Talbot-Lagos. ERA driver Leslie Johnson started from pole but failed to finish, as did B. Bira who set fastest lap in a Maserati.
Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired 1 7 Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C 2:03:52.9, 145.74kph 2 8 Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C +1:15.9 3 5 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C +2 laps 4 16 Henri Louveau Robert Brunet Henri Louveau Maserati 4CL +3 laps 5 25 Guy Mairesse Ecurie France Delahaye 135S +3 laps 6 28 Giuseppe Morra Giuseppe Morra Maserati 4CM +5 laps 7 31 Marc Versini Marc Versini Delage 3-litre +5 laps 8 17 Reg Parnell Reg Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 +6 laps 9 20 Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +8 laps 10 15 Richard Ramseyer Ecurie Geneve Maserati 4CM +14 laps Ret 19 Igor Troubetzkoy Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 40 laps Ret 14 Georges Grignard Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago T26C 36 laps Ret 4 Claude Bernheim Louis Chiron Ecurie France Maserati 4CL 33 laps Ret 18 Leslie Johnson Leslie Johnson ERA E-Type 3 laps, fuel tank Ret 3 B. Bira Prince Chula Maserati 4CLT/48 Con rod Ret 6 Juan Jover Scuderia Auto Spagnola Maserati 4CL Ret 10 Francisco Godia Scuderia Auto Spagnola Maserati 4CL Ret 11 Salvador Fabregas Scuderia Auto Spagnola Maserati 4CL Ret 21 Alexander Orley Alexander Orley BMW Ret 22 Eugène Martin Eugène Martin Jicey-BMW Ret 23 Luigi Chinetti Luigi Chinetti Ferrari 166 Ret 24 "Robert" Equipe Deho Simca-Deho Ret 26 Charles de Cortanze Emil Darl'mat Darl'mat-Peugeot Ret 34 Maurice Monnier Maurice Monnier Bristol-Citroen DNS 30 Jean Judet Jean Judet Maserati 4CL
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