The I Gran Premio dell'Autodromo di Monza was a motor race for Formula One cars held at Monza on 17 October 1948. Alfa Romeo dominated the event, the latest development of the 158 taking the first three places with Jean-Pierre Wimille winning from pole position. Carlo Felice Trossi and Consalvo Sanesi were second and third, Sanesi having set fastest lap. Piero Taruffi completed the rout in one of the older 158s.
Result Pos No Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 32 Jean-Pierre Wimille Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 158/47 2:50:44.4, 177.10kph 1 2 18 Carlo Felice Trossi Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 158/47 +42.6s 3 3 36 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 158/47 +1:40.0 4 4 6 Piero Taruffi Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 158 +2 laps 2 5 16 Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 +5 Laps 8 6 4 Eugène Chaboud Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C +8 Laps 10 7 60 Clemar Bucci Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL +11 Laps 9 8 56 Cuth Harrison Cuth Harrison ERA B-Type +13 Laps 15 9 26 Fred Ashmore Fred Ashmore Maserati 4CLT/48 +13 Laps 17 10 40 Nello Pagani Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL +17 laps 18 Ret 48 Gianfranco Comotti Gianfranco Comotti Talbot-Lago T26C 65 laps 20 Ret 12 Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 125 53 laps, transmission 6 Ret 46 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 48 laps, transmission 7 Ret 10 Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 46 laps 13 Ret 30 Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 35 laps 12 Ret 22 Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Plate Maserati 4CL 20 laps 19 Ret 52 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 17 laps 14 Ret 58 Reg Parnell Reg Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 17 laps, engine 16 Ret 34 Leslie Brooke Leslie Brooke Maserati 4CLT/48 16 laps, engine 11 Ret 14 Raymond Sommer Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 125 7 laps, driver ill 5 DNQ 8 Clemente Biondetti Clemente Biondetti Talbot-Darracq 700 DNQ 20 Dorino Serafini Scuderia Milano Maserati 4CL DNQ 50 Carlo Minozzi Carlo Minozzi Maserati 4CL DNQ 54 Fulvio Tenaglia Fulvio Tenaglia Maserati 4CL
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