The 1948 Preis von Ostschweiz-Erlen was a Formula One motor race held on 8 August 1948 over 50 laps of a street circuit in Erlen, Switzerland. Emmanuel de Graffenried, driving a Maserati 4CL, started from pole, set fastest lap and won the race. Rudi Fischer was second in a Simca Gordini Type 11, and Walter Wüst was third in a Cisitalia D46-Fiat.
Result Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time Grid 1 12 Emmanuel de Graffenried Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL 1:22:14.8 1 2 6 Rudi Fischer Ecurie Espadon Simca Gordini Type 11 +1:17.8 3 3 8 Walter Wüst Walter Wüst Cisitalia D46-Fiat +2 laps 4 4 16 Toni Branca Toni Branca Maserati 4CL +3 laps 2 5 10 Humbert Joly Humbert Joly Cisitalia D46-Fiat +7 laps 8 Ret 4 André Canonica Ecurie Autosport Cisitalia D46-Fiat 12 laps 7 Ret 22 Richard Ramseyer Ecurie Autosport Maserati 4CL 8 laps, gearbox 6 Ret 2 Claude Bernheim Ecurie Autosport Cisitalia D46-Fiat 1 lap, engine 5 DNS 18 Max Renz S. Hansen BMW Eigenbau 9 DNA 14 Frank Séchehaye Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CL DNA 20 Hans Kaufmann Hans Kaufmann Maserati 4CL
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