1948 Roussillon Grand Prix
# 1948 Roussillon Grand Prix

Results from the III Grand Prix du Roussillon held at Circuit des platanes de Perpignan on April 25, 1948, as Formula Two. The Grand Prix is raced in 40 laps with the best drivers from the two 27 laps heats.

## Entry list

| No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Engine | Chassis |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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

| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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

| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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

| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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
