1948 Albi Grand Prix
# 1948 Albi Grand Prix

The 10th Grand Prix de l'Albigeois was a Formula One motor race held on 29 August 1948 at Les Planques circuit in Albi in the Tarn department of France. The race was held over two heats of 17 laps, with the winner being decided by aggregate time.

The winner was Luigi Villoresi in a Maserati 4CLT/48; he also set fastest qualifying time, set fastest lap and won both heats by a comfortable margin. His aggregate time was over 1 minute and 40 seconds ahead of second placed Philippe Étancelin in a Talbot-Lago T26C. Louis Rosier was third in another T26C.

## Results

### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 3:14.2 |
| 2 | 24 | Philippe Étancelin | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago T26C | 3:20.2 |
| 3 | 14 | Leslie Brooke | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 3:21.3 |
| 4 | 4 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Ecurie France | Talbot-Lago T26C | 3:21.5 |
| 5 | 30 | "Raph" | Ecurie Mundia Course | Talbot-Lago T26C | 3:21.8 |
| 6 | 2 | Louis Chiron | Ecurie France | Talbot-Lago T26C | 3:22.4 |
| 7 | 32 | Gianfranco Comotti | Gianfranco Comotti | Talbot-Lago T26C | 3:24.1 |
| 8 | 8 | Louis Rosier | Ecurie Rosier | Talbot-Lago T26C | 3:28.5 |
| 9 | 36 | Nello Pagani | Enrico Plate | Maserati 4CL | 3:29.5 |
| 10 | 22 | Salvador Fabregas | Scuderia Auto Spagnola | Maserati 4CL | 3:30.7 |
| 11 | 48 | Igor Troubetzkoy | Scuderia Inter | Ferrari 166 | 3:31.8 |
| 12 | 38 | Pierre Levegh | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago T26C | 3:32.0 |
| 13 | 50 | Ferdinando Righetti | Scuderia Inter | Ferrari 166 | 3:32.8 |
| 14 | 28 | Bobbie Baird | Bobbie Baird | Emeryson-Duesenberg | 3:36.3 |
| 15 | 26 | Henri Louveau | Ecurie Geneve | Maserati 4CM | 3:36.3 |
| 16 | 42 | Charles Pozzi | Ecurie Lutetia | Talbot-Lago T26C | 3:37.8 |
| 17 | 18 | Juan Jover | Scuderia Auto Spagnola | Maserati 4CL | 3:39.4 |
| 18 | 40 | Eugene Chaboud | Ecurie Lutetia | Delahaye 135S | 3:43.2 |
| 19 | 34 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Enrico Plate | Maserati 4CL | 3:44.2 |
| 20 | 46 | Pierre Meyrat | Pierre Meyrat | Delahaye 135S | 3:44.6 |
| 21 | 12 | B. Bira | Prince Chula | Maserati 4CL | 3:45.3 |
| 22 | 20 | Chico Godia | Scuderia Auto Spagnola | Maserati 4CL | 3:52.5 |
| 23 | 44 | Antonio Branca | Antonio Branca | Maserati 4CL | 4:08.3 |

### Aggregate Result

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 8 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati | 1:52:57.9 |
| 2 | 24 | Philippe Étancelin | Maserati | +2:39.0 |
| 3 | 8 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago | +1 lap |
| 4 | 50 | Nando Righetti | Ferrari | +2 laps |
| 5 | 40 | Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye | +3 laps |
| 6 | 20 | Francesco Godia | Maserati | +4 laps |
| 7 | 32 | Gianfranco Comotti | Talbot-Lago | +4 laps |
| 8 | 46 | Pierre Meyrat | Delahaye | +4 laps |
| 9 | 38 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago | +5 laps |
| 10 | 2 | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago | +7 laps |
| 11 | 10 | Leslie Brooke | Maserati | +8 laps |
| 12 | 26 | Henri Louveau | Maserati | +8 laps |
| Ret. | 30 | "Raph" | Talbot-Lago | 24 laps, accident |
| Ret. | 42 | Charles Pozzi | Talbot-Lago | 19 laps |
| Ret. | 48 | Igor Troubetzkoy | Ferrari | 17 laps, accident |
| Ret. | 34 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati | 16 laps |
| Ret. | 12 | B. Bira | Maserati | 11 laps, piston |
| Ret. | 44 | Antonio Branca | Maserati | 10 laps |
| Ret. | 22 | Salvador Fabregas | Maserati | 9 laps, suspension |
| Ret. | 28 | Bobbie Baird | Emeryson-Duesenberg | 2 laps, magneto |
| Ret. | 4 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago | 1 lap, gearbox |
| Ret. | 18 | Juan Jover | Maserati | 0 laps |
| Ret. | 36 | Nello Pagani | Maserati | 0 laps, oil pipe |
