1948 Jersey Road Race
1948 Jersey Road Race | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 29 April 1948 | ||
Official name | II J.C.C. Jersey Road Race | ||
Location | Saint Helier, Jersey | ||
Course length | 5.15 kilometres (3.20 miles) | ||
Distance | 55 laps, 283.24 kilometres (176.00 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Maserati | |
Time | 2:01.4 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | ERA | |
Time | 2:07.4 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| ERA | |
Second |
| Maserati | |
Third |
| Maserati |
Motor car race
The 2nd Jersey Road Race was a Formula One motor race held on 29 April 1948 at the St. Helier Circuit, in Saint Helier, Jersey. The 55-lap race was won by Bob Gerard in an ERA B-Type, setting fastest lap in the process. George Abecassis finished second in a Maserati 6CM, and Reg Parnell was third in a Maserati 4CL. B. Bira started from pole position in another Maserati 4CL but finished fourth following a succession of pit stops for tyres, oil and fuel.[1][2]
Results
Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 10 | ![]() | F.R. Gerard | ERA B-Type | 2:00:55.2, 141.34kph | 3 |
2 | 23 | ![]() | G. Abecassis | Maserati 6CM | +1 lap | 7 |
3 | 8 | ![]() | R. Parnell | Maserati 4CL | +1 lap | 4 |
4 | 1 | ![]() | Prince Chula | Maserati 4CL | +1 lap | 1 |
5 | 15 | ![]() | R.E. Ansell | Maserati 4CL | +2 laps | 6 |
6 | 12 | ![]() | P.H. Bell | ERA B-Type | +2 laps | 8 |
7 | 16 | ![]() | R.F. Salvadori | Maserati 4CM | +4 laps | 12 |
8 | 14 | ![]() | G.E. Ansell | ERA B-Type | +4 laps | 10 |
9 | 29 | ![]() | R.M. Cowell | Lagonda | 7 laps | 21 |
10 | 27 | ![]() | Lord Selsdon | Talbot-Lago T26SS | +11 laps | 5 |
11 | 19 | ![]() | G.N. Richardson | ERA-Riley | +12 laps | 20 |
12 | 22 | ![]() | A.A. Baring | Maserati 6CM | +24 laps | 18 |
13 | 11 | ![]() | T.C. Harrison | ERA B-Type | +30 laps | 13 |
Ret | 20 | ![]() | H.L. Brooke | ERA B-Type | 41 laps, valve | 15 |
Ret | 21 | ![]() | S.J. Gilbey | Maserati 6CM | 33 laps, accident | 16 |
Ret | 7 | ![]() | R. Parnell | ERA E-Type | 24 laps, fuel feed | 19 |
Ret | 24 | ![]() | John Heath | Alta GP | 19 laps, timing gears | 14 |
Ret | 9 | ![]() | R. Parnell | Delage 15S8 | 15 laps, ignition | 22 |
Ret | 6 | ![]() | R. Parnell | ERA A-Type | 11 laps, engine | 17 |
Ret | 30 | ![]() | P.R. Emery & W.R. Baird | Emeryson-Duesenberg | 8 laps, gearbox | 11 |
Ret | 2 | ![]() | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati 4CLT | 6 laps, gearbox | 2 |
Ret | 4 | ![]() | Raymond Mays | ERA B-Type | 4 laps, oil pressure | 9 |
DNS | 28 | ![]() | A.P.R. Rolt | Alfa Romeo | cracked valve seats | |
DNS | 17 | ![]() | Barry Woodall | Delage | con rod | |
DNA | 3 | ![]() | Leslie G. Johnson | ERA | ||
DNA | 5 | ![]() | Raymond Sommer | CTA-Arsenal | ||
DNA | 18 | ![]() | M.C. Chorlton | Bugatti | ||
DNA | 25 | ![]() | Gian Volpini | Ferrari | ||
DNA | 26 | ![]() ![]() | G.F.K. Gale | Talbot-Darracq |
References
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