title: 1948 Italian Grand Prix
text: # 1948 Italian Grand Prix
  
  The 1948 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Valentino Park in Turin, Italy on 5 September 1948. It was won by French driver Jean-Pierre Wimille in an Alfa Romeo 158.
  
  ## Classification
  
  | Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Alfa Romeo 158 | 75 | 3:10:42.4 | 1 |
  | 2 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 74 | + 1 lap | 3 |
  | 3 | Raymond Sommer | Ferrari 125 | 73 | + 2 laps | 4 |
  | 4 | Alberto Ascari | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 72 | + 3 laps | 7 |
  | 5 | Reg Parnell | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 72 | + 3 laps | 9 |
  | 6 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago T26C | 70 | + 5 laps | 14 |
  | 7 | Franco Comotti | Talbot-Lago T26C | 70 | + 5 laps | 10 |
  | 8 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago T26C | 69 | + 6 laps | 16 |
  | 9 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CL | 67 | + 8 laps | 11 |
  | 10 | Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye 135 S | 67 | + 8 laps | 20 |
  | 11 | Leslie Brooke | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 67 | + 8 laps | 18 |
  | NC | B. Bira | Ferrari 125 | 66 | + 9 laps | 15 |
  | Ret | Carlo Felice Trossi Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo 158 | 53 | Supercharger | 2 |
  | Ret | Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari 125 | 51 | Accident | 6 |
  | Ret | Consalvo Sanesi | Alfa Romeo 158 | 42 | Accident | 5 |
  | Ret | Piero Taruffi | Maserati 4CL | 41 | Valve | 13 |
  | Ret | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago T26 | 41 | Cylinder head gasket | 8 |
  | Ret | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Simca-Gordini T15 | 40 | Engine | 19 |
  | Ret | Franco Cortese | Maserati 4CL | 12 | Engine | 12 |
  | Ret | Robert Manzon | Simca-Gordini T15 | 9 | Engine | 17 |
  | DNQ | Charles Pozzi | Talbot-Lago T26SS | | Did not qualify | |
  | DNQ | Nello Pagani | Maserati 4CL | | Did not qualify | |
  | DNQ | Juan Jover | Maserati 4CL | | Did not qualify | |
  | DNQ | Mario Lietti | Talbot-Darracq 700 | | Did not qualify | |
  | DNQ | Dioscoride Lanza | Maserati 4CL | | Did not qualify | |
  | DNQ | Richard Ramseyer | Maserati 4CM | | Did not qualify | |
  | DNQ | Paco Godia | Maserati 4CL | | Did not qualify | |
  | DNQ | Lamberto Grolla | Stanguellini | | Did not qualify | |
  | DNP | John Gordon Bennett | ERA B-Type | | Not present | |
  