1948 Garda Grand Prix
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Date
24 October 1948
Official name
Circuito del Garda
Location
Circuito del Garda, Salò, Italy
Course
Temporary road circuit
| 1948 Garda Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 24 October 1948 | ||
| Official name | Circuito del Garda | ||
| Location | Circuito del Garda, Salò, Italy | ||
| Course | Temporary road circuit | ||
| Course length | 16.37 km (10.17 mi) | ||
| Distance | 18 laps, 294.71 km (183.12 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 8:05.8 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Giuseppe Farina | Ferrari | |
| Time | 8:09.4 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Maserati | ||
The 1948 Circuito del Garda was a motor race for Formula One cars held at Circuito del Garda, Salò on 24 October 1948. Giuseppe Farina won the race in a Ferrari 125, the first Grand Prix win for a purpose-built single-seater Ferrari. Farina also qualified on pole position and set fastest lap. Bruno Sterzi was second in a privately entered Ferrari 166 S and Luigi Villoresi third in a Maserati 4CLT/48.[1][2][3]
