1948 Salon Grand Prix
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Date
10 October 1948
Official name
IV Grand Prix du Salon
Course
Permanent racing facility
| 1948 Salon Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 10 October 1948 | ||
| Official name | IV Grand Prix du Salon | ||
| Location | Montlhéry, Paris | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 6.25 km (3.88 mi) | ||
| Distance | 48 laps, 300.00 km (186.41 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | ERA | ||
| Time | not known | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 B. Bira | Maserati | |
| Time | 2:25.9 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Second | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Third | Talbot-Lago | ||
The 4th Grand Prix du Salon was a Formula One motor race held on 30 May 1948 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, in Montlhéry near Paris.
The 48-lap race was won by Talbot-Lago driver Louis Rosier. Pierre Levegh and Yves Giraud-Cabantous were second and third, also driving Talbot-Lagos. ERA driver Leslie Johnson started from pole but failed to finish, as did B. Bira who set fastest lap in a Maserati.[1][2]
