The 1948 San Remo Grand Prix was a non-Championship

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motor race held on 27 June 1948 at the Autodromo di Ospedaletti, in

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. It was the 8th race of the 1948 Grand Prix season. The race, contested over 85 laps, was won by

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in a

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, starting from pole position.

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finished second also in a

and

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third, driving a Maserati 4CL 1502.

Classification

References

Ospedaletti Circuit blog 1948
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1947 San Remo Grand Prix The 2nd San Remo Grand Prix was held on April 13, 1947, for International Sports Cars at the 2.62 km Ospedaletti short circuit (clockwise). Racing was scheduled for 750cc (S750), 1100cc (S1.1) and 1100cc+ (S+1.1) class categories in three se ...

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1949 San Remo Grand Prix The 1949 San Remo Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at San Remo on 3 April 1949. The race, held over two heats, was won by Juan Manuel Fangio. Entries Classification First heat Second heat Aggregate References {{Grand Prix r ...

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