2nd Grand Prix Des Nations
FIA Formula 1, non championship race, Circuit des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland – May 2, 1948
80 laps of the urban race-track (short version) 2,900 m (1.8 mi) or 236 km (147 mi), at an average speed of 98.18 km/h (61.01 mph).
| Position | Pilot | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giuseppe Farina | Maserati 4CLT |
| 2 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CL |
| 3 | Raymond Sommer | Ferrari 166SC |
| 4 | Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye 135S |
| 5 | Henri Louveau | Delage D6.70 |
| 6 | Clemar Bucci | Maserati 4CL |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Wimille | Simca-Gordini T15 |
| DNF | Charles Pozzi | Talbot-Lago T150C |
| DNF | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago 150SS |
| DNF | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago 150C |
| DNF | Nello Pagani | Maserati 4CL |
| DNF | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 4CL |
| DNF | Luigi Fagioli | Maserati 4CL |
| DNF | Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini T15 |
| DNF | Prince Bira | Maserati 4CL |
| DNF | Richard Ramseyer | Maserati 4CL |
| DNF | Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago T26 SS |
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