Tags: Grand Prix.
The 1948 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held in Monte Carlo on 16 May 1948.The first event under a new formula 1½ litres supercharged or 4½ litres naturally aspirated it featured a motley crowd of marques. Jean-Pierre Wimille’s 1430 cc (87 cu in) Simca-Gordini took an early lead but was overwhelmed by the Maserati 4CLs of Giuseppe Farina and then Luigi Villoresi. Farina would take the win.