The 10th British Empire Trophy was a Formula One motor race held on 25 May 1948 at the Douglas Circuit, in Douglas, Isle of Man.
Summary
The 36-lap race was won by ERA driver Geoffrey Ansell. David Hampshire finished second in a Delage, and Leslie Brooke was third in an ERA. Bob Gerard started from pole position in his ERA but retired with brake problems. Reg Parnell (Maserati) and Leslie Johnson (ERA) set joint fastest lap.
Reg Parnell led from half-distance, having overtaken Bob Ansell, and was leading into the final lap, but the pump on his auxiliary fuel tank failed, and the Maserati rolled to a halt; attempts to float the fuel included pouring beer into the auxiliary tank, but all was to no avail, and Geoffrey Ansell swept past for the victory.
Results Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid 1 10 Geoffrey Ansell Geoffrey Ansell ERA B-Type 2:03:45, 108.93kph 6 2 12 David Hampshire Joe Ashmore Delage 158L +43s 11 3 16 Leslie Brooke Leslie Brooke ERA B-Type +1:34 7 4 22 Cuth Harrison T.C. Harrison ERA B-Type +1 lap 15 5 24 Leslie Johnson Leslie Johnson ERA E-Type +2 laps 24 6 4 Gordon Watson Gordon Watson Alta +3 laps 21 7 52 Guy Jason-Henry Selbourne Mayfair Delahaye 135S +4 laps 18 8 6 Michael Chorlton Michael Chorlton Bugatti Type 51A +6 laps 22 9 42 Archie Baring A.A. Baring Maserati 6CM +12 laps 17 Ret 40 Reg Parnell Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL 35 laps, out of fuel 2 Ret 38 Bob Ansell Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL 28 laps, brakes 4 Ret 14 John Bolster P.H. Bell ERA B-Type 25 laps, half-shaft 9 Ret 26 Raymond Mays Raymond Mays ERA B-Type 21 laps, supercharger 5 Ret 50 Tony Rolt A.P.R. Rolt Alfa Romeo Tipo B 12 laps, rear axle 3 Ret 54 Paul Emery Emeryson Cars Emeryson-Duesenberg 12 laps, transmission 8 Ret 48 Roy Salvadori Roy Salvadori Maserati 4CM 10 laps, valve 20 Ret 20 Bob Gerard Bob Gerard ERA B-Type 9 laps, accident 1 Ret 30 Wilkie Wilkinson Reg Parnell ERA E-Type 5 laps, connecting rod 13 Ret 32 Peter Walker Peter Walker ERA B-Type 4 laps, engine 19 Ret 36 Duncan Hamilton George Abecassis Maserati 6CM 4 laps, accident 10 Ret 2 George Abecassis George Abecassis Alta GP 2 laps, gearbox 12 DNS 18 Sheila Darbishire Sheila Darbishire ERA B-Type 23 DNS 40 Fred Ashmore Reg Parnell Maserati 4CL car driven by Parnell 14 DNS 44 John Gordon John Gordon Maserati 6CM 16
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