1948 Stockholm Grand Prix
The 1948 Stockholm Grand Prix was a Grand Prix race held according to the then new Formula Two rules, at Skarpnäck Airfield outside Stockholm on 30 May 1948.[1] It was won by B. Bira in a Simca-Gordini T15 entered by Equipe Gordini.[2] At first he was stripped of his victory. This was due to the start, in which Prince Bertil had provided help by push-starting B. Biras car.[3] First a year later, B. Bira was officially acknowledge winner again.
| 1948 Stockholm Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Skarpnäck Airfield in 1967 showing the track formed from the triangular shape of the three intersecting runways | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 29–30 May 1948 | ||
| Location | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Course | Converted airfield | ||
| Course length | 2.20 km (1.37 mi) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Simca-Gordini | ||
The circuit was 1.37 miles (2.20 km) long and had five turns in an overall triangular shape.[4]
It was the only running of the Stockholm Grand Prix.
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