1949 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 19 June 1949 | ||
Official name | XI Grand Prix de Belgique | ||
Location | Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium | ||
Course | Road course | ||
Course length | 14.066 km (8.740 miles) | ||
Distance | 35 laps, 492.322 km (305.915 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Giuseppe Farina | Maserati | |
Time | 5:19.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | Ferrari |
The 1949 Belgian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Spa-Francorchamps on 19 June 1949. The race was won by Louis Rosier driving a Talbot-Lago T26C. [1] [2]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
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1 | 24 | Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 35 | 3:15:17.7 | |
2 | 2 | Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 35 | + 49.1 | 1 |
3 | 4 | Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | 35 | + 4:10.7 | |
4 | 6 | Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 35 | + 5:17.9 | |
5 | 28 | Johnny Claes | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 33 | + 2 Laps | |
6 | 14 | Fred Ashmore | Maserati | 32 | + 3 Laps | |
7 | 18 | Geoffrey Crossley | Alta | 29 | + 6 Laps | |
Ret | 10 | Benedicto Campos | Maserati | 21 | Oil pump | |
Ret | 20 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 19 | Gearbox | 3 |
Ret | 26 | Guy Mairesse | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 16 | Accident | |
Ret | 22 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 11 | Mechanical | |
Ret | 12 | Giuseppe Farina | Maserati | 9 | Accident | |
Ret | 16 | Reg Parnell | Maserati | 7 | Clutch | |
Ret | 8 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 1 | Engine | 2 |
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