1949 French Grand Prix

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1949 French Grand Prix
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Race details
Date17 July 1949
Official name VI Grand Prix de France
Location Reims
Course Reims-Gueux
Course length 7.815 km (4.856 miles)
Distance 64 laps, 500.160 km (310.785 miles)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 2:42.0
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Whitehead Ferrari
Time 2:46.2
Podium
First Talbot-Lago-Talbot
Second Maserati
Third Ferrari

The 1949 French Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Reims on 17 July 1949. The race was won by Louis Chiron, who was driving a Talbot-Lago T26C. [1] [2]

Contents

Entries

NoDriverEntrantConstructorChassisEngine
2 Flag of France.svg Raymond Sommer Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
4 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
6 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron SFACS Ecurie France Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
8 Flag of France.svg Yves Giraud-Cabantous Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
10 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
12 Flag of France.svg Pierre Levegh Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
14 Flag of France.svg Georges Grignard Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
16 Flag of France.svg Eugène Chaboud Ecurie Lutetia Delahaye Delahaye 135 Delahaye V12
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Abecassis HW Motors Alta Alta GP Alta L4
20 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12
22 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Whitehead Private Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s
26 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Fagioli Luigi Platé Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago 700 Talbot L6
28 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Farina Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
30 Flag of Thailand.svg B. Bira Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
32 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
34 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Squadra Argentina Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4
36 Flag of Argentina.svg Benedicto Campos Squadra Argentina Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4
38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4
40 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Murray Private Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati L4

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGrid
16 Flag of Monaco.svg Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 643:06:33.7
230 Flag of Thailand.svg B. Bira Maserati 64+ 17.6
324 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Whitehead Ferrari 64+ 48.5
410 Flag of France.svg Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 64+ 56.73
52 Flag of France.svg Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot 61+ 3 Laps4
616 Flag of France.svg Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 58+ 6 Laps
NC14 Flag of France.svg Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago-Talbot 48Not classified
Ret12 Flag of France.svg Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 39Mechanical
Ret36 Flag of Argentina.svg Benedicto Campos Maserati 32Valve7
Ret8 Flag of France.svg Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 30Engine
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 26Engine5
Ret34 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 24Throttle2
Ret38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reg Parnell Maserati 21Engine
Ret18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Abecassis Alta 17Gearbox
Ret40 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Murray Maserati 13Engine
Ret28 Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Farina Talbot-Lago-Talbot 11Gearbox6
Ret20 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 4Brakes1
WD22 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Ascari Ferrari
WD26 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Fagioli Talbot-Lago-Talbot
WD32 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati

References

  1. STATS F1 • VI Grand Prix de France. Statsf1.com (17 July 1949). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
  2. 1949 Grand Prix de France. Silhouet.com (17 July 1949). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.