1949 Roussillon Grand Prix

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1949 Roussillon Grand Prix
Circuit des platanes Perpignan.JPG
Race details
Date8 May 1949
Official name IV Grand Prix du Roussillon
Location Perpignan, France
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.538 km (1.577 miles)
Distance 2x50 laps, 253.800 km (157.704 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati 4CLT/48
Time 1:27.9
Grid positions set by heat results
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Thailand.svg Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48
Time 1:27.3
Podium
First Maserati 4CLT/48
Second Maserati 4CLT/48
Third Maserati 4CLT/48

The 1949 Roussillon Grand Prix (formally the IV Grand Prix du Roussillon) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Circuit des Platanes de Perpignan on 8 May 1949. The Grand Prix was raced in two 50 laps sessions, with the final standing given by the addition of the two results.

Contents

Entry list

Juan Manuel Fangio is on a two victory in a row (San Remo and Pau) for his first racing season in Europe. Henri Louveau share during the races his Delage 3000 n°22 with Francisco Godia Sales. Eugène Martin wasn't present despite his commitment.

NoDriverEntrantCarEngineChassisQual.
2 Flag of France.svg Raymond Sommer Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini T11 Gordini 0006GC5
4 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Squadra Argentina Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CL 2
6 Flag of Argentina.svg Benedicto Campos Squadra Argentina Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CL 4
8 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CL 3
10 Flag of Thailand.svg Prince Bira Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CL 1
12 Flag of Switzerland.svg Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CL 8
14 Flag of Italy.svg Nello Pagani Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL 9
16 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini T15 Gordini 0011GC6
18 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini T11 Gordini 0004GC7
20 Flag of France.svg Eugène Martin Eugène Martin Jicey-BMW BMW 328 DNA
22 Flag of France.svg Henri Louveau
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Francisco Godia Sales
Henri Louveau Delage 3000 Delage D6 88000411
24 Flag of France.svg Pierre Levegh Pierre Bouillin Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 11000510

Qualifying

Pos [1] NoDriverCarTime
110 Flag of Thailand.svg Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48 1.27.9
24 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 4CLT/48 1.29.2
38 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CLT/48 1.29.5
46 Flag of Argentina.svg Benedicto Campos Maserati 4CLT/48  ?
52 Flag of France.svg Raymond Sommer Simca Gordini T11  ?
616 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Simca Gordini T15 1.31.3
718 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Simca Gordini T11 1.32.6
812 Flag of Switzerland.svg Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CLT/48 1.32.6
914 Flag of Italy.svg Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 1.34.0
1024 Flag of France.svg Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 1.35.3
1122 Flag of France.svg Henri Louveau Delage 3000 1.35.5

Classification

The heat 1 saw Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Villoresi fight for the first position but the Italian driver entered the pits to repair an oil pump problem. Luigi Villoresi lost 5 laps and Juan Manual Fangio finished the 50 laps first with 25 seconds ahead of Prince Bira.

In the second heat, Prince Bira took the lead immediately over Juan Manuel Fangio who kept a close gap with the Siam driver. Prince Bira who needed to distance the Argentine attack and realized the fastest lap was 1:27.3 and won Heat 2 with less than a second ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio, Luigi Villoresi finished third.

Juan Manuel Fangio won the Grand Prix. It was his third of four consecutive wins in France. Prince Bira finished second and Argentine Benedicto Campos third. Fangio won his third victory in a row in Grand Prix motor racing.

Heat 1

Pos
[1] [2] [3] [4]
NoDriverCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid
14 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 4CLT/48 501:17:06.8 (98.75 km/h)2
210 Flag of Thailand.svg Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48 501:17:31.91
36 Flag of Argentina.svg Benedicto Campos Maserati 4CLT/48 49+1 lap4
412 Flag of Switzerland.svg Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CLT/48 49+1 lap8
518 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Simca Gordini T11 49+1 lap7
614 Flag of Italy.svg Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 48+2 laps9
724 Flag of France.svg Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 46+4 laps10
816 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Simca Gordini T15 45+5 laps6
98 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CLT/48 45+5 laps3
1022 Flag of France.svg Henri Louveau Delage 3000 44+6 laps11
Ret2 Flag of France.svg Raymond Sommer Simca Gordini T11 2Crash5

Heat 2

Pos
[1] [2] [3] [4]
NoDriverCarLapsTime/RetiredGrid
110 Flag of Thailand.svg Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48 501:16:09.4 (99.36 km/h)2
24 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 4CLT/48 501:16:09.91
38 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CLT/48 501:17:14.19
46 Flag of Argentina.svg Benedicto Campos Maserati 4CLT/48 49+1 lap3
512 Flag of Switzerland.svg Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CLT/48 48+2 laps4
624 Flag of France.svg Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 47+3 laps7
716 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Simca Gordini T15 46+4 laps8
814 Flag of Italy.svg Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 46+4 laps6
922 Flag of France.svg Henri Louveau
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Francisco Godia Sales
Delage 3000 44+6 laps10
Ret18 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Simca Gordini T11 24Ret5

Aggregate final standing

Pos
[1] [2] [3] [4]
NoDriverCarLapsTime/Retired
14 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 4CLT/48 1002.33'16.7 (99.36 km/h)
210 Flag of Thailand.svg Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48 100*2.33'41.3
36 Flag of Argentina.svg Benedicto Campos Maserati 4CLT/48 98+2 laps
412 Flag of Switzerland.svg Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CLT/48 97+3 laps
514 Flag of Italy.svg Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 94+6 laps
68 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CLT/48 93+7 laps
724 Flag of France.svg Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 93+7 laps
816 Flag of France.svg Maurice Trintignant Simca Gordini T15 91+9 laps
922 Flag of France.svg Henri Louveau
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Francisco Godia Sales
Delage 3000 88+12 laps
nc18 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Simca Gordini T11 73Ret
nc2 Flag of France.svg Raymond Sommer Simca Gordini T11 2Crash

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