1949 Zandvoort Grand Prix

1949 Zandvoort Grand Prix
1949 Zandvoort Grand Prix
Race details
Date	31 July 1949
Official name	II Grote Prijs van Zandvoort
Location	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.193 km (2.605 miles)
Distance	40 laps, 167.720 km (104.216 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Luigi Villoresi ;
Fastest lap
Driver	Reg Parnell
Time	1:57.8
Podium
First	Luigi Villoresi ;
Second	Emmanuel de Graffenried ;
Third	Prince Bira ;

Last updated January 17, 2025

The 1949 Zandvoort Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One race held on 31 July 1949 at Circuit Zandvoort.

Report

The event consisted of two 25-lap heats and a 40-lap final. The cars were split based on their racing numbers, the lower numbers (1–9) competing in Heat 1 and the higher numbers (14–21) in Heat 2. A qualifying session determined the grid for each heat.

Giuseppe Farina secured pole position for Heat 1 at 1:54.8, the fastest time of the weekend. However, Luigi Villoresi beat him at the start and took the heat unchallenged, setting the fastest lap at 1:59.3.^[1] Farina could not challenge due to a misfire, but still finished second. Reigning race winner Prince Bira was third. St John Horsfall finished sixth but chose not to start the final due to a stiff piston.

Alberto Ascari secured pole position for Heat 2 at 1:55.0. Reg Parnell led the first lap but Ascari retook the lead and steadily pulled away. The race complexion changed in the middle phase: heavy rain began to fall, which better suited Parnell, and at the same time Ascari developed minor engine issues. Parnell closed a 23-second gap to Ascari and won the heat. Ascari set the fastest lap at 2:01. Geoffrey Crossley finished sixth; he handed his Alta over to George Abecassis for the final.^[2] Peter Whitehead retired with a broken magneto and Raymond Sommer suffered a broken throttle control.

The final was hotly contested between Ascari and Villoresi, the two Ferrari drivers trading the lead until lap 34 when a wheel fell off Ascari's car. Farina and Parnell had jumped the start and were handed a one-minute post-race time penalty after respectively finishing second and fifth on the road.^[3]

Entries

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis
1	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125
2	Giuseppe Farina	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
3	Prince Bira	Scuderia Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
4	St John Horsfall	P.H. Bell	ERA	ERA R11B
5	Cuth Harrison	Cuth Harrison	ERA	ERA B
6	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C
7	David Hampshire	David Hampshire	ERA	ERA R1A
8	Joe Ashmore	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
9	Louis Rosier	Ecurie Rosier	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C
10	Louis Chiron	Ecurie France	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C
14	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125
15	Reg Parnell	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
16	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Scuderia Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
17	Bob Gerard	Bob Gerard	ERA	ERA R14B
18	Peter Whitehead	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125
19	Raymond Sommer	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini	Simca-Gordini T15
20	Geoffrey Crossley	Alta Works	Alta	Alta GP
21	Philippe Étancelin	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C
22	Leslie Brooke	Leslie Brooke	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48
23	Guy Mairesse	Ecurie France	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C
Sources:^[4]^[5]

Classification

Heat 1

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/retired	Grid
1	1	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	25	51:29.2	2
2	2	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati	25	+20.6	1
3	3	Prince Bira	Maserati	25	+1:11.7	5
4	9	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago	25	+1:33.8	4
5	5	Cuth Harrison	ERA	24	+1 lap	3
6	4	St John Horsfall	ERA	24	+1 lap	7
7	6	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago	?		6
8	7	David Hampshire	ERA	?		8
Sources:^[1]^[3]

Heat 2

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/retired	Grid
1	15	Reg Parnell	Maserati	25	52:30.2	3
2	14	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	25	+10.7	1
3	16	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	25	+10.9	4
4	21	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	25	+1:11.2	2
5	17	Bob Gerard	ERA	24	+1 lap	6
6	20	Geoffrey Crossley	Alta	22	+3 laps	8
Ret	19	Raymond Sommer	Simca Gordini	?	Throttle	7
Ret	18	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	?	Magneto	5
Sources:^[1]^[3]

Final

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/retired	Grid
1	1	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	40	1:21.06.9	1
2	16	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	40	+30.3
3	3	Prince Bira	Maserati	40	+41.9
4	2	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati	40	+1:23.7
5	21	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago	40	+1:52.7
6	15	Reg Parnell	Maserati	40	+2:00.3	2/3
7	17	Bob Gerard	ERA	39	+1 lap
8	9	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago	39	+1 lap
9	6	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago	38	+2 laps
10	7	David Hampshire	ERA	35	+5 laps
Ret	14	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	34	Wheel lost	2/3
Ret	5	Cuth Harrison	ERA	26	Mechanical
Ret	20	George Abecassis	Alta	24	Overheating
DNS	4	St John Horsfall	ERA		Engine
DNQ	19	Raymond Sommer	Simca Gordini		Ret Heat 2
DNQ	18	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari		Ret Heat 2
DNA	8	Joe Ashmore	Maserati
DNA	10	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago
DNA	22	Leslie Brooke	Maserati
DNA	23	Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago
Sources:^[4]^[5]^[1]^[3]^[6]

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