1949 French Grand Prix

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]

1949 French Grand Prix
Race details
Date 17 July 1949
Official name VI Grand Prix de France
Location Reims
Course Reims-Gueux
Course length 7.815 km (4.856 mi)
Distance 64 laps, 500.160 km (310.785 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 2:42.0
Fastest lap
Driver Peter Whitehead Ferrari
Time 2:46.2
Podium
First
Talbot-Lago-Talbot
Second
Maserati
Third
Ferrari

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

Classification

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGrid
1 6 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 64 3:06:33.7
2 30 B. Bira Maserati 64 + 17.6
3 24 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 64 + 48.5
4 10 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 64 + 56.7 3
5 2 Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot 61 + 3 Laps
6 16 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 58 + 6 Laps
NC 14 Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago-Talbot 48 Not classified
Ret 12 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 39 Mechanical
Ret 36 Benedicto Campos Maserati 32 Valve
Ret 8 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 30 Engine
Ret 4 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 26 Engine
Ret 34 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 24 Throttle 2
Ret 38 Reg Parnell Maserati 21 Engine
Ret 18 George Abecassis Alta 17 Gearbox
Ret 40 David Murray Maserati 13 Engine
Ret 28 Giuseppe Farina Talbot-Lago-Talbot 11 Gearbox
Ret 20 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 4 Brakes 1
WD 22 Alberto Ascari Ferrari
WD 26 Luigi Fagioli Talbot-Lago-Talbot
WD 32 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.
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