1949 French Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Grand Prix season | |||
 | |||
| Date | 17 July 1949 | ||
| Official name | XXXVI Grand Prix de l'ACF | ||
| 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 | ||
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]
Entries
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ STATS F1 • VI Grand Prix de France. Statsf1.com (17 July 1949). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
- ↑ 1949 Grand Prix de France. Silhouet.com (17 July 1949). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
| Grand Prix Race | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: 1949 Swiss Grand Prix |
1949 Grand Prix season Grandes Épreuves |
Next race: 1949 Italian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1948 French Grand Prix |
French Grand Prix | Next race: 1950 French Grand Prix |
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