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1949 French Grand Prix
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | GP |
| Grand Prix | French |
| Date | 17 July |
| Year | 1949 |
| Official name | VI Grand Prix de France |
| Country | France |
| Image | Circuit-Reims-Gueux-1926.png |
| Location | Reims |
| Course | Reims-Gueux |
| Course_mi | 4.856 |
| Course_km | 7.815 |
| Distance_laps | 64 |
| Distance_mi | 310.785 |
| Distance_km | 500.160 |
| Pole_Driver | Luigi Villoresi |
| Pole_Team | Ferrari |
| Pole_Country | Italy |
| Pole_Time | 2:42.0 |
| Fast_Driver | Peter Whitehead |
| Fast_Team | Ferrari |
| Fast_Time | 2:46.2 |
| Fast_Country | United Kingdom |
| First_Driver | Louis Chiron |
| First_Team | Talbot-Lago-Talbot |
| First_Country | Monaco |
| Second_Driver | B. Bira |
| Second_Team | Maserati |
| Second_Country | Thailand |
| Third_Driver | Peter Whitehead |
| Third_Team | Ferrari |
| Third_Country | United Kingdom |
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.
Entries
| No | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France Raymond Sommer | Private | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T26C | Talbot L6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| France Philippe Étancelin | Private | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T26C | Talbot L6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Monaco Louis Chiron | SFACS Ecurie France | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T26C | Talbot L6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| France Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Private | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T26C | Talbot L6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| France Louis Rosier | Private | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T26C | Talbot L6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| France Pierre Levegh | Private | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T26C | Talbot L6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| France Georges Grignard | Private | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T26C | Talbot L6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| France Eugène Chaboud | Ecurie Lutetia | Delahaye | Delahaye 135 | Delahaye V12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UK George Abecassis | HW Motors | Alta | Alta GP | Alta L4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari 125 | Ferrari V12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Alberto Ascari | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari 125 | Ferrari V12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Peter Whitehead | Private | Ferrari | Ferrari 125 | Ferrari V12s | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Luigi Fagioli | Luigi Platé | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago 700 | Talbot L6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy Giuseppe Farina | Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA | Talbot-Lago | Talbot-Lago T26C | Talbot L6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand B. Bira | Scuderia Enrico Platé | Maserati | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati L4s | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried | Scuderia Enrico Platé | Maserati | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati L4s | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio | Squadra Argentina | Maserati | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati L4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina Benedicto Campos | Squadra Argentina | Maserati | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati L4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Reg Parnell | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati L4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UK David Murray | Private | Maserati | Maserati 4CL | Maserati L4 |
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | NC | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | WD | WD | WD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Monaco Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 64 | 3:06:33.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Thailand B. Bira | Maserati | 64 | + 17.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | UK Peter Whitehead | Ferrari | 64 | + 48.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | France Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 64 | + 56.7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | France Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 61 | + 3 Laps | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | France Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye | 58 | + 6 Laps | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | France Georges Grignard | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 48 | Not classified | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | France Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 39 | Mechanical | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Argentina Benedicto Campos | Maserati | 32 | Valve | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | France Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 30 | Engine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | France Philippe Étancelin | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 26 | Engine | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati | 24 | Throttle | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | UK Reg Parnell | Maserati | 21 | Engine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | UK George Abecassis | Alta | 17 | Gearbox | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | UK David Murray | Maserati | 13 | Engine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Italy Giuseppe Farina | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 11 | Gearbox | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Italy Luigi Villoresi | Ferrari | 4 | Brakes | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Italy Alberto Ascari | Ferrari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Italy Luigi Fagioli | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati |
References
|Previous_year's_race = 1948 French Grand Prix |Next_year's_race = 1950 French Grand Prix
References
- [http://www.statsf1.com/en/1949-hc/grand-prix-59.aspx STATS F1 • VI Grand Prix de France]. Statsf1.com (17 July 1949). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
- [http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1949/49f.html 1949 Grand Prix de France]. Silhouet.com (17 July 1949). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
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