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 | |||
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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 miles) | ||
Distance | 64 laps, 500.160 km (310.785 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 2:42.0 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Time | 2:46.2 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | ||
Second | Maserati | ||
Third | Ferrari |
Entries
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editPos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
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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
edit- ^ 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.