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1949 Zandvoort Grand Prix

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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 Ferrari
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Reg Parnell Maserati
Time 1:57.8
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Maserati
Third Maserati

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

Report

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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

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

Classification

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Heat 1

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

Heat 2

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

Final

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "II Zandvoort Grand Prix". silhouet.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "LeonardasF1.narod.ru: II Grote Prijs van Zandvoort". leonardasf1.narod.ru. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "VILLORESI WINS AT ZANDVOORT IN THE INEVITABLE FERRARI". Motor Sport. September 1949. p. 358. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "II Zandvoort Grand Prix • STATS F1". statsf1.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "1949 Zandvoort GP - ChicaneF1.com". chicanef1.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. ^ "1949 Zandvoort Grand Prix | Motorsport Database". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.


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