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 miles) | ||
| Distance | 64 laps, 500.160 km (310.785 miles) | ||
| 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 edit
Classification edit
Race edit
| 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 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.