1949 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix

1949 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix
1949 Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix
Race details
Date	27 March 1949
Official name	X Grande Prêmio da Cidade de Rio de Janeiro
Location	Gávea, Rio de Janeiro
Course	Temporary road circuit
Course length	10.78 km (6.70 mi)
Distance	15 laps, 161.64 km (100.44 mi)
Fastest lap
Driver	Chico Landi
Time	7:39.6
Podium
First	Luigi Villoresi;
Second	Giuseppe Farina;
Third	Francisco Marques;

The X Grande Prêmio da Cidade de Rio de Janeiro was a Grand Prix motor race held at Gávea, Rio de Janeiro on 27 March 1949. The race was held over 15 laps and was won by Luigi Villoresi in a Maserati 4CLT. Chico Landi in a Maserati 4CL set fastest lap but retired after an accident.^[1]

Classification edit

Pos	Driver	Car	Time/Retired
1	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati 4CLT	1:57:17.3, 82.806kph
2	Giuseppe Farina	Ferrari 125 C	+42.0s
3	Francisco Marques	Maserati 4CL	+6:01.3
4	Aloísio Fontenelle	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300	+7:29.4
5	Henrique Casini	Alfa Romeo	+1 lap
6	Annuar de Góes Daquer	Maserati	+2 laps
Ret.	Domingo Lopes	Bugatti	9 laps, accident
Ret.	Chico Landi	Maserati 4CL	7 laps, accident
Ret.	Alberto Ascari	Maserati 4CLT	Accident
Ret.	Benedicto Lopes	Bugatti
	Antônio Fernandes da Silva	Maserati
	Carlos Barbosa	Maserati
	Nino Stefanini	Bugatti
	Rodrigo Miranda	Maserati

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