1949 Zandvoort Grand Prix

F1 Netherlands Zandvoort II Grote Prijs van Zandvoort Circuit Park Zandvoort-1948.svg 31 July 1949 Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands Permanent racing facility 2.605 4.193 40 104.216 167.720 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Italy Reg Parnell Maserati 1:57.8 United Kingdom Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Italy Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati Switzerland Prince Bira Maserati Thailand The 1949 Zandvoort Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One race held on 31 July 1949 at Circuit Zandvoort. Report 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.https://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1949/49zand.html II Zandvoort Grand Prix silhouet.com 28 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20200220141253/http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1949/49zand.html 20 February 2020 live 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.https://leonardasf1.narod.ru/F1_Challenge/1949/1949_Zandvoort.html LeonardasF1.narod.ru: II Grote Prijs van Zandvoort leonardasf1.narod.ru 28 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20170424063259/http://leonardasf1.narod.ru/F1_Challenge/1949/1949_Zandvoort.html 24 April 2017 live 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.VILLORESI WINS AT ZANDVOORT IN THE INEVITABLE FERRARI Motor Sport 358 September 1949 27 August 2021 https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/september-1949/16/villoresi-wins-at-zandvoort-in-the-inevitable-ferrari Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis 1 ITA Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 2 ITA Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 3 THA Prince Bira Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 4 GBR St John Horsfall P.H. Bell ERA ERA R11B 5 GBR Cuth Harrison Cuth Harrison ERA ERA B 6 BEL Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C 7 GBR David Hampshire David Hampshire ERA ERA R1A 8 GBR Joe Ashmore Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 9 FRA Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C 10 MON Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C 14 ITA Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 15 GBR Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 16 SUI Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 17 GBR Bob Gerard Bob Gerard ERA ERA R14B 18 GBR Peter Whitehead Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 19 FRA Raymond Sommer Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 20 GBR Geoffrey Crossley Alta Works Alta Alta GP 21 FRA Philippe Étancelin Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C 22 GBR Leslie Brooke Leslie Brooke Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 23 FRA Guy Mairesse Ecurie France Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Sources:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1949-hc/grand-prix-60.aspx II Zandvoort Grand Prix • STATS F1 statsf1.com 28 August 2021https://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1949&gp=Zandvoort%20GP&r=1 1949 Zandvoort GP - ChicaneF1.com chicanef1.com 28 August 2021 Classification Heat 1 Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/retired Grid 1 1 ITA Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 25 51:29.2 2 2 2 ITA Giuseppe Farina Maserati 25 +20.6 1 3 3 THA Prince Bira Maserati 25 +1:11.7 5 4 9 FRA Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 25 +1:33.8 4 5 5 GBR Cuth Harrison ERA 24 +1 lap 3 6 4 GBR St John Horsfall ERA 24 +1 lap 7 7 6 BEL Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago ? 6 8 7 GBR David Hampshire ERA ? 8 Sources: Heat 2 Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/retired Grid 1 15 GBR Reg Parnell Maserati 25 52:30.2 3 2 14 ITA Alberto Ascari Ferrari 25 +10.7 1 3 16 SUI Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 25 +10.9 4 4 21 FRA Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago 25 +1:11.2 2 5 17 GBR Bob Gerard ERA 24 +1 lap 6 6 20 GBR Geoffrey Crossley Alta 22 +3 laps 8 Ret 19 FRA Raymond Sommer Simca Gordini ? Throttle 7 Ret 18 GBR Peter Whitehead Ferrari ? Magneto 5 Sources: Final Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/retired Grid 1 1 ITA Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 40 1:21.06.9 1 2 16 SUI Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 40 +30.3 3 3 THA Prince Bira Maserati 40 +41.9 4 2 ITA Giuseppe Farina Maserati 40 +1:23.7 5 21 FRA Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago 40 +1:52.7 6 15 GBR Reg Parnell Maserati 40 +2:00.3 2/3 7 17 GBR Bob Gerard ERA 39 +1 lap 8 9 FRA Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 39 +1 lap 9 6 BEL Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago 38 +2 laps 10 7 GBR David Hampshire ERA 35 +5 laps Ret 14 ITA Alberto Ascari Ferrari 34 Wheel lost 2/3 Ret 5 GBR Cuth Harrison ERA 26 Mechanical Ret 20 GBR George Abecassis Alta 24 Overheating DNS 4 GBR St John Horsfall ERA Engine DNQ 19 FRA Raymond Sommer Simca Gordini Ret Heat 2 DNQ 18 GBR Peter Whitehead Ferrari Ret Heat 2 DNA 8 GBR Joe Ashmore Maserati DNA 10 MON Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago DNA 22 GBR Leslie Brooke Maserati DNA 23 FRA Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago Sources:https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1949-zandvoort-grand-prix/ 1949 Zandvoort Grand Prix Motorsport Database motorsportmagazine.com 28 August 2021 References Zandvoort Grand Prix 1949 1949 French Grand Prix 1949 BRDC International Trophy 1948 Zandvoort Grand Prix NoneNext race at the Circuit Zandvoort: 1950 Dutch Grand Prix Zandvoort Grand Prix Category:Dutch Grand Prix Zandvoort Grand Prix Category:July 1949 in Europe Category:Zandvoort