1949 Formula One Grand Prix des Frontières

GP Belgium Frontières 5 June 1949 Layout_of_Chimay_Street_Circuit_used_in_Grand_Prix_des_Frontières_(1929-1972).png XVIII Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay, Belgium Temporary street circuit 10.87 km mi on 15 163.04 km mi on Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago 4:32.6 FRA Guy Mairesse FRA Talbot-Lago Lance Macklin GBR Maserati Johnny Claes BEL Talbot-Lago The 18th Grand Prix des Frontières was a Formula One motor race held on 5 June 1949 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by Guy Mairesse in a Talbot-Lago T26C, setting fastest lap also. Lance Macklin finished second in a Maserati 6CM and Johnny Claes was third in another T26C.https://www.oldracingcars.com/f1/results/1949/chimay/ Grand Prix des Frontières 2022-08-18https://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1949/49front.html 1949 Grands Prix 2022-08-18 Classification Race Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired 1 22 FRA Guy Mairesse Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 1:10:10.0, 138.95 kph 2 12 UK Lance Macklin L. Macklin Maserati 6CM +3:37.0 3 4 BEL Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C +4:38.0 4 14 FRA Pierre Meyrat Ecurie Letitia Talbot Spéciale +4:38.2 5 37 FRA "Raph" Ecurie Mundia Course Delahaye 135 +2 laps Ret. 16 FRA Charles Pozzi Ecurie Letitia Talbot Spéciale 6 laps Ret. 2 FRA Havaux Havaux Bugatti Type 49B 2 laps DNS 8 BEL Arthur Legat A. Legat Maserati 6CM DNS 30 BEL Paul Demesse A. Legat Bugatti Type 37A DNA 6 GBR Horace Ripley H.J. Ripley Talbot Driver ill DNA 18 FRA Alexandre Constantin A. Constantin Maserati 8C DNA 20 GBR Pat Garland P.A.T. Garland Talbot-Lago T26C DNA 24 FRA Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C DNA 26 FRA Henri Louveau Ecurie Rosier Talbot Spéciale DNA 29 USA 1911 Alexander Orley A. Orley Veritas-BMW 328 References Grand Prix des Frontières 1949 1949 British Empire Trophy 1949 Albi Grand Prix 1948 Grand Prix des Frontières 1950 Grand Prix des Frontières Category:Grand Prix des Frontières Frontières Frontières Frontières