1949 Swiss Grand Prix

GP Swiss 3 July 1949 IX Grand Prix de Suisse Switzerland Circuit Bremgarten, Bern Permanent racing facility 4.523 7,280 Circuit_Bremgarten.svg 40 180.951 291,200 Giuseppe Farina Maserati Italy 2:50.4 Giuseppe Farina Maserati 2:52.2 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Italy Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot France The 1949 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Bremgarten on 3 July 1949. The race was won by Alberto Ascari driving a Ferrari 125. Ascari's team mate Luigi Villoresi was second and Raymond Sommer was third in a Talbot-Lago T26C. Giuseppe Farina set pole and fastest lap in his Maserati 4CLT/48 but retired with mechanical problems.http://www.statsf1.com/en/1949-hc/grand-prix-57.aspx IX Grand Prix de Suisse • STATS F1http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1949/49ch.html 1949 Grand Prix de Suissehttps://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1949-swiss-grand-prix/ 1949 Swiss Grand Prix 2022-12-02 Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine 2 Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 8 France Philippe Étancelin Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 12 France Georges Grignard Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 14 France Pierre Levegh Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 16 France Louis Rosier Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 18 France Raymond Sommer Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 20 Italy Giuseppe Farina Private Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 22 Thailand B. Bira Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 24 Switzerland Frank Séchehaye Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 26 Italy Clemente Biondetti Luigi Platé Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago 700 Talbot L8s 28 UK Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 30 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s 34 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s 36 UK Peter Whitehead Private Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s 38 Switzerland Antonio Branca Private Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati L4s 42 Switzerland Alfred Dattner Private Simca Gordini Simca Gordini T11 Gordini L4 44 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Private Simca Gordini Simca Gordini T11 Gordini L4 46 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Private Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 48 USA 1912 Harry Schell Horschell Racing Corp Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 50 UK Fred Ashmore Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s19 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 20 Italy Giuseppe Farina Maserati 2:50.4 – 2 22 Thailand B. Bira Maserati 2:53.2 + 2.8 3 30 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:54.7 + 4.3 4 18 FRA Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago 2:55.7 + 5.3 5 46 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 2:57.5 + 7.1 6 8 FRA Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago 2:59.6 + 9.2 7 16 FRA Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 2:59.6 + 9.2 8 28 GBR Reg Parnell Maserati 3:00.2 + 9.8 9 34 ITA Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 3:00.8 + 10.4 10 38 CH Antonio Branca Maserati 3:06.9 + 16.5 11 12 FRA Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago 3:08.0 + 17.6 12 36 GBR Peter Whitehead Ferrari 3:10.1 + 19.7 13 2 BEL Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago 3:11.0 + 20.6 14 50 GBR Fred Ashmore Maserati 3:11.0 + 20.6 15 14 FRA Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago 3:12.7 + 22.3 16 44 CH Rudi Fischer Simca Gordini 3:16.6 + 26.2 17 48 USA 1911 Harry Schell Talbot-Lago 3:30.6 + 40.2 18 24 CH Frank Séchehaye Maserati 3:33.2 + 42.8 19 26 ITA Clemente Biondetti Talbot-Lago 3:41.4 + 51.0 20 42 CH Alfred Dattner Simca Gordini 3:52.8 + 1:02.4 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired 1 30 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 40 1:59:24.6 2 34 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 40 + 56.6 3 18 France Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot 40 + 1:06.7 4 8 France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 40 + 1:43.3 5 22 Thailand B. Bira Maserati 40 + 2:06.7 6 16 France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 40 + 2:28.3 7 46 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 39 + 1 Lap 8 28 UK Reg Parnell Maserati 39 + 1 Lap 9 36 UK Peter Whitehead Ferrari 39 + 1 Lap 10 14 France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 38 + 2 Laps 11 50 UK Fred Ashmore Maserati 38 + 2 Laps 12 12 France Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago-Talbot 38 + 2 Laps 13 2 Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 38 + 2 Laps 14 38 Switzerland Antonio Branca Maserati 37 + 3 Laps 15 44 Switzerland Rudi Fischer Simca Gordini 36 + 4 Laps 16 48 USA 1912 Harry Schell Talbot-Lago-Talbot 34 + 6 Laps 17 42 Switzerland Alfred Dattner Simca Gordini 31 + 9 Laps Ret 20 Italy Giuseppe Farina Maserati 13 Oil pressure Ret 24 Switzerland Frank Séchehaye Maserati 10 Gearbox Ret 26 Italy Clemente Biondetti Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2 Brakes References Swiss Grand Prix 1949 1949 Belgian Grand Prix 1949 French Grand Prix 1948 Swiss Grand Prix 1950 Swiss Grand Prix Category:Swiss Grand Prix Grand Prix Swiss