1949 Albi Grand Prix

GP FRA Albi Albi track.jpg Circuit Les Planques 10 July 1949 XI Grand Prix de l'Albigeois Albi, France Circuit Les Planques 8.880 km mi on 34 301.94 km mi on Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati True ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 3:14.4 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati ARG B. Bira Maserati Siam Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago FRA The 11th Grand Prix de l'Albigeois was a Formula One motor race held on 10 July 1949. The race was preceded by a 5 lap heat, which determined the grid positions for the 34 lap final. The winner was Juan Manuel Fangio in a Maserati 4CLT; he also won the heat and set fastest lap. B. Bira finished second in another 4CLT and Louis Rosier came in third in a Talbot-Lago T26C.https://www.oldracingcars.com/f1/results/1949/albi/ Grand Prix d'Albi 2022-08-17http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1949/49albi.html 1949 Grands Prix 2022-08-17 Results Heat Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car Time 1 8 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Automóvil Club Argentino Maserati 4CLT/48 16:20.4, 163.13kph 2 12 ITA Giuseppe Farina G. Farina Maserati 4CLT/48 +24.4s 3 6 FRA Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C +29.2s 4 16 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +30.0s 5 10 ARG Benedicto Campos Automóvil Club Argentino Maserati 4CLT/48 +48.9s 6 28 FRA Guy Mairesse Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C +1:40.4 7 18 BEL Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C +1:41.5 8 40USA 1911 Harry Schell Horschell Racing Corporation Talbot-Lago T26C +2:18.8 9 26 GBR Leslie Brooke H. L. Brooke Maserati 4CLT/48 +2:22.8 10 44 FRA "Raph" Ecurie Mundia Course Delahaye 135 11 2 FRA Raymond Sommer R. Sommer Talbot-Lago T26C 12 32 GBR David Murray D. Murray Maserati 4CL 13 30 GBR David Hampshire D.A. Hampshire ERA B-Type Ret. 20 GBR Reg Parnell R. Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 5 laps, valves Ret. 14 Siam B. Bira Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 4 laps, supercharger Ret. 22 GBR Fred Ashmore R. Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 1 lap, oil pressure DNA 4 FRA Philippe Étancelin P. Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C DNA 24 MON Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C DNA 34 FRA Jean Behra Ecurie Dimiex Maserati 6C-34 DNA 36 FRA Georges Houel Ecurie Dimiex Maserati 4CL DNA 38 FRA Georges Grignard G. Grignard Talbot-Lago T26C DNA 42 FRA Eugène Chaboud Ecurie Dimiex Maserati 4CL Final Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car Time 1 8 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Automóvil Club Argentino Maserati 4CLT/48 1:54:38.6, 158.02kph 2 14 Siam B. Bira Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +2:39.0 3 6 FRA Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C +1 lap 4 16 CH Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +1 lap 5 28 FRA Guy Mairesse Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C +2 laps 6 2 FRA Raymond Sommer R. Sommer Talbot-Lago T26C +3 laps 7 26 GBR Leslie Brooke H.L. Brooke Maserati 4CLT/48 +3 laps 12 32 GBR David Murray D. Murray Maserati 4CL +4 laps 9 44 FRA "Raph" Ecurie Mundia Course Delahaye 135 +6 laps Ret. 12 ITA Giuseppe Farina G. Farina Maserati 4CLT/48 16 laps, starter motor Ret. 10 ARG Benedicto Campos Automóvil Club Argentino Maserati 4CLT/48 15 laps, accident Ret. 22 GBR Fred Ashmore R. Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 6 laps, piston Ret. 40USA 1911 Harry Schell Horschell Racing Corporation Talbot-Lago T26C 4 laps, oil pressure Ret. 30 GBR David Hampshire D.A. Hampshire ERA B-Type 2 laps, oil pressure Ret. 20 GBR Reg Parnell R. Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 2 laps, valves Ret. 18 BEL Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C 2 laps, camshaft References Albi Grand Prix 1949 1949 Grand Prix des Frontières 1949 Zandvoort Grand Prix 1948 Albi Grand Prix 1950 Albi Grand Prix Albi Grand Prix Albi Category:Motorsport in France