1949 Marseille Grand Prix

GP France Marseille 22 May 1949 Grand Prix de Marseille Parc Borély, Marseille Temporary Street Circuit 1.639 2.629 50 81.95 131.45 Juan Manuel Fangio Simca Gordini n/a ARG Juan Manuel Fangio ARG Simca Gordini Philippe Étancelin FRA Talbot-Lago Maurice Trintignant FRA Simca Gordini The Grand Prix de Marseille was a Formula One motor race held on 22 May 1949 at the Parc Borély in Marseille. The race was held over two heats of 15 laps, from which the top six drivers would qualify for the final; a repechage for those who failed to qualify, from which the first two would qualify for the final; and the final itself of 50 laps. The winner was Juan Manuel Fangio in a Simca Gordini Type 15. Philippe Étancelin was second in a Talbot-Lago T26C and Maurice Trintignant third in a Simca Gordini Type 15.https://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1949/49mars.html 1949 Grands Prixhttps://www.oldracingcars.com/f1/results/1949/marseilles/ Grand Prix de Marseille Classification Heats Heat 1 Pos No Driver Car 1 4 FRA Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C 2 32 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Simca Gordini Type 15 3 12 FRA Raymond Sommer Ferrari 166C 4 28 FRA Eugène Martin Jicey-BMW 328 5 18 ITA Roberto Vallone Ferrari 166SC 6 10 FRA Eugène Chaboud Delahaye Speciale 7 24 ITA Tazio Nuvolari1ITA Piero Carini Maserati A6GCS 8 30 ITA René Bonnet DB6-Citroen 9 54 ITA Henri Degioanni Bugatti Type 57S Ret 26 ESP Enrique Tintoré Maserati A6GCS Ret 36 FRA Robert Manzon Simca Gordini Type 15 1Nuvolari took ill and retired after the first lap.Heat 2 Pos No Driver Car 1 34 ARG Benedicto Campos Simca Gordini Type 15 2 38 FRA Maurice Trintignant Simca Gordini Type 15 3 42 ITA Nando Righetti Stanguellini - Fiat 4 14 ITA Felice Bonetto Ferrari 166C 5 2 MON Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago T26C 6 40 CH Rudi Fischer Simca Gordini Type 11 7 7 FRA Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 8 8 FRA Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago T26C 9 44 FRA Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46-Fiat 10 22 ITA Emilio Romano Maserati A6GCS 11 50 FRA François Landon Cisitalia D46-Fiat Ret 46 USA 1911 Harry Schell Cisitalia D46-Fiat Miscellaneous The following drivers are mentioned in the entry list but either did not qualify for the heats, or did not attend. Pos No Driver Entrant Car DNQ 52 FRA Elie Bayol E. Bayol Bugatti Type 35A DNQ 56 ITA Ange Moscatelli A. Moscatelli Simca Speciale DNQ 58 FRA Adrien Caire A. Caire Darl'mat-Peugeot DNQ 64 FRA Paul Vallée Vallée Bugatti Type 35 DNS 44 FRA "Robert"2 Ecurie de Paris Cisitalia D46-Fiat DNA 16 ITA Bruno Sterzi Gruppo Inter Ferrari 166C DNA 60 FRA François Antonelli F. Antonelli BMW DNA62 FRA Paul Fabre P. Fabre Bugatti Type 37 2Car driven by Loyer Repechage Pos No Driver Car 1 7 FRA Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 2 8 FRA Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago T26C 3 30 ITA René Bonnet DB6-Citroen 4 44 FRA Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46-Fiat 5 26 ESP Enrique Tintoré Maserati A6GCS 6 54 ITA Henri Degioanni Bugatti Type 57S Ret 24 ITA Piero Carini Maserati A6GCS Final Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired 1 32 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Automovil Club Argentino Simca Gordini Type 15 1:18:33.0, 167.79kph 2 4 FRA Philippe Étancelin P. Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C +18.6s 3 38 FRA Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +35.5s 4 14 ITA Felice Bonetto Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 166C +1:06.6 5 34 ARG Benedicto Campos Automovil Club Argentino Simca Gordini Type 15 +1:27.8 6 2 MON Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C +1 lap 7 10 FRA Eugène Chaboud Ecurie Lutetia Delahaye Speciale +3 laps 8 18 ITA Roberto Vallone R. Vallone Ferrari 166SC +4 laps Ret 12 FRA Raymond Sommer Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 166C 38 laps, fatigue Ret 8 FRA Pierre Levegh P. Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 30 laps, brakes Ret 6 FRA Guy Mairesse Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C Accident Ret 40 CH Rudi Fischer R. Fischer Simca Gordini Type 11 Overheating Ret 28 FRA Eugène Martin E. Martin Jicey-BMW 328 Engine Ret 42 ITA Nando Righetti F. Righetti Stanguellini - Fiat Accident References Marseille Grand Prix 1949 1949 Roussillon Grand Prix 1949 British Empire Trophy 1948 Marseille Grand Prix 1950 Marseille Grand Prix Marseille Marseille Marseille