1949 Grand Prix season

Fourth post-war year for Grand Prix racing 1949 Grand Prix season 1948 1950 The 1949 Grand Prix season was the fourth post-war year for Grand Prix racing and the final year before the beginning of the Formula One World Championship. It was the third season of FIA Formula One motor racing, though some of that season's Grands Prix still used other formulas. Races which were run to Formula One criteria restricted engines to 1.5 litres supercharged or 4.5 litres naturally aspirated.October 2014 There was no organised championship in 1949, although several of the more prestigious races were recognised as Grandes Épreuves (great trials) by the FIA. http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw4.htm#GRA Grand Prix Winners 1895-1949 2007-04-03 Etzrodt, Hans The Golden Age 2008-05-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20080529151758/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gpw4.htm#GRA dead Alberto Ascari and Juan Manuel Fangio proved to be the most successful drivers, each winning five Grands Prix. Maserati's cars were the most successful brand, winning 10 of the season's 27 Grand Prix races. Season review Grandes Épreuves Date Name Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Report 15 May GBR British Grand Prix Silverstone ITA Luigi Villoresi THA B. Bira CHE Toulo de Graffenried Maserati Report 19 June BEL Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps ITA Luigi Villoresi ITA Giuseppe Farina FRA Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot Report 3 July CHE Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten ITA Giuseppe Farina ITA Giuseppe Farina ITA Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report 17 July FRA French Grand Prix Reims-Gueux ITA Luigi Villoresi GBR Peter Whitehead MCO Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot Report 11 September ITA Italian Grand Prix Monza ITA Alberto Ascari ITA Alberto Ascari ITA Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report Other Grands Prix Date NameGP Hors Championnat du Monde, 1949 statsf1.com1949 Grands Prix silhouet.comResultate Formel 1, 1949 https://web.archive.org/web/20220109081101/http://f1-images.de/green/1949.htm 2022-01-09 f1-images.de Circuit Winning driver Winning constructor Report 29 January ARG III Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires Palermo ITA Alberto Ascari Maserati Report 6 February ARG III Gran Premio Eva Duarte de Perón Palermo ARG Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Alfa Romeo Report 27 March BRA 1889 X Grande Prêmio Cidade do Rio de Janeiro Circuito da Gávea ITA Luigi Villoresi Maserati Report 3 April ITA IV San Remo Grand Prix Ospedaletti ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Report 18 April FRA X Grand Prix du Pau Circuit de Pau ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Report 18 April GBR I Richmond Trophy Goodwood GBR Reg Parnell Maserati Report 24 April FRA III Grand Prix de Paris Linas-Montlhéry FRA Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot Report 28 April JER III JCC Jersey Road Race St Helier GBR Bob Gerard ERA Report 8 May FRA IV Grand Prix du Roussillon Perpignan ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Report 14 May FRA Grand Prix de Marseille Marseille ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Simca Gordini Report 26 May GBR XI British Empire Trophy Douglas GBR Bob Gerard ERA Report 5 June BEL XVIII Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay FRA Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago-Talbot Report 10 July FRA XI Grand Prix de l'Albigeois Albi (Les Planques) ARG Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Report 31 July NLD II Grote Prijs van Zandvoort Zandvoort ITA Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Report 20 August GBR I BRDC International Trophy Silverstone ITA Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report 27 August CHE Lausanne Grand Prix Lausanne ITA Giuseppe Farina Maserati Report 17 September GBR II Goodwood Trophy Goodwood GBR Reg Parnell Maserati Report 18 September AUS Australian Grand Prix Leyburn AUS John Crouch Delahaye Report 25 September CSK I Velká cena Československa Brno GBR Peter Whitehead Ferrari Report 9 October FRA V Grand Prix du Salon Linas-Montlhéry FRA Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot Report 18 December ARG IV Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires Palermo ITA Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report Statistics Grand Prix Winners Drivers +DriversWinsTotalGrandes Épreuvesframeless|23x23px Alberto Ascari52frameless|23x23px Juan Manuel Fangio50frameless|23x23px Luigi Villoresi20frameless|23x23px Reg Parnell20frameless|23x23px Bob Gerard20frameless|15x15px Toulo de Graffenried11frameless|23x23px Louis Rosier11frameless|19x19px Louis Chiron11frameless|23x23px Oscar Alfredo Galvez10frameless|23x23px Philippe Étancelin10frameless|23x23px Guy Mairesse10frameless|23x23px Charles Pozzi10frameless|23x23px Giuseppe Farina10frameless|23x23px John Crouch10frameless|23x23px Peter Whitehead10frameless|23x23px Raymond Sommer10 Manufacturers +ManufacturerWinsTotalGrandes Épreuvesframeless|23x23px Maserati101frameless|23x23px Ferrari62frameless|23x23px Talbot-Lago-Talbot52frameless|23x23px ERA20frameless|23x23px Delahaye20frameless|23x23px Alfa Romeo10frameless|23x23px Simca Gordini10 References 1949 in auto racing Category:Grand Prix seasons