1949 French Grand Prix

February 2023 GP French 17 July 1949 VI Grand Prix de France France Circuit-Reims-Gueux-1926.png Reims Reims-Gueux 4.856 7.815 64 310.785 500.160 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Italy 2:42.0 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 2:46.2 United Kingdom Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot Monaco B. Bira Maserati Thailand Peter Whitehead Ferrari United Kingdom The 1949 French Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at Reims on 17 July 1949. The race was won by Louis Chiron, who was driving a Talbot-Lago T26C.STATS F1 • VI Grand Prix de France. Statsf1.com (17 July 1949). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.1949 Grand Prix de France. Silhouet.com (17 July 1949). Retrieved on 2010-09-29. Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine 2 France Raymond Sommer Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 4 France Philippe Étancelin Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 6 Monaco Louis Chiron SFACS Ecurie France Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 8 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 10 France Louis Rosier Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 12 France Pierre Levegh Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 14 France Georges Grignard Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 16 France Eugène Chaboud Ecurie Lutetia Delahaye Delahaye 135 Delahaye V12 18 UK George Abecassis HW Motors Alta Alta GP Alta L4 20 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12 22 Italy Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12 24 UK Peter Whitehead Private Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s 26 Italy Luigi Fagioli Luigi Platé Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago 700 Talbot L6 28 Italy Giuseppe Farina Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 30 Thailand B. Bira Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 32 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 34 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Squadra Argentina Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4 36 Argentina Benedicto Campos Squadra Argentina Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4 38 UK Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4 40 UK David Murray Private Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati L4 Classification Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 6 Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 64 3:06:33.7 2 30 Thailand B. Bira Maserati 64 + 17.6 3 24 UK Peter Whitehead Ferrari 64 + 48.5 4 10 France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 64 + 56.7 3 5 2 France Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot 61 + 3 Laps 4 6 16 France Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 58 + 6 Laps NC 14 France Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago-Talbot 48 Not classified Ret 12 France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 39 Mechanical Ret 36 Argentina Benedicto Campos Maserati 32 Valve 7 Ret 8 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 30 Engine Ret 4 France Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 26 Engine 5 Ret 34 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 24 Throttle 2 Ret 38 UK Reg Parnell Maserati 21 Engine Ret 18 UK George Abecassis Alta 17 Gearbox Ret 40 UK David Murray Maserati 13 Engine Ret 28 Italy Giuseppe Farina Talbot-Lago-Talbot 11 Gearbox 6 Ret 20 Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 4 Brakes 1 WD 22 Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari WD 26 Italy Luigi Fagioli Talbot-Lago-Talbot WD 32 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati References French Grand Prix 1949 1949 Swiss Grand Prix 1949 Italian Grand Prix 1948 French Grand Prix 1950 French Grand Prix French Grand Prix Category:French Grand Prix French Grand Prix French Grand Prix