1949 Swiss Grand Prix

  1949 Swiss Grand Prix
Race details
1949 Grand Prix season

Date 3 July 1949
Official name IX Grand Prix de Suisse
Location Circuit Bremgarten, Bern
Course Permanent racing facility
7,280 km (4.523 mi)
Distance 40 laps, 291,200 km (180.951 mi)
Pole position
Driver Giuseppe Farina Maserati
Time 2:50.4
Fastest lap
Driver Giuseppe Farina Maserati
Time 2:52.2
Podium
First Alberto Ascari Ferrari
Second Luigi Villoresi Ferrari
Third Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot

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.[1][2]

Contents

Entries

No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine
2 Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
8 Philippe Étancelin Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
12 Georges Grignard Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
14 Pierre Levegh Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
16 Louis Rosier Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
18 Raymond Sommer Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
20 Giuseppe Farina Private Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
22 B. Bira Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
24 Frankie Sechehaye Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
26 Clemente Biondetti Lubri-Loy/3-L Racing Team Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago 700 Talbot L8s
28 Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
30 Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s
34 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s
36 Peter Whitehead Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s
38 Toni Branca Private Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati L4s
42 Alfred Dattner Private Simca Gordini Simca Gordini T11 Gordini L4
44 Rudi Fischer Private Simca Gordini Simca Gordini T11 Gordini L4
46 Emmanuel de Graffenried Private Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
48 Harry Schell Horschell Racing Corp Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
50 Fred Ashmore Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 20 Giuseppe Farina Maserati 2:50.4 -
2 22 B. Bira Maserati 2:53.2 + 2.8
3 30 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:54.7 + 4.3

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 30 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 40 1:59:24.6 3
2 34 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 40 + 56.6
3 18 Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot 40 + 1:06.7
4 8 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 40 + 1:43.3
5 22 B. Bira Maserati 40 + 2:06.7 2
6 16 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 40 + 2:28.3
7 46 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 39 + 1 Lap
8 28 Reg Parnell Maserati 39 + 1 Lap
9 36 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 39 + 1 Lap
10 14 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 38 + 2 Laps
11 50 Fred Ashmore Maserati 38 + 2 Laps
12 12 Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago-Talbot 38 + 2 Laps
13 2 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 38 + 2 Laps
14 38 Toni Branca Maserati 37 + 3 Laps
15 44 Rudi Fischer Simca Gordini 36 + 4 Laps
16 48 Harry Schell Talbot-Lago-Talbot 34 + 6 Laps
17 42 Alfred Dattner Simca Gordini 31 + 9 Laps
Ret 20 Giuseppe Farina Maserati 13 Oil pressure 1
Ret 24 Frankie Sechehaye Maserati 10 Gearbox
Ret 26 Clemente Biondetti Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2 Brakes

References

  1. ^ http://www.statsf1.com/en/1949-hc/grand-prix-57.aspx
  2. ^ http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1949/49ch.html
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