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 Raymond Sommer Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 4 Philippe Étancelin Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 6 Louis Chiron SFACS Ecurie France Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 8 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 10 Louis Rosier Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 12 Pierre Levegh Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 14 Georges Grignard Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 16 Eugène Chaboud Ecurie Lutetia Delahaye Delahaye 135 Delahaye V12 18 George Abecassis HW Motors Alta Alta GP Alta L4 20 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12 22 Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12 24 Peter Whitehead Private Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s 26 Luigi Fagioli Luigi Platé Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago 700 Talbot L6 28 Giuseppe Farina Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 30 B. Bira Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 32 Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 34 Juan Manuel Fangio Squadra Argentina Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4 36 Benedicto Campos Squadra Argentina Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4 38 Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4 40 David Murray Private Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati L4
Classification
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 6 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 64 3:06:33.7 2 30 B. Bira Maserati 64 + 17.6 3 24 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 64 + 48.5 4 10 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 64 + 56.7 3 5 2 Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot 61 + 3 Laps 4 6 16 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 58 + 6 Laps NC 14 Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago-Talbot 48 Not classified Ret 12 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 39 Mechanical Ret 36 Benedicto Campos Maserati 32 Valve 7 Ret 8 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 30 Engine Ret 4 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 26 Engine 5 Ret 34 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 24 Throttle 2 Ret 38 Reg Parnell Maserati 21 Engine Ret 18 George Abecassis Alta 17 Gearbox Ret 40 David Murray Maserati 13 Engine Ret 28 Giuseppe Farina Talbot-Lago-Talbot 11 Gearbox 6 Ret 20 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 4 Brakes 1 WD 22 Alberto Ascari Ferrari WD 26 Luigi Fagioli Talbot-Lago-Talbot WD 32 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati
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