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.
Classification Heats Heat 1 Pos No Driver Car 1 4 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C 2 32 Juan Manuel Fangio Simca Gordini Type 15 3 12 Raymond Sommer Ferrari 166C 4 28 Eugène Martin Jicey-BMW 328 5 18 Roberto Vallone Ferrari 166SC 6 10 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye Speciale 7 24 Tazio Nuvolari1 Piero Carini Maserati A6GCS 8 30 René Bonnet DB6-Citroen 9 54 Henri Degioanni Bugatti Type 57S Ret 26 Enrique Tintoré Maserati A6GCS Ret 36 Robert Manzon Simca Gordini Type 15 1Nuvolari took ill and retired after the first lap.Heat 2 Pos No Driver Car 1 34 Benedicto Campos Simca Gordini Type 15 2 38 Maurice Trintignant Simca Gordini Type 15 3 42 Nando Righetti Stanguellini - Fiat 4 14 Felice Bonetto Ferrari 166C 5 2 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago T26C 6 40 Rudi Fischer Simca Gordini Type 11 7 7 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 8 8 Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago T26C 9 44 Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46-Fiat 10 22 Emilio Romano Maserati A6GCS 11 50 François Landon Cisitalia D46-Fiat Ret 46 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 Elie Bayol E. Bayol Bugatti Type 35A DNQ 56 Ange Moscatelli A. Moscatelli Simca Speciale DNQ 58 Adrien Caire A. Caire Darl'mat-Peugeot DNQ 64 Paul Vallée Vallée Bugatti Type 35 DNS 44 "Robert"2 Ecurie de Paris Cisitalia D46-Fiat DNA 16 Bruno Sterzi Gruppo Inter Ferrari 166C DNA 60 François Antonelli F. Antonelli BMW DNA62 Paul Fabre P. Fabre Bugatti Type 37 2Car driven by Loyer
Repechage
Pos No Driver Car 1 7 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 2 8 Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago T26C 3 30 René Bonnet DB6-Citroen 4 44 Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46-Fiat 5 26 Enrique Tintoré Maserati A6GCS 6 54 Henri Degioanni Bugatti Type 57S Ret 24 Piero Carini Maserati A6GCS
Final Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired 1 32 Juan Manuel Fangio Automovil Club Argentino Simca Gordini Type 15 1:18:33.0, 167.79kph 2 4 Philippe Étancelin P. Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C +18.6s 3 38 Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 +35.5s 4 14 Felice Bonetto Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 166C +1:06.6 5 34 Benedicto Campos Automovil Club Argentino Simca Gordini Type 15 +1:27.8 6 2 Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C +1 lap 7 10 Eugène Chaboud Ecurie Lutetia Delahaye Speciale +3 laps 8 18 Roberto Vallone R. Vallone Ferrari 166SC +4 laps Ret 12 Raymond Sommer Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 166C 38 laps, fatigue Ret 8 Pierre Levegh P. Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 30 laps, brakes Ret 6 Guy Mairesse Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C Accident Ret 40 Rudi Fischer R. Fischer Simca Gordini Type 11 Overheating Ret 28 Eugène Martin E. Martin Jicey-BMW 328 Engine Ret 42 Nando Righetti F. Righetti Stanguellini - Fiat Accident
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