1949 French Grand Prix
Race details
Date	17 July 1949
Official name	VI Grand Prix de France
Location	Reims
Course	Reims-Gueux
Course length	7.815 km (4.856 miles)
Distance	64 laps, 500.160 km (310.785 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari
Time	2:42.0
Fastest lap
Driver	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari
Time	2:46.2
Podium
First	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago-Talbot
Second	B. Bira	Maserati
Third	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari

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.^[1][2]

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
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
Ret	8	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	30	Engine
Ret	4	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	26	Engine
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
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

References