1949 Czechoslovakia Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 25 September 1949 | ||
Official name | I Velká cena Československa | ||
Location | Brno, Czechoslovakia | ||
Course | Road course | ||
Course length | 17.8 km (11.1 miles) | ||
Distance | 20 laps, 356.01 km (221.21 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Maserati 4CLT/48 | ||
Time | Drawn | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Drivers | Prince Bira | Maserati 4CLT/48 | |
Fastest lap | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CLT/48 | |
Time | 8:03.0 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari 125 | ||
Second | Talbot-Lago T26C | ||
Third | Ferrari F2 |
The I Velká cena Československa was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Masaryk Circuit on 25 September 1949. The race was won by Peter Whitehead driving a Ferrari 125. Czechoslovak driver Václav Uher died in crash during practice. Giuseppe Farina crashed into spectators in the first lap of the race and killed two of them. Tatraplan of Bruno Sojka was in streamlined configuration.
Race
References
Grand Prix Race | ||
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1949 Grand Prix season | ||
Previous race: 1937 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Czechoslovakian Grand Prix | Next race: 1976 Brno 4 Hours |