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1949 Paris Grand Prix
Race details
Date 24 April 1949
Official name III Grand Prix de Paris
Location Montlhéry, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.91 mi (6.29 km)
Distance 50 laps, 195.73 mi (315.00 km)
Fastest lap
Driver France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago
Time 2:24.8
Podium
First Talbot-Lago
Second Talbot-Lago
Third Maserati
Motor car race

The 3rd Grand Prix de Paris was a Formula One motor race held on 24 April 1949 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, in Montlhéry near Paris, France.

The 50-lap race was won by Talbot-Lago driver Philippe Étancelin. Yves Giraud-Cabantous and Georges Grignard shared another Talbot-Lago for second place and Johnny Claes was third in a Maserati. Louis Rosier set fastest lap in a Talbot-Lago but failed to finish.

Results

Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired
1 4 France Philippe Étancelin P. Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C 2:05:31.8, 149.86kph
2 11 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous
France Georges Grignard
G. Grignard Talbot-Lago T26C +2:06.9
3 2 Belgium Johnny Claes Écurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C +4 laps
4 6 France Marc Versini M. Versini Delage D6 +5 laps
5 18 France "Raph" Écurie Mundia Course Delahaye 135 +10 laps
6 15 United Kingdom Roy Salvadori R. Salvadori Maserati 4CL +19 laps
Ret 1 France Pierre Levegh P. Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 44 laps, valves
Ret 20 France Guy Mairesse Écurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 32 laps, oil pipe
Ret 8 France Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 18 laps, gearbox
Ret 7 France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C 15 laps, head gasket
Ret 3 France Jean Judet Jean Judet Maserati 4CL 9 laps, accident
Ret 14 France Henri Louveau H. Louveau Delage D6 9 laps, mechanical
Ret 12 United Kingdom Lance Macklin J.S. Gordon & L. Macklin Maserati 6CM 7 laps, electrics
Ret 9 France Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini Type 15 6 laps, gearbox
DNA 5 Monaco Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C
DNA 10 France Charles Huc C. Huc Talbot Speciale
DNA 16 France Eugène Chaboud Ecurie Lutetia Delahaye Speciale
DNA 17 France Robert Brunet R. Brunet Ferrari 166C
DNA 18 France Raph Ecurie Mundia Course Maserati 4CL
DNA 19 France Robert Morra R. Morra Maserati 4CM

References

  1. "1949 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  2. "Grand Prix de Paris". Retrieved 2022-09-15.


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