The 1949 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Bremgarten on 3 July 1949. The race was won by Alberto Ascari driving a Ferrari 125. Ascari's team mate Luigi Villoresi was second and Raymond Sommer was third in a Talbot-Lago T26C. Giuseppe Farina set pole and fastest lap in his Maserati 4CLT/48 but retired with mechanical problems.[1][2][3]
| 1949 Swiss Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 3 July 1949 | ||
| Official name | IX Grand Prix de Suisse | ||
| Location | Circuit Bremgarten, Bern | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 7,280 km (4.523 miles) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 291,200 km (180.951 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati | ||
| Time | 2:50.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Giuseppe Farina | Maserati | |
| Time | 2:52.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Talbot-Lago-Talbot | ||
Entries edit
Classification edit
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Giuseppe Farina
|
Maserati | 2:50.4 | – |
| 2 | 22 |  B. Bira
|
Maserati | 2:53.2 | + 2.8 |
| 3 | 30 | Alberto Ascari
|
Ferrari | 2:54.7 | + 4.3 |
| 4 | 18 |  Raymond Sommer
|
Talbot-Lago | 2:55.7 | + 5.3 |
| 5 | 46 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried
|
Maserati | 2:57.5 | + 7.1 |
| 6 | 8 | Philippe Étancelin
|
Talbot-Lago | 2:59.6 | + 9.2 |
| 7 | 16 | Louis Rosier
|
Talbot-Lago | 2:59.6 | + 9.2 |
| 8 | 28 |  Reg Parnell
|
Maserati | 3:00.2 | + 9.8 |
| 9 | 34 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Ferrari | 3:00.8 | + 10.4 |
| 10 | 38 | Antonio Branca
|
Maserati | 3:06.9 | + 16.5 |
| 11 | 12 | Georges Grignard
|
Talbot-Lago | 3:08.0 | + 17.6 |
| 12 | 36 | Peter Whitehead
|
Ferrari | 3:10.1 | + 19.7 |
| 13 | 2 |  Johnny Claes
|
Talbot-Lago | 3:11.0 | + 20.6 |
| 14 | 50 | Fred Ashmore
|
Maserati | 3:11.0 | + 20.6 |
| 15 | 14 | Pierre Levegh
|
Talbot-Lago | 3:12.7 | + 22.3 |
| 16 | 44 | Rudi Fischer
|
Simca Gordini | 3:16.6 | + 26.2 |
| 17 | 48 |  Harry Schell
|
Talbot-Lago | 3:30.6 | + 40.2 |
| 18 | 24 | Frank Séchehaye
|
Maserati | 3:33.2 | + 42.8 |
| 19 | 26 | Clemente Biondetti
|
Talbot-Lago | 3:41.4 | + 51.0 |
| 20 | 42 | Alfred Dattner
|
Simca Gordini | 3:52.8 | + 1:02.4 |
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | Alberto Ascari
|
Ferrari | 40 | 1:59:24.6 |
| 2 | 34 | Luigi Villoresi
|
Ferrari | 40 | + 56.6 |
| 3 | 18 | Raymond Sommer
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 40 | + 1:06.7 |
| 4 | 8 | Philippe Étancelin
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 40 | + 1:43.3 |
| 5 | 22 | B. Bira
|
Maserati | 40 | + 2:06.7 |
| 6 | 16 | Louis Rosier
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 40 | + 2:28.3 |
| 7 | 46 | Emmanuel de Graffenried
|
Maserati | 39 | + 1 Lap |
| 8 | 28 | Reg Parnell
|
Maserati | 39 | + 1 Lap |
| 9 | 36 | Peter Whitehead
|
Ferrari | 39 | + 1 Lap |
| 10 | 14 | Pierre Levegh
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 38 | + 2 Laps |
| 11 | 50 | Fred Ashmore
|
Maserati | 38 | + 2 Laps |
| 12 | 12 | Georges Grignard
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 38 | + 2 Laps |
| 13 | 2 | Johnny Claes
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 38 | + 2 Laps |
| 14 | 38 | Antonio Branca
|
Maserati | 37 | + 3 Laps |
| 15 | 44 | Rudi Fischer
|
Simca Gordini | 36 | + 4 Laps |
| 16 | 48 |  Harry Schell
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 34 | + 6 Laps |
| 17 | 42 | Alfred Dattner
|
Simca Gordini | 31 | + 9 Laps |
| Ret | 20 | Giuseppe Farina
|
Maserati | 13 | Oil pressure |
| Ret | 24 | Frank Séchehaye
|
Maserati | 10 | Gearbox |
| Ret | 26 | Clemente Biondetti
|
Talbot-Lago-Talbot | 2 | Brakes |
References edit
- ^ "IX Grand Prix de Suisse • STATS F1".
- ^ "1949 Grand Prix de Suisse".
- ^ "1949 Swiss Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-12-02.
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