1949 British Grand Prix

The 1949 British Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Silverstone on 14 May 1949. The race was won by Emmanuel de Graffenried driving a Maserati 4CLT.

1949 British Grand Prix
Race details
Date	15 May 1949
Official name	II British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, England
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.828 km (3.000 mi)
Distance	100 laps, 482.8 km (300.0 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati
Time	2:09.8
Fastest lap
Driver	B. Bira	Maserati
Time	2:10.4
Podium
First	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati
Second	Bob Gerard	ERA
Third	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot

Entries

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine
1	B. Bira	Private	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
2	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Private	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
3	Tony Rolt	Private	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo B	Alfa Romeo L8
4	Raymond Mays Ken Richardson	T. Vandervell	Thinwall Special Ferrari	Thinwall Special Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s
5	Bob Ansell	Private	Maserati	Maserati 4CM	Maserati L4s
6	Geoff Ansell Brian Shawe-Taylor	Private	ERA	ERA B	ERA L6s
7	Bob Gerard	Bob Gerard Racing	ERA	ERA B	ERA L6s
8	David Hampshire Billy Cotton	Private	ERA	ERA B	ERA L6s
9	David Murray	Private	Maserati	Maserati 4CL	Maserati L4s
10	Reg Parnell	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
11	Fred Ashmore	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
12	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
15	Louis Chiron	SFACS Ecurie France	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6
16	Louis Rosier	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6
17	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6
18	George Abecassis	Private	Alta	Alta GP	Alta L4s
19	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6
20	George Nixon	Private	ERA	ERA A	ERA L6s
21	Peter Whitehead Dudley Folland	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s
22	Duncan Hamilton Philip Fotheringham-Parker	Private	Maserati	Maserati 6CM	Maserati L6s
23	Cuth Harrison	?	ERA	?	?
24	Philippe Étancelin	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6
25	Roy Salvadori	Private	Maserati	Maserati 4CL	Maserati L4s
26	Anthony Baring	Private	Maserati	Maserati 4CM	Maserati L4
27	John Bolster	P.H. Bell	ERA	ERA B	ERA L6s
28	Peter Walker	P.N. Whitehead	ERA	ERA B	ERA L6s

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	12	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	2:09.8	–
2	1	B. Bira	Maserati	2:10.2	+ 0.4
3	28	Peter Walker	ERA	2:13.2	+ 3.4
4	2	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	2:13.6	+ 3.8
5	7	Bob Gerard	ERA	2:14.4	+ 4.6
6	10	Reg Parnell	Maserati	2:14.8	+ 5.0
7	3	Tony Rolt	Alfa Romeo	2:15.8	+ 6.0
8	24	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:15.8	+ 6.0
9	?	Cuth Harrison	ERA	2:16.4	+ 6.6
10	8	David Hampshire	ERA	2:17.2	+ 7.4
11	17	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:17.4	+ 7.6
12	18	George Abecassis	Alta	2:17.6	+ 7.8
13	6	Geoff Ansell	ERA	2:18.0	+ 8.2
14	21	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	2:18.4	+ 8.6
15	15	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:19.2	+ 9.4
16	27	John Bolster	ERA	2:20.0	+ 10.2
17	11	Fred Ashmore	Maserati	2:20.8	+ 11.0
18	19	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:22.2	+ 12.4
19	4	Raymond Mays	Thinwall Special Ferrari	2:24.6	+ 14.8
20	16	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:25.2	+ 15.4
21	26	Anthony Baring	Maserati	2:27.0	+ 17.2
22	22	Duncan Hamilton	Maserati	2:29.0	+ 19.2
23	25	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	2:29.2	+ 19.4
24	20	George Nixon	ERA	2:29.8	+ 20.0
25	9	David Murray	Maserati	2:30.4	+ 20.6

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	2	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	100	3:52:50.2	4
2	7	Bob Gerard	ERA	100	+ 1:05.2	5
3	16	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	99	+ 1 Lap	20
4	8	David Hampshire Billy Cotton	ERA	99	+ 1 Lap	10
5	24	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	97	+ 3 Laps	8
6	11	Fred Ashmore	Maserati	97	+ 3 Laps	11
7	18	George Abecassis	Alta	96	+ 4 Laps	12
8	21	Peter Whitehead Dudley Folland	Ferrari	95	+ 5 Laps	14
9	6	Geoff Ansell Brian Shawe-Taylor	ERA	94	+ 6 Laps	13
10	19	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	92	+ 8 Laps	18
11	22	Philip Fotheringham-Parker Duncan Hamilton	Maserati	92	+ 8 Laps	22
Ret	4	Raymond Mays Ken Richardson	Thinwall Special Ferrari	82	Accident	19
Ret	10	Reg Parnell	Maserati	69	Transmission	6
Ret	25	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	65	Valve	23
Ret	9	David Murray	Maserati	64	Engine	25
Ret	27	John Bolster	ERA	53	Accident	16
Ret	28	Peter Walker	ERA	50	Brakes	3
Ret	1	B. Bira	Maserati	47	Collision	2
Ret	15	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	41	Engine	15
Ret	17	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	39	Oil leak	11
Ret	26	Anthony Baring	Maserati	39	Water leak	21
Ret	12	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	36	Engine	1
Ret	?	Cuth Harrison	ERA	25	?	9
Ret	20	George Nixon	ERA	16	Supercharger	24
Ret	3	Tony Rolt	Alfa Romeo	15	Rear axle	7
DNS	5	Bob Ansell	Maserati		Engine

References

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