1949 Belgian Grand Prix

  1949 Belgian Grand Prix

Race details
1949 Grand Prix season
Date	19 June 1949
Official name	XI Grand Prix de Belgique
Location	Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium
Course	Road course 14.066 km (8.740 mi)
Distance	35 laps, 492.322 km (305.915 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari
Fastest lap
Driver	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati
Time	5:19.0
Podium
First	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot
Second	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari
Third	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari

The 1949 Belgian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Spa-Francorchamps on 19 June 1949. The race was won by Louis Rosier driving a Talbot-Lago T26C.

Entries

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine
2	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s
4	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s
6	Peter Whitehead	Private	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s
8	Juan Manuel Fangio	Automóvil Club Argentino	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
10	Benedicto Campos	Automóvil Club Argentino	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
12	Giuseppe Farina	CSI	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
14	Fred Ashmore	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
16	Reg Parnell	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
18	Geoff Crossley	Private	Alta	Alta GP	Alta L4s
20	Philippe Étancelin	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6
22	Pierre Levegh	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6
24	Louis Rosier	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6
26	Guy Mairesse	Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6
28	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6

Classification

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	24	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	35	3:15:17.7
2	2	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	35	+ 49.1	1
3	4	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	35	+ 4:10.7
4	6	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	35	+ 5:17.9
5	28	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	33	+ 2 Laps
6	14	Fred Ashmore	Maserati	32	+ 3 Laps
7	18	Geoff Crossley	Alta	29	+ 6 Laps
Ret	10	Benedicto Campos	Maserati	21	Oil pump
Ret	20	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	19	Gearbox	3
Ret	26	Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	16	Accident
Ret	22	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	11	Mechanical
Ret	12	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati	9	Accident
Ret	16	Reg Parnell	Maserati	7	Clutch
Ret	8	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	1	Engine	2

References

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