1949 San Remo Grand Prix

The 1949 San Remo Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at San Remo on 3 April 1949. The race, held over two heats, was won by Juan Manuel Fangio.[1][2]

1949 San Remo Grand Prix
Race details
Date 3 April 1949
Official name IV Gran Premio di San Remo
Location San Remo, Italy
Course Ospedaletti
Course length 3.380 km (2.100 miles)
Distance 90 laps, 304.200 km (189.021 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati
Fastest lap
Driver Thailand B. Bira Maserati
Time 1:56.0
Podium
First Maserati
Second Maserati
Third Maserati

Entries

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No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine
4   Ludwig Fischer Private Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T11 Gordini L4
6   Louis Rosier Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
8   Pierre Levegh Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
10   Bruno Sterzi Private Ferrari Ferrari 166SC Ferrari V12
12   Giovanni Bracco Private Ferrari Ferrari 166C Ferrari V12
14   Peter Whitehead Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s
16   Discoride Lanza Scuderia Dimiex Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati L4s
18   Juan Manuel Fangio Automóvil Club Argentino Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
20   Nello Pagani Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati L4s
22   Louis Chiron Automóvil Club Argentino Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Gordini L4
24   Raymond Sommer Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s
26   Frank Séchehaye Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati L4s
28   B. Bira Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
30   Toulo de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
32   Piero Carini Private Maserati Maserati A6GCS Maserati L6
34   Benedicto Campos Automóvil Club Argentino Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
36   Fred Ashmore Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
40   Eugène Chaboud Scuderia Dimiex Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati L4s
42   Felice Bonetto Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 166C Ferrari V12
44   Ferdinando Righetti Private Ferrari Ferrari 166SC Ferrari V12
48   Roberto Vallone Scuderia Lazio Ferrari Ferrari 166 Inter Ferrari V12
52   Emilio Romano Private Maserati Maserati A6GCS Maserati L6

Classification

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First heat

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 18   Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 45 1:31:33.4 2
2 28   B. Bira Maserati 45 + 9.6 1
3 30   Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 45 + 59.4 4
4 42   Felice Bonetto Ferrari 45 + 1:00.6 8
5 34   Benedicto Campos Maserati 44 + 1 Lap 5
6 14   Peter Whitehead Ferrari 44 + 1 Lap 10
7 12   Giovanni Bracco Ferrari 44 + 1 Lap 15
8 10   Bruno Sterzi Ferrari 43 + 2 Laps 19
9 32   Piero Carini Maserati 42 + 3 Laps 18
10 8   Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 41 + 4 Laps 21
11 48   Roberto Vallone Ferrari 41 + 4 Laps 12
Ret 40   Eugène Chaboud Maserati 38 ? 17
Ret 24   Raymond Sommer Ferrari 37 Cylinder head gasket 3
Ret 36   Fred Ashmore Maserati 34 Gearbox 14
Ret 16   Discoride Lanza Maserati 25 accident 11
Ret 6   Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 25 Accident 13
Ret 26   Frank Séchehaye Maserati 23 Gear box 22
Ret 52   Emilio Romano Maserati 19 Valve 20
Ret 20   Nello Pagani Maserati 15 Valve 9
Ret 4   Ludwig Fischer Simca-Gordini 10 Engine 6
Ret 44   Ferdinando Righetti Ferrari 10 Cylinder head gasket 7
Ret 22   Louis Chiron Simca-Gordini 9 Accident 16

Second heat

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 18   Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 45 1:29:55.2 1
2 28   B. Bira Maserati 45 + 25.8 2
3 34   Benedicto Campos Maserati 45 + 1:46.2 5
4 30   Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 45 + 2:22.0 3
5 42   Felice Bonetto Ferrari 44 + 1 Lap 4
6 48   Roberto Vallone Ferrari 42 + 3 Laps 11
7 32   Piero Carini Maserati 42 + 3 Laps 9
8 12   Giovanni Bracco Ferrari 41 + 4 Laps 7
9 26   Frank Séchehaye Maserati 40 + 5 Laps 15
Ret 40   Eugène Chaboud Maserati 31 ? 12
Ret 8   Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 15 ? 10
Ret 16   Discoride Lanza Maserati 7 ? 14
Ret 14   Peter Whitehead Ferrari 6 ? 6
DNS 24   Raymond Sommer Ferrari 13
DNS 10   Bruno Sterzi Ferrari 8

Aggregate

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired
1 18   Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 90 3:01:28.6
2 28   B. Bira Maserati 90 + 35.4
3 30   Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 89 + 1 Lap
4 34   Benedicto Campos Maserati 89 + 1 Lap
5 42   Felice Bonetto Ferrari 88 + 2 Laps
6 12   Giovanni Bracco Ferrari 85 + 5 Laps
7 32   Piero Carini Maserati 84 + 6 Laps
8 48   Roberto Vallone Ferrari 83 + 7 Laps
9 40   Eugène Chaboud Maserati 69 + 21 Laps
10 26   Frank Séchehaye Maserati 63 + 27 Laps
Ret 8   Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 56 ?
Ret 14   Peter Whitehead Ferrari 50 ?
Ret 10   Bruno Sterzi Ferrari 43 ?
Ret 24   Raymond Sommer Ferrari 37 Cylinder head gasket
Ret 36   Fred Ashmore Maserati 34 Gearbox
Ret 16   Discoride Lanza Maserati 32 ?
Ret 6   Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 25 Accident
Ret 52   Emilio Romano Maserati 19 Valve
Ret 20   Nello Pagani Maserati 15 Valve
Ret 4   Ludwig Fischer Simca-Gordini 10 Engine
Ret 44   Ferdinando Righetti Ferrari 10 Cylinder head gasket
Ret 22   Louis Chiron Simca-Gordini 9 Accident

References

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  1. ^ "IV Gran Premio di San Remo • STATS F1".
  2. ^ "1949 San Remo Grand Prix".


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