1949 Salon Grand Prix
| 1949 Salon Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | 9 October 1949 | ||
| Official name | V Grand Prix du Salon | ||
| Location | Montlhéry, France | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 6.283 km (3.904 mi) | ||
| Distance | 64 laps, 402.13 km (249.87 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Time | 2:25.1 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago | |
| Time | 2:23.8 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Second | Talbot-Lago | ||
| Third | Talbot-Lago | ||
The 5th Grand Prix du Salon was a Formula One motor race held on 9 October 1949 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, in Montlhéry near Paris, France.
The 64-lap race was won by Talbot-Lago driver Raymond Sommer, who also set fastest lap. Harry Schell and Pierre Meyrat, also in Talbot-Lagos, were second and third.[1][2]
Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Raymond Sommer | Raymond Sommer | Talbot-Lago T26C | 2:42:18, 148.67kph | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | Harry Schell | Ecurie France | Talbot-Lago T26C | +2:10 | 5 |
| 3 | 14 | Pierre Meyrat | Ecurie Lutetia | Talbot-Lago Spéciale | +4 laps | 10 |
| 4 | 26 | Charles Pozzi | Ecurie Lutetia | Delahaye 135 | +5 laps | 8 |
| 5 | 20 | Louis Gérard | Louis Gérard | Delage D6 | +7 laps | 12 |
| 6 | 23 | Jean Behra | Ecurie France | Talbot-Lago T26C | +8 laps | 6 |
| 7 | 21 | Marc Versini | Marc Versini | Delage D6 | +10 laps | 13 |
| 8 | 17 | Jean Lucas | H. Louveau | Delage D6 | +11 laps | 18 |
| 9 | 16 | Charles Huc | Charles Huc | Talbot-Lago Spéciale | +13 laps | 16 |
| Ret | 19 | Georges Grignard | Georges Grignard | Talbot-Lago T26C | 31 laps | 1 |
| Ret | 5 | Guy Mairesse | Ecurie France | Talbot-Lago T26C | 31 laps | 4 |
| Ret | 24 | Jean Judet | Jean Judet | Maserati 4CL | 13 laps, supercharger | 14 |
| Ret | 8 | Gordon Watson | G.M. Watson | Alta IFS | 9 laps, transmission | 11 |
| Ret | 9 | Peter Whitehead | P.N. Whitehead | Ferrari 125 | 0 laps, accident | 7 |
| Ret | 4 | Pierre Levegh | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago T26C | 0 laps, accident | 3 |
| Ret | 3 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Automobiles Talbot-Darracq | Talbot-Lago T26C | 0 laps, accident | 2 |
| Ret | 18 | Alexander Orley | Alexander Orley | Veritas-BMW 328 | 15 | |
| Ret | 10 | René Simone | René Bonnet | DB-Citroen | 17 | |
| DNS | 17 | Henri Louveau | H. Louveau | Delage D6 | Car driven by Lucas | |
| DNS | 20 | Maurice Varet | Louis Gérard | Delage D6 | Car driven by Gérard | |
| DNS | 15 | Eugène Chaboud | Ecurie Letitia | Veritas-BMW 328 | Crashed | |
| DNA | 1 | Philippe Étancelin | P. Étancelin | Talbot-Lago T26C | ||
| DNA | 2 | Louis Rosier | Ecurie Rosier | Talbot-Lago T26C | ||
| DNA | 10 | René Bonnet | René Bonnet | DB-Citroen | Car driven by Simone | |
| DNA | 11 | Francisco Godia Sales | F. Godia Sales | Maserati 4CL | ||
| DNA | 12 | Juan Jover Sañés | Juan Jover Sañés | Maserati 4CL | ||
| DNA | 22 | Mariotti | Mariotti | Simca Gordini | ||
| DNA | 25 | Vallas | Vallas | Maserati |
References
- ^ "1949 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "Coupe du Salon". Retrieved 2022-08-15.