1949 Swiss Grand Prix

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
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	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati
Time	2:50.4
Fastest lap
Driver	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati
Time	2:52.2
Podium
First	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
Second	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari
Third	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot

Entries

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine
2	Johnny Claes	Ecurie Belge	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6
8	Philippe Étancelin	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6
12	Georges Grignard	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6
14	Pierre Levegh	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6
16	Louis Rosier	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6
18	Raymond Sommer	Private	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6
20	Giuseppe Farina	Private	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
22	B. Bira	Scuderia Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
24	Frank Séchehaye	Scuderia Enrico Platé	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
26	Clemente Biondetti	Luigi Platé	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago 700	Talbot L8s
28	Reg Parnell	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
30	Alberto Ascari	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s
34	Luigi Villoresi	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s
36	Peter Whitehead	Private	Ferrari	Ferrari 125	Ferrari V12s
38	Antonio Branca	Private	Maserati	Maserati 4CL	Maserati L4s
42	Alfred Dattner	Private	Simca Gordini	Simca Gordini T11	Gordini L4
44	Rudi Fischer	Private	Simca Gordini	Simca Gordini T11	Gordini L4
46	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Private	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
48	Harry Schell	Horschell Racing Corp	Talbot-Lago	Talbot-Lago T26C	Talbot L6
50	Fred Ashmore	Scuderia Ambrosiana	Maserati	Maserati 4CLT/48	Maserati L4s19

Classification

Qualifying

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

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

1. "IX Grand Prix de Suisse • STATS F1".
2. "1949 Grand Prix de Suisse".
3. "1949 Swiss Grand Prix". Retrieved 2022-12-02.

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