1949 Marseille Grand Prix

1949 Marseille Grand Prix
Race details
Date	22 May 1949
Official name	Grand Prix de Marseille
Location	Parc Borély, Marseille
Course	Temporary Street Circuit
Course length	2.629 km (1.639 miles)
Distance	50 laps, 131.45 km (81.95 miles)
Fastest lap
Driver	Juan Manuel Fangio	Simca Gordini
Time	n/a
Podium
First	Juan Manuel Fangio	Simca Gordini
Second	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago
Third	Maurice Trintignant	Simca Gordini

The Grand Prix de Marseille was a Formula One motor race held on 22 May 1949 at the Parc Borély in Marseille. The race was held over two heats of 15 laps, from which the top six drivers would qualify for the final; a repechage for those who failed to qualify, from which the first two would qualify for the final; and the final itself of 50 laps. The winner was Juan Manuel Fangio in a Simca Gordini Type 15. Philippe Étancelin was second in a Talbot-Lago T26C and Maurice Trintignant third in a Simca Gordini Type 15.^[1][2]

Classification

Heats

Heat 1 Pos No Driver Car 1 4 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C 2 32 Juan Manuel Fangio Simca Gordini Type 15 3 12 Raymond Sommer Ferrari 166C 4 28 Eugène Martin Jicey-BMW 328 5 18 Roberto Vallone Ferrari 166SC 6 10 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye Speciale 7 24 Tazio Nuvolari^1 Piero Carini Maserati A6GCS 8 30 René Bonnet DB6-Citroen 9 54 Henri Degioanni Bugatti Type 57S Ret 26 Enrique Tintore Maserati A6GCS Ret 36 Robert Manzon Simca Gordini Type 15 ^1Nuvolari took ill and retired after the first lap.

Heat 2 Pos No Driver Car 1 34 Benedicto Campos Simca Gordini Type 15 2 38 Maurice Trintignant Simca Gordini Type 15 3 42 Nando Righetti Stanguellini - Fiat 4 14 Felice Bonetto Ferrari 166C 5 2 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago T26C 6 40 Rudi Fischer Simca Gordini Type 11 7 7 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 8 8 Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago T26C 9 44 Roger Loyer Cisitalia D46-Fiat 10 22 Emilio Romano Maserati A6GCS 11 50 François Landon Cisitalia D46-Fiat Ret 46 Harry Schell Cisitalia D46-Fiat

Miscellaneous

The following drivers are mentioned in the entry list but either did not qualify for the heats, or did not attend.

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car
DNQ	52	Elie Bayol	E. Bayol	Bugatti Type 35A
DNQ	56	Ange Moscatelli	A. Moscatelli	Simca Speciale
DNQ	58	Adrien Caire	A. Caire	Darl'mat-Peugeot
DNQ	64	Paul Vallée	Vallée	Bugatti Type 35
DNS	44	"Robert"^2	Ecurie de Paris	Cisitalia D46-Fiat
DNA	16	Bruno Sterzi	Gruppo Inter	Ferrari 166C
DNA	60	François Antonelli	F. Antonelli	BMW
DNA	62	Paul Fabre	P. Fabre	Bugatti Type 37

²Car driven by Loyer

Repechage

Pos	No	Driver	Car
1	7	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago T26C
2	8	Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago T26C
3	30	René Bonnet	DB6-Citroen
4	44	Roger Loyer	Cisitalia D46-Fiat
5	26	Enrique Tintore	Maserati A6GCS
6	54	Henri Degioanni	Bugatti Type 57S
Ret	24	Piero Carini	Maserati A6GCS

Final

Pos	No	Driver	Entrant	Car	Time/Retired
1	32	Juan Manuel Fangio	Automovil Club Argentino	Simca Gordini Type 15	1:18:33.0, 167.79kph
2	4	Philippe Étancelin	P. Étancelin	Talbot-Lago T26C	+18.6s
3	38	Maurice Trintignant	Equipe Gordini	Simca Gordini Type 15	+35.5s
4	14	Felice Bonetto	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 166C	+1:06.6
5	34	Benedicto Campos	Automovil Club Argentino	Simca Gordini Type 15	+1:27.8
6	2	Louis Chiron	Ecurie France	Talbot-Lago T26C	+1 lap
7	10	Eugène Chaboud	Ecurie Lutetia	Delahaye Speciale	+3 laps
8	18	Roberto Vallone	R. Vallone	Ferrari 166SC	+4 laps
Ret	12	Raymond Sommer	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 166C	38 laps, fatigue
Ret	8	Pierre Levegh	P. Levegh	Talbot-Lago T26C	30 laps, brakes
Ret	6	Guy Mairesse	Ecurie France	Talbot-Lago T26C	Accident
Ret	40	Rudi Fischer	R. Fischer	Simca Gordini Type 11	Overheating
Ret	28	Eugène Martin	E. Martin	Jicey-BMW 328	Engine
Ret	42	Nando Righetti	F. Righetti	Stanguellini - Fiat	Accident

References

1. "1949 Grands Prix".
2. "Grand Prix de Marseille".

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