1949 British Grand Prix

The 1949 British Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Silverstone on 14 May 1949. The race was won by Emmanuel de Graffenried driving a Maserati 4CLT.[2][3]

1949 British Grand Prix
Race details
Date 15 May 1949
Official name RAC British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.828 km (3.000 mi)
Distance 100 laps, 482.8 km (300.0 mi)
Attendance 120,000[1]
Pole position
Driver
Maserati
Time 2:09.8
Fastest lap
Driver B. Bira Maserati
Time 2:10.4
Podium
First
Maserati
Second
ERA
Third
Talbot-Lago-Talbot

Entries
NoDriverEntrantConstructorChassisEngine
1 B. Bira Private Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
2 Emmanuel de Graffenried Private Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
3 Tony Rolt Private Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo B Alfa Romeo L8
4 Raymond Mays
Ken Richardson		 T. Vandervell Thinwall Special Ferrari Thinwall Special Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s
5 Bob Ansell Private Maserati Maserati 4CM Maserati L4s
6 Geoff Ansell
Brian Shawe-Taylor		 Private ERA ERA B ERA L6s
7 Bob Gerard Bob Gerard Racing ERA ERA B ERA L6s
8 David Hampshire
Billy Cotton		 Private ERA ERA B ERA L6s
9 David Murray Private Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati L4s
10 Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
11 Fred Ashmore Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
12 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s
15 Louis Chiron SFACS Ecurie France Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
16 Louis Rosier Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
17 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
18 George Abecassis Private Alta Alta GP Alta L4s
19 Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
20 George Nixon Private ERA ERA A ERA L6s
21 Peter Whitehead
Dudley Folland		 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s
22 Duncan Hamilton
Philip Fotheringham-Parker		 Private Maserati Maserati 6CM Maserati L6s
23 Cuth Harrison ? ERA ? ?
24 Philippe Étancelin Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
25 Roy Salvadori Private Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati L4s
26 Anthony Baring Private Maserati Maserati 4CM Maserati L4
27 John Bolster P.H. Bell ERA ERA B ERA L6s
28 Peter Walker P.N. Whitehead ERA ERA B ERA L6s

Classification

Qualifying
PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
1 12 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 2:09.8 –
2 1 B. Bira Maserati 2:10.2 + 0.4
3 28 Peter Walker ERA 2:13.2 + 3.4
4 2 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 2:13.6 + 3.8
5 7 Bob Gerard ERA 2:14.4 + 4.6
6 10 Reg Parnell Maserati 2:14.8 + 5.0
7 3 Tony Rolt Alfa Romeo 2:15.8 + 6.0
8 24 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:15.8 + 6.0
9 ? Cuth Harrison ERA 2:16.4 + 6.6
10 8 David Hampshire ERA 2:17.2 + 7.4
11 17 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:17.4 + 7.6
12 18 George Abecassis Alta 2:17.6 + 7.8
13 6 Geoff Ansell ERA 2:18.0 + 8.2
14 21 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 2:18.4 + 8.6
15 15 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:19.2 + 9.4
16 27 John Bolster ERA 2:20.0 + 10.2
17 11 Fred Ashmore Maserati 2:20.8 + 11.0
18 19 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:22.2 + 12.4
19 4 Raymond Mays Thinwall Special Ferrari 2:24.6 + 14.8
20 16 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:25.2 + 15.4
21 26 Anthony Baring Maserati 2:27.0 + 17.2
22 22 Duncan Hamilton Maserati 2:29.0 + 19.2
23 25 Roy Salvadori Maserati 2:29.2 + 19.4
24 20 George Nixon ERA 2:29.8 + 20.0
25 9 David Murray Maserati 2:30.4 + 20.6

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGrid
1 2 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 100 3:52:50.2 4
2 7 Bob Gerard ERA 100 + 1:05.2 5
3 16 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 99 + 1 Lap 20
4 8 David Hampshire
Billy Cotton		 ERA 99 + 1 Lap 10
5 24 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 97 + 3 Laps 8
6 11 Fred Ashmore Maserati 97 + 3 Laps 11
7 18 George Abecassis Alta 96 + 4 Laps 12
8 21 Peter Whitehead
Dudley Folland		 Ferrari 95 + 5 Laps 14
9 6 Geoff Ansell
Brian Shawe-Taylor		 ERA 94 + 6 Laps 13
10 19 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 92 + 8 Laps 18
11 22 Philip Fotheringham-Parker
Duncan Hamilton		 Maserati 92 + 8 Laps 22
Ret 4 Raymond Mays
Ken Richardson		 Thinwall Special Ferrari 82 Accident 19
Ret 10 Reg Parnell Maserati 69 Transmission 6
Ret 25 Roy Salvadori Maserati 65 Valve 23
Ret 9 David Murray Maserati 64 Engine 25
Ret 27 John Bolster ERA 53 Accident 16
Ret 28 Peter Walker ERA 50 Brakes 3
Ret 1 B. Bira Maserati 47 Collision 2
Ret 15 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 41 Engine 15
Ret 17 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago-Talbot 39 Oil leak 11
Ret 26 Anthony Baring Maserati 39 Water leak 21
Ret 12 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 36 Engine 1
Ret ? Cuth Harrison ERA 25 ? 9
Ret 20 George Nixon ERA 16 Supercharger 24
Ret 3 Tony Rolt Alfa Romeo 15 Rear axle 7
DNS 5 Bob Ansell Maserati Engine

References
  1. "British Grand Prix". Belfast Telegraph. 14 May 1949. Retrieved 9 July 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. http://www.statsf1.com/en/1949-hc/grand-prix-51.aspx
  3. http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/nc/1949/49gb.html
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