1949 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
The I Velká cena Československa was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Masaryk Circuit on 25 September 1949. The race was won by Peter Whitehead driving a Ferrari 125. Czechoslovak driver Václav Uher died in crash during practice. Giuseppe Farina crashed into spectators in the first lap of the race and killed two of them. Tatraplan of Bruno Sojka was in streamlined configuration.
| 1949 Czechoslovakia Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 25 September 1949 | ||
| Official name | I Velká cena Československa | ||
| Location | Brno, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Course | Road course | ||
| Course length | 17.8 km (11.1 mi) | ||
| Distance | 20 laps, 356.01 km (221.21 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati 4CLT/48 | ||
| Time | Drawn | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Drivers |
 Prince Bira | Maserati 4CLT/48 | |
 Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CLT/48 | ||
| Time | 8:03.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari 125 | ||
| Second | Talbot-Lago T26C | ||
| Third | Ferrari F2 | ||
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Peter Whitehead |
Ferrari 125 | 20 | 2:48:41.0 | 8 |
| 2 | 24 |  Philippe Étancelin |
Talbot-Lago T26C | 20 | +35.6 | 5 |
| 3 | 15 |  Franco Cortese |
Ferrari 166S | 20 | + 4:49.4 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | Pierre Levegh |
Talbot-Lago T26C | 19 | + 1 Lap | 13 |
| 5 | 8 | Henri Louveau |
Maserati 4CL | 19 | + 1 Lap | 23 |
| 6 | 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Johnny Claes |
Talbot-Lago T26C | 19 | + 1 Lap | 12 |
| 7 | 6 | Piero Carini |
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 19 | + 1 Lap | 14 |
| 8 | 4 | Louis Rosier |
Talbot-Lago T26C | 19 | + 1 Lap | 11 |
| 9 | 22 |  Bruno Sojka |
Tatraplan | 18 | + 2 Laps | 18 |
| 10 | 25 | Jaroslav Vlček |
Magda II-Fiat | 17 | + 3 Laps | 20 |
| 11 | 27 | František Dobrý |
BMW 328 | 17 | + 3 Laps | 19 |
| Ret | 9 | Emmanuel de Graffenried |
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 13 | Engine | 3 |
| Ret | 11 | David Murray |
Maserati 4CLT | 13 | Engine | 16 |
| Ret | 17 | Maurice Trintignant |
Simca-Gordini | 9 | Accident | 9 |
| Ret | 7 |  Louis Chiron |
Maserati 4CLT | 8 | Gearbox | 4 |
| Ret | 24 | Antonín Komár |
Cisitalia D46 | ? | ? | 21 |
| Ret | 18 | Robert Manzon |
Simca-Gordini | 4 | Valve | 6 |
| Ret | 10 | B. Bira |
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 3 | Accident | 1 |
| Ret | 18 | Zdeněk Trejbal |
Simca-Gordini | 2 | Engine | 10 |
| Ret | 41 | Aldo Gordini |
Simca-Gordini | 1 | ? | 15 |
| Ret | 23 | Vladimír Formánek |
Cisitalia D46 | 1 | ? | 22 |
| Ret | 12 | Reg Parnell |
Maserati 4CLT | 1 | Accident | 7 |
| Ret | 5 | Giuseppe Farina |
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 1 | Accident | 2 |
| DNS | - | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Luigi Chinetti |
Ferrari 125 | - | ? | - |
| DNS | - | Marc Versini |
Delage | - | ? | - |
| DNS | - | Jiří Pohl |
MG K | - | ? | - |
| DNS | - | Václav Uher |
Maserati 6CM | - | Fatal practice accident | - |
| DNS | - | Karel Vlašín |
Mono J.K. | - | Collision with truck in practice | - |
| DNS | - | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Boško Milenković |
Bugatti T51 | - | Started unofficially | - |
| DNS | - |  Yuri Sidorov |
Tatraplan | - | Not present | - |
References
| Grand Prix Race | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1949 Grand Prix season | ||
| Previous race: 1937 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Czechoslovakian Grand Prix | Next race: 1976 Brno 4 Hours |
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