1949 Formula One Grand Prix des Frontières

1949 Frontières Grand Prix
Race details
Date 5 June 1949
Official name XVIII Grand Prix des Frontières
Location Chimay, Belgium
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 10.87 km (6.75 mi)
Distance 15 laps, 163.04 km (101.31 mi)
Fastest lap
Driver Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago
Time 4:32.6
Podium
First
Talbot-Lago
Second
Maserati
Third
Talbot-Lago

The 18th Grand Prix des Frontières was a Formula One motor race held on 5 June 1949 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by Guy Mairesse in a Talbot-Lago T26C, setting fastest lap also. Lance Macklin finished second in a Maserati 6CM and Johnny Claes was third in another T26C.[1][2]

Classification

Race

Pos No Driver Entrant Car Time/Retired
1 22 Guy Mairesse Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 1:10:10.0, 138.95 kph
2 12 Lance Macklin L. Macklin Maserati 6CM +3:37.0
3 4 Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C +4:38.0
4 14 Pierre Meyrat Ecurie Letitia Talbot Spéciale +4:38.2
5 37 "Raph" Ecurie Mundia Course Delahaye 135 +2 laps
Ret. 16 Charles Pozzi Ecurie Letitia Talbot Spéciale 6 laps
Ret. 2 Havaux Havaux Bugatti Type 49B 2 laps
DNS 8 Arthur Legat A. Legat Maserati 6CM
DNS 30 Paul Demesse A. Legat Bugatti Type 37A
DNA 6 Horace Ripley H.J. Ripley Talbot Driver ill
DNA 18 Alexandre Constantin A. Constantin Maserati 8C
DNA 20 Pat Garland P.A.T. Garland Talbot-Lago T26C
DNA 24 Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C
DNA 26 Henri Louveau Ecurie Rosier Talbot Spéciale
DNA 29 Alexander Orley A. Orley Veritas-BMW 328

References

  1. ^ "Grand Prix des Frontières". Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  2. ^ "1949 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-08-18.


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