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1949 Roussillon Grand Prix

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1949 Roussillon Grand Prix
Race details
Date 8 May 1949
Official name IV Grand Prix du Roussillon
Location Perpignan, France
Course Street circuit
Course length 2.538 km (1.577 miles)
Distance 2x50 laps, 253.800 km (157.704 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati 4CLT/48
Time 1:27.9
Grid positions set by heat results
Fastest lap
Driver Thailand Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48
Time 1:27.3
Podium
First Maserati 4CLT/48
Second Maserati 4CLT/48
Third Maserati 4CLT/48

The 1949 Roussillon Grand Prix (formally the IV Grand Prix du Roussillon) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Circuit des Platanes de Perpignan on 8 May 1949. The Grand Prix was raced in two 50 laps sessions, with the final standing given by the addition of the two results.

Entry list

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Juan Manuel Fangio is on a two victory in a row (San Remo and Pau) for his first racing season in Europe. Henri Louveau share during the races his Delage 3000 n°22 with Francisco Godia Sales. Eugène Martin wasn't present despite his commitment.

No Driver Entrant Car Engine Chassis Qual.
2 France Raymond Sommer Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini T11 Gordini 0006GC 5
4 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Squadra Argentina Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CL 2
6 Argentina Benedicto Campos Squadra Argentina Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CL 4
8 Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CL 3
10 Thailand Prince Bira Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CL 1
12 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati 4CL 8
14 Italy Nello Pagani Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati 4CL Maserati 4CL 9
16 France Maurice Trintignant Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini T15 Gordini 0011GC 6
18 France Robert Manzon Equipe Gordini Simca Gordini T11 Gordini 0004GC 7
20 France Eugène Martin Eugène Martin Jicey-BMW BMW 328 DNA
22 France Henri Louveau
Spain Francisco Godia Sales
Henri Louveau Delage 3000 Delage D6 880004 11
24 France Pierre Levegh Pierre Bouillin Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 110005 10

Qualifying

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Pos[1] No Driver Car Time
1 10 Thailand Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48 1.27.9
2 4 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 4CLT/48 1.29.2
3 8 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CLT/48 1.29.5
4 6 Argentina Benedicto Campos Maserati 4CLT/48 ?
5 2 France Raymond Sommer Simca Gordini T11 ?
6 16 France Maurice Trintignant Simca Gordini T15 1.31.3
7 18 France Robert Manzon Simca Gordini T11 1.32.6
8 12 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CLT/48 1.32.6
9 14 Italy Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 1.34.0
10 24 France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 1.35.3
11 22 France Henri Louveau Delage 3000 1.35.5

Classification

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The heat 1 saw Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Villoresi fight for the first position but the Italian driver entered the pits to repair an oil pump problem. Luigi Villoresi lost 5 laps and Juan Manual Fangio finished the 50 laps first with 25 seconds ahead of Prince Bira.

In the second heat, Prince Bira took the lead immediately over Juan Manuel Fangio who kept a close gap with the Siam driver. Prince Bira who needed to distance the Argentine attack and realized the fastest lap was 1:27.3 and won Heat 2 with less than a second ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio, Luigi Villoresi finished third.

Juan Manuel Fangio won the Grand Prix. It was his third of four consecutive wins in France. Prince Bira finished second and Argentine Benedicto Campos third. Fangio won his third victory in a row in Grand Prix motor racing.

Heat 1

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Pos
[1][2][3][4]
No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 4 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 4CLT/48 50 1:17:06.8 (98.75 km/h) 2
2 10 Thailand Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48 50 1:17:31.9 1
3 6 Argentina Benedicto Campos Maserati 4CLT/48 49 +1 lap 4
4 12 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CLT/48 49 +1 lap 8
5 18 France Robert Manzon Simca Gordini T11 49 +1 lap 7
6 14 Italy Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 48 +2 laps 9
7 24 France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 46 +4 laps 10
8 16 France Maurice Trintignant Simca Gordini T15 45 +5 laps 6
9 8 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CLT/48 45 +5 laps 3
10 22 France Henri Louveau Delage 3000 44 +6 laps 11
Ret 2 France Raymond Sommer Simca Gordini T11 2 Crash 5

Heat 2

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Pos
[1][2][3][4]
No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 10 Thailand Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48 50 1:16:09.4 (99.36 km/h) 2
2 4 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 4CLT/48 50 1:16:09.9 1
3 8 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CLT/48 50 1:17:14.1 9
4 6 Argentina Benedicto Campos Maserati 4CLT/48 49 +1 lap 3
5 12 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CLT/48 48 +2 laps 4
6 24 France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 47 +3 laps 7
7 16 France Maurice Trintignant Simca Gordini T15 46 +4 laps 8
8 14 Italy Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 46 +4 laps 6
9 22 France Henri Louveau
Spain Francisco Godia Sales
Delage 3000 44 +6 laps 10
Ret 18 France Robert Manzon Simca Gordini T11 24 Ret 5
  • Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio (The starting grid of the heat 2 is the order of the standing from the heat 1).
  • Fastest lap: Prince Bira in 1:27.3

Aggregate final standing

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Pos
[1][2][3][4]
No Driver Car Laps Time/Retired
1 4 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 4CLT/48 100 2.33'16.7 (99.36 km/h)
2 10 Thailand Prince Bira Maserati 4CLT/48 100* 2.33'41.3
3 6 Argentina Benedicto Campos Maserati 4CLT/48 98 +2 laps
4 12 Switzerland Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 4CLT/48 97 +3 laps
5 14 Italy Nello Pagani Maserati 4CL 94 +6 laps
6 8 Italy Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CLT/48 93 +7 laps
7 24 France Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 93 +7 laps
8 16 France Maurice Trintignant Simca Gordini T15 91 +9 laps
9 22 France Henri Louveau
Spain Francisco Godia Sales
Delage 3000 88 +12 laps
nc 18 France Robert Manzon Simca Gordini T11 73 Ret
nc 2 France Raymond Sommer Simca Gordini T11 2 Crash

References

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