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1949 Salon Grand Prix

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1949 Salon Grand Prix
Race details
Date 9 October 1949
Official name V Grand Prix du Salon
Location Montlhéry, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.283 km (3.904 mi)
Distance 64 laps, 402.13 km (249.87 mi)
Pole position
Driver Talbot-Lago
Time 2:25.1
Fastest lap
Driver France Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago
Time 2:23.8
Podium
First Talbot-Lago
Second Talbot-Lago
Third Talbot-Lago

The 5th Grand Prix du Salon was a Formula One motor race held on 9 October 1949 at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, in Montlhéry near Paris, France.

The 64-lap race was won by Talbot-Lago driver Raymond Sommer, who also set fastest lap. Harry Schell and Pierre Meyrat, also in Talbot-Lagos, were second and third.[1][2]

Results

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Pos No. Driver Entrant Constructor Time/Retired Grid
1 6 France Raymond Sommer Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago T26C 2:42:18, 148.67kph 9
2 7 United States Harry Schell Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 2:10 5
3 14 France Pierre Meyrat Ecurie Lutetia Talbot-Lago Spéciale 4 laps 10
4 26 France Charles Pozzi Ecurie Lutetia Delahaye 135 5 laps 8
5 20 France Louis Gérard Louis Gérard Delage D6 7 laps 12
6 23 France Jean Behra Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 8 laps 6
7 21 France Marc Versini Marc Versini Delage D6 10 laps 13
8 17 France Jean Lucas H. Louveau Delage D6 11 laps 18
9 16 France Charles Huc Charles Huc Talbot-Lago Spéciale 13 laps 16
Ret 19 France Georges Grignard Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago T26C 31 laps 1
Ret 5 France Guy Mairesse Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C 31 laps 4
Ret 24 France Jean Judet Jean Judet Maserati 4CL 13 laps, supercharger 14
Ret 8 United Kingdom Gordon Watson G.M. Watson Alta IFS 9 laps, transmission 11
Ret 9 United Kingdom Peter Whitehead P.N. Whitehead Ferrari 125 0 laps, accident 7
Ret 4 France Pierre Levegh Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C 0 laps, accident 3
Ret 3 France Yves Giraud-Cabantous Automobiles Talbot-Darracq Talbot-Lago T26C 0 laps, accident 2
Ret 18 United States Alexander Orley Alexander Orley Veritas-BMW 328 15
Ret 10 France René Simone René Bonnet DB-Citroen 17
DNS 17 France Henri Louveau H. Louveau Delage D6 Car driven by Lucas
DNS 20 France Maurice Varet Louis Gérard Delage D6 Car driven by Gérard
DNS 15 France Eugène Chaboud Ecurie Letitia Veritas-BMW 328 Crashed
DNA 1 France Philippe Étancelin P. Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C
DNA 2 France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C
DNA 10 France René Bonnet René Bonnet DB-Citroen Car driven by Simone
DNA 11 Spain Francisco Godia Sales F. Godia Sales Maserati 4CL
DNA 12 Spain Juan Jover Sañés Juan Jover Sañés Maserati 4CL
DNA 22 France Mariotti Mariotti Simca Gordini
DNA 25 France Vallas Vallas Maserati

References

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  1. ^ "1949 Grands Prix". Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  2. ^ "Coupe du Salon". Retrieved 2022-08-15.


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