The 1949 Grand Prix season was the fourth post-war year for Grand Prix racing and the final year before the beginning of the Formula One World Championship. It was the third season of FIA Formula One motor racing, though some of that season's Grands Prix still used other formulas. Races which were run to Formula One criteria restricted engines to 1.5 litres supercharged or 4.5 litres naturally aspirated. There was no organised championship in 1949, although several of the more prestigious races were recognised as Grandes Épreuves (great trials) by the FIA. Alberto Ascari and Juan Manuel Fangio proved to be the most successful drivers, each winning five Grands Prix. Maserati's cars were the most successful brand, winning 10 of the season's 27 Grand Prix races.
Season review
Grandes Épreuves
Date Name Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning constructor Report 15 May British Grand Prix Silverstone Luigi Villoresi B. Bira Toulo de Graffenried Maserati Report 19 June Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps Luigi Villoresi Giuseppe Farina Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot Report 3 July Swiss Grand Prix Bremgarten Giuseppe Farina Giuseppe Farina Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report 17 July French Grand Prix Reims-Gueux Luigi Villoresi Peter Whitehead Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot Report 11 September Italian Grand Prix Monza Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report
Other Grands Prix
Date NameGP Hors Championnat du Monde, 1949 statsf1.com1949 Grands Prix silhouet.comResultate Formel 1, 1949 f1-images.de Circuit Winning driver Winning constructor Report 29 January III Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires Palermo Alberto Ascari Maserati Report 6 February III Gran Premio Eva Duarte de Perón Palermo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Alfa Romeo Report 27 March X Grande Prêmio Cidade do Rio de Janeiro Circuito da Gávea Luigi Villoresi Maserati Report 3 April IV San Remo Grand Prix Ospedaletti Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Report 18 April X Grand Prix du Pau Circuit de Pau Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Report 18 April I Richmond Trophy Goodwood Reg Parnell Maserati Report 24 April III Grand Prix de Paris Linas-Montlhéry Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot Report 28 April III JCC Jersey Road Race St Helier Bob Gerard ERA Report 8 May IV Grand Prix du Roussillon Perpignan Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Report 14 May Grand Prix de Marseille Marseille Juan Manuel Fangio Simca Gordini Report 26 May XI British Empire Trophy Douglas Bob Gerard ERA Report 5 June XVIII Grand Prix des Frontières Chimay Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago-Talbot Report 10 July XI Grand Prix de l'Albigeois Albi (Les Planques) Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati Report 31 July II Grote Prijs van Zandvoort Zandvoort Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Report 20 August I BRDC International Trophy Silverstone Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report 27 August Lausanne Grand Prix Lausanne Giuseppe Farina Maserati Report 17 September II Goodwood Trophy Goodwood Reg Parnell Maserati Report 18 September Australian Grand Prix Leyburn John Crouch Delahaye Report 25 September I Velká cena Československa Brno Peter Whitehead Ferrari Report 9 October V Grand Prix du Salon Linas-Montlhéry Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago-Talbot Report 18 December IV Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires Palermo Alberto Ascari Ferrari Report
Statistics
Grand Prix Winners
Drivers +DriversWinsTotalGrandes Épreuves Alberto Ascari52 Juan Manuel Fangio50 Luigi Villoresi20 Reg Parnell20 Bob Gerard20 Toulo de Graffenried11 Louis Rosier11 Louis Chiron11 Oscar Alfredo Galvez10 Philippe Étancelin10 Guy Mairesse10 Charles Pozzi10 Giuseppe Farina10 John Crouch10 Peter Whitehead10 Raymond Sommer10
Manufacturers +ManufacturerWinsTotalGrandes Épreuves Maserati101 Ferrari62 Talbot-Lago-Talbot52 ERA20 Delahaye20 Alfa Romeo10 Simca Gordini10
References