The 1949 Italian Grand Prix was a motor race for Formula One cars held at Monza on 11 September 1949.Formula 1 1949, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 16 May 2022 It was also given the title of European Grand Prix.
The race was won by Alberto Ascari.
This was the final Major Grand Prix (Grandes Épreuves at the time) before the 1950 British Grand Prix, the first race of the Formula 1 World Championship.
Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine 2 Benedicto Campos Squadra Argentina Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 4 Giuseppe Farina Scuderia Milano Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 6 B. Bira Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 8 Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s 10 Louis Rosier Private Talbot-Lago-Talbot Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 14 Nello Pagani Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago 700 Talbot L8s 16 Felice Bonetto Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s 20 Reg Parnell Private Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 22 Guy Mairesse SFACS Ecurie France Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 24 David Murray Private Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 26 Clemente Biondetti Private Maserati Maserati 4CLT Maserati L4s 28 Eugène Chaboud Private Delahaye Delahaye 135 Delahaye L6 30 Henri Louveau Private Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati L4s 32 Franco Rol Private Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 34 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s 36 Leslie Brooke Private Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 40 Raymond Sommer Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s 42 Emmanuel de Graffenried Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 44 Cuth Harrison Private ERA ERA B ERA L6s 50 Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 52 Piero Taruffi Scuderia Milano Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 54 Philippe Étancelin Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 56 Pierre Levegh Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 ? Peter Whitehead Private Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s
Classification
Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 8 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 2:05.0 – 2 34 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 2:05.4 + 0.4 3 4 Giuseppe Farina Maserati 2:07.8 + 2.8 4 40 Raymond Sommer Ferrari 2:09.8 + 4.8 5 2 Benedicto Campos Maserati 2:11.8 + 6.8 6 42 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 2:12.6 + 7.6 7 6 B. Bira Maserati 2:13.0 + 8.0 8 54 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:13.8 + 8.8 9 26 Clemente Biondetti Maserati 2:14.0 + 9.0 10 10 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:15.0 + 10.0 11 32 Franco Rol Maserati 2:16.4 + 11.4 12 16 Felice Bonetto Ferrari 2:16.6 + 11.6 13 20 Reg Parnell Maserati 2:16.8 + 11.8 14 56 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:17.4 + 12.4 15 44 Cuth Harrison ERA 2:17.4 + 12.4 16 50 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:19.2 + 14.2 17 8 David Murray Maserati 2:21.4 + 16.4 18 ? Peter Whitehead Ferrari 2:22.8 + 17.8 19 22 Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:22.8 + 17.8 20 28 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 2:23.4 + 18.4 21 30 Henri Louveau Maserati 2:31.0 + 26.0 22 14 Nello Pagani Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:33.8 + 28.8 23 36 Leslie Brooke Maserati 2:37.8 + 32.8 24 52 Piero Taruffi Maserati — —
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 8 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 80 2:58:53.6 1 2 54 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 79 + 1 Lap 8 3 6 B. Bira Maserati 77 + 3 Laps 7 4 42 Emmanuel de Graffenried Maserati 76 + 4 Laps 6 5 40 Raymond Sommer Ferrari 75 + 5 Laps 4 6 44 Cuth Harrison ERA 75 + 5 Laps 15 7 52 Piero Taruffi Maserati 64 + 16 Laps 24 8 50 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 62 + 18 Laps 16 9 30 Henri Louveau Maserati 59 + 21 Laps 21 Ret 2 Benedicto Campos Maserati 55 Connecting rod 5 Ret 28 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 50 Overheating 20 Ret 10 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 49 Engine 10 Ret 24 David Murray Maserati 46 Accident 17 Ret 56 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 33 Rear axle 14 Ret 32 Franco Rol Maserati 30 Engine 11 Ret 22 Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago-Talbot 28 Accident 19 Ret 34 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 26 Gearbox 2 Ret 4 Giuseppe Farina Maserati 16 Engine 3 Ret 36 Leslie Brooke Maserati 16 Fuel pump 23 Ret 16 Felice Bonetto Ferrari 14 Cylinder head gasket 12 Ret ? Peter Whitehead Ferrari 9 Engine 18 Ret 20 Reg Parnell Maserati 3 Connecting rod 13 Ret 26 Clemente Biondetti Maserati 2 Withdrew 9 Ret 14 Nello Pagani Talbot-Lago-Talbot 1 Engine 22
References
External links The Tenth GP d'Europa, Motor Sport, October 1949, page 405, www.motorsportmagazine.com