The 1949 Belgian Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Spa-Francorchamps on 19 June 1949. The race was won by Louis Rosier driving a Talbot-Lago T26C.
Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine 2 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s 4 Alberto Ascari Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s 6 Peter Whitehead Private Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s 8 Juan Manuel Fangio Automóvil Club Argentino Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 10 Benedicto Campos Automóvil Club Argentino Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 12 Giuseppe Farina CSI Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 14 Fred Ashmore Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 16 Reg Parnell Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 18 Geoffrey Crossley Private Alta Alta GP Alta L4s 20 Philippe Étancelin Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 22 Pierre Levegh Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 24 Louis Rosier Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 26 Guy Mairesse Automobiles Talbot-Darracq SA Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 28 Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6
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Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 24 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 35 3:15:17.7 2 2 Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 35 + 49.1 1 3 4 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 35 + 4:10.7 4 6 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 35 + 5:17.9 5 28 Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 33 + 2 Laps 6 14 Fred Ashmore Maserati 32 + 3 Laps 7 18 Geoffrey Crossley Alta 29 + 6 Laps Ret 10 Benedicto Campos Maserati 21 Oil pump Ret 20 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot 19 Gearbox 3 Ret 26 Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago-Talbot 16 Accident Ret 22 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 11 Mechanical Ret 12 Giuseppe Farina Maserati 9 Accident Ret 16 Reg Parnell Maserati 7 Clutch Ret 8 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 1 Engine 2
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