The 1949 San Remo Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at San Remo on 3 April 1949. The race, held over two heats, was won by Juan Manuel Fangio.
Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine 4 Ludwig Fischer Private Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T11 Gordini L4 6 Louis Rosier Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 8 Pierre Levegh Private Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot L6 10 Bruno Sterzi Private Ferrari Ferrari 166SC Ferrari V12 12 Giovanni Bracco Private Ferrari Ferrari 166C Ferrari V12 14 Peter Whitehead Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s 16 Discoride Lanza Scuderia Dimiex Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati L4s 18 Juan Manuel Fangio Automóvil Club Argentino Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 20 Nello Pagani Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati L4s 22 Louis Chiron Automóvil Club Argentino Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Gordini L4 24 Raymond Sommer Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 125 Ferrari V12s 26 Frank Séchehaye Scuderia Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati L4s 28 B. Bira Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 30 Toulo de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 32 Piero Carini Private Maserati Maserati A6GCS Maserati L6 34 Benedicto Campos Automóvil Club Argentino Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 36 Fred Ashmore Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT/48 Maserati L4s 40 Eugène Chaboud Scuderia Dimiex Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati L4s 42 Felice Bonetto Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 166C Ferrari V12 44 Ferdinando Righetti Private Ferrari Ferrari 166SC Ferrari V12 48 Roberto Vallone Scuderia Lazio Ferrari Ferrari 166 Inter Ferrari V12 52 Emilio Romano Private Maserati Maserati A6GCS Maserati L6
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First heat Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 18 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 45 1:31:33.4 2 2 28 B. Bira Maserati 45 + 9.6 1 3 30 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 45 + 59.4 4 4 42 Felice Bonetto Ferrari 45 + 1:00.6 8 5 34 Benedicto Campos Maserati 44 + 1 Lap 5 6 14 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 44 + 1 Lap 10 7 12 Giovanni Bracco Ferrari 44 + 1 Lap 15 8 10 Bruno Sterzi Ferrari 43 + 2 Laps 19 9 32 Piero Carini Maserati 42 + 3 Laps 18 10 8 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 41 + 4 Laps 21 11 48 Roberto Vallone Ferrari 41 + 4 Laps 12 Ret 40 Eugène Chaboud Maserati 38 ? 17 Ret 24 Raymond Sommer Ferrari 37 Cylinder head gasket 3 Ret 36 Fred Ashmore Maserati 34 Gearbox 14 Ret 16 Discoride Lanza Maserati 25 accident 11 Ret 6 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 25 Accident 13 Ret 26 Frank Séchehaye Maserati 23 Gear box 22 Ret 52 Emilio Romano Maserati 19 Valve 20 Ret 20 Nello Pagani Maserati 15 Valve 9 Ret 4 Ludwig Fischer Simca-Gordini 10 Engine 6 Ret 44 Ferdinando Righetti Ferrari 10 Cylinder head gasket 7 Ret 22 Louis Chiron Simca-Gordini 9 Accident 16
Second heat Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 18 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 45 1:29:55.2 1 2 28 B. Bira Maserati 45 + 25.8 2 3 34 Benedicto Campos Maserati 45 + 1:46.2 5 4 30 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 45 + 2:22.0 3 5 42 Felice Bonetto Ferrari 44 + 1 Lap 4 6 48 Roberto Vallone Ferrari 42 + 3 Laps 11 7 32 Piero Carini Maserati 42 + 3 Laps 9 8 12 Giovanni Bracco Ferrari 41 + 4 Laps 7 9 26 Frank Séchehaye Maserati 40 + 5 Laps 15 Ret 40 Eugène Chaboud Maserati 31 ? 12 Ret 8 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 15 ? 10 Ret 16 Discoride Lanza Maserati 7 ? 14 Ret 14 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 6 ? 6 DNS 24 Raymond Sommer Ferrari 13 DNS 10 Bruno Sterzi Ferrari 8
Aggregate Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired 1 18 Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 90 3:01:28.6 2 28 B. Bira Maserati 90 + 35.4 3 30 Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 89 + 1 Lap 4 34 Benedicto Campos Maserati 89 + 1 Lap 5 42 Felice Bonetto Ferrari 88 + 2 Laps 6 12 Giovanni Bracco Ferrari 85 + 5 Laps 7 32 Piero Carini Maserati 84 + 6 Laps 8 48 Roberto Vallone Ferrari 83 + 7 Laps 9 40 Eugène Chaboud Maserati 69 + 21 Laps 10 26 Frank Séchehaye Maserati 63 + 27 Laps Ret 8 Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago-Talbot 56 ? Ret 14 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 50 ? Ret 10 Bruno Sterzi Ferrari 43 ? Ret 24 Raymond Sommer Ferrari 37 Cylinder head gasket Ret 36 Fred Ashmore Maserati 34 Gearbox Ret 16 Discoride Lanza Maserati 32 ? Ret 6 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 25 Accident Ret 52 Emilio Romano Maserati 19 Valve Ret 20 Nello Pagani Maserati 15 Valve Ret 4 Ludwig Fischer Simca-Gordini 10 Engine Ret 44 Ferdinando Righetti Ferrari 10 Cylinder head gasket Ret 22 Louis Chiron Simca-Gordini 9 Accident
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