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