The 11th Grand Prix de l'Albigeois was a Formula One motor race held on 10 July 1949. The race was preceded by a 5 lap heat, which determined the grid positions for the 34 lap final.
The winner was Juan Manuel Fangio in a Maserati 4CLT; he also won the heat and set fastest lap. B. Bira finished second in another 4CLT and Louis Rosier came in third in a Talbot-Lago T26C.
Results Heat Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car Time 1 8 Juan Manuel Fangio Automóvil Club Argentino Maserati 4CLT/48 16:20.4, 163.13kph 2 12 Giuseppe Farina G. Farina Maserati 4CLT/48 +24.4s 3 6 Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C +29.2s 4 16 Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +30.0s 5 10 Benedicto Campos Automóvil Club Argentino Maserati 4CLT/48 +48.9s 6 28 Guy Mairesse Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C +1:40.4 7 18 Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C +1:41.5 8 40 Harry Schell Horschell Racing Corporation Talbot-Lago T26C +2:18.8 9 26 Leslie Brooke H. L. Brooke Maserati 4CLT/48 +2:22.8 10 44 "Raph" Ecurie Mundia Course Delahaye 135 11 2 Raymond Sommer R. Sommer Talbot-Lago T26C 12 32 David Murray D. Murray Maserati 4CL 13 30 David Hampshire D.A. Hampshire ERA B-Type Ret. 20 Reg Parnell R. Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 5 laps, valves Ret. 14 B. Bira Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 4 laps, supercharger Ret. 22 Fred Ashmore R. Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 1 lap, oil pressure DNA 4 Philippe Étancelin P. Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C DNA 24 Louis Chiron Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C DNA 34 Jean Behra Ecurie Dimiex Maserati 6C-34 DNA 36 Georges Houel Ecurie Dimiex Maserati 4CL DNA 38 Georges Grignard G. Grignard Talbot-Lago T26C DNA 42 Eugène Chaboud Ecurie Dimiex Maserati 4CL
Final Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car Time 1 8 Juan Manuel Fangio Automóvil Club Argentino Maserati 4CLT/48 1:54:38.6, 158.02kph 2 14 B. Bira Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +2:39.0 3 6 Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C +1 lap 4 16 Emmanuel de Graffenried Enrico Platé Maserati 4CLT/48 +1 lap 5 28 Guy Mairesse Ecurie France Talbot-Lago T26C +2 laps 6 2 Raymond Sommer R. Sommer Talbot-Lago T26C +3 laps 7 26 Leslie Brooke H.L. Brooke Maserati 4CLT/48 +3 laps 12 32 David Murray D. Murray Maserati 4CL +4 laps 9 44 "Raph" Ecurie Mundia Course Delahaye 135 +6 laps Ret. 12 Giuseppe Farina G. Farina Maserati 4CLT/48 16 laps, starter motor Ret. 10 Benedicto Campos Automóvil Club Argentino Maserati 4CLT/48 15 laps, accident Ret. 22 Fred Ashmore R. Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 6 laps, piston Ret. 40 Harry Schell Horschell Racing Corporation Talbot-Lago T26C 4 laps, oil pressure Ret. 30 David Hampshire D.A. Hampshire ERA B-Type 2 laps, oil pressure Ret. 20 Reg Parnell R. Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 2 laps, valves Ret. 18 Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago T26C 2 laps, camshaft
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