1949 Grand Prix season


The 1949 Grand Prix season was the fourth post-war year for Grand Prix racing and the final year before the beginning of the Formula One World Championship. It was the third season of FIA Formula One motor racing, though some of that season's Grands Prix still used other formulas. Races were run to Formula One criteria restricted engines to 1.5 litres supercharged or 4.5 litres naturally aspirated. There was no organised championship in 1949, although several of the more prestigious races were recognised as Grandes Épreuves by the FIA. Alberto Ascari and Juan Manuel Fangio proved to be the most successful drivers, each winning five Grands Prix. Maserati's cars were the most successful brand, winning 10 of the season's 27 Grand Prix races.

Season review

Grandes Épreuves

DateNameCircuitPole PositionFastest lapWinning driverWinning constructorReport
15 May British Grand PrixSilverstone Luigi Villoresi B. Bira Toulo de GraffenriedMaseratiReport
19 June Belgian Grand PrixSpa-Francorchamps Luigi Villoresi Giuseppe Farina Louis RosierTalbot-Lago-TalbotReport
3 July Swiss Grand PrixBremgarten Giuseppe Farina Giuseppe Farina Alberto AscariFerrariReport
17 July French Grand PrixReims-Gueux Luigi Villoresi Peter Whitehead Louis ChironTalbot-Lago-TalbotReport
11 September Italian Grand PrixMonza Alberto Ascari Alberto Ascari Alberto AscariFerrariReport

Other Grands Prix

DateNameCircuitWinning driverWinning constructorReport
29 January III Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos AiresPalermo Alberto AscariMaseratiReport
6 February III Gran Premio Eva Duarte de PerónPalermo Oscar Alfredo GálvezAlfa RomeoReport
27 March X Grande Prêmio Cidade do Rio de JaneiroRio-La Gavea Luigi VilloresiMaseratiReport
3 April IV San Remo Grand PrixOspedaletti Juan Manuel FangioMaseratiReport
18 April X Grand Prix du PauCircuit de Pau Juan Manuel FangioMaseratiReport
18 April I Richmond Grand PrixGoodwood Reg ParnellMaseratiReport
24 April III Grand Prix de ParisLinas-Montlhéry Philippe ÉtancelinTalbot-Lago-TalbotReport
28 April III JCC Jersey Road RaceSt Helier Bob GerardERAReport
8 May IV Grand Prix du RoussillonPerpignan Juan Manuel FangioMaseratiReport
14 May Grand Prix de MarseilleMarseilles Juan Manuel FangioSimca GordiniReport
26 May XI British Empire TrophyDouglas Bob GerardERAReport
5 June XVIII Grand Prix des FrontièresChimay Guy MairesseTalbot-Lago-TalbotReport
10 July XI Grand Prix de l'AlbigeoisAlbi, Les Planques Juan Manuel FangioMaseratiReport
31 July II Zandvoort Grand PrixZandvoort Luigi VilloresiFerrariReport
7 August XXXVI Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de FranceSaint-Gaudens Charles PozziDelahayeReport
20 August I BRDC International TrophySilverstone Alberto AscariFerrariReport
27 August Lausanne Grand PrixLausanne Giuseppe FarinaMaseratiReport
17 September I Goodwood TrophyGoodwood Reg ParnellMaseratiReport
18 September Australian Grand PrixLeyburn John CrouchDelahayeReport
25 September I Velka cena CeskoslovenskaBrno Peter WhiteheadFerrariReport
9 October V Grand Prix du SalonLinas-Montlhéry Raymond SommerTalbot-Lago-TalbotReport
18 December IV Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos AiresPalermo Alberto AscariFerrariReport