The 1949 Pau Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 18 April 1949 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Juan Manuel Fangio, driving the Maserati 4CLT/48. Toulo de Graffenried finished second and Benedicto Campos third.
| 1949 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 18 April 1949 | ||
| Official name | X Grand Prix Automobile de Pau[1] | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 110 laps, 304.590 km (189.263 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati 4CLT/48 | ||
| Time | 1:47.3 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati 4CLT/48 | |
| Time | 1:49.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maserati 4CLT/48 | ||
| Second | Maserati 4CLT/48 | ||
| Third | Maserati 4CLT/48 | ||
Classification
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edit| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio
|
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 110 | 3hrs 36min 11.9sec | 1 | |
| 2 | 12 |  Toulo de Graffenried
|
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 110 | + 16.8 s | ||
| 3 | 6 | Benedicto Campos
|
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 109 | + 1 lap | ||
| 4 | 20 |  Louis Chiron Guy Mairesse
|
Talbot-Lago T26C | 108 | + 2 laps | ||
| 5 | 16 | Maurice Trintignant
|
Simca-Gordini T15 | 107 | + 3 laps | ||
| 6 | 28 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous Georges Grignard
|
Talbot-Lago T26C | 91 | + 19 laps | ||
| Ret | 24 | Louis Rosier Eugène Chaboud
|
Talbot-Lago T26C | 109 | Engine | ||
| Ret | 18 | Robert Manzon
|
Simca-Gordini T15 | 98 | Mechanical | ||
| Ret | 14 |  Nello Pagani
|
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 46 | Starter ring | ||
| Ret | 26 |  Harry Schell
|
Talbot-Lago T26C | 23 | Engine | ||
| Ret | 30 | Pierre Levegh
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Talbot-Lago T26C | Overheating | |||
| Ret | 22 | Guy Mairesse
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Talbot-Lago T26C | 9 | Oil leak | ||
| Ret | 2 | Philippe Étancelin
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Talbot-Lago T26C | 9 | Suspension | ||
| Ret | 8 | Eugène Chaboud
|
Maserati 4CL | 4 | Engine | ||
| Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati 4CLT/48) – 1:49.0 | |||||||
| Sources: [1] | |||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "X Grand Prix Automobile de Pau". STATS F1. Retrieved 2017-03-10.