1949 Formula One season

1949 Grand Prix Season
←1948	1950→

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. Races were run to a formula which restricted engines to 1.5 litres supercharged or 4.5 litres naturally aspirated; the formula was called Formula A, but would be renamed to Formula One in 1950. There was no organised championship in 1949, although several of the more prestigious races were recognised as Grandes Epreuves by the Association Internationale des Automobiles Clubs Reconnus (AIACR).

Calendar

Grandes Épreuves

Date	Name	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
15 May	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	Luigi Villoresi	B. Bira	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	Report
19 June	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa- Francorchamps	Luigi Villoresi	Giuseppe Farina	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	Report
3 July	Swiss Grand Prix	Bremgarten	Giuseppe Farina	Giuseppe Farina	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Report
17 July	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	Luigi Villoresi	Peter Whitehead	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	Report
11 September	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	Alberto Ascari	Alberto Ascari	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Report

Drivers' standings

This is an unofficial list based on 1950 rules.

Pos Driver GBR BEL SUI FRA ITA Points 1 Alberto Ascari 3 1 WD 1 21 2 Louis Rosier 3 1 6 4 Ret 15 3 B. Bira Ret 5 2 3 13 4 Luigi Villoresi Ret 2 2 Ret Ret 12 5 Toulo de Graffenried 1 Ret 7 WD 4 11 6 Philippe Étancelin 5 Ret 4 Ret 2 11 7 Louis Chiron Ret 1 8 8 Raymond Sommer 3 5 5 8 9 Peter Whitehead 8† 4 9 3 Ret 8 10 Bob Gerard 2 6 11 Johnny Claes 10 5 13 8 2 12 Giuseppe Farina Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 13 David Hampshire 4† 1.5 14 Billy Cotton 4† 1.5