The 1949 French Grand Prix was held on July 17 at the Reims-Gueux circuit. It was won by Louis Chiron in a Talbot-Lago-Talbot, after late leader Peter Whitehead's Ferrari developed gearbox problems. Prince Bira of Thailand finished second in a Maserati, while Whitehead held on for third.
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RaceEdit
ResultsEdit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
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| 1 | 6 |  Louis Chiron
|  Talbot-Lago-Talbot
| 64 | 3:06:33.7 | 9 |
| 2 | 30 |  B. Bira
|  Maserati
| 64 | + 17.6 | 8 |
| 3 | 24 |  Peter Whitehead
| Ferrari
| 64 | + 48.5 | 17 |
| 4 | 10 | Louis Rosier
| Talbot-Lago-Talbot
| 64 | + 56.7 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Raymond Sommer
| Talbot-Lago-Talbot
| 61 | + 3 Laps | 4 |
| 6 | 16 | Eugène Chaboud
| Delahaye
| 58 | + 6 Laps | 12 |
| NC | 14 | Georges Grignard
| Talbot-Lago-Talbot
| 48 | Not classified | 16 |
| Ret | 12 | Pierre Levegh
| Talbot-Lago-Talbot
| 39 | Mechanical | 10 |
| Ret | 36 |  Benedicto Campos
| Maserati
| 32 | Valve | 7 |
| Ret | 8 | Yves Giraud-Cabantous
| Talbot-Lago-Talbot
| 30 | Engine | 11 |
| Ret | 4 | Philippe Étancelin
| Talbot-Lago-Talbot
| 26 | Engine | 5 |
| Ret | 34 | Juan Manuel Fangio
| Maserati
| 24 | Throttle | 2 |
| Ret | 38 | Reg Parnell
| Maserati
| 21 | Engine | 14 |
| Ret | 18 | George Abecassis
| Alta
| 17 | Gearbox | 15 |
| Ret | 40 | David Murray
| Maserati
| 13 | Engine | 13 |
| Ret | 28 | Giuseppe Farina
| Talbot-Lago-Talbot
| 11 | Gearbox | 6 |
| Ret | 20 | Luigi Villoresi
| Ferrari
| 4 | Brakes | 1 |
| WD | 22 | Alberto Ascari
| Ferrari
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| WD | 26 | Luigi Fagioli
| Talbot-Lago-Talbot
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| WD | 32 |  Emmanuel de Graffenried
| Maserati
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