1949 Swiss Grand Prix

The 1949 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grande Épreuve, held on July 3. The race was won by Alberto Ascari in a Ferrari, after polesitter and early leader Giuseppe Farina's Maserati retired. Ascari's teammate, Luigi Villoresi, finished second ahead of Raymond Sommer in a Talbot-Lago-Talbot.

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Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	20	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati	2:50.4	–
2	22	B. Bira	Maserati	2:53.2	+ 2.8
3	30	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	2:54.7	+ 4.3
4	18	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:55.7	+ 5.3
5	46	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	2:57.5	+ 7.1
6	8	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:59.6	+ 9.2
7	16	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2:59.6	+ 9.2
8	28	Reg Parnell	Maserati	3:00.2	+ 9.8
9	34	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	3:00.8	+ 10.4
10	38	Toni Branca	Maserati	3:06.9	+ 16.5
11	12	Georges Grignard	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	3:08.0	+ 17.6
12	36	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	3:10.1	+ 19.7
13	2	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	3:11.0	+ 20.6
14	50	Fred Ashmore	Maserati	3:11.0	+ 20.6
15	14	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	3:12.7	+ 22.3
16	44	Rudi Fischer	Simca-Gordini	3:16.6	+ 26.2
17	48	Harry Schell	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	3:30.6	+ 40.2
18	24	Frank Séchehaye	Maserati	3:32.3	+ 41.9
19	26	Clemente Biondetti	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	3:41.4	+ 51.0
20	42	Alfred Dattner	Simca-Gordini	3:52.8	+ 1:02.4

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	30	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	40	1:59:24.6	3
2	34	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	40	+ 56.6	9
3	18	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	40	+ 1:06.7	4
4	8	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	40	+ 1:43.3	6
5	22	B. Bira	Maserati	40	+ 2:06.7	2
6	16	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	40	+ 2:28.3	7
7	46	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	39	+ 1 Lap	6
8	28	Reg Parnell	Maserati	39	+ 1 Lap	8
9	36	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	39	+ 1 Lap	12
10	14	Pierre Levegh	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	38	+ 2 Laps	15
11	50	Fred Ashmore	Maserati	38	+ 2 Laps	14
12	12	Georges Grignard	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	38	+ 2 Laps	11
13	2	Johnny Claes	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	38	+ 2 Laps	13
14	38	Toni Branca	Maserati	37	+ 3 Laps	10
15	44	Rudi Fischer	Simca-Gordini	36	+ 4 Laps	16
16	48	Harry Schell	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	34	+ 6 Laps	17
17	42	Alfred Dattner	Simca-Gordini	31	+ 9 Laps	20
Ret	20	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati	13	Oil pressure	1
Ret	24	Frank Séchehaye	Maserati	10	Gearbox	18
Ret	26	Clemente Biondetti	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	2	Brakes	19

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V T E	1949 Formula One season
Teams	Alfa Romeo • Alta • Delahaye • ERA • Ferrari • Maserati • Talbot-Lago •
Engines	Alfa Romeo • Alta • Delahaye • ERA • Ferrari • Maserati • Talbot •
Drivers	Abecassis • Ascari • Biondetti • Bonetto • B. Bira • Chaboud • Chiron • Claes • Étancelin • Fagioli • Fangio • Farina • Gerard • Giraud-Cabantous • De Graffenried • Levegh • Mairesse • Murray • Pagani • Parnell • Rosier • Sommer • Taruffi • Villoresi • Whitehead •
Grandes Épreuves	Britain • Belgium • Switzerland • France • Italy
Other races	San Remo • Pau • Richmond Trophy • Paris • Jersey Road Race • Albi • Netherlands • BRDC International Trophy • Goodwood Trophy •
See also	1948 Formula One season • 1950 Formula One season • Category