VI Grand Prix de France
17 July 1949 - Reims-Gueux: 497.53 km (7.774 km x 64 laps)
1 Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago T26C '110007' 3h06m33.7, 160.87 kph
2 'B.Bira' Maserati 4CLT/48 3h06m51.3
3 Peter Whitehead Ferrari 125 3h07m22.2
4 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago T26C '110001' 3h07m30.4
5 Raymond Sommer Talbot-Lago T26C '110009' 61 laps
6 Eugène Chaboud Delahaye 135 58 laps
7 Georges Grignard Talbot-Lago T26C 48 laps
Fastest Lap: Peter Whitehead (Ferrari 125), 2m46.2, 169.30 kph
Did Not Finish
Pierre 'Levegh' Talbot-Lago T26C 40 laps
Benedicto Campos Maserati 4CLT/48 33 laps
Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago T26C 31 laps
Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C 27 laps
Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 4CLT/48 25 laps
Reg Parnell Maserati 4CLT/48 22 laps
George Abecassis Alta GP 18 laps
David Murray Maserati 14 laps
Nino Farina Maserati 4CLT/48 12 laps
Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 125 5 laps
Starting Grid:
1 Luigi Villoresi 2 Juan Manuel Fangio 3 Louis Rosier
Ferrari 125 Maserati 4CLT/48 Lago-Talbot T26C
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