Grand Prix de Marseille
Marseilles (Prado), 22 May 1949
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
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| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | (F2) 1.4-litre Simca-Gordini T15 [0008-GC] 4 #32 Automovil Club Argentino (see note 1) |
50 | 1h 18m 33.0s 62.65 mph |
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| 2 | Philippe Étancelin | Talbot T26C [110 008] 6† #4 P Étancelin (see note 2) |
50 | 1h 18m 51.6s |
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| 3 | Maurice Trintignant | (F2) 1.4-litre Simca-Gordini T15 4 #38 Équipe Gordini |
50 | 1h 19m 08.5s |
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| 4 | Felice Bonetto | (F2) 2-litre Ferrari 166C [04C] - V12 #14 Scuderia Ferrari (see note 3) |
50 | 1h 19m 39.6s |
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| 5 | Benedicto Campos | (F2) 1.4-litre Simca-Gordini T15 [0009-GC] 4 #34 Automovil Club Argentino (see note 4) |
50 | 1h 20m 00.8s |
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| 6 | Louis Chiron | Talbot T26C [110 007] 6† #2 Écurie France (see note 5) |
49 | ||||||
| 7 | Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye Spéciale [Monoplace] - V12† #10 Écurie Lutetia |
47 | ||||||
| 8 | Roberto Vallone | (F2) 2-litre Ferrari 166 SC [008I] - V12 #18 R Vallone |
46 | ||||||
| R | Raymond Sommer | (F2) 2-litre Ferrari 166C [06C] - V12 #12 Scuderia Ferrari |
38 | fatigue | |||||
| R | Pierre Bouillin ("Levegh") | Talbot T26C [110 005] 6† #8 P "Levegh" (see note 6) |
30 | brakes | |||||
| R | Guy Mairesse | Talbot T26C [110 002] 6† #6 Écurie France (see note 7) |
accident | ||||||
| R | Rudi Fischer | (F2) 1.4-litre Simca-Gordini T11 [0005-GC] 4 #40 R Fischer (see note 8) |
overheating | ||||||
| R | Eugène Martin | (F2) 2-litre Jicey ['2'] - BMW 328 6 #28 E Martin |
engine | ||||||
| R | Nando Righetti | (F2) 1.1-litre Stanguellini - Fiat #42 F Righetti |
accident | ||||||
| DNS | Piero Carini | (F2) 2-litre Maserati A6GCS [2010] 6 #24 P Carini |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | René Bonnet | (F2) 2-litre DB 6 - Citroen #30 René Bonnet |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Robert Manzon | (F2) 1.4-litre Simca-Gordini T15 4 #36 Équipe Gordini |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | "Robert" | (F2) 1.1-litre Cisitalia D46 [020] - Fiat 4 #44 Écurie de Paris |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Harry Schell | (F2) 1.1-litre Cisitalia D46 - Fiat 4 #46 Horschell Racing Corporation |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNQ | Tazio Nuvolari, Piero Carini |
(F2) 2-litre Maserati A6GCS [2010] 6 #20 P Carini |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| DNQ | Emilio Romano | (F2) 2-litre Maserati A6GCS [2009] 6 #22 E Romano |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| DNQ | Enrique Tintore | (F2) 2-litre Maserati A6GCS 6 #26 E Tintore |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| DNQ | Roger Loyer | (F2) 1.1-litre Cisitalia D46 [020] - Fiat 4 #44 Écurie de Paris |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| DNQ | François Landon | (F2) 1.1-litre Cisitalia D46 - Fiat 4 #50 F Landon |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| DNQ | Elie Bayol | (F2) 2-litre Bugatti Type 35A [4652] 4 #52 E Bayol |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| DNQ | Henri Degioanni | (libre) 3.3-litre Bugatti Type 57S [57522] 8 #54 H Degioanni |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| DNQ | Ange Moscatelli | (F2) 1.1-litre Simca Spéciale #56 A Moscatelli |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| DNQ | Adrien Caire | (4.5 F1) Darl'mat [DS 705508] - Peugeot #58 A Caire |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| DNQ | Paul Vallée | (F2) 2-litre Bugatti Type 35 4 #64 Vallée |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| DNA | Bruno Sterzi | (F2) 2-litre Ferrari 166C [01F] - V12 #16 Gruppo Inter (see note 9) |
Did not arrive | ||||||
| DNA | François Antonelli | (F2) 2-litre BMW #60 F Antonelli |
Did not arrive | ||||||
| DNA | Paul Fabre | (F2) 1.5-litre Bugatti Type 37 4 #62 P Fabre |
Did not arrive | ||||||
All cars are 1.5-litre s/c F1 or 4.5-litre F1† unless noted.
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Manuel Fangio | (F2) 1.4-litre Simca-Gordini T15 [0008-GC] - Simca-Gordini 4 | 1'35.1 | ||
| 2 | Maurice Trintignant | (F2) 1.4-litre Simca-Gordini T15 - Simca-Gordini 4 | 1'35.1 | ||
| 3 | Philippe Étancelin | (4.5 F1) 4.5-litre Talbot T26C [110 008] - Talbot 6 | 1'35.3 | ||
| 4 | Nando Righetti | (F2) 1.1-litre Stanguellini - Fiat | 1'36.0 | ||
| 5 | Eugène Martin | (F2) 2-litre Jicey ['2'] - BMW 328 6 | 1'36.1 | ||
| 6 | Felice Bonetto | (F2) 2-litre Ferrari 166C [04C] - Ferrari V12 | 1'37.6 | ||
| 7 | Benedicto Campos | (F2) 1.4-litre Simca-Gordini T15 [0009-GC] - Simca-Gordini 4 | 1'37.9 | ||
| 8 | Raymond Sommer | (F2) 2-litre Ferrari 166C [06C] - Ferrari V12 | 1'37.9 | ||
| 9 | Rudi Fischer | (F2) 1.4-litre Simca-Gordini T11 [0005-GC] - Simca-Gordini 4 | 1'38.1 | ||
| 10 | Robert Manzon * | (F2) 1.4-litre Simca-Gordini T15 - Simca-Gordini 4 | 1'38.9 | ||
| 11 | Louis Chiron | (4.5 F1) 4.5-litre Talbot T26C [110 007] - Talbot 6 | 1'39.2 | ||
| 12 | Piero Carini * | (F2) 2-litre Maserati A6GCS [2010] - Maserati 6 | 1'39.3 | ||
| 13 | Roberto Vallone | (F2) 2-litre Ferrari 166 SC [008I] - Ferrari V12 | 1'40.2 | ||
| 14 | Harry Schell * | (F2) 1.1-litre Cisitalia D46 - Fiat 4 | 1'40.2 | ||
| 15 | Eugène Chaboud | (4.5 F1) 4.5-litre Delahaye Spéciale [Monoplace] - Delahaye V12 | 1'40.7 | ||
| 16 | Pierre Bouillin ("Levegh") | (4.5 F1) 4.5-litre Talbot T26C [110 005] - Talbot 6 | 1'40.8 | ||
| 17 | Guy Mairesse | (4.5 F1) 4.5-litre Talbot T26C [110 002] - Talbot 6 | 1'42.2 | ||
| 18 | René Bonnet * | (F2) 2-litre DB 6 - Citroen | 1'42.3 | ||
| 19 | Enrique Tintore * | (F2) 2-litre Maserati A6GCS - Maserati 6 | 1'43.4 | ||
| 20 | Emilio Romano * | (F2) 2-litre Maserati A6GCS [2009] - Maserati 6 | 1'47.3 | ||
| 21 | Tazio Nuvolari * | (F2) 2-litre Maserati A6GCS [2010] - Maserati 6 | 1'49.9 | ||
| * Did not start | |||||
Notes on the cars:
- Simca-Gordini T15 [0008-GC] (Juan Manuel Fangio): Works car 1948-50, raced by Simon and Manzon 1950, then Graf Schönborn 1951-52. Acquired by Chris Renwick (UK) 1971 and in Donington Collection 1973-94. Raced in historic events by John Foster 1994-99.
- Talbot T26C [110 008] (Philippe Étancelin): Talbot-Lago T26C chassis '110 008' was Philippe Etancelin's car in 1948 and then passed to Jean Achard November 1950. Achard moved to Brazil, taking the car, and sold it there to Pinheiro Pires who raced it in Brazil from 1951 to 1954. Remains to UK via Colin Crabbe in the 1980s and then via other UK owners to Tony Bianchi c1999. Has been raced in historics up to 2005.
- Ferrari 166C [04C] (Felice Bonetto): This 1948 car was sold to the ACB for Chico Landi but returned to Ferrari and was driven by Bonetto in 1949. It was rebodied for 1950 so is hard to identify and would then be one of the cars renumbered for sale in 1951. The website barchetta.cc reports that chassis 04C was found in Paris in 1964 by Bart Loyens on behalf of Stanley Nowak (US). Later that year it passed to Henry Austin Clark Jr (US), the owner of the Long Island Automotive Museum, and was being entered in concours events by James Clark, Henry's son, in 2006.
- Simca-Gordini T15 [0009-GC] (Benedicto Campos): Early history uncertain. Raced 1948 by either Bira (Nye) or, with 1430cc engine, Prince Igor Troubetskoy. One of the works team cars 1950, driven by Aldo Gordini. Subsequent history unknown.
- Talbot T26C [110 007] (Louis Chiron): Talbot-Lago T26C chassis '110 007' was Paul Vallee's Ecurie France car driven by Chiron 1948-49 and Apezteguia in 1950. To Tom Hawkes in Australia in 1951. From him it passed to Doug Whiteford, Rex Taylor and then a string of Australian, UK (including a loan period in the Donington Collection), Swiss, US and French owners to Bernie Ecclestone's collection in 1997. Retained 2002.
- Talbot T26C [110 005] (Pierre Bouillin ("Levegh")): Talbot-Lago T26C chassis '110 005' was raced by 'Levegh' from 1948 to 1951 and by Grignard once in 1951. Retained by the works until it was sold to Otto Zipper in the US in 1957. Then to the Briggs Cunningham museum via two other US owners to Tony Wang 1988.
- Talbot T26C [110 002] (Guy Mairesse): Talbot-Lago T26C chassis '110 002' was raced by 'Raph' and Eugene Chaboud in 1948 and Paul Vallee and Guy Mairesse in 1950. Owned by Mairesse 1950-51; also raced by Giraud-Cabantous 1950; by Jean Blanc and Levegh 1952; and by Etancelin in 1953. In late 1953, Vallee sold the car to Doug Whiteford in Australia to replace his existing chassis '110 007'. Whiteford was surprised to discover that he'd bought an earlier model and it was 1955 before the car raced in Australia. It was sold to Ralph Snodgrass in 1956 but crashed badly at Mt Druitt in 1957. Snodgrass retained the car until 1980 when it was sold to Reg Hunt who restored it for historic events. Retained by Hunt until sold to Ron Towney in 2006.
- Simca-Gordini T11 [0005-GC] (Rudi Fischer): Works car 1947 and possibly 1948, or "Emart" (Tornquist) 1948. "Emart" raced in Europe 1949 and 1950 and in his native Argentina 1953. Possibly the car later raced in Argentina by Kurt Delfosse in sportscar trim with Porsche engine. Subsequent history unknown.
- Ferrari 166C [01F] (Bruno Sterzi): Bruno Sterzi had a customer tipo 166F2 for 1949, numbered 01F. This car may have been diverted to become Fangio's ACA car for the Monza GP in June and a replacement car may have been built for Sterzi to race at Garda where he crashed badly. The 166 engine '01F' from this car later to Peter Staechelin with his 125 now newly renumbered #0104.
Formula 1 events 1948-1953
The results published here were compiled by David McKinney and Adam Ferrington from a range of sources including Autocourse, Motor Sport and Autosport, as well as the F1 Register's A Record of Grand Prix and Voiturette Racing Volume 5 covering 1950 and 1951. Individual car identities were then meticulously checked against their enormous libraries of books and photographs, notably Talbot-Lago de Course by Pierre Abeillon, Les Gordini by Robert Jarraud, Gordini – Un Sorcier, Une Equipe by Christian Huet and The History of English Racing Automobiles by David Weguelin.
David has also contributed extensively from his notes on car identities compiled over 40 years of research, Michael Müller has contributed immaculately researched histories of all the 1948-1950 Ferrari 125s, and Doug Nye, both through his books and his personal assistance on HWM, has also been of great help.
Please note that since David's sad death in 2014, Adam and Allen have agreed that these pages will remain unaltered from now on, as a lasting testimony to David's expertise.