1949 Monte Carlo Rally

The 1949 Monte Carlo Rally was the 19th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, the first since the end of the Second World War. It was won by Jean Trévoux.[1] W.M. Couper's lightly used Bentley Mark VI won the Grand Prix d'Honneur in the Comfort Competition.[2]

1949 Monte Carlo Rally
XIX Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
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Host country Monaco
Dates run24 – 30 January 1949
Statistics
Crews230 at start, 166 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Jean Trévoux
Hotchkiss 686 GS

Entry list

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Results

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Pos. No. Driver Car Notes
1 36   Jean Trévoux Hotchkiss 686 GS
2 38   Maurice Worms Hotchkiss 686 GS
3 68   František Dobry Bristol 400
4 126   Leonard Potter Allard L 3.6
5 42   Ken Wharton Ford 3.6 L
6 49   Paul Vallée Delahaye 135 MS
7 22   Jean Laroche Salmson S4 E
8 30   Alan Godsal Allard L 3.6
9 177   Manuel Giró i Minguella Ford V8
10 159   Salvador Fabregas Bas Talbot 4L
11 128   Godfrey Imhof Allard 3.9
12 129   Countess von Limburg Stirum Ford V8
13 66   Louis Rosier Renault 4CV
14 10   T. C. Wise Jowett Javelin
15 75   Berger Citroën 11
16 142   Jean Sandt Citroën 11
17 85   Norma Simca 8
18 88   Boulard Citroën 11
19 154   Maurice Gatsonides Hillman Minx
20 12   Hall Lagonda 4.5. L
21 205   M. J. Palma Ford V8
22 131   R. Smith Jowett Javelin
23 86   Louis Chiron Austin 16
24 56   Sydney Allard Allard L 3.6
25 3   Taulelle Talbot 2.7 L
26 60   Mike Couper Bentley Mark VI
27 50   Brugairolles Citroën 15/6
28 158   S. Kohout/J. Světlík Tatra 87
29 4   Peraud Renault 4CV
30 63   Dufour Delahaye 135
31 7   Henry Senn Simca 8
32 11   M. Allison Lancia Dilambda 8
33 206   Simão/Chalskelman Mercury 3.9 L
34 125   P. R. Monkhouse Sunbeam-Talbot Ten
35 37   Finigan Standard Vanguard
36 152   Fowler Healey 2.4 L
37 140   Harper Vauxhall Velox
38 113   Verner Hansson Studebaker Champion
39 220   François Landon/Ferdinand Auriach Renault 4CV
40 172   Marcel Becquart/Henri Secret Hotchkiss 686
41 124   Nick Haines Sunbeam-Talbot Ten
42 184   Maurice Wick Allard M1 JYT950
43 153   G. Goedhard G. Volkswagen Typ 11 (1131cc)
44 74   Pierre Laureys/R. Oury Renault 4CV
45 150   Hugo Reichmann Bentley Mark VI
46 130   L. Feitz Chrysler New Yorker
47 135   Elsie Mary Wisdom-Gleed/Betty Haig Morris Minor MM #1, Coupe des Dames
48 83   Marc Angelvin/Nicole Angelvin Simca 6
49 123   George Hartwell Sunbeam-Talbot Ten
50 72   Leopold Lancman/Miloslav Šipek Aero-Minor
51 6   Bernard Denis/A. Funel Hotchkiss 864
52 121   Greta Molander/Helga Åhrberg Dodge Kingsway #2, Coupe des Dames
53 207   Manuel Nunes dos Santos/Jaime Rodrigues Oldsmobile
54 108   G. Erikson Dodge Kingsway
55 1   Roger Montabert/Henri Peignaux Delahaye 135
56 103   Iwan Hartley Simca 8

References

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  1. ^ "Rallye Monte-Carlo 1949". Rallye Monte-Carlo 1949.
  2. ^ "The First Post-War Monte Carlo Rally". Motor Sport. March 1949. p. 4.
  3. ^ "1949 Miscellaneous Rallies".
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