The 1949 Pau Grand Prix was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 18 April 1949 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Juan Manuel Fangio, driving the Maserati 4CLT/48. Toulo de Graffenried finished second and Benedicto Campos third.

1949 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date 18 April 1949
Official name X Grand Prix Automobile de Pau[1]
Location Pau, France
Course Temporary Street Circuit
Course length 2.760 km (1.720 miles)
Distance 110 laps, 304.590 km (189.263 miles)
Pole position
Driver Maserati 4CLT/48
Time 1:47.3
Fastest lap
Driver Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 4CLT/48
Time 1:49.0
Podium
First Maserati 4CLT/48
Second Maserati 4CLT/48
Third Maserati 4CLT/48

Classification

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Race

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Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid
1 4   Juan Manuel Fangio Maserati 4CLT/48 110 3hrs 36min 11.9sec 1
2 12   Toulo de Graffenried Maserati 4CLT/48 110 + 16.8 s
3 6   Benedicto Campos Maserati 4CLT/48 109 + 1 lap
4 20   Louis Chiron
  Guy Mairesse
Talbot-Lago T26C 108 + 2 laps
5 16   Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini T15 107 + 3 laps
6 28   Yves Giraud-Cabantous
  Georges Grignard
Talbot-Lago T26C 91 + 19 laps
Ret 24   Louis Rosier
  Eugène Chaboud
Talbot-Lago T26C 109 Engine
Ret 18   Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini T15 98 Mechanical
Ret 14   Nello Pagani Maserati 4CLT/48 46 Starter ring
Ret 26   Harry Schell Talbot-Lago T26C 23 Engine
Ret 30   Pierre Levegh Talbot-Lago T26C Overheating
Ret 22   Guy Mairesse Talbot-Lago T26C 9 Oil leak
Ret 2   Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago T26C 9 Suspension
Ret 8   Eugène Chaboud Maserati 4CL 4 Engine
Fastest Lap: Juan Manuel Fangio (Maserati 4CLT/48) – 1:49.0
Sources: [1]
Preceded by Pau Grand Prix
1949
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ a b "X Grand Prix Automobile de Pau". STATS F1. Retrieved 2017-03-10.