1949 Italian Grand Prix

The 1949 Italian Grand Prix was a Grand Epreuve, held on September 11. The race was won by polesitter Alberto Ascari in a , who finished a lap ahead of second place Philippe Étancelin in a and three laps ahead of Prince Bira's in third.
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==Background==
=== Entry List ===
No	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine
2 	Benedicto Campos 	Squadra Argentina 	 	4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
4 	Giuseppe Farina 	Scuderia Milano 	 	4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
6 	B. Bira 	Enrico Platé 	 	4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
8 	Alberto Ascari 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	125 	Ferrari V12s
10	Louis Rosier 	Privateer 	 	T26C 	Talbot L6
14	Nello Pagani 	Privateer 	 	700 	Talbot L8s
16	Felice Bonetto 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	125 	Ferrari V12s
20	Reg Parnell 	Privateer 	 	4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
22	Guy Mairesse 	SFACS Ecurie France 	 	T26C 	Talbot L6
24	David Murray 	Privateer 	 	4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
26	Clemente Biondetti 	Privateer 	 	4CLT 	Maserati L4s
28	Eugène Chaboud 	Privateer 	 	135 	Delahaye L6
30	Henri Louveau 	Privateer 	 	4CL 	Maserati L4s
32	Franco Rol 	Privateer 	 	4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
34	Luigi Villoresi 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	125 	Ferrari V12s
36	Leslie Brooke 	Private 	 	4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
40	Raymond Sommer 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	125 	Ferrari V12s
42	Emmanuel de Graffenried	Scuderia Enrico Platé	 	4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
44	Cuth Harrison 	Privateer 	 	B 	ERA L6s
50	Johnny Claes 	Ecurie Belge 	 	T26C 	Talbot L6
52	Piero Taruffi 	Scuderia Milano 	 	4CLT/48	Maserati L4s
54	Philippe Étancelin 	Privateer 	Talbot-Lago	T26C 	Talbot L6
56	Pierre Levegh 	Privateer 	 	T26C 	Talbot L6
? 	Peter Whitehead 	Private 	 	125 	Ferrari V12s
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	8 	Alberto Ascari 	 	2:05.0 	
2 	34 	Luigi Villoresi 	 	2:05.4 	+ 0.4
3 	4 	Giuseppe Farina 	 	2:07.8 	+ 2.8
4 	40 	Raymond Sommer 	 	2:09.8 	+ 4.8
5 	2 	Benedicto Campos 	 	2:11.8 	+ 6.8
6 	42 	Emmanuel de Graffenried	 	2:12.6 	+ 7.6
7 	6 	B. Bira 	 	2:13.0 	+ 8.0
8 	54 	Philippe Étancelin 	 	2:13.8 	+ 8.8
9 	26 	Clemente Biondetti 	 	2:14.0 	+ 9.0
10 	10 	Louis Rosier 	 	2:15.0 	+ 10.0
11 	32 	Franco Rol 	 	2:16.4 	+ 11.4
12 	16 	Felice Bonetto 	 	2:16.6 	+ 11.6
13 	20 	Reg Parnell 	 	2:16.8 	+ 11.8
14 	56 	Pierre Levegh 	 	2:17.4 	+ 12.4
15 	44 	Cuth Harrison 	 	2:17.4 	+ 12.4
16 	50 	Johnny Claes 	 	2:19.2 	+ 14.2
17 	24 	David Murray 	 	2:21.4 	+ 16.4
18 	? 	Peter Whitehead 	 	2:22.8 	+ 17.8
19 	22 	Guy Mairesse 	 	2:22.8 	+ 17.8
20 	28 	Eugène Chaboud 	 	2:23.4 	+ 18.4
21 	30 	Henri Louveau 	 	2:31.0 	+ 26.0
22 	14 	Nello Pagani 	 	2:33.8 	+ 28.8
23 	36 	Leslie Brooke 	 	2:37.8 	+ 32.8
24 	52 	Piero Taruffi 	 	No time	
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos	No	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid
1 	8 	Alberto Ascari 	 	80 	2:58:53.6 	1
2 	54	Philippe Étancelin 	 	79 	+ 1 Lap 	8
3 	6 	B. Bira 	 	77 	+ 3 Laps 	7
4 	42	Emmanuel de Graffenried	 	76 	+ 4 Laps 	6
5 	40	Raymond Sommer 	 	75 	+ 5 Laps 	4
6 	44	Cuth Harrison 	 	75 	+ 5 Laps 	15
7 	52	Piero Taruffi 	 	64 	+ 16 Laps 	24
8 	50	Johnny Claes 	 	62 	+ 18 Laps 	16
9 	30	Henri Louveau 	 	59 	+ 21 Laps 	21
Ret	2 	Benedicto Campos 	 	55 	Connecting rod	5
Ret	28	Eugène Chaboud 	 	50 	Overheating 	20
Ret	10	Louis Rosier 	 	49 	Engine 	10
Ret	24	David Murray 	 	46 	Accident 	17
Ret	56	Pierre Levegh 	 	33 	Rear axle 	14
Ret	32	Franco Rol 	 	30 	Engine 	11
Ret	22	Guy Mairesse 	 	28 	Accident 	19
Ret	34	Luigi Villoresi 	 	26 	Gearbox 	2
Ret	4 	Giuseppe Farina 	 	16 	Engine 	3
Ret	36	Leslie Brooke 	 	16 	Fuel pump 	23
Ret	16	Felice Bonetto 	 	14 	Head gasket 	12
Ret	? 	Peter Whitehead 	 	9 	Engine 	18
Ret	20	Reg Parnell 	 	3 	Connecting rod	13
Ret	26	Clemente Biondetti 	 	2 	Withdrew 	9
Ret	14	Nello Pagani 	 	1 	Engine 	22
==Milestones==
== Notes ==
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Category:1949 Grands Prix
Category:Italian Grand Prix
Category:Formula One races in Italy