1949 Swiss Grand Prix

The 1949 Swiss Grand Prix was a Grande Épreuve, held on July 3. The race was won by Alberto Ascari in a , after polesitter and early leader Giuseppe Farina's retired. Ascari's teammate, Luigi Villoresi, finished second ahead of Raymond Sommer in a .
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== Background ==
=== Entry List ===
== Qualifying ==
=== Qualifying Results ===
Pos	No	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	20	Giuseppe Farina 	 	2:50.4	–
2 	22	B. Bira 	 	2:53.2	+ 2.8
3 	30	Alberto Ascari 	 	2:54.7	+ 4.3
4 	18	Raymond Sommer 	 	2:55.7	+ 5.3
5 	46	Emmanuel de Graffenried	 	2:57.5	+ 7.1
6 	8 	Philippe Étancelin 	 	2:59.6	+ 9.2
7 	16	Louis Rosier 	 	2:59.6	+ 9.2
8 	28	Reg Parnell 	 	3:00.2	+ 9.8
9 	34	Luigi Villoresi 	 	3:00.8	+ 10.4
10 	38	Toni Branca 	 	3:06.9	+ 16.5
11 	12	Georges Grignard 	 	3:08.0	+ 17.6
12 	36	Peter Whitehead 	 	3:10.1	+ 19.7
13 	2 	Johnny Claes 	 	3:11.0	+ 20.6
14 	50	Fred Ashmore 	 	3:11.0	+ 20.6
15 	14	Pierre Levegh 	 	3:12.7	+ 22.3
16 	44	Rudi Fischer 	 	3:16.6	+ 26.2
17 	48	Harry Schell 	 	3:30.6	+ 40.2
18 	24	Frank Séchehaye 	 	3:32.3	+ 41.9
19 	26	Clemente Biondetti 	 	3:41.4	+ 51.0
20 	42	Alfred Dattner 	 	3:52.8	+ 1:02.4
== Race ==
=== Results ===
Pos	No	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1 	30	Alberto Ascari 	 	40 	1:59:24.6 	3
2 	34	Luigi Villoresi 	 	40 	+ 56.6 	9
3 	18	Raymond Sommer 	 	40 	+ 1:06.7 	4
4 	8 	Philippe Étancelin 	 	40 	+ 1:43.3 	6
5 	22	B. Bira 	 	40 	+ 2:06.7 	2
6 	16	Louis Rosier 	 	40 	+ 2:28.3 	7
7 	46	Emmanuel de Graffenried	 	39 	+ 1 Lap 	6
8 	28	Reg Parnell 	 	39 	+ 1 Lap 	8
9 	36	Peter Whitehead 	 	39 	+ 1 Lap 	12
10 	14	Pierre Levegh 	 	38 	+ 2 Laps 	15
11 	50	Fred Ashmore 	 	38 	+ 2 Laps 	14
12 	12	Georges Grignard 	 	38 	+ 2 Laps 	11
13 	2 	Johnny Claes 	 	38 	+ 2 Laps 	13
14 	38	Toni Branca 	 	37 	+ 3 Laps 	10
15 	44	Rudi Fischer 	 	36 	+ 4 Laps 	16
16 	48	Harry Schell 	 	34 	+ 6 Laps 	17
17 	42	Alfred Dattner 	 	31 	+ 9 Laps 	20
Ret	20	Giuseppe Farina 	 	13 	Oil pressure	1
Ret	24	Frank Séchehaye 	 	10 	Gearbox 	18
Ret	26	Clemente Biondetti 	 	2 	Brakes 	19
== Milestones ==
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Category:1949 Grands Prix
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