1949 British Grand Prix

The 1949 British Grand Prix was held on May 15, at Silverstone Circuit. The race was won by Emmanuel de Graffenried in a , ahead of Bob Gerard in an and Louis Rosier in a .
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==Background==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos	No	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1 	2 	Emmanuel de Graffenried 	 	100 	3:52:50.2 	4
2 	7 	Bob Gerard 	 	100 	+ 1:05.2 	5
3 	16	Louis Rosier 	 	99 	+ 1 Lap 	20
4 	8 	David Hampshire Billy Cotton 	 	99 	+ 1 Lap 	10
5 	24	Philippe Étancelin 	 	97 	+ 3 Laps 	8
6 	11	Fred Ashmore 	 	97 	+ 3 Laps 	11
7 	18	George Abecassis 	 	96 	+ 4 Laps 	12
8 	21	Peter Whitehead Dudley Folland 	 	95 	+ 5 Laps 	14
9 	6 	Geoff Ansell Brian Shawe-Taylor 	 	94 	+ 6 Laps 	13
10 	19	Johnny Claes 	 	92 	+ 8 Laps 	18
11 	22	Philip Fotheringham-Parker Duncan Hamilton	 	92 	+ 8 Laps 	22
Ret	4 	Raymond Mays Ken Richardson 	Thinwall Special	82 	Accident 	19
Ret	10	Reg Parnell 	 	69 	Transmission	6
Ret	25	Roy Salvadori 	 	65 	Valve 	23
Ret	9 	David Murray 	 	64 	Engine 	25
Ret	27	John Bolster 	 	53 	Accident 	16
Ret	28	Peter Walker 	 	50 	Brakes 	3
Ret	1 	B. Bira 	 	47 	Collision 	2
Ret	15	Louis Chiron 	 	41 	Engine 	15
Ret	17	Yves Giraud-Cabantous 	 	39 	Oil leak 	11
Ret	26	Anthony Baring 	 	39 	Water leak 	21
Ret	12	Luigi Villoresi 	 	36 	Engine 	1
Ret	? 	Cuth Harrison 	 	25 	? 	9
Ret	20	George Nixon 	 	16 	Supercharger	24
Ret	3 	Tony Rolt 	 	15 	Rear axle 	7
DNS	5 	Bob Ansell 	 	 	Engine 	
==Milestones==
Category:Grand Prix articles
Category:British Grand Prix
Category:1949 Grands Prix
Category:Formula One races in the United Kingdom