1949 Grand Prix season

The 1949 Grand Prix season was the fourth post-war year for Grand Prix racing and the final year before the beginning of the Formula One World Championship. It was the third season of FIA Formula One motor racing, though some of that season's Grands Prix still used other formulas. Races were run to Formula One criteria restricted engines to 1.5 litres supercharged or 4.5 litres naturally aspirated.^{[citation needed]} There was no organised championship in 1949, although several of the more prestigious races were recognised as Grandes Epreuves (great trials) by the FIA.^[1] Alberto Ascari and Juan Manuel Fangio proved to be the most successful drivers, each winning five Grands Prix. Maserati's cars were the most successful brand, winning 10 of the season's 27 Grand Prix races.

Season review

Grandes Épreuves

Date	Name	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
15 May	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	Luigi Villoresi	B. Bira	Toulo de Graffenried	Maserati	Report
19 June	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	Luigi Villoresi	Giuseppe Farina	Louis Rosier	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	Report
3 July	Swiss Grand Prix	Bremgarten	Giuseppe Farina	Giuseppe Farina	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Report
17 July	French Grand Prix	Reims-Gueux	Luigi Villoresi	Peter Whitehead	Louis Chiron	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	Report
11 September	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	Alberto Ascari	Alberto Ascari	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Report

Other Grands Prix

Date	Name^[2]^[3]^[4]	Circuit	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
29 January	III Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires	Palermo	Alberto Ascari	Maserati	Report
6 February	III Gran Premio Eva Duarte de Perón	Palermo	Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	Alfa Romeo	Report
27 March	X Grande Prêmio Cidade do Rio de Janeiro	Rio-La Gavea	Luigi Villoresi	Maserati	Report
3 April	IV San Remo Grand Prix	Ospedaletti	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Report
18 April	X Grand Prix du Pau	Circuit de Pau	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Report
18 April	I Richmond Grand Prix	Goodwood	Reg Parnell	Maserati	Report
24 April	III Grand Prix de Paris	Linas-Montlhéry	Philippe Étancelin	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	Report
28 April	III JCC Jersey Road Race	St Helier	Bob Gerard	ERA	Report
8 May	IV Grand Prix du Roussillon	Perpignan	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Report
14 May	Grand Prix de Marseille	Marseilles	Juan Manuel Fangio	Simca Gordini	Report
26 May	XI British Empire Trophy	Douglas	Bob Gerard	ERA	Report
5 June	XVIII Grand Prix des Frontières	Chimay	Guy Mairesse	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	Report
10 July	XI Grand Prix de l'Albigeois	Albi, Les Planques	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Report
31 July	II Zandvoort Grand Prix	Zandvoort	Luigi Villoresi	Ferrari	Report
7 August	XXXVI Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France	Saint-Gaudens	Charles Pozzi	Delahaye	Report
20 August	I BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Report
27 August	Lausanne Grand Prix	Lausanne	Giuseppe Farina	Maserati	Report
17 September	I Goodwood Trophy	Goodwood	Reg Parnell	Maserati	Report
18 September	Australian Grand Prix	Leyburn	John Crouch	Delahaye	Report
25 September	I Velka cena Ceskoslovenska	Brno	Peter Whitehead	Ferrari	Report
9 October	V Grand Prix du Salon	Linas-Montlhéry	Raymond Sommer	Talbot-Lago-Talbot	Report
18 December	IV Gran Premio del General Juan Perón y de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires	Palermo	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Report