1949 Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
| 1949 Czechoslovakia Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 25 September 1949 | ||
| Official name | I Velká cena Československa | ||
| Location | Brno, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Course | Road course | ||
| Course length | 17.8 km (11.1 miles) | ||
| Distance | 20 laps, 356.01 km (221.21 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maserati 4CLT/48 | ||
| Time | Drawn | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Drivers |
 Prince Bira | Maserati 4CLT/48 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CLT/48 | ||
| Time | 8:03.0 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari 125 | ||
| Second | Talbot-Lago T26C | ||
| Third | Ferrari F2 | ||
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The I Velká cena Československa was a Grand Prix motor race which was held at Masaryk Circuit on 25 September 1949. The race was won by Peter Whitehead driving a Ferrari 125. Czechoslovak driver Václav Uher died in crash during practice. Giuseppe Farina crashed into spectators in the first lap of the race and killed two of them. Tatraplan of Bruno Sojka was in streamlined configuration.
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 |  Peter Whitehead |
Ferrari 125 | 20 | 2:48:41.0 | 8 |
| 2 | 3 |  Philippe Étancelin |
Talbot-Lago T26C | 20 | +35.6 | 5 |
| 3 | 15 |  Franco Cortese |
Ferrari 166 C | 20 | + 4:49.4 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | Pierre Levegh |
Talbot-Lago T26C | 19 | + 1 Lap | 13 |
| 5 | 8 | Henri Louveau |
Maserati 4CL | 19 | + 1 Lap | 23 |
| 6 | 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Johnny Claes |
Talbot-Lago T26C | 19 | + 1 Lap | 12 |
| 7 | 6 | Piero Carini |
Maserati A6GCS | 18 | + 2 Laps | 14 |
| 8 | 4 | Louis Rosier |
Talbot-Lago T26C | 18 | + 2 Laps | 11 |
| 9 | 22 |  Bruno Sojka |
Tatra 602 | 18 | + 2 Laps | 18 |
| 10 | 26 | Jaroslav Vlček |
Magda II-Fiat | 17 | + 3 Laps | 20 |
| 11 | 27 | František Dobrý |
Frazer Nash-Bristol | 17 | + 3 Laps | 19 |
| Ret | 9 | Emmanuel de Graffenried |
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 13 | Engine | 3 |
| Ret | 11 | David Murray |
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 13 | Engine | 16 |
| Ret | 17 | Maurice Trintignant |
Simca-Gordini T15 | 9 | Accident | 9 |
| Ret | 7 |  Louis Chiron |
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 8 | Gearbox | 4 |
| Ret | 24 | Antonín Komár |
Cisitalia D46-Fiat | 6 | Differential | 21 |
| Ret | 18 | Robert Manzon |
Simca-Gordini T15 | 4 | Valve | 6 |
| Ret | 10 | B. Bira |
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 3 | Accident | 1 |
| Ret | 19 | Zdeněk Trejbal |
Simca-Gordini T15 | 2 | Engine | 10 |
| Ret | 23 | Vladimír Formánek |
Cisitalia D46-Fiat | 1 | Engine | 22 |
| Ret | 12 | Reg Parnell |
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 1 | Accident | 7 |
| Ret | 5 | Giuseppe Farina |
Maserati 4CLT/48 | 1 | Accident | 2 |
| DNS | 41 | Aldo Gordini |
Simca-Gordini T15 | 0 | Did not start | 15 |
| DNS | 25 | Václav Uher |
Maserati 6CM | - | Fatal practice accident | - |
| DNS | 28 | Karel Vlašín |
Mono JK-Lancia | - | Collision with truck in practice | - |
| DNA | 16 | .svg.png){kind=small} Luigi Chinetti |
Ferrari 125 | - | Did not arrive | - |
| DNA | 20 | Marc Versini |
Delage D6-3LS | - | Did not arrive | - |
| DNA | 21 | Jiří Pohl |
MG K3 | - | Did not arrive | - |
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