1949 Roussillon Grand Prix
# 1949 Roussillon Grand Prix

The 1949 Roussillon Grand Prix (formally the IV Grand Prix du Roussillon) was a Grand Prix motor race held at Circuit des Platanes de Perpignan on 8 May 1949. The Grand Prix was raced in two 50 laps sessions, with the final standing given by the addition of the two results.

## Entry list

Juan Manuel Fangio is on a two victory in a row (San Remo and Pau) for his first racing season in Europe. Henri Louveau share during the races his Delage 3000 n°22 with Francisco Godia Sales. Eugène Martin wasn't present despite his commitment.

| No | Driver | Entrant | Car | Engine | Chassis | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Raymond Sommer | Equipe Gordini | Simca Gordini T11 | Gordini | 0006GC | 5 |
| 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Squadra Argentina | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati 4CL | | 2 |
| 6 | Benedicto Campos | Squadra Argentina | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati 4CL | | 4 |
| 8 | Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Ambrosiana | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati 4CL | | 3 |
| 10 | Prince Bira | Prince Bira | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati 4CL | | 1 |
| 12 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Scuderia Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CLT/48 | Maserati 4CL | | 8 |
| 14 | Nello Pagani | Scuderia Enrico Platé | Maserati 4CL | Maserati 4CL | | 9 |
| 16 | Maurice Trintignant | Equipe Gordini | Simca Gordini T15 | Gordini | 0011GC | 6 |
| 18 | Robert Manzon | Equipe Gordini | Simca Gordini T11 | Gordini | 0004GC | 7 |
| 20 | Eugène Martin | Eugène Martin | Jicey-BMW | BMW 328 | | DNA |
| 22 | Henri Louveau Francisco Godia Sales | Henri Louveau | Delage 3000 | Delage D6 | 880004 | 11 |
| 24 | Pierre Levegh | Pierre Bouillin | Talbot-Lago T26C | Talbot 23CV | 110005 | 10 |

## Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Prince Bira | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 1.27.9 |
| 2 | 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 1.29.2 |
| 3 | 8 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 1.29.5 |
| 4 | 6 | Benedicto Campos | Maserati 4CLT/48 | ? |
| 5 | 2 | Raymond Sommer | Simca Gordini T11 | ? |
| 6 | 16 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca Gordini T15 | 1.31.3 |
| 7 | 18 | Robert Manzon | Simca Gordini T11 | 1.32.6 |
| 8 | 12 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 1.32.6 |
| 9 | 14 | Nello Pagani | Maserati 4CL | 1.34.0 |
| 10 | 24 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago T26C | 1.35.3 |
| 11 | 22 | Henri Louveau | Delage 3000 | 1.35.5 |

## Classification

The heat 1 saw Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Villoresi fight for the first position but the Italian driver entered the pits to repair an oil pump problem. Luigi Villoresi lost 5 laps and Juan Manual Fangio finished the 50 laps first with 25 seconds ahead of Prince Bira.

In the second heat, Prince Bira took the lead immediately over Juan Manuel Fangio who kept a close gap with the Siam driver. Prince Bira who needed to distance the Argentine attack and realized the fastest lap was 1:27.3 and won Heat 2 with less than a second ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio, Luigi Villoresi finished third.

Juan Manuel Fangio won the Grand Prix. It was his third of four consecutive wins in France. Prince Bira finished second and Argentine Benedicto Campos third. Fangio won his third victory in a row in Grand Prix motor racing.

### Heat 1

| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 50 | 1:17:06.8 (98.75 km/h) | 2 |
| 2 | 10 | Prince Bira | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 50 | 1:17:31.9 | 1 |
| 3 | 6 | Benedicto Campos | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 49 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 49 | +1 lap | 8 |
| 5 | 18 | Robert Manzon | Simca Gordini T11 | 49 | +1 lap | 7 |
| 6 | 14 | Nello Pagani | Maserati 4CL | 48 | +2 laps | 9 |
| 7 | 24 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago T26C | 46 | +4 laps | 10 |
| 8 | 16 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca Gordini T15 | 45 | +5 laps | 6 |
| 9 | 8 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 45 | +5 laps | 3 |
| 10 | 22 | Henri Louveau | Delage 3000 | 44 | +6 laps | 11 |
| Ret | 2 | Raymond Sommer | Simca Gordini T11 | 2 | Crash | 5 |

* Pole position: Prince Bira in 1.27.9
* Fastest lap: Juan Manuel Fangio in 1:29.2 (102.37 km/h).

### Heat 2

| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Prince Bira | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 50 | 1:16:09.4 (99.36 km/h) | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 50 | 1:16:09.9 | 1 |
| 3 | 8 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 50 | 1:17:14.1 | 9 |
| 4 | 6 | Benedicto Campos | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 49 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 48 | +2 laps | 4 |
| 6 | 24 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago T26C | 47 | +3 laps | 7 |
| 7 | 16 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca Gordini T15 | 46 | +4 laps | 8 |
| 8 | 14 | Nello Pagani | Maserati 4CL | 46 | +4 laps | 6 |
| 9 | 22 | Henri Louveau Francisco Godia Sales | Delage 3000 | 44 | +6 laps | 10 – |
| Ret | 18 | Robert Manzon | Simca Gordini T11 | 24 | Ret | 5 |

* Pole position: Juan Manuel Fangio (The starting grid of the heat 2 is the order of the standing from the heat 1).
* Fastest lap: Prince Bira in 1:27.3

### Aggregate final standing

| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/Retired |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Juan Manuel Fangio | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 100 | 2.33'16.7 (99.36 km/h) |
| 2 | 10 | Prince Bira | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 100* | 2.33'41.3 |
| 3 | 6 | Benedicto Campos | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 98 | +2 laps |
| 4 | 12 | Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 97 | +3 laps |
| 5 | 14 | Nello Pagani | Maserati 4CL | 94 | +6 laps |
| 6 | 8 | Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 4CLT/48 | 93 | +7 laps |
| 7 | 24 | Pierre Levegh | Talbot-Lago T26C | 93 | +7 laps |
| 8 | 16 | Maurice Trintignant | Simca Gordini T15 | 91 | +9 laps |
| 9 | 22 | Henri Louveau Francisco Godia Sales | Delage 3000 | 88 | +12 laps |
| nc | 18 | Robert Manzon | Simca Gordini T11 | 73 | Ret |
| nc | 2 | Raymond Sommer | Simca Gordini T11 | 2 | Crash |
